Risabha Deva

Author(s): Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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sciences as well as all the accomplishments that their parents desired them to acquire. Music and singing were naturally included in their attainments. They also understood the Science of Religion well and were so much impressed with the transitory nature of the world, that they resolved not to marry at all. The education of Bharata received the greatest attention from his parents. He was taught other things with his brothers; but he was especially instructed in Law and the Science of the polity of kings by the WORLD TEACHER. Bharata also displayed a taste for dancing, and became very efficient in the art. Among the younger brothers of Bharata, Vrisabha Sen excelled in music; Anantavirya, in drama; Bāhubali in meclicine, archery, floriculture, and the knowledge of precious gems. He wis also clever in finding out the characters of men and women from their bodiiy marks.