Mandavya

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Mandavya (Sanskrit: माण्डव्य, romanized: Māṇḍavya), also called Aṇi Māṇḍavya, is a sage in Hinduism. He is best known for a legend where he is wrongfully punished by a king by impalement. According to the Mahabharata, Mandavya was once performing a tapas with his arms raised, standing in front of his ashrama for many years. During this period, some thieves happened to pass by his ashrama, having stolen property belonging to the king. Finding that the king’s men were pursuing them, the thieves fled, after leaving their stolen property in the sage's ashrama. The king’s men seized Mandavya, believing him to be an accomplice. Mandavya refused to talk to his accusers. When the thieves were caught, Mandavya was also produced before the king, and they were all condemned to death. The thieves and the sage were struck at the tip with a trident, and while the thieves died, Mandavya stayed alive. According to the Brahmanda Purana, while the sage was undergoing this injustice, Ugrashravas, the cruel husband of Shilavati, wished to visit the house of his favourite prostitute, and the unsuspecting Shilavati agreed to carry him to her house.