▁ ▁G ur uv ay ur ▁Mah at my am ▁– ▁early ▁legend ▁of ▁G ur uv ay ur ▁temple ▁ ▁Sri ▁Nar adi ya ▁Pur ana ▁mentions ▁how ▁Jan ame j aya ▁was ▁c ured ▁of ▁le pro s y ▁by ▁taking ▁refuge ▁under ▁the ▁feet ▁of ▁G ur uv ay ur upp an . ▁The ▁P and avas ▁handed ▁over ▁the ▁kingdom ▁to ▁their ▁grand son ▁Par ik sh it , ▁and ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁forest ▁to ▁spend ▁their ▁last ▁days . ▁Par ik sh it ▁died ▁of ▁the ▁cur se ▁of ▁a ▁saint , ▁who ▁curs ed ▁that ▁Par ik sh it ▁will ▁die ▁of ▁s nake ▁b ite ▁by ▁Tak sh aka , ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁ser p ents . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Par ik sh it ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Jan ame j aya . ▁Jan ame j aya ▁conducted ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁to ▁destroy ▁all ▁the ▁sn akes ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁including ▁Tak sh aka , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁. ▁H undred s ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁sn akes ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁sacrific ial ▁fire ▁and ▁were ▁killed , ▁but ▁the ▁sacrifice ▁was ▁stopped ▁by ▁a ▁Bra h min ▁called ▁Ast ika , ▁before ▁Tak sh aka ▁was ▁killed . ▁ ▁Since ▁Jan ame j aya ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁sn akes , ▁he ▁was ▁aff lic ted ▁with ▁le pro s y . ▁He ▁lost ▁all ▁hope ▁of ▁a ▁c ure . ▁One ▁day