Ruhidas ruled the kingdome wisely. He had a son called Sagara, who became king after him. Sagara had no children. He decided to retire into the forests and pray for a child. He prayed to Shiva who appeared before him. He asked Shiva to bless him with many sons. Shiva smiled and said you will have sixty thousand sons. The king went home happy.
The king had two wives - Sumati and Kesini. In time, both wives conceived. Kesini gave birth to beautiful son, who was called Asmanjas. Sumati gave birth to a mass of flesh. From this were born sixty thousand sons.
The king was proud of his sons and started boasting around. The gods angry cursed that the sons would meet an untimely death.
The sons began growing up. Sagara was busy with the sixty thousand sons, Asmanjas was busy with his education. Sometime he discovered that Vishnu was the ultimate truth. He wanted to leave everything but somehow being the eldest, he was not allowed to. He thought of an alternative. If he started troubling people around him, he would be sent away.
He started by pushing boys into ponds and rivers; breaking pots of women carrying water; setting fire to peoples' goods etc. People went and complained to his father. Angry, Sagara banished Asmanjas. Happily Asmanjas went away.
The king had two wives - Sumati and Kesini. In time, both wives conceived. Kesini gave birth to beautiful son, who was called Asmanjas. Sumati gave birth to a mass of flesh. From this were born sixty thousand sons.
The king was proud of his sons and started boasting around. The gods angry cursed that the sons would meet an untimely death.
The sons began growing up. Sagara was busy with the sixty thousand sons, Asmanjas was busy with his education. Sometime he discovered that Vishnu was the ultimate truth. He wanted to leave everything but somehow being the eldest, he was not allowed to. He thought of an alternative. If he started troubling people around him, he would be sent away.
He started by pushing boys into ponds and rivers; breaking pots of women carrying water; setting fire to peoples' goods etc. People went and complained to his father. Angry, Sagara banished Asmanjas. Happily Asmanjas went away.
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