![]() Little is known about his early life before meeting Manasa or his later life, after abandoning her. Manasa gives birth to Astika in his absence. However, he impregnates her before leaving her forever. Jaratkaru finally forsakes Manasa when she wakes him up from his deep slumber, and he feels insulted. The marriage fails, with hardly any emotional bond between the couple. Though he wants to remain celibate, he marries Manasa on persuasion of his dead ancestors, who are doomed to fall to hell if he does not procreate. ![]() ![]() Jaratkaru is described as a great learned sage who practises severe asceticism. He appears as a secondary character in the tales of Manasa and Astika. He is the husband of the serpent-goddess Manasa and the father of their son, Astika. ![]() Jaratkaru ( Sanskrit: जरत्कारु, romanized: Jaratkāru) is a rishi (sage) in Hindu mythology. Jaratkaru abandons his wife Manasa, depiction of the Mahabharata scene ![]()
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