Mahabharatha (महावारथा)
Indian epic in english
Mahabharatha (महावारथा)
Indian epic in english
Ganga narrated the story of OctoBasus and their curse:
Once OctoBasus and their wives went on a vacation to Sumeru mountain near Saint Vashistha's meditation retreat.
The wife of DuyBasu – one of the OctoBasus – saw Nandini – the amazing cow that granted every wish of its owner – grazing on the campus.
DuyBasu's wife liked the cow so much that she must gift it to Jitabati, her friend.
She insisted husband so much that finally DuyBasu had to steal the cow.
Saint Vashishta was not present at the campus at that time. But once he returned and found the cow missing, he was furious.
He cursed: “Whoever has stolen my Nandini will be born as human”.
OctoBasu apologized and begged Saint Vashishta to retract his curse.
Vashishta calmed down a bit: “OK, you will be free of the curse within an year”.
“But not him”: Vashishta said, pointing at DuyBasu: “He must serve the sentence of a full human life. But... it will be a pious life of a wise man who would be dear to his father and free from sexual temptation”.
After narrating the tale of of OctoBasus, Ganga told Shantanu: “O my beloved king, I had thrown the newborns to the river every time because they were OctoBasus reincarnated, and they wished to return to heaven as soon as possible. But this eighth newborn is DuyBasu -– he must live a human man life before he can enter heaven again”.
Then she took the newborn with her and disappeared into Ganga -- her own river.
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