A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1455
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1455
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RAIBHYA. A sage who was the friend of Bharadwāja. He had two sons, Arvāvasu and Parāvasu. The latter, under the curse of Bharadwāja, killed his father, mistaking him for an antelope, as he was walking about at night covered with an antelope's skin. Arvāvasu retired into the forest to obtain by devotion a remission of his brother's guilt. When he returned, Parāvasu charged him with the crime, and he again retired to his devotions. These so pleased the gods that they drove away Parāvasu and restored Raibhya to life. See Yava-krita.