166:, only to see Vishvamitra already present there. The sage demanded the donation that the king had promised him. Harishchandra pointed out that there was still some time left in completion of one month. The sage agreed to come back at the next sunset and departed. As Rohitashva cried for food, Harishchandra worried that he would be able to make a donation to the sage. His wife, Shaivya, suggested that he sell her to get some money. After some hesitation, Harishchandra accepted the proposal and sold her to an elderly man. Rohitashva would not let go of his mother, so it was decided that he would accompany her.
206:, a part would be given to the local king, and the rest would be Harishchandra's remuneration. Harishchandra started living and working at the cremation ground. One day, he dreamed about his past lives, and realised that his current condition was a result of his past sins. During this nightmare, he also saw his queen crying before him. When he woke up, he saw his queen actually crying before him. She held the dead body of their son, who had died of a snake bite. Thinking of his misfortune, Harishchandra contemplated suicide, but realized that he would continue to pay for his sins in his next life.
159:. When Harishchandra came to his senses, he realised that the sage was extremely angry with him, and apologised. He promised to fulfill any of the sage's desires to get rid of his guilt. Vishvamitra demanded that the king give up all that he possessed, except his wife and Rohitashva, to him. Harishchandra assented and left his kingdom, promising to make one more payment to the sage in a month.
209:
Meanwhile, the queen readied to cremate their son's cadaver. But, Harishchandra told her that he would not let her do so without paying the fee. Meanwhile, all the deities appeared led by Yama and accompanied by
Vishvamitra. They praised Harishchandra for his good qualities, and invited him to
213:
But
Harishchandra refused to go to heaven without his public who have lamented over his departure from his kingdom. He believed that they ere the equal sharer in his merits and that he would only go heaven when his people also accompany him. He requested the king of the devas,
169:
Soon after, Vishvamitra appeared again and demanded the donation. Harishchandra gave him all the money he had received from the sale of his wife and son. However, Vishvamitra was unhappy with the donation, and demanded more. Harishchandra then decided to sell himself. An
149:
Rohitashva was the son of King
Harishchandra and his queen Shaivya. Once, while on a hunting expedition, Harishchandra was possessed by Vighnaraja, the lord of obstacles, in order to disturb the
187:
would not allow this. He instead offered to be
Vishvamitra's slave. Vishvamitra agreed, but then declared "Since you are my slave, you must obey me. I sell you to this
202:
employed
Harishchandra as a worker at his cremation ground. He directed Harishchandra to collect fees for every body cremated there: a part of the fee would go to the
231:
of twelve years. He learned of what had happened to
Harishchandra during these years. He quarreled with Vishvamitra, but was ultimately pacified by
218:, to allow his people to go to heaven at least for a single day. Indra accepts his request, and he along with his people ascend to the heaven.
162:
Harishchandra started living in penury with his wife and son. Nearly a month after leaving his kingdom, Harishchandra arrived in the city of
342:
292:
327:
The Ananda-Vana of Indian mythology Art: Dr. Anand
Krishna Felicitation Volume. Indica Books. 2004. Pages 345 and 346.
235:. Brahma explained to him that Vishvamitra was only testing the king, and had actually helped him ascend to
311:
Original
Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions
227:
90:
269:
309:
282:
8:
288:
142:
81:
151:
183:
in disguise) offered to buy him, but
Harishchandra's self-respect as a high-caste
328:
171:
112:, a revered king celebrated for his truthfulness and piety towards the gods.
336:
108:, known for his extraordinary journey and acts of devotion. He is the son of
50:
109:
156:
67:
27:
222:
184:
175:
163:
105:
32:
236:
232:
266:
Allied
Chambers Transliterated Hindi-Hindi-English Dictionary
215:
180:
225:– the sage of Harishchandra's royal dynasty – ended his
195:
paid the sage, and took along Harishchandra as a slave.
95:
124:
originates from Sanskrit and consists of two words:
334:
264:Henk W Wagenaar and S S Parikh. "Rohitashva" in
255:These names are alternative transliterations.
307:
314:(2 ed.). Trübner. pp. 379–387.
301:
140:Rohitashva's legend is featured in the
335:
280:
128:, signifying "red" or "ruddy," and
13:
14:
354:
191:in exchange of gold coins." The
16:Son of Harishchandra in Hinduism
284:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
281:Dalal, Roshen (18 April 2014).
221:After his ascension to heaven,
274:
258:
249:
1:
343:Characters in Hindu mythology
242:
115:
104:is a mythological prince in
7:
287:. Penguin UK. p. 534.
268:. Allied Publishers. 1993.
96:
10:
359:
322:
155:(meditation) of the sage
135:
85:
63:
43:
38:
26:
21:
308:John Muuir (1868).
132:, meaning "horse."
294:978-81-8475-277-9
143:Markandeya Purana
94:
73:
72:
350:
316:
315:
305:
299:
298:
278:
272:
262:
256:
253:
99:
89:
87:
56:Shaivya (mother)
19:
18:
358:
357:
353:
352:
351:
349:
348:
347:
333:
332:
325:
320:
319:
306:
302:
295:
279:
275:
263:
259:
254:
250:
245:
138:
118:
59:
17:
12:
11:
5:
356:
346:
345:
324:
321:
318:
317:
300:
293:
273:
257:
247:
246:
244:
241:
137:
134:
117:
114:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
58:
57:
54:
47:
45:
41:
40:
36:
35:
30:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
355:
344:
341:
340:
338:
331:
330:
313:
312:
304:
296:
290:
286:
285:
277:
271:
267:
261:
252:
248:
240:
238:
234:
230:
229:
224:
219:
217:
211:
207:
205:
201:
196:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
177:
173:
167:
165:
160:
158:
154:
153:
147:
145:
144:
133:
131:
127:
123:
113:
111:
110:Harishchandra
107:
103:
98:
92:
83:
79:
75:
69:
66:
62:
55:
52:
51:Harishchandra
49:
48:
46:
42:
37:
34:
31:
29:
25:
20:
329:Google Books
326:
310:
303:
283:
276:
265:
260:
251:
226:
220:
212:
208:
203:
199:
197:
192:
188:
174:
168:
161:
150:
148:
141:
139:
129:
125:
121:
119:
101:
77:
76:
74:
157:Vishvamitra
68:Suryavamsha
243:References
179:(actually
122:Rohitashva
102:Lohitashva
78:Rohitashva
22:Rohitashva
270:Page 1018
223:Vashistha
185:Kshatriya
120:The name
116:Etymology
97:Rohitāśva
91:romanized
86:रोहिताश्व
39:Genealogy
337:Category
210:heaven.
204:chandala
200:chandala
193:chandala
189:chandala
176:chandala
172:outcaste
106:Hinduism
82:Sanskrit
53:(father)
323:Sources
228:tapasya
152:tapasya
93::
64:Dynasty
44:Parents
33:Puranas
291:
237:heaven
233:Brahma
136:Legend
126:rohita
216:Indra
164:Kashi
130:ashva
100:) or
28:Texts
289:ISBN
198:The
181:Yama
339::
239:.
146::
88:,
84::
297:.
80:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.