सर्गः ५७
In which Vasiṣṭha sons curse defiant Triśaṅku into caṇḍāla form, and the deserted king begs Viśvāmitra for bodily ascent to heaven
Vasiṣṭha sons rebuke Triśaṅku for bypassing guru — Vasiṣṭha sons refuse his rite and send him home — Triśaṅku vows to seek another refuge — Enraged sons curse Triśaṅku into caṇḍāla form — Ministers and citizens abandon transformed king and flee — Lonely burning king seeks Viśvāmitra — Compassionate Viśvāmitra asks his errand — Triśaṅku pleads bodily heaven and begs fate reversed