There was king in the solar dynasty called Vrika who was a noble and just king. He was married to Sumati and Kumati, daughters of the king of Kosala. The queens were childless. One day the sage VIbhandak happened to come there. The king greeted the sage along with his wives.
The sage asked the king to perform a Putreshti sacrifice through which he would have a strong son.
The king performed the sacrifice and soon Sumati gave birth to twins and Kumati to a handsome boy. The twins were names Taljangha and Hayyi. Kumati's son was called Bahu.
When it was time, the king divided his kingdom among his sons and retired into the forest with his wives.
Babu was a noble and just king. He got married to a princess called Satyavati. Soon Satyavati was pregnant and the priests said she would have a great son. One day Narada came to visit Bahu.
The king welcomed the sage and gave him a seat. When asked for the reason, the sage said Be careful of who your enemies are. Do not leave your enemies alive. If you are a divine word that your enemy is unborn, kill it in the womb itself. I have heard that son of Bahu will be a great king who will perform many sacrifices and rule over many. He will also be the cause of the downfall of your clan. Kill it before it is born.
The King was not sure what to do. He met with his courtiers and wanted their advice. The court decided that the queen be given poison that will kill the unborn child.
The queen was fed the poisoned food but nothing happened. It was two years and the queen had not yet delivered.
In the meantime, the brothers Taljangha and Hayyi taking the help of Kartavirya Arjuna, defeated Bahu and took over his kingdom. Bahu and his queen left the kingdom and moved into the forest.
In the forest they spotted an ashrama. There they saw a lake which was beautiful with water birds swimming in it, The king and his wife had a bath there. They set up a hut there and began living there. The king fell sick and died there. The queen then began gathering wood to burn her husband's body.
A sage was passing by and he saw a pregnant woman gathering sticks for a pyre. He asked her not to perform that. He said the child who was in the womb would be a great king. The sage helped the queen and after burning the body he took the pregnant queen with him to his hut. There the queen gave birth to a beautiful boy child. The child was named Sagar. Sagar began growing up there. The boy learnt all the arts and got the knowledge of the Vedas.
One day, the boy asked his mother about his birth and his lineage. With tears, the queen told the boy the history of his father and how the uncles had taken over the kingdom.
Hearing this Sagar acquired an army and with that defeated all his enemies. He then became the king of Ayodhya and had sixty thousand sons. The sons got killed later due to the curse of a sage.
Ending this, Dhritarashtra said - Do not make enemies of the Pandavas. What they deserve, give them.
Duryodhana said I will not give away anything without a fight. Along with KArna and Dusshasana, Duryodhana left the court.
The sage asked the king to perform a Putreshti sacrifice through which he would have a strong son.
The king performed the sacrifice and soon Sumati gave birth to twins and Kumati to a handsome boy. The twins were names Taljangha and Hayyi. Kumati's son was called Bahu.
When it was time, the king divided his kingdom among his sons and retired into the forest with his wives.
Babu was a noble and just king. He got married to a princess called Satyavati. Soon Satyavati was pregnant and the priests said she would have a great son. One day Narada came to visit Bahu.
The king welcomed the sage and gave him a seat. When asked for the reason, the sage said Be careful of who your enemies are. Do not leave your enemies alive. If you are a divine word that your enemy is unborn, kill it in the womb itself. I have heard that son of Bahu will be a great king who will perform many sacrifices and rule over many. He will also be the cause of the downfall of your clan. Kill it before it is born.
The King was not sure what to do. He met with his courtiers and wanted their advice. The court decided that the queen be given poison that will kill the unborn child.
The queen was fed the poisoned food but nothing happened. It was two years and the queen had not yet delivered.
In the meantime, the brothers Taljangha and Hayyi taking the help of Kartavirya Arjuna, defeated Bahu and took over his kingdom. Bahu and his queen left the kingdom and moved into the forest.
In the forest they spotted an ashrama. There they saw a lake which was beautiful with water birds swimming in it, The king and his wife had a bath there. They set up a hut there and began living there. The king fell sick and died there. The queen then began gathering wood to burn her husband's body.
A sage was passing by and he saw a pregnant woman gathering sticks for a pyre. He asked her not to perform that. He said the child who was in the womb would be a great king. The sage helped the queen and after burning the body he took the pregnant queen with him to his hut. There the queen gave birth to a beautiful boy child. The child was named Sagar. Sagar began growing up there. The boy learnt all the arts and got the knowledge of the Vedas.
One day, the boy asked his mother about his birth and his lineage. With tears, the queen told the boy the history of his father and how the uncles had taken over the kingdom.
Hearing this Sagar acquired an army and with that defeated all his enemies. He then became the king of Ayodhya and had sixty thousand sons. The sons got killed later due to the curse of a sage.
Ending this, Dhritarashtra said - Do not make enemies of the Pandavas. What they deserve, give them.
Duryodhana said I will not give away anything without a fight. Along with KArna and Dusshasana, Duryodhana left the court.
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