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years and then returned home. Rohita purchased Sunahéepha, the second
son of Ajigarta, and gave him to his father, Hariscandra, as the sacrificial
animal. In this way, the sacrifice was performed, Varuna and the other
demigods were pacified, and Hariscandra was freed from disease. In this
sacrifice, Visvamitra was the hotd priest, Jamadagni was the adhvaryu,
Vasistha was the brahmd, and Ayasya was the udgata. King Indra, being
very satisfied by the sacrifice, gave Hariscandra a golden chariot, and
Vigvamitra gave him transcendental knowledge. Thus Sukadeva
Gosvami describes how Hariscandra achieved perfection.

TEXT 1
ATA SAF
WMS: TATA TSeA: Tata: |
Ramet waa ATTA TA |
CAA AIST eT IL I
$ri-Suka uvaca
mandhatuh putra-pravaro
yo "mbarisah prakirtitah
pitamahena praurto
yauvandsvas tu tat-sutah
haritas tasya putro *bhiin
maéndhatr-pravara ime

Sri-Sukah uvaéca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; mdndhatuh—of
Mandhata; putra-pravarah—the prominent son; yah—the one who;
ambarisah—by the name Ambarisa; _prakirtitah—celebrated;
pitamahena—by his grandfather Yuvanasva; pravrtah—accepted;
yauvanasvah—named Yauvanasva; tu—and; tat-sutah—the son of
Ambarisa; hdritah—by the name Harita; tasya—of Yauvanasva;
putrah—the son; abhit—became; mdndhdtr—in the dynasty of
Mandhata; pravaréh—most prominent; ime—all of them.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: The most prominent among the sons of
Mandhata was he who is celebrated as Ambarisa. Ambarisa was ac-
