Continued from here (King Dishonored)
Sage Vasishtha
Thereafter, Gadhi had become freed from the illusory vision he had. Once again he regained his consciousness that 'I am Gadhi'. He completed his religious rite and got out of the river. He continued to wonder, 'Who am I? What did I see? And how?' He concluded that because he was fatigued his mind had obviously played some tricks on him. Even as he walked away from the place, he was still contemplating the vision and enquiring into the nature of the parents, the friends and the people he had seen in that vision. He thought, 'Surely, all that was illusory, for I do not perceive anything now!'
After some days, another brahmana visited him; and Gadhi duly entertained the honored guest: 'Sir, why do you look so tired and worn- out?'
The GUEST answered: Holy one, I shall tell you the truth! There is a kingdom in the north known as Kira. I spent a month there, being lavishly entertained by the citizens. I heard an extraordinary story from them. They said, 'A tribesman rules this kingdom for eight years. After that his identity became known. On account of him very many brahmanas of this place perished.' When I heard that I too felt polluted and hence I went to the holy place known as Prayaga and engaged myself in severe austerity and prolonged fasting. I am breaking this prolonged fast only today.
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