TRISANKU

In sweet words, he made the king happy: "O, King, I have heard of your righteous rule. I offer you refuge; be not afraid. I will arrange for the sacrifice which will enable you to enter heaven in your own body. And in this very chandaala form you shall reach heaven despite your Guru's curse. Of this you may be sure."

And he made arrangements for a great and unprecedented yaaga.

Viswaamitra directed his disciples to invite all the sages and, their disciples for the proposed yaaga. Afraid of saying "No" to what was more or -less a command, all the rishis agreed to be present.

But the sons of Vasishtha declined the invitation and made merry about a yaaga at which the officiating priest was a once upon-a-time Kshatriya and the yajamaan a stinking chandaala.

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