ed ▁into ▁a ▁dove ) ▁from ▁Ind ra ▁( transform ed ▁into ▁a ▁ha w k ) ▁by ▁offering ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁flesh . ▁ ▁Sh ib i ▁is ▁listed ▁among ▁other ▁legend ary ▁k ings ▁in ▁the ▁line age ▁claimed ▁by ▁the ▁later ▁Ch ola ▁dynast y . ▁The ▁Ch olas ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁Sun . ▁The ▁T amil ▁name ▁for ▁Sh ib i ▁is ▁C em pi yan ▁and ▁Ch ola ▁r ul ers ▁took ▁this ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁titles . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁tem ples ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁with ▁leg ends ▁claim ing ▁King ▁Sh ivi ▁to ▁have ▁wor sh ipped ▁in ▁them . ▁ ▁Story ▁ ▁King ▁Sh ib i ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁U sh in ara , ▁the ▁B ho jak ▁King ▁of ▁K ashi ▁and ▁Mad avi , ▁the ▁beautiful ▁prin cess ▁of ▁Pr at ish th ana ▁and ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁Y ay ati . ▁Mad hav i ▁had ▁three ▁other ▁mighty ▁k ings ▁for ▁her ▁sons , ▁As ht aka , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁V ish w am it ra ; ▁Vas uman as , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁I k sh v aku ▁H ary y ash wa ▁and ▁Pr at ard d ana , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Div od asa . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Tre ta ▁Y uga . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁U sh in ara . ▁His ▁story ▁is ▁highlight ed ▁in ▁the ▁Mah ab har ata .