(Bhagavatham 5.9.1 – 5.9.22)

Bharatha’s next birth after the animal birth was as a Brahmin’s son in his second wife. The past impressions were very strong in his mind. Hence he maintained an ascetic’s life in the constant remembrance of the Lord.

He was called Jada Bharatha and lived a solitary life. Even though his father tried to impart all sorts of knowledge along with other sons, he was not interested. His focus was not on “Veda Jnanam” but on “Atma Jnanam”.

As his father died, his mother too performed ‘Sati’. Jada Bharatha has become totally free now. He worked for others and ate what they gave him.  He never bothered about how he looked, wandered and lived.

One day, some Sudras who were in search of an ideal man for sacrifice as ‘Nara Bali’ to Goddess Bhadrakali saw him and took him to their priests.

They bathed him and decorated him before the Bali ritual. As the priest was about to cut his head with a sword, Mother Goddess in her most fierce form appeared before them and furiously beheaded them all.

Jada Bharatha remained silent and peaceful in the midst of all this.