Krishna Avatar Part 43

They reached the hermitage of Sage Raibhya and Sage Lomasa told them about the sanctity of this holy place. Then he started to recite the story of Bharadvaja’s son Yavakrida. He wished to gain knowledge of the scriptures quickly without seeking a teacher. Instead of learning for years, he chose a shortcut — to please Indra, the Lord of the Devas, asking him for direct knowledge of the Vedas. So, he did intense penance and austerities to achieve this. Indra appeared and advised that austerities are not the way to gain knowledge. After many refusals, Indra at last blessed Yavakrida with knowledge of the Vedas, but with a lot of reluctance. Yavakrida became very proud to have learned Vedas directly from Indra instead of through conventional learning. After becoming a scholar in the Vedas, Yavakrida grew an attitude.  He was thinking that he had…

 

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