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According to a legend, Shunahshepa was chosen to be sacrificed in a ritual, but was saved after praying to the Rigvedic deities. The earliest extant text to mention this legend is Aitareya Brahmana (7.13-18) of Rigveda.
According to a legend, Shunahshepa was chosen to be sacrificed in a ritual, but was saved after praying to the Rigvedic deities. The earliest extant text to mention this legend is Aitareya Brahmana (7.13-18) of Rigveda.
Oct 6, 2019 · Every year, he decided to give up and return to the kingdom to be offered as a sacrificial animal to Varuna, but was discouraged by Indra to do so. He wandered for six years, until when he met Ajigarta, the father of three sons in dire poverty with no food to eat. The three sons were Sunahpuccha, Shunahshepa, and Shunolangula.
The story of Shunahshepa is famous because it is an attempted human sacrifice to a Vedic deity. There are other mentions of attempted human sacrifice in Hindu scriptures. For example, in the Mahabharata, king Jarasandha tried sacrificing some other kings to another Vedic deity.
Dec 21, 2023 · As Shunahshepa was standing at the sacrificial altar about to be beheaded, he chanted the mantra, and true to Vishwamitra’s word, Indra manifested himself and granted him with a long life.
Sep 18, 2024 · Story of Shunahshepa in the epic Ramayana proves that human sacrifice is an unacceptable practice. Indra stole the horse from the Ashwamedha sacrifice of King Ambarisha of Ayodhya. The king was asked to find the horse or perform a human sacrifice to avert the misfortune resulting from the situation.
Feb 16, 2014 · Human sacrifice of Shunashepa proves that human sacrifice existed in the Vedic period and the Vedic god Varuna asking for a human sacrifice proves that it was very much Vedic.
