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Why were the gods not happy with the sons of King Sagara?
Answer: Gods were not happy with the sons of King Sagara because they were greedy and lazy to listen to the king.
Why is Ocean called Sagara?
Each of the ten names for the ocean was uttered by Ravana with one of his ten mouths. Lord Ram’s ancestor Sagara (lxj) whose sixty thousand sons dug out the bed of the ocean that is why ocean is called Sagar (lxj), the son of Sagara (lxj). Therefore, When Lord Rama asked Vibhishana, how we should cross the vast ocean?
Who is Anshuman in Mahabharat?
Amshuman or Aasamanjasa is a figure in Hindu mythology, the grandson of King Sagara. His father was Asamanja, the evil son of Sagara born from his second queen Sumati(In Ramayana it is Keshini). Amshuman becomes the king after King Sagara’s death.
What solution did the God find to their problem with the sons of Sagara?
Ans. The Gods’ solution to the problem of Sagara’s sons was to lead them to their death.
What did King Bhagiratha choose to do penance?
He did penance for a thousand years (according to god timeline) on the advice of his guru Trithala, to please Ganga, to gain the release his 60,000 great-uncles from the curse of saint Kapila. Ganga told him if she will descend from the sky to the earth, the force of her fall will be difficult to sustain.
Who killed 60000 sons?
His queens were Sumati and Bhadra. He had sixty-thousand sons from his queens, Janhu being the eldest. Janhu flooded the Naga Kingdom with waters of river Ganga. This infuriated the Naga King who burnt all the sons of Sagara in anger.
Who was the son of Bhagirath?
| Bhagiratha | |
|---|---|
| Descent of Ganga to Earth | |
| Affiliation | devotee of Ganga |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Dilipa (father) |
How was King Bhagirath born?
Birth. In most accounts of Bhagiratha, he is born to his father Dilipa and his unnamed mother in an unremarkable fashion. Therefore, through the advice of a sage or god, two of Dilipa’s widows have sex with one another and in this way one gets pregnant and gives birth to Bhagiratha.