Ascamedha

 

Ascamedha

 

Although the King of Ten Chariots had three queens, his queen did not give birth to a boy or a girl. In order to ask the gods to grant him several children, King Shicha suddenly summoned his ministers and announced that he would hold a grand horse sacrifice in the capital city of Ayotta to pray to the gods to grant him children.

Agudemba told the donkey the mythical story of the Indian king of ten chariots and horses offering sacrifices to pray for a child:

Under the guidance of the Deer Antler Immortal, the King of Ten Chariots made up his mind to hold a horse festival, which was coordinated and arranged by the Deer Antler Immortal.

The King of Ten Chess summoned thousands of craftsmen near the Saloyu River to build a beautiful tower. He also sent out countless invitations and invited a large number of kings and nobles to watch the ceremony.

In order to hold the horse festival, the King of Ten Chariots personally selected a pure white male horse from the racecourse and let it run freely. According to the tradition of horse festival, all the land that the horse walks on will belong to the king.

However, the horse festival still lacked a host, so Sumandora, the charioteer of the Ten Chariot Kings, came forward and recommended Risha Seringa to him. Risha Serlinga was once held for Anga Kingdom, which suffered from twelve consecutive years of drought. The Rain Horse Sacrifice succeeded in praying for heavy rain for several days and nights, ending the drought. In order to thank Risha Seringa, King Anga at that time even married his daughter to him.

The King of Ten Chariots followed Sumandra's suggestion and personally went to Anga Kingdom to invite Risha Seringa.

During the year of this horse sacrifice, Ayotha held grand banquets and gave alms every day, and everyone was in high spirits, hoping that the king would give birth to a little prince.

A year later, the most glorious moment of the horse sacrifice finally came. Risha Seringamuni presided over the horse sacrifice ceremony, murmured a mantra in front of the blazing altar, and spent his life's mana to seek a son for the King of Ten Chariots. Then, he poured all the sacrifices that the gods liked on the altar into the blazing fire on the altar. He also took a wild apple that the gods liked most from the hand of the King of Ten Chariots and threw it into the fire.

It turned out that during a hunting trip when he was young, Shicha Wang accidentally shot and killed a young man who was fetching water. The young man was the only son of a pair of blind practitioners. The blind practitioner lost his only beloved son and cursed the King of Ten Chariots: "We are sad for the loss of our son; one day, you will also die of sadness for your son."

At that time, the King of Ten Chariots had no son. The blind ascetic couple cursed the King of Ten Chariots that he would suffer the same pain of losing a son as they did, so they gave him the wild apple and told him that as long as he gave the wild apple during the sacrifice, Throw it into the sacrificial fire, and he will have a son.

When the wild apple was thrown into the sacrificial fire, a huge giant came out of the blazing fire on the altar. The giant was wearing a crimson robe, a crown on his head, and holding a gold cup with a silver cover in his hand. The giant handed the golden cup to the King of Ten Chariots, and then told him that this was Boya cooked by the creator god Brahma Brahma himself. As long as several queens each eat one portion, they can all be pregnant with the little prince. As soon as the giant finished speaking, he disappeared into the flames of the altar.

After that, the three queens of the Ten Chariot Kings followed the instructions of the divine messenger and ate the food given by Brahma. Sure enough, all three queens soon became pregnant.

Ten months later, the three queens gave birth to four more little princes. Among them, Chausaraye and Jigayi gave birth to a son each, while Sumitara gave birth to a pair of twins.

The birth of the four little princes brought a new breath to the kingdom, so the King of Ten Chariots gave gifts to the world and gave large amounts of rewards to the poor in the kingdom to welcome this festive moment.

Eleven days later, the King of Ten Chariots invited the priest Vasishdo to name his four sons. Vasishta named Chausaraye's son "Rama", named Jigaya's son "Bharata", and named the twins born to Sumitra "Lashmana" and "Lashmana" respectively. "Sadoluna".

However, what the King of Ten Chariots did not know at this time was that his four sons were actually the reincarnations of the great god Vishnu.

It is said that when sharing the divine food, Chausaraye drank half of the divine food, so her son Rama received half of Vishnu's divine power, while Jigayi and Sumitara only drank four One-quarter, so Jigayi's son Bharata only shared one-fourth of Vishnu's divine power. As for the twins Lakshmana and Sattaruna born to Sumitara, they even shared Vishnu's power equally. Each slave gets one-eighth of the remaining one-fourth of his divine power.

Rama's mother Chausaraye received the most nectar, so Rama received the most divine power from Vishnu. Rama's human parents are the Ten Chariot Kings of Ayotta City and Sariya. His ancestor is Rahu, the king of the Sun Dynasty.

In fact, there are several Ramas in ancient Indian literature and legends: one is the axe-wielding Rama, who was born as a Brahmin and wields a big axe. He is a martial arts teacher in the Mahabharata and is considered to be Vishnu. The sixth incarnation; the second is Rama, the brother of Krishna, who uses the plow as a weapon. Rama in "Ramayana" is the eldest son of the Ten Chariot Kings and is considered to be the seventh incarnation of Vishnu. In orthodox Hinduism, Rama is the image of holding a bow in one hand and carrying an arrow behind his back.

At that time, Ravana, the demon king of Rakshasa, was disrupting the world, so Vishnu incarnated as the son of the King of Ten Chariots and descended to earth. He gave birth to four sons with the power of Vishnu, with the goal of eradicating Ravana.

Agudengba rode a donkey and sang a prayer song "Horse Sacrifice":

 

ancient india aswalida

It is the highest level of sacrifice

In order to obtain God's will, the king

Let God confirm his throne

Created horse sacrificial ceremony

Pick the best horses

Brahmin asks Ma to fast first

Then take a bath and light the sacrificial fire

The king worshiped the great god

Lead the elite warriors and prepare to go out

when a dawn comes

The Brahmin loosened the reins of his horse

Then let the sacrificial horse go eastward

Let the holy horse gallop across the earth

The king's warriors followed closely behind

The place where the holy horse passes

If it is the territory of one’s own country

The people have to hold sacrifices

If it is the enemy's land

The king will command to kill the enemy

Until the enemy surrenders and surrenders

Holy horse wherever he goes

Within one year of release

The king can be powerful

The house is full of descendants, the country is rich and the army is strong

The place where the holy horse passed through

It is the place blessed by God

Until Brahman says stop

Only then will the king return to the court with a full load

Kill a horse to worship the gods and feast the world

After the horse festival is held a hundred times

The king has unlimited power