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Rohita

Also called: Rohitashva

The son born to Harishchandra by Varuna's gift and promised back to him. Told he is to be sacrificed, he refuses, takes his bow and wanders the wild for six years, turned back from home each year by Indra in the form of a Brahmin, until he buys Shunahshepa as his substitute.

Sources: Rigveda Brahmanas: the Aitareya and Kausitaki Brahmanas, tr. A. B. Keith (1920) · see Rohita's web

Relations 1

Rohita child of

Harishchandra (King) · Shunahshepa, the boy bound for Varuna

Stories 1

Shunahshepa, the boy bound for Varuna
Legend · as the son who refuses and wanders · 6 tellings

Cited

Rigveda Brahmanas: the Aitareya and Kausitaki Brahmanas, tr. A. B. Keith (1920) § aitareya.7.14-15 Primary text (translation)