Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c29.192

c29.192

⁶ Myth says Sagara had 60,000 sons by one of his wives (p. 19), while his other wife had only one son Asamañjas. They followed Sagara's sacrificial horse to the S.E. ocean, where it disappeared in the earth. They dug down in the ocean to the lower region, and all except four were burnt up by Kapila (who was Viṣṇu). By Kapila's favour the ocean (samudra) restored the horse to Sagara and became Sagara's son (sāgara). Vā 88, 144-63. MBh iii, 106, 8831 to 107, 9912. Hv 14, 785 to 15, 806. Rām i, 38 to 41. &c.