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He promised to fulfill any of the sage's desires to get rid of his guilt. Vishvamitra demanded dakshina (donation) for his rajasuya yajna. The king asked him what he wanted in payment. In response, Vishvamitra said "Give me all that you have except yourself, your wife and your child." Harishchandra agreed to the demand.
Mar 10, 2024 · Due to his commitment to Sage Vishwamitra to give Dakshina (donation) for his rajasuya yajna, he gave away everything he had including his wife and his son. Fun Fact: Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film is based on the legend of King Harishchandra.
- Pledge of Vishwamitra
- Rishi Vasishtha Advised Harishchandra to Be Cautious
- Rishi Vishwamitra Closed The Borders of Ayodhya
- The Residents of Ayodhya Are Free from Tigers
- Strange Dream of Raja Harishchandra
- Donation of King Harishchandra
- Renunciation of Kingdom
- Securing The Royality Virtues
- Maharani Taramati A Faithful Wife
- Dakshina Period
At that time, Harishchandra was the king of Ayodhya. People recognized him as the most justiciable (fair) and veracious king throughout the world. Narad Muniwas always on excursion and used to take the name of Hari (Krishna: the supreme personality of Godhead). At the end, Narad Muni was also fully impressed after seeing the Raja Harishchandra. Aft...
After the meeting held in Indrapuri, now the concern of his beloved disciple, Rishi Vasishtha, was drawn to Ayodhya. King Harishchandra was sitting on the throne in his durbar. On seeing his Guru, he rose from the throne and went to the Guruand took his blessings. After placing him on the seat with respect, and he washed his feet. Then, Harishchand...
There Vishwamitra also came out of Indra Sabha and came near the forest of Ayodhya. Where he started doing severe penance by lighting a continuous Yagya to please Goddess Durga. It was not so easy to please. Therefore, sage Vishwamitra started offering the flesh of his body. After sacrificing every part of the body, a time came when all the flesh o...
All tigers closed the borders and trade, movement of people out completely stopped. Therefore, some people reached to the court of King Harishchandra of Ayodhyaand told about tigers. “Maharaj! Due to the tigers encircling the entire Ayodhya, the traffic of the people of Ayodhya is completely stopped. Tigers have created their terror on all roads, e...
Raja Harishchandra did not understand such behavior of RishiVishwamitra. Then, He, along with his wife, son and chief walked together for some time. After some time, everyone got to see the panoramic view of the pond. In which royal swans were roaming freely. Many lotus flowers bloomed in the pond which was making the pond more attractive. There we...
When the wife and son got up in the morning, the king called the Chief and told everyone his dream. Hearing the dream of the king, the Chief asked him to be patient. The chief said, “Your Majesty! You are so virtuous and your conduct is already so clean. So do not pay attention to such bad dreams. Trust in God, he will make everything right.” Heari...
King Harishchandra left the kingdom with his wife and son and went for Kashi. But, as soon as the people of Ayodhyacame to know about this, people tried to stop the royal family. To save them from this calamity, all the people of Ayodhya were ready to pay Dakshina together. But, RishiVishwamitra did not accept this as a Brahmin. The people of Ayodh...
The heat of the sun was at its peak. In such a situation, not a single gust of wind was blowing. After all, how could one disobey the orders of RishiVishwamitra? The sun-heated pebbles were pricking the bare feet from below. Because of which blood came out of feet. Naturally, how parents could see the sorrow of their children. Mother Taramati and f...
This attempt by Rishi Vishwamitra to Sattva Haran was unsuccessful. Due to which Rishi Vishwamitra became more angry. He has now decided that the next time he will do Sattva Haranof Raja Harishchandra successfully. RishiVishwamitra fired the entire forest from which the royal family was going through. In the forest there were many small creatures, ...
All three had come here after suffering a lot. Therefore, the path they were taking now seemed less painful to them. Now all three have reached the Triveni Sangam (confluence of three tributaries of the river) of Prayagdham. There all three took a bath and worshiped the adorable God Shiva in the temple. After the worship was over, King Harishchandr...
Harishchandra, who had donated his whole kingdom, had nothing to give as dakshina. He asked Vishwamitra to wait for one month before he paid it. A man true to his word, Harishchandra left his kingdom and went to Kashi along with his wife, Shaivya, and son, Rohitashwa.
Feb 10, 2024 · Harishchandra showed him the seal with Vishwamitra's name and assured him of fulfilling the promised dakshina, and then left the palace with his wife and son. Wearing bark clothes and barefoot, Harishchandra, along with Shivyaa and Rohitaashva, walked out of the palace, causing an uproar in Ayodhya.
Harishchandra’s wife offered to sell herself as a servant to get the money for the dakshina. The son was also sold along with her. However, the proceeds were still not sufficient for the dakshina.
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As Harishchandra does not have anything left for himself, he sells his wife and son to a Brahmin family to pay for the Dakshina. However, the money collected was not sufficient enough for sage and then Harishchandra sells himself to the guard at the cremation ground.
