Āśuga

Also known as: Swiftfoot · Role: son and lute-player · First appears: Chapter XII

In Chapter XII, the Kinnarī bore the Brahman youth a son named Āśuga, or Swiftfoot, because he ran everywhere so swiftly. He moved the cave’s blocking stone and escaped with his father to Vārāṇasī. Sent to a Brahman as a pupil, he was later seized by his teacher in anger and turned out of the house.

When merchants asked him to touch the lute’s top string, their ship capsized and they lost their lives. During a journey at Vārāṇasī, Āśuga opened his eyes and immediately became blind. Suśroṇī agreed to the robber chief’s proposal to cast him out and live with him; the chief threw Āśuga from the wall, and the townspeople beheaded him.

Relationship record

Chapter XII

• parent: The Brahman youth who fathered Āśuga (Chapter 012) “She bore him a son, who was called Āśuga (Swiftfoot)”
• parent: The Kinnarī who bore Āśuga (Chapter 012) “She bore him a son, who was called Āśuga (Swiftfoot)”
• mentor: The Brahman teacher of Āśuga (Chapter 012) “The Brahman had sent his son Āśuga to a Brahman as his pupil.”

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Extracted from the original text of Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources. Made with Rho MD.