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RISABHA DEVA the irresistible chakra (discus), and the third was the birth of a son to himself! He was literally overwhelmed with joy on hearing the news, and did not know at first which event to celebrate before the others. He, however, at once decided to proceed to the Lord's Samavasarana, to Worship the Divinity Incarnate, as the worship of God was the source of all good in the world. Today we shall be told that by the birth of a son as well as by the death of a member of his family a man becomes impure and disqualified to worship God for a certain number of days, even when the event occur at a great distance or in foreign land. Bharata did not stop to trouble himself about such matters. Perhaps the injunctions were unknown in his time. Certainly, the Worshipping of the Deva of devas (God of gods) would appear to be the harbinger of all good luck and auspiciousness, and not likely to be forbidden on any occasion. The reason of the prohibition against visiting a public place of worship under the aforesaid circumstances is not far to seek. It would cause too much commotion and disturbance in the Temple and in the process of worship if men went there fresh on the top of an event like the death or the birth of a member in their family. Men would be eager to know what had happened, and would be prone to
