The Indian Narcissus

This king fell in love with his body so much that he wanted to take it with him when he died and ascended to Heaven. Sadly, that would never happen. So he sought the help of the Holy Brahmarishis like Vashishta and Vishwamithra. Vashishta was of little use, in fact the King ended up being cursed to become a Chandala. Finally Vishwamithra with all his powers made him ascend to heaven only to be stopped by Indra. The maverick that he is, Sage Vishwamithra created a new heaven for this King between heaven and earth. Who is this famous King who got his place in Heaven?

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Trishanku was the king in question.he was the son of the son of Prithu was a king in the Solar Dynasty, the dynasty of the Lord Rama. The spat between Sage Vasishta and Vishwamitra is well known.

The aftermath: Now that another heaven was created, it was named Trishanku's heaven and the king shall reside in this heaven from now on. He shall not supersede the command of Indra by ruling his own heaven, and to ensure that, the king shall reside upside down in his heaven. Trishanku is commonly referred to through the phrase "Trishanku's heaven". The phrase describes a middleground or a compromise between ones goals or desires and one's current state or possessions.