Trishanku

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Indra prevents Trisanku from ascending to Heaven in physical form-from The Freer Ramayana

Trishanku (त्रिशंकु), born as Satyavrata, was a king who belonged to Ikshvaku dynasty. Trishanku is commonly referred to through mention of "Trishanku's heaven". The word Trishanku has come to denote a middle ground or limbo between one's goals or desires and one's current state or possessions.He is mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana.

Etymology[]

In Indian astronomy, Trishanku corresponds to the collection of three crosses around Southern Cross constellation.^[1] The name Triśaṅku is a combination of Sanskrit words Tri meaning 'three' and śaṅku(शङ्कु) meaning 'stumps', thus the name mean 'Three stumps', likely denoting to the alignment of stars of the Southern cross constellation.

Story[]

The story of Trishanku is told in the Bala Kanda portion of the Valmiki Ramayana.

See also[]

• Scylla and Charybdis
• Crux

References[]