Grandfather of King शतयूप . सहस्रचित्य was King of केकय . A very righteous person, he abdicated the throne in favour of his elder brother's son and performed tapas in the forest. He gave up his body for a ब्रह्मिन् and attained heaven. [mh-13-127-20 ] Mahābhārata • Anuśāsana parva • [mh-15-20-6 ] Mahābhārata • Āśramavāsika parva .