Valmiki Ramayana (two Volumes)
author: Gita Press
edition: 2014, Gita Press, Gorakhpur
pages: 1971
ISBN-10: 8129300303
ISBN-13: 9788129300300
Topic: Ramayana
Balakanda, chapter 58
This page describes chapter 58 of the Balakanda (Sanskrit: Bālakāṇḍa) located on page 147 of volume 1 in Valmiki’s Ramayana published by Gita Press. The Ramayana captures the story of Rama as he chases and battles king Ravana who captured Sita and transported her to Lanka. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
Summary of contents: Having been repulsed by Vasishtha’s sons as well. Trishanku gets ready to seek another priest, whereupon he is degraded by the curse of Vasishtha’s sons to the position of a Candala and approaches Vishvamitra with the same request
Original transliteration of Sanskrit words using IAST:
Vasishtha or Vasistha: Vasiṣṭha
Trishanku or Trisanku: Triśaṅku
Candala: Caṇḍāla
Vishvamitra or Visvamitra: Viśvāmitra
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Balakanda, chapter 58” according to 259 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Mahabharata (English) [by Kisari Mohan Ganguli]
(* 2) Refers to the curse pronounced on Visvamitra by the son of Vasishtha, when the former acted as the priest of Trisanku. The curse was that Visvamitra would partake of canine flesh by officiating as the priest of one who himself was the partaker of such flesh....
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Ramayana of Valmiki [by Hari Prasad Shastri]
Vasishtha s sons curse Trishanku. [Full title: The king appeals to Shri Vasishtha s sons to conduct the sacrifice. They curse him and he appeals to Vishvamitra]. O Rama, hearing the words of the king, the hundred sons of Shri Vasishtha were filled with wrath and said: “O You Evil-minded Wretch, discouraged by your spiritual preceptor, how dost you dare to seek our aid? O King, we know you to be an ignorant man....
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The Brahma Purana (abridged)
Trishanku. From Dridashva was descended a king named Trayaruni. Trayaruni was a righteous king and followed all the religious dectates. But Trayaruni’s son Satyavrata was quite the opposite and refused to follow the righteous path. King Trayaruni’s chief priest was the great sage Vashishtha. Vashishtha advised the king that his evil son should be banished from the kingdom. Trayaruni accepted the sage’s advice....
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