The first person was Niranjan who had three sons, Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwar. After three sons, he had a daughter called Kandini. She married Narada, son of Jaratkaru. They had a daughter called Bhanu. Bhanu married Jamadagni and Vishnu was born as their son. By the grace of Brahma, a son was born, who was named Marichi. Marichi had a son Kashyapa. Surya was born as the son of Kashyap. Manu was the son of Surya and Sushena, son of Manu.
His son was Yuvanashwa. He became the king of Ayodhya. He married the daughter of king Kandaka.
Though he had married his wife, he would not sleep with her. He was busy with worship and had no time for his wife. Not able to do anything, the queen went to her father and told him. The king began cursing his son in law.
Not knowing what to do, Yuvanashwa went to the priests and asked them to help him have a child. The priests found this funny. How could a man, who would not touch a woman, think of having a child? They asked him to do a worship and please the Gods. If they were pleased, there was a possibility. They told him to give the holy water to his queen, and then the queen could conceive, once she drank that water.
Happy, the king went about performing the worship and kept the water, in his room. He thought of giving to his wife in the morning. It was evening, and tired the king went to sleep.
In the night, the king woke up feeling very thirsty. In his sleep, he drank the water kept for the queen.
In the morning, the priests called the king and asked him to hand over the water to the queen. The king said, he had by mistake, drunk up the water.
The priests told him, he would now have to bear the child himself.
In time, the king started showing signs of being pregnant. After sometime, the king's stomach had to be cut open, and the king gave birth to a son. The king died in the process. Brahma appeared and named the son, Mandhata.
When it was time, Mandhata became the king of Ayodhya.
His son was Yuvanashwa. He became the king of Ayodhya. He married the daughter of king Kandaka.
Though he had married his wife, he would not sleep with her. He was busy with worship and had no time for his wife. Not able to do anything, the queen went to her father and told him. The king began cursing his son in law.
Not knowing what to do, Yuvanashwa went to the priests and asked them to help him have a child. The priests found this funny. How could a man, who would not touch a woman, think of having a child? They asked him to do a worship and please the Gods. If they were pleased, there was a possibility. They told him to give the holy water to his queen, and then the queen could conceive, once she drank that water.
Happy, the king went about performing the worship and kept the water, in his room. He thought of giving to his wife in the morning. It was evening, and tired the king went to sleep.
In the night, the king woke up feeling very thirsty. In his sleep, he drank the water kept for the queen.
In the morning, the priests called the king and asked him to hand over the water to the queen. The king said, he had by mistake, drunk up the water.
The priests told him, he would now have to bear the child himself.
In time, the king started showing signs of being pregnant. After sometime, the king's stomach had to be cut open, and the king gave birth to a son. The king died in the process. Brahma appeared and named the son, Mandhata.
When it was time, Mandhata became the king of Ayodhya.
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