yo 'samañjasa ity uktaḥ
yo 'samañjasa ity uktaḥ
sa keśinyā nṛpātmajaḥ
tasya putro 'ṁśumān nāma
pitāmaha-hite rataḥ
Another son of Sagara Mahārāja was named Asamañjasa, who was born from the King's second wife, Keśinī. The son of Asamañjasa was known as Aṁśumān, and he worked for the benefit of Sagara Mahārāja, his grandfather.
Another son of King Sagara who was called Asamañjasa was the son of Keśinī.
|| 9.8.15-16 ||
asamañjasa ātmānaṁ
darśayann asamañjasam
jāti-smaraḥ purā saṅgād
yogī yogād vicālitaḥ
ācaran garhitaṁ loke
jñātīnāṁ karma vipriyam
sarayvāṁ krīḍato bālān
prāsyad udvejayañ janam
Formerly, in his previous birth, Asamañjasa had been a yogī, but by bad association he had fallen from his position. He was able to remember his past birth. Nonetheless, he wanted to display himself as a miscreant, and therefore he would do things that were abominable in the eyes of the public and unfavorable to his relatives. He would afflict the people, and would throw playing boys into the River Sarayū.
In a previous birth he had fallen from yoga. He performed condemned acts in this life to avoid bad association.
|| 9.8.17 ||
evaṁ vṛttaḥ parityaktaḥ
pitrā sneham apohya vai
yogaiśvaryeṇa bālāṁs tān
darśayitvā tato yayau
Because Asamañjasa engaged in such abominable activities, his father gave up affection for him and had him exiled. Then Asamañjasa exhibited his mystic power by reviving the boys and showing them to the King and their parents. After this, Asamañjasa left Ayodhyā.
|| 9.8.18 ||
ayodhyā-vāsinaḥ sarve
bālakān punar āgatān
dṛṣṭvā visismire rājan
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