Sauti said, “Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit, was, with his brothers,attending his long sacrifice on the plains of Kurukshetra. His brotherswere three, Srutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhimasena. And as they were sittingat the sacrifice, there arrived at the spot an offspring of Sarama (thecelestial bitch). And belaboured by the brothers of Janamejaya, he ranaway to his mother, crying in pain.
And his mother seeing him cryingexceedingly asked him, ‘Why criest thou so? Who hath beaten thee? Andbeing thus questioned, he said unto his mother, ‘I have been belabouredby the brothers of Janamejaya.’ And his mother replied, ‘Thou hastcommitted some fault for which hast thou been beaten!’ He answered, ‘Ihave not committed any fault. I have not touched the sacrificial butterwith my tongue, nor have I even cast a look upon it.’ His mother Saramahearing this and much distressed at the affliction of her son went to theplace where Janamejaya with his brothers was at his long-extendingsacrifice. And she addressed Janamejaya in anger, saying, ‘This my sonhath committed no fault: he hath not looked upon your sacrificial butter,nor hath he touched it with his tongue. Wherefore hath he been beaten?’They said not a word in reply; whereupon she said, ‘As ye have beaten myson who hath committed no fault, therefore shall evil come upon ye, whenye least expect it.’
Janamejaya, thus addressed by the celestial bitch, Sarama, becameexceedingly alarmed and dejected. And after the sacrifice was concludedreturned to Hastinapura, and began to take great pains in searching for aPurohita who could by procuring absolution for his sin, neutralise theeffect of the curse.
“One day Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit, while a-hunting, observed in aparticular part of his dominions a hermitage where dwelt a certain Rishiof fame, Srutasrava. He had a son named Somasrava deeply engaged inascetic devotions. Being desirous of appointing that son of the Rishi ashis Purohita, Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit, saluted the Rishi andaddressed him, saying, ‘O possessor of the six attributes, let this thyson be my purohita.’ The Rishi thus addressed, answered Janamejaya, ‘OJanamejaya, this my son, deep in ascetic devotions, accomplished in thestudy of the Vedas, and endued with the full force of my asceticism, isborn of (the womb of) a she-snake that had drunk my vital fluid. He isable to absolve thee from all offences save those committed againstMahadeva. But he hath one particular habit, viz. he would grant to anyBrahmana whatever might be begged of him. If thou canst put up with it,then thou take him.’ Janamejaya thus addressed replied to the Rishi, ‘Itshall be even so.’ And accepting him for his Purohita, he returned to hiscapital; and he then addressed his brothers saying, ‘This is the person Ihave chosen for my spiritual master; whatsoever he may say must becomplied with by you without examination.’ And his brothers did as theywere directed. And giving these directions to his brothers, the kingmarched towards Takshyashila and brought that country under his authority.
“About this time there was a Rishi, Ayoda-Dhaumya by name. AndAyoda-Dhaumya had three disciples, Upamanyu, Aruni, and Veda. And theRishi bade one of these disciples, Aruni of Panchala, to go and stop up abreach in the water-course of a certain field. And Aruni of Panchala,thus ordered by his preceptor, repaired to the spot. And having gonethere he saw that he could not stop up the breach in the water-course byordinary means. And he was distressed because he could not do hispreceptor’s bidding. But at length he saw a way and said, ‘Well, I willdo it in this way.’ He then went down into the breach and lay downhimself there. And the water was thus confined.
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