Trishanku

King Satyavrata had lived a life of honesty and had ruled the kingdom fairly. One day, a thought crossed his mind that he wanted to attain heaven in his mortal form. He went to Brahmrishi Vasishtha and pleaded to do the rites. Brahmrishi Vasishtha refused as such a thing was against the laws of nature. King left the hermitage with a heavy heart and went to the sons of Brahmarshi Vasishtha, who in-turn cursed the king to become a chandal, Trishanku for going against the advice of his guru.

Trishanku was deeply saddened and later met Sage Vishwamitra. Sage Vishwamitra heard the troubles of Trishanku and agreed to help him. Rishi Vishwamitra started the rituals and with the power of his penance, he made Trishanku rise up in the air and reach heaven.

But Indradev refused Trishanku entry in heaven and Trishanku started to fall back on the earth. Trishanku cried for help. The great sage stopped Trishanku mid-air but upside down.

All the Gods requested rishi Vishwamitra to stop his yagya and not go against the laws of the universe, to which the great rishi agreed. However, he did not want to break his promise to Trishanku, so he created a separate heaven for him at the place he was stuck, since then Trishanku’s heaven became a metaphor for getting stuck midway.

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Release date

Lydbog: 12. oktober 2022