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The Supreme Character of Jaḍa Bharata
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tions during the spring and summer. He tried to teach him the Gāyatrī mantra along with omkāra and vyāhṛti, but after four months, his father still was not successful in instructing him.
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एवं स्वतनुज आत्मन्यनुरागावेशितचित्तः शौचाध्ययनव्रतनियम- गुर्वनलशुश्रूषणाद्यौपकुर्वाणिक्रमर्णियनभियुक्तान्यपि समनुशिष्टेन भाव्यमित्यसदाग्रहः पुत्रमनुशास्य स्वयं तावद् अनधिगतमनोरथः कालेनाप्रमत्तेन स्वयं गृह एव प्रमत्त उपसंहृतः ॥ ६ ॥
evam sva-tanuja ātmany anurāgāveśita-cittaḥ śaucādhyayana-vrata- niyama-gurv-anala-śuśrūṣaṇādy-aupakurvāṇaka-karmāṇy anabhiyuktāny api samanuśiṣtena bhāvyam ity asad-āgrahaḥ putram anuśāsya svayam tāvad anadhigata-manorathaḥ kālenāpramattena svayam grha eva pramatta upasaṁhṛtaḥ.
evam—thus; sva—own; tanu-je—in his son, Jaḍa Bharata; ātmani—   whom he considered to be himself; anurāga-āveśita-cittaḥ—the   brāhmaṇa who was absorbed in love for his son; śauca—cleanliness;   adhyayana—study of Vedic literature; vrata—accepting all the vows;   niyama—regulative principles; guru—of the spiritual master; anala—   of the fire; śuśrūṣaṇa-ādi—the service, etc.; aupakurvāṇaka—of the   brahmacarya-āśrama; karmāṇi—all the activities; anabhiyuktāni api—   although not liked by his son; samanuśiṣtena—fully instructed;   bhāvyam—should be; iti—thus; asat-āgrahaḥ—having unsuitable   obstinacy; putram—his son; anuśāsya—instructing; svayam—himself;   tāvat—in that way; anadhigata-manorathaḥ—not having fulfilled his   desires; kālena—by the influence of time; apramattena—which is not   forgetful; svayam—he himself; grhe—to his home; eva—certainly;   pramattaḥ—being madly attached; upasaṁhṛtaḥ—died.
TRANSLATION
The brāhmaṇa father of Jaḍa Bharata considered his son his heart and soul, and therefore he was very much attached to him.