Gaurav Gatha-E-17-King Chitraketu

King Chitraketu

THIS STORY from the Puranas is about a powerful king named Chitraketu. The king had no son, which made him very sad. One day a sage by the name of Angira came to him. Angira noticed that something was troubling the king. He asked Chitraketu what the matter was. The king said sorrowfully: Holy one! The thought that I have no heir makes me unhappy. Pray tell me how I can beget a son." The sage replied: "O king, fate has fixed that you will have no son. You should leave yourself to your fate." When the king persisted in having his wish fulfilled, the sage advised him to perform a yagna. But the king's happiness, he warned, would be short-lived. The yagna was performed and in proper time a son was born to the king and his eldest queen. Both were very happy. But the sudden death of the baby-prince ended their happiness. How did the prince die and why? Who was he? What happened to the king after his son's death? All these questions have been answered in this story. 

• Gaurav Gatha
• Title                    : King Chitraketu
• Serial No.           : 17
• Total Pages        : 36
• Script                 : English
• Publisher           : Gaurav Gatha Publication. New Delhi
• Publishing Year : March 1983