A king in Hindu religion who belonged to Ikshvaku descendancy. 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.

 

This episode of Holy Tales by Himanshu Sharma will tell you how a desire of a king to reach heaven in his human form took him to a wierd state.

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