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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 7]
years and then returned home. Rohita purchased Śunaḥśepha, the second son of Ajīgarta, and gave him to his father, Hariścandra, as the sacrificial animal. In this way, the sacrifice was performed, Varuṇa and the other demigods were pacified, and Hariścandra was freed from disease. In this sacrifice, Viśvāmitra was the  hotā  priest, Jamadagni was the  adhvaryu , Vasiṣṭha was the  brahmā , and Ayāsya was the  udgātā . King Indra, being very satisfied by the sacrifice, gave Hariścandra a golden chariot, and Viśvāmitra gave him transcendental knowledge. Thus Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes how Hariścandra achieved perfection.
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श्रीशुक उवाच
मान्धातुः पुत्रप्रवरो योऽम्बरीषः प्रकीर्तितः ।
पितामहेन प्रवृत्तो यौवनाश्वस्तु तत्सुतः ।
हारीतस्तस्य पुत्रोऽभून्मान्धातृप्रवरा इमे ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca 
    māndhātuḥ putra-pravaro 
    yo 'mbarīṣaḥ prakīrtitaḥ 
    pitāmahena pravṛto 
    yauvanāśvas tu tat-sutaḥ 
    hārītas tasya putro 'bhūn 
    māndhātṛ-pravarā ime
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; māndhātuḥ—of Māndhātā; putra-pravaraḥ—the prominent son; yaḥ—the one who; ambarīṣaḥ—by the name Ambarīṣa; prakīrtitaḥ—celebrated; pitāmahena—by his grandfather Yuvanāśva; pravṛtaḥ—accepted; yauvanāśvaḥ—named Yauvanāśva; tu—and; tat-sutaḥ—the son of Ambarīṣa; hārītaḥ—by the name Hārīta; tasya—of Yauvanāśva; putraḥ—the son; abhūt—became; māndhātṛ—in the dynasty of Māndhātā; pravarāḥ—most prominent; ime—all of them.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The most prominent among the sons of Māndhātā was he who is celebrated as Ambarīṣa. Ambarīṣa was ac-