Life+of+Shravan+Kumar%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0ALong+time+ago%2C+there+lived+a+boy+called+Shravan+Kumar.+He+was+very+unfortunate+as+both+of+his+parents+were+blind.+He+had+to+look+after+his+parents+and+do+all+types+of+household+chores+throughout+the+day.+As+his+parents+were+unable+to+see%2C+so+he+had+to+do+all+the+work+for+them.+%C2%A0He+was+a+very+responsible+son+and+did+all+the+work+of+his+parents+with+full+of+eagerness+and+responsibility.+None+of+the+wishes+of+his+parents+remained+unfulfilled+as+he+always+tried+his+best+to+fulfill+every+wish+of+his+parents.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0AParents+Pilgrimage+Desire%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0ASoon%2C+his+parents+desired+to+go+on+a+pilgrimage.+Hearing+this%2C+the+son+was+very+pleased.+He+wanted+to+fulfil+his+parent%E2%80%99s+desires+so+he+created+a+balance+like+device+where+he+could+carry+his+parents+on+his+shoulders+and+take+them+on+the+pilgrimage.+Soon+they+set+off+their+journey.+During+their+travel%2C+Shravan+Kumar+offered+his+parents+some+fruits+from+the+forest.%C2%A0+They+ate+the+fruits+happily+but+never+had+any+corn+or+cereal.+Since+they+were+on+a+pilgrimage%2C+they+avoided+food+offered+by+anyone+else.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%EF%BF%BC%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0APilgrimage+Journey%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0ADeath+Story+of+Shravan+Kumar%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0AThey+reached+a+forest+near+Ayodhya.+Soon+they+felt+very+thirsty+and+asked+Shravan+to+get+some+water+in+order+to+quench+their+thirst.+Shravan+left+his+parents+in+the+forest+and+went+to+river+Sarayu+to+bring+water+for+them.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0AThe+king+of+Ayodhya+was+King+Dashrath+and+he+was+very+good+at+hunting.%C2%A0+He+stepped+into+the+forest+with+an+intention+to+hunt.%C2%A0+He+had+an+innate+quality+of+hunting+as+he+could+throw+his+arrow+from+miles+if+he+could+hear+a+sound.%C2%A0+Shravan+dipped+the+vessel+to+collect+water+and+that+produced+a+sound.+Hearing+the+sound%2C+Dashrath+mistook+it+as+the+sound+of+a+deer+drinking+water.%C2%A0+He+aimed+his+arrow+from+where+the+sound+was+coming+and+threw+it.+The+arrow+breezed+through+the+air+and+pierced+straight+into+the+chest+of+Shravan+Kumar.+%C2%A0He+cried+out+of+excruciating+pain+and+eventually+fell+on+the+ground.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0AThe+moaning+sound+did+not+escape+the+ears+of+Dashrath.+He+reached+the+place+immediately+and+saw+the+innocent+boy+crying+out+of+unbearable+pain.+Dashrath+noticed+a+vessel+lying+beside+him+and+the+boy+was+all+covered+with+mud+and+blood.+After+seeing+the+sight%2C+Dashrath+became+very+upset+and+cursed+himself.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0AKing+Dashrath+got+Curse%C2%A0%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0ASoon+Shravan+noticed+the+king.+He+told+the+king+in+a+trembling+voice+not+to+worry+for+him.+He+told+that+he+came+to+river+to+get+some+water+for+his+thirsty+parents.+He+requested+the+king+to+pull+out+the+arrow+that+had+pierced+him+and+take+some+water+to+his+parents.+He+also+instructed+him+to+inform+his+parents+about+his+death.+%C2%A0The+king+pulled+the+arrow+out+and+took+water+for+Shravan%E2%80%99s+parents.%C2%A0+He+offered+the+water+to+the+old+parents+however+the+parents+denied+to+have+it+and+asked+the+carrier+to+reveal+his+identity.%C2%A0+The+carrier+gave+the+news+of+their+son%E2%80%99s+death+and+hearing+it+the+parents+were+in+utter+grief+and+dismay.%C2%A0+He+requested+the+king+to+take+them+to+their+son.%C2%A0+Slowly+the+king+took+them+to+the+place+where+their+son+had+died.+After+reaching+the+spot%2C+Shravan+Kumar+conveyed+a+message+to+their+parents.+He+uttered+that+he+has+got+a+place+in+heaven+and+he+would+wait+for+both+his+parents+to+arrive+there+so+that+he+can+provide+the+services+again+to+them.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0ASoon+the+parents+took+a+dip+in+the+sacred+river+and+died+beside+their+son.+However+before+dying+they+had+cursed+King+Dashrath+for+killing+their+son.+They+said+that+as+they+could+not+tolerate+their+son%E2%80%99s+death+and+hence+they+died%2C+similarly+King+Dashrath+would+also+face+the+same+consequences+one+day.+He+would+also+die+due+to+his+son%E2%80%99s+loss.+The+curse+was+found+to+be+true+because+king+Dashrath+could+not+bear+the+pain+and+died+at+the+time+when+Lord+Rama+went+on+exile+for+fourteen+long+years.
