Bala Kanda Sarga - 62

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Bala Kanda Sarga - 62

 

Om Asmadgurubhyo Namaha

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

 

On the way to Ayodhya they stopped near Pushkarakshethra to take rest. While the

king was resting, Shunasepa saw Vishvamithra doing Tapas who was his maternal

uncle (mother's brother), and when his uncle saw him looking tired, he asked

Shunasepa, "what in the reason for your visit?", and he replied "Oh kind hearted

uncle! I have no one to save me. My parents and my brothers have forsaken me.

You can save me and protect me," he pleaded. "To complete his yajna, king

Ambharisha is taking me as a Yajna sacrifice. Please make sure his yajna gets

completed without me being sacrificed and ensure that I will have a long life.

You can protect me like a father," he continued his pleading. Listening to his

sorrowful words, Vishvamithra called his hundred sons and told them," It is

every son's responsibility to help their parents to attain eternal bliss. All of

you should assist me and this helpless boy who came to us for protection. You

all are very diligent and keen in following dharma. One of you can volunteer to

be sacrificed to complete Ambharisha's yajna instead of this little boy. If you

follow my wish, Shunasepa's life will be saved, and Ambharisha's yajna will be

completed without any obstruction and Devathas will be satisfied". Listening to

their father's words, Madhushynda and other sons of Vishvamithra said, "Is it

right to sacrifice your own children to save another child? To save another

child scarifying your own children is also forbidden". Upon listening to his

sons' words, Vishvamithra said with anger," You are all very brave to talk to me

like this? Don't you know refusing your father's request with your persuasive

words is not good conduct? For your transgression, you will all become chandala

just like Vashishta's sons, live in this world for thousands of years by eating

shunaka (dog) meat", thus he cursed them and took Shunasepa close to him and

removed his fear by providing protection with these words. Vishvamithra said,

"Shunasepa! You will be tied to the yupasthambha (wooden ritual pole), which is

smeared with red chandhanam (sandalwood) and also placing red roots in to the

yajna. That yupasthambha signifies Lord Vishnu. You will pray to Indra and

Upendra with two stories (Hymns), that I am going to instruct you. You pray to

Agni (Fire god) with the hymns from Rig-Veda. You will get protection from this.

Yajna will also be concluded," and then Vishvamithra narrated him the two

stories (Hymns). Afterwards Shunasepa went to Ambharisha and asked him to

proceed to complete the yajna which made the king very happy and he was also

surprised that the child was not afraid to be sacrificed anymore and eventually

they reached his kingdom to continue the Yagna. Ruthviks dressed Shunasepa in

red cloths and tied him to yupasthambha with a rope made of darbha grass. Soon

Shunasepa started chanting mantras for Agni. Indra was to be offered an animal,

instead Shunasepa prayed to Indra with the story that Vishvamithra taught him.

Yupasthamba's prime deity is Vishnu, so he prayed to Vishnu with another story

(hymn), but the Ruthviks were not aware that he was chanting prayers. Indra was

happy with that secret prayer and blessed him with a long life. King Ambharisha

was also satisfied by Indra's acceptance of the prayers; he concluded the yajna

and attained salvation. Shunasepa was the reason to distract Visvamithra's

western side Tapas. Saving his life was a prime duty; but for that reason his

Tapas would have gone to waste but he couldn't control his anger, and he cursed

his sons which caused major disruption to his Tapas on the western side. Now

Vishvamithra decided to continue His Tapas at Pushkarakshethra.

 

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