TY - BOOK AU - Chandrakant, Kamala AU - Pai, Anant TI - Vishwamitra: the king who became an ascetic SN - 9788184820768 U1 - 82-343 PY - 1979/// CY - Mumbai : PB - Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd. KW - Mythology KW - Indian epic N1 - v. 599 N2 - Born a warrior, he relinquished his kingdom to do penance when indra, the lord of heaven, refused entry to king trishanku, the sage, known for his determination, created a parallel heaven for the king who had sought his help he trained sri rama and his brother lakshmana in warfare and taught them the use of celestial weapons to prepare them for the great war they were destined to fight later an extraordinary sage, vishwamitra was also a seer whose hymns are part of the sacred rig veda UR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26248677-vishwamitra?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13#CommunityReviews ER -