![]() ![]() He requested Dasarath to pull out the arrow from his chest and relieve him from pain, take water for his parents and then inform them about the death of their son. On seeing the prince, Shravan Kumar told him that he came to the river to fetch water for his thirsty blind parents who are eagerly waiting for him to get the water. Prince Dasarath was very upset at the sight and neared the boy. On hearing the cry of a human voice, Prince Dasarath rushed to the spot and was shocked to see an innocent young hermit boy crying in pain. The arrow swiftly moved in the air and straight away pierced into Shravan Kumar's chest who yelled in pain. Prince Dasarath who was hunting animals, heard the sound, mistook it to be an animal and shot an arrow in the direction from where the sound was being produced. While Prince Dasarath was busy hunting animals, at the same time Shravan Kumar who came to fetch water from river Sarayu, dipped the empty earthen pot into the river to fill it with water which produced a typical sound. Dasarath had a special ability of shooting arrows at an animal just by hearing the sound made by the animal without spotting it. In those days hunting wild animals was a royal time pass activity. They reached a forest near Ayodhya and Shravan Kumar placed the baskets with his parents under a tree and went to fetch water from River Sarayu.ĭasarath (King of Ayodhya and father of Lord Rama) who, at that time, was the crown prince of Ayodhya was wandering in the forest hunting animals. After walking for a long distance his parents felt thirsty. ![]() ![]() ![]() On the way Shravan Kumar offered fruits to his parents. He set for pilgrimage carrying his parents on his shoulders. He then placed each of his parent in each basket and tied the baskets to a bamboo stick and thus made a balance like device to carry his parents. He then tied the baskets to a big bamboo stick and made a balance like device. Shravan brought two big bowl-shaped baskets and placed each of his parent in each basket. In the olden days people (Hindus) used to go on pilgrimage in their old age to get purified of their sins. As his parents grew older, once they expressed their desire to go on a pilgrimage. He used to willingly fulfill all the wishes of his parents with dedication. He was a very responsible and dutiful son. He was an unlucky child as his parents were blind and Shravan Kumar had to do all the household work in addition to looking after / taking care of his blind parents. Long ago there lived a boy named Shravan Kumar. He is a character in the Hindu epic Ramayana who had great devotion towards his blind, old and frail parents who were actually hermits. This is a Hindu mythological story about an unfortunate boy whose name was Shravan Kumar. ![]()
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