Trishanku

Trishanku is a character in Hindu Itihasa. Trishanku is commonly referred to through mention of "Trishanku's heaven". The word Trishanku has come to denote a middleground or limbo between one's goals or desires and one's current state or possessions. The story of Trishanku is told in the Bala Kanda portion of the Valmiki Ramayana. The furious Vishwamitra would not accept defeat at the hands of Indra. The sage used his powers to arrest Trishanku's fall, causing the latter to be suspended mid-air upside-down.

Trishanku

Trishanku is a character in Hindu Itihasa. Trishanku is commonly referred to through mention of "Trishanku's heaven". The word Trishanku has come to denote a middleground or limbo between one's goals or desires and one's current state or possessions. The story of Trishanku is told in the Bala Kanda portion of the Valmiki Ramayana. The furious Vishwamitra would not accept defeat at the hands of Indra. The sage used his powers to arrest Trishanku's fall, causing the latter to be suspended mid-air upside-down.