This is where I ask my questions, though unlike the Yakṣa of the Mahābhārata, there is no death at failure. There are just more questions...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Which boy?
In the Aitarēya Brāhmana, his father Ajigart sold him to Harishchandra; in the Rāmāyanā, his father was Rīchika, who sold him to Ambarīsh. In both narratives he is rescued and adopted by Vishwāmitra. Who is this?
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