ಕನ್ನಡ King Bharat and the deer O nce upon a time, there was a king named Rishabhadeva. He had a hundred children. Bharata, the eldest of them, was a great devotee of Vishnu. This Bharata, after his father, began to rule the whole world. During his reign, the kingdom was prosperous. With no fear of smugglers, the citizens lived comfortably. Bharata married Panchajani, daughter of Vishwarupa. Several children were born to him. During his ten-thousand-year reign, the king performed many yagnas for Vishnu. Later, he lost interest in governance and handed over the kingdom to his children. After this, he went to the Pulasa ashram, on the banks of the Gandaki river, and, wearing a cloth like a sage, began to meditate. Apart from that, every day he went to the forest and collected grass, fruit bunches, Tulsi leaves and river water to worship God. As the years rolled by, the worldly desires in his mind completely disappeared. His motive was only devotion and service. Lord Vishnu was...