Text 6] The Supreme Character of Jada Bharata 313

tions during the spring and summer. He tried to teach him the
Gayatri mantra along with omkara and vyahrti, but after four
months, his father still was not successful in instructing him.

TEXT 6

at maaT meats: aterraaiaaa-
TAASTATATUN THA TRRA TA Tea aaaarea
arafiacme: «gata: BARAT:
HSA Si YE Tz] TAT SIA: IF Il

evam sva-tanuja Gtmany anuragavesita-cittah saucadhyayana-vrata-
niyama-gurv-anala-susriisanady-aupakurvanaka-karmany
anabhiyuktany api samanusistena bhavyam ity asad-dgrahah putram
anusdsya svayam tavad anadhigata-manorathah kalenapramattena
svayam grha eva pramatta upasamhrtah.

evam—thus; sva—own; tanu-je—in his son, Jada Bharata; dtmani—
whom he considered to be himself; anurdga-dvesita-cittah—the
brahmana who was absorbed in love for his son; sauca—cleanliness;
adhyayana—study of Vedic literature; vrata—accepting all the vows:
niyama—regulative principles; guru—of the spiritual master; anala—
of the fire; susriisana-adi—the service, etc.; aupakurvanaka—of the
brahmacarya-dsrama; karmani—all the activities; anabhiyuktani api—
although not liked by his son; samanusistena—fully instructed:
bhavyam—should be; iti—thus; asat-a@grahah—having unsuitable
obstinacy; putram—his son; anusdsya—instructing; svayam—himself:
tavat—in that way; anadhigata-manorathah—not having fulfilled his
desires: kalena—by the influence of time; apramattena—which is not
forgetful; svayam—he himself; grhe—to his home; eva—certainly:
pramattah—being madly attached; upasamhrtah—died.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana father of Jada Bharata considered his son his
heart and soul, and therefore he was very much attached to him.
