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From the epics · 2 tellings · contested
Angiras takes Agni's place
Yudhishthira asks Markandeya why Angiras once carried the offerings as fire.
Legend · 6 tellings · contested
Shunahshepa, the boy bound for Varuna
Harishchandra promises Varuna the son he asks for and keeps putting off the sacrifice; the prince flees, the king swells with disease, and the bought boy Shunahshepa praises the gods from the post until his bonds fall.