श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण नवम स्कन्ध अध्याय 7 श्लोक 1-15

navam skandh: saptamoadhyay: adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: navam skandh: saptam adhyayah shlok 1-15 ka hindi anuvad raja trishanku aur harishchandr ki katha shrishukadev ji kahate haian- parikshit! maian varnan kar chuka hooan ki mandhata ke putroan mean sabase shreshth ambarish the. unake dada yuvanashv ne unhean putraroop mean svikar kar liya. unaka putr hua yauvanashv aur yauvanashv ka harit. mandhata ke vansh mean ye tin avantar gotroan ke pravartak hue. nagoan ne apani bahin narmada ka vivah purukuts se kar diya tha. nagaraj vasuki ki ajna se narmada apane pati ko rasatal mean le gayi. vahaan bhagavanh ki shakti se sampann hokar purukuts ne vadh karane yogy gandharvoan ko mar dala. is par nagaraj ne prasann hokar purukuts ko var diya ki jo is prasang ka smaran karega, vah sarpoan se nirbhay ho jayega. raja purukuts ka putr trasaddasyu tha. usake putr hue anarany. anarany ke haryashv, usake arun aur arun ke tribandhan hue. tribandhan ke putr satyavrat hue. yahi satyavrat 'trishanku' ke nam se vikhyat hue. yadyapi trishanku apane pita aur guru ke shap se chandal ho gaye the, parantu vishvamitr ji ke prabhav se ve sasharir svarg mean chale gaye. devataoan ne unhean vahaan se dhakel diya aur ve niche ko sir kiye hue gir p de; parantu vishvamitr ji ne apane tapobal se unhean akash mean hi sthir akar diya. ve ab bhi akash mean latake hue dikhate haian. trishanku ke putr the harishchandr. unake liye vishvamitr aur vasishth ek-doosare ko shap dekar pakshi ho gaye aur bahut varshoan tak l date rahe. harishchandr ke koee santan n thi. isase ve bahut udas raha karate the. narad ke upadesh se ve varun devata ki sharan mean gaye aur unase prarthana ki ki ‘prabho! mujhe putr prapt ho. maharaj! yadi mere vir putr hoga to maian usi se apaka yajan karooanga.’ varun ne kaha- ‘thik hai.’ tab varun ki kripa se harishchandr ke rohit nam ka putr hua. putr hote hi varun ne akar kaha- ‘harishchandr! tumhean putr prapt ho gaya. ab isake dvara mera yajn karo.’ harishchandr ne kaha- ‘jab apaka yah yajnapashu (rohit) das din se adhik ka ho jayega, tab yajn ke yogy hoga’. das din bitane par varun ne akar phir kaha- ‘ab mera yajn karo.’ harishchandr ne kaha- ‘jab apake yajnapashu ke muanh mean daant nikal ayeange, tab vah yajn ke yogy hoga’. daant ug ane par varun ne kaha- ‘ab isake daant nikal aye, mera yajn karo.’ harishchandr ne kaha- ‘jab isake doodh ke daant gir jayeange, tab yah yajn ke yogy hoga’. doodh ke daant gir jane par varun ne kaha- ‘ab is yajnapashu ke daant gir gaye, mera yajn karo.’ harishchandr ne kaha- ‘jab isake dubara daant a jayeange, tab yah pashu yajn ke yogy ho jayega’. daantoan ke phir ug ane par varun ne kaha- ‘ab mera yajn karo.’ harishchandr ne kaha- ‘varun ji maharaj! kshatriy pashu tab yajn ke yogy hota hai, jab vah kavach dharan karane lage’. parikshit! is prakar raja harishchandr putr ke prem se hila-havala karake samay talate rahe. isaka karan yah tha ki putr-sneh ki phaansi ne unake hriday ko jak d liya tha. ve jo-jo samay batate varun devata usi ki bat dekhate.