Trishanku swarga story (Vishwamitra, Vashishtha challenge)
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Just before going to “Trishanku swarga story (Vishwamitra, Vashishtha challenge)“, let us know a brief, basic and very important information.
The meaning of Trishanku = Tri + Shanku = Three (3) + sins.
Trishanku was someone, who had made 3 big sins. (Let’s know it’s full meaning as given below)
Trishanku swargam (heaven) story (Vishwamitra, Vashishtha challenge) is as given below:
1. Trishanku father, grandfather : Dridashva’s son Trayaruni was a Dharmatma (someone who follows Dharma).
Trishanku never acted anything which would be against the Dharma (Sanatana Dharma – Hindu Shastras).
2. Trishanku original name Satyavrata : A putra (son) was born to Trayaruni and that putra (son) was always against all the Dharmas.
His name was Satyavrata, who was exactly the opposite to his father Trayaruni in every respect.
3. Satyavrata an Adharmi : Satyavrata was fully an Adharmi (against Dharma).
Because of this Maharishi Vashishtha who was the Guru of the Trayaruni’s kingdom, instructed Trayaruni to make bhahishkaaram (banning) of his son Satyavrata.
4. Satravrata lives with Chandalas : After the bhahishkaaram (banning) Satyavrata started to spend time with Chandalas (Outcaste people) outside the kingdom of Trayaruni.
5. Trayaruni leaves nation : Later sometime, Trayaruni made tyaga (sacrificed – left that place)) of his rajyam (nation)
and gone to vana (forest) to lead remaining of his jeevanam (life).
6. No King for 12 years : For 12 years there was no raja (king) for this rajyam (nation)
and severe baragaalam (drought) and there was nobody who can look after that rajyam (nation).
7. Vishwamitra : Vishwamitra was another Maharishi from the same rajyam (nation).
8. Vishwamitra leaves nation : At this samayam (time) Maharishi Vishwamitra was not present
and had left his patni (wife) and saha kutumba (family) in the ashraya (refuge) of the same rajyam (nation).
9. Drought consequences : Because of the baragaala (drought), there was huge kshaamam (femine) in the rajyam (nation).
There was no ahaaram (food) to eat to the Vishwamitra kutumbam (family).
10. Vishwamitra wife tries to sell her own son : For this Vishmamitra’s patni (wife) taught of selling of one of his putra (son) in the market for some aahaaram (food).
11. Galava meaning : She tied a rope around the neck (gala in samskruta / Sanskrit) of his putra (son) and brought him to the market to sell him.
Since a rope was tied around his gala (neck) his name came to be known as Galava.
12. Satavrata rescues Vishwamitra family : At this samayam (time), Satyavrata came to the rescue of the Vishwamitra’s kutumbam (family).
13. Satyavrata blames Maharishi Vashishtha : Satyavrata blamed Maharishi Vashistha for all these happenings and also blamed him for his own bhahishkaaram (banning) also.
14. Satyavrata steal a cow from Maharishi Vashishtha : Meanwhile Satyvrata steal a cow from the Maharishi Vashistha’s Goshalam (a place cows are looked after)
and made the aaharam (food) of it and served it to the Maharishi Vishwamitra’s kutumbam (family) and also Satyavrata too ate the same aaharam (food).
15. Satyavrata serves cow meat to Vishwamitra family : Satyavrata did not even care that it was the Gomata’s (Mother Cow’s) meat that he has served to Vishwamitra’s kutumba (family)
and also had the same aaharam (food) to himself.
On knowing this, Maharishi Vashistha got too much of krodam (rage) and gave shrapam (curse) to Satyavrata by tellling that:
“you have committed three paapas (sin), that is:
First you have brought down the mahanata (greatness) of your father & your kutumbam (family),
Secondly you have stolen a Gomata (mother cow) from a rishi’s gruham (house / ashrama), and,
Thirdly you had aharam (food) of the same Gomata (Mother cow) which is completely against the Dharmam (Sanatana Dharma).
Henceforth you will be known as Trishanku (Tri means three and Shanku means sin).
After sometime on the return of the Maharishi Vishwamitra,
he (Maharishi Vishwamitra) was very happy to learn that Trishanku had helped his kutumbam (family) from the kshamam (drought) and saved the lives of his kutumba (family).
On this, Maharishi Vishwamitra asked Trishanku to ask a varam (boon), since Trishanku has saved the lives of his kutumbam (family).
For this Trishanku asked Maharishi Vishwamitra to give him the varam (boon) that:
“he should be able to go to the Swargam (Divine Heaven) in his bhoutika deham (material / physical body) and should be able to return back on this Bhoomi (Earth).”
For this Maharishi Vishwamitra told “Tatastu” (as per your wish).
After this Trishanku became the raja (King) of the rajyam (nation) of his father
and the Maharishi Vishwamitra became the Raja Guru for the same rajyam (nation).
After sometime, Trishanku requested Maharishi Vishwamitra that he is willing to go the Swargam (Divine heaven) now.
For this Maharishi Vishwamitra made all the arrangements like to complete some anushttaanams (rituals) and told Trishanku to get ready to go to the Swargam (Divine Heaven).
Ashtadigpalakas (that is Indra and other 7 demi-gods – Lord Indra Deva, Lord Varuna Deva, Lord Kubera, Lord Yama Deva, Lord Agni Deva, Lord Nirutti, Lord Ishana and Lord Vayu Deva)
came to know about Trishanku coming to the Swargam (Divine Heaven) with the bhoutika deham (material body).
Indra and other Devatas (Demigods) made up there minds that with the bhoutika deham (material body), they will never allow Trishanku to enter the Swarg (Divine Heaven).
Thus Indra Deva with his shakti (power) made Trishanku to fall from the Aakaasham (sky) to back to the Bhoomi (Earth).
This made Maharishi Vishwamitra to get ugra-krodam (high rage)
and made Trishanku to not to fall back on to the Bhoomi (Earth), until he reaches the Swarga (Divine Heaven).
Thus, Trishanku was neither able to go to the Swarg (Divine Heaven) nor he was able to come back to the Bhoolokam (Earth).
Therefore, with the ugra-krodam (high rage), Maharishi Vishwamitra started to build a new Swarga (Heaven) with his tapa-shakti (power of tapas / penance) in the aakaasham (sky) itself
and also with the new Indra to become the king of that Swarg (Heaven).
But the real Indra Deva with all his Demigods came down to meet Maharishi Vishwamitra immediately
and requested him and asked him how a jeevita deham (physical body) can enter the Swargam (Divine Heaven) with his bhoutika deham (material body).
They all prayed him not to do such an act, which will be against the Prakruti (nature), which will be against the Dharmam (Sanatana Dharma).
After a lot of convincing, somehow Maharishi Vishwamitra got convinced that he shouldn’t be allowing Trishanku to go to the real Swargam (Divine Heaven)
and a Maharishi should never be going against the prakruti (nature) and was also in the dilemma that –
he should be able to fulfill the ichham (wish) of Trishanku & also his own varam (boon) shouldn’t be wasted just like that.
Thus Maharishi Vishwamitra made Trishanku to float in the aakasham (sky) upside down and that swargam he called as ‘Trishanku swargam’
and the Indra or Raja of that Trishanku swargam will never be able to superseded over the real Indra Deva.
Even today in Bharata desham (India), if some one is in two minds or if a person is not able to make a right decision with two or more things, then that person is called as Trishanku.
Thus nobody should be in two minds ever.
If somebody will be in two minds, then he has to float to do either of the two things and will never be able to take a correct decision.
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