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33.YAVAKRIDA'S END
When Bharadvaja returned to his
hermitage, he came upon his son's corpse
and concluded that disrespect to Raibhya
must have led to this cruel fate.
"Alas! My child, you died of your pride
and vanity. Was it not a great mistake that
you tried to learn the Vedas in a way not
resorted to by any brahmana? Why did
you behave so as to be cursed thus? May
Raibhya, who caused the death of my only
son, be himself killed by one of his sons!"
Thus, carried away by rage and grief the
sage cursed Raibhya.
Regaining control soon, he exclaimed in
anguish: "Alas! They alone are blessed
who have no sons. I have not only lost my
only son, but in the madness of my grief I
have also cursed my friend and
companion. What is the use of continuing
my life?" He cremated his son's body and
died by throwing himself on the funeral
pyre.
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