The Pradoshamahatmya section in the Shivapurana mentions this Gandharva princess, when Suta talks about Pradoshamahatmya to rishis at Naimisharanya.<\/p>\n
Satyaratha, a Pandya king was once observing the pradosha vrata. Due to flaws in the ritual, he died and reincarnated as the king of Vidarbha, but died in a battle with the king of Salva. His pregnant wife escaped into the jungle, and there, gave birth on the banks of a river. Later, as she went into the river, she was caught by a crocodile. A brahmin woman called Usha, and her son, Shuchivrata came by that way then.<\/p>\n
Seeing the child lying alone on the riverbank, they took him and named him Dharmagupta. Later, as per the advice of a brahmin named Shandilya, who lived in the village of Ekachakra, both Shuchivrata and Dharmagupta undertook the Pradosha vrata Lord Shiva was pleased with their devotion, and gifted them a lot of money. Later, Dharmagupta fell in love with Amshumati, the daughter of Dramila, a gandharva, and soon they were married.<\/p>\n
Because of the Pradosha vrata’s benefit, Dharmagupta and Amshumati were succesful in defeating the Salva king and regaining the throne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Pradoshamahatmya section in the Shivapurana mentions this Gandharva princess, when Suta talks about Pradoshamahatmya to rishis at Naimisharanya. Satyaratha, a Pandya king was once observing the pradosha vrata. Due to flaws in the ritual, he died and reincarnated as … Continue reading