Yuvanashva was a king in the Ikshvaku dynasty – the lineage
in which Bhagwan Sri Ram appeared. By accident he had become pregnant and
delivered a boy who became an illustrious king. The whole incident happened
during the Krita Yuga.
King Yuvanshva had no children. Like all kings, he was
worried about his subjects and his dynasty. He tried numerous methods to solve
the problem. But he was not successful. Disappointed and disgusted, the king
left for the forest with his wives.
The sages who resided in the forest came to know about the
arrival of the king and met him. They decided to help the king by performing a
yajna.
The sages successfully performed the yajna and collected the
holy water and placed it in a pot. The sages wanted to give the water to wives
of the king next day morning.
During the night, the king felt extremely thirsty and in half sleep drank the holy water without realizing its holiness.
Next day morning the Rishis discovered that the pot to be
empty. Soon they discovered what had happened the previous night.
As months passed, stomach of the king became big. Finally,
with the help of the sages, the stomach was cut open and a son was born to the
king.
The sages saved Yuvanashva and he later performed tapas and
attained salvation.
The child that was born was named Mandhatri and
became a great king.