In Hindu mythology, who reduced the 60,000 sons of King Sagara into ashes?
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Durvasa
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Vishwamitra
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Kapila
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Vashishtha
In the Ramayana, Sage Kapila was meditating when the 60,000 sons of King Sagara disturbed him while searching for their sacrificial horse. His angry gaze reduced them to ashes. Durvasa, Vishwamitra, and Vashishtha are other prominent sages but not part of this legend.
To answer this question, we need to understand the Hindu mythological story of King Sagara and his 60,000 sons.
According to Hindu mythology, King Sagara was a great ruler and performed a horse sacrifice (Ashwamedha Yagna) to assert his dominance over other kingdoms. During the ritual, the sacrificial horse was stolen by Lord Indra, the king of gods, and hidden in the underworld (Patala).
King Sagara's 60,000 sons embarked on a search to find the stolen horse and bring it back. They dug deep into the earth and reached Patala, where they found the horse near the meditating sage Kapila. Mistaking him for the thief, the sons accused Kapila of stealing the horse.
In anger and frustration, Kapila burned the 60,000 sons of King Sagara into ashes with his divine power. This act happened because of the misunderstanding between the sons and Kapila, resulting in their unfortunate demise.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
C. Kapila - Kapila reduced the 60,000 sons of King Sagara into ashes.