Once upon a time a handsome & energetic young prince of the Haihaya race went out hunting. He roamed about in the forest. He saw a Muni wrapped in a deer's skin. The prince mistook the Muni for a deer & killed him. He was very much grieved at heart for what he had done.

@Buntea

He went to the Haihaya chiefs and informed them of the incident. The chiefs saw the dead body of the Muni. They were very much afflicted at heart. They at once made enquiries as to whose son the Muni was and arrived at the hermitage of Arishtanemi, the son of Kasyapa.

@SujuS72

They bowed down 2 that great sage & stood there with folded hands. The sage welcomed them. They said to the sage,
"O venerable sage! We are not at all worthy of ur reception as we have unfortunately killed a Muni." The sage said to the chief, "How have u killed a Muni?

@pb3060

Please tell me where he is." The chiefs gave a truthful account to the sage of all that had happened and came to the place where the dead body of the Muni was. They did not find it there! They returned to the hermitage of the sage.

@Manonmanimalin1
@MANGALADR1

The sage, the son'of Kasyapa said,
"O kings! Is this the Muni who was killed by you? He is my son. He does severe austerities." The chiefs saw the Muni and were struck with wonder. They all exclaimed: "This is really amzing How has the dead Muni come back to life?

@Ram_Yug

Is it by the power of asceticism? O sage! We are all very curious to know about this." The sage replied, "O kings! Death cannot exercise its power over us. I will tell you the reason briefly & argumentatively. We strictly adhere to our own Dharmas.

@radvind
@Gravim71

We always respect the Brahmanas and praise them. We do not censure them. We are very hospitable. We always entertain our guests with food and drink. We first serve our guests with plenty of food and then eat what is left. Therefore, we have no fear of death."

@chetnatiwari27

We are peaceful, charitable, forgiving, generous and benevolent. We dwelve in sacred places. We visit holy temples. We keep company with sages, devotees, Yogis and saints. So we entertain no fear of death." I have told you only a bit of our power of devotion.

@manisha_kataki

O kings! Abandon pride and vanity. Return to your homes and practise what I told you." The princes said, "We shall follow your valuable instructions." They all prostrated before the sage and returned to their country with a merry heart.
(Vana Parva, Ch. 185)
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@shivaniojha