Devi Bhagavatam 7.13.1 — Devi Gita & Liberation, Skandha 7, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 1
Vishvamitra Resolves to Uplift Trishanku from His Curse
त्रिशङ्कुशापोद्धाराय विश्वामित्रसान्त्वनवर्णनम् राजोवाच - हरिश्चन्द्रः कृतो राजा सचिवैर्नृपशासनात् । त्रिशङ्कुस्तु कथं मुक्तस्तस्माच्चाण्डालदेहतः
triśaṅkuśāpoddhārāya viśvāmitrasāntvanavarṇanam rājovāca - hariścandraḥ kṛto rājā sacivairnṛpaśāsanāt | triśaṅkustu kathaṃ muktastasmāccāṇḍāladehataḥ
త్రిశంకు శాప విమోచనము కొరకు విశ్వామిత్రుని శాంతింపజేయుట. రాజు అడిగెను: రాజు ఆజ్ఞతో మంత్రులు హరిశ్చంద్రుని రాజుగా చేశారు. కానీ త్రిశంకువు ఆ చండాల దేహము నుండి ఎలా విముక్తుడయ్యాడు?
Janamejaya
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Narrator: Janamejaya
Listener: Vyasa
Dialogue Context: Inquiring about Trishanku's fate and redemption from the Chandala curse
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Text: Sets the stage for a discourse on redemption, grace, and the power of sages to alter karmic destinies.
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Janamejaya asks how Trishanku was freed from the cursed body of a Chandala after Harishchandra took over the kingdom.
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