Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4741
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4741
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Formerly the name of Triśaṅku was Satyavrata. Aruṇa was the father of Satyavrata. When Aruṇa was reigning the prince Satyavrata was leading a wicked life. He once entered the wedding hall of a Brahmin and carried away the bride by force. When the king knew this, he expelled the prince from the palace. Vasiṣṭha, as the family priest, was behind the cruelty on the part of the king towards his son. It was because of this that Viśvāmitra crossed the path of Satyavrata.