powers of the sage, Indra relented, and personally carried Trishanku to the real Svarga on his own golden vimana. Story According to the Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa According to the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Triśaṅku was a self-controlled, truthful, and righteous king in the Ikshvaku dynasty who wanted to ascend to svarga in his own body. He approached the chief priest of the Ikṣvāku dynasty, Vasiṣṭha, and later the priest's sons to ask them if they would perform a sacrifice to help him secure such a place. Both Vasiṣṭha and his sons refused Triśaṅku's request as impossible. When Triśaṅku told Vasiṣṭha's son's of his intention to seek some other means to achieve his goal, they angrily cursed him so that he would physically transform into a chandala. Abandoned by everyone because of this transformation, the king then seeks the help and refuge of Vishvamitra, who agrees to do the sacrifice for him out of pity. When he performed the sacrifice, however, none of the gods came to take their portions when summoned. Enraged by this, Vishvamitra raises the king to svarga by his own ascetic power. As soon the king reaches heaven, however, he is kicked out by Indra and the other gods because he was a chandala and thus deemed unworthy of ascending to svarga in his body. Eventually, an enraged Vishvamitra, threatening to undermine Indra's authority, secures the king a place among new stars, constellation, and even gods he creates through his own ascetic power, albeit with his head downwards. See also Nahusha Yayati Indradyumna References Characters in Hindu mythology Solar dynasty