(Bhagavatham 5.8.28 – 5.8.32)

Before long, death approached Bharatha as he was immensely attached to his pet deer and attended him with utmost care. Looking at the deer as if it was his own son, Bharatha breathed his last in deep passion.

No wonder, his next birth was as a deer! But all the Tapas he had done in the last life time remained as mental impressions in this life time too. So he could remember his past life time.

He lamented, “even though I had become a seeker, what a fall I had along with an animal!“.

The moment he realized his fault, he left his mother deer and reached Pulasthya Pulaha Ashram and lived like a seeker.

Eventually he dropped his animal body in a holy river.

Note – this part of Bhagavatham gives immense knowledge about rebirth. It says, the most prominent thoughts become deep impressions in the mind at the time of death and decide our next life time.

Also, our Sadhana keeps continuing in the next life time too.