Lomasha said: About this time, the highly blessed ruler of earth, the greatly powerful Brihadyumna, the Yajamana of Raivya performed a sacrifice.

The two sons of Raivya, named Arvavasu and Paravasu, were employed by the intelligent Brihadyumna to assist him in the sacrifice.

O son of Kunti, thercupon those two, taking the permission of their father, went away. Raivya remained in the hermitage with Paravasu's wife.

One day in order to see his wife, Paravasu alone went to the hermitage and he saw his father in the forest, covered with black dcerskin.

The night was far advanced and dark and he was drowsy with sleep. When roaming in the forest, he took his father for a deer.

Mistaking his father for a dcer, he unintentionally killed him with the desire of protecting his own body.

O descendant of Bharata, after performing all his funeral rites, he came again to the sacrifice and spoke these words to his brother.

Paravasu said: You will never be able to perform this act alone. I have killed our father, mistaking him for a deer.

O brother, on my behalf, observe a vow prescribed in the case of killing a Brahmana. O Rishi, I shall alone be able to perform this act.

Arvavasu said: Then perform the sacrifice of the intelligent Brihadyumna. On your behalf, I shall observe the vow prescribed in the case of killing a Brahmana by subduing my senses.

Lomasha said : ( Yudhishthira, having observed the vow prescribed in the case of killing a Brahmana, Arvavasu, the Rishi, again came back to the sacrifice.

Thereupon having seen his brother come back again, Paravasu spoke these words, his voice choked with delight.

"See that this killer of a Brahmana may not enter your sacrifice. Do not also look at him, for even a glance at a killer of a Brahmana can certainly do you harm."

ruler of earth, O descendant of Bharata, as soon as the king heard this, he ordered his men (to turn him out). Being driven out by the king's men and being repeatedly called by thein as the slayer of Brahmana, Arvavasu again and again cried, “It is not I that killed a Brahmana.'

He did not also admit, that he had observed the vow for his own sake. (He said), “My brother did it and I have freed him from that sin."

Having said this in anger and having been reprimanded by the king's men, that Brahmana Rishi, that great ascetic, became silent; and he then went away to the forest.

Performing severe austerities, he took protection in the sun. Thereupon the mystery of the sun revealed in him and that eternal deity appeared before him in an embodied form. O king, the celestials were exceedingly pleased with that act of Arvavasu.

They appointed him as the chief priest of the sacrifice and caused Paravasu to be dismissed. Then the celestials with Agni at the head, bestowed upon him boons.

He too asked the boons that his father might be restored to life. He also prayed that his brother might be freed from the sin of killing his father;

(And also) that Bharadvaja and Yavakrit, both might be restored to life and that the Solar revelation might be famous.

O Yudhishthira, the celestials said, “Be it so"; and they bestowed on him the boons. Thereupon all of them were restored to life. Then Yavakrit spoke thus to the celestials with Agni at their head.

“I have obtained the knowledge of all the Vedas, I have also observed vows. How came it then that Raivya killed me who am an ascetic!

O foremost of the celestials, how could he then kill me in that way?" "O Yavakrit, O Rishi, do not think in the way you speak, thinking that you easily learnt the Vedas without the help of a preceptor and Raivya obtained the excellent Vedas after great exertions and long time.

Having said this to Yavakrit, the celestials with Indra at their head restored them all to life and went away to heaven.

O foremost of kings, here is the sacred hermitage of that Rishi) adorned with trees full of flowers and fruits (that grow) at all seasons. It cleanses all sins.