Śarabhanga () is a

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and

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mentioned in Book III ( Aranya Kanda) of the ''

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''. He is visited by

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during the latter's journey through the

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. Prior to Rama's visit,

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appears at his hermitage in order to take the sage to the abode of

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. Śarabhanga's last wish was to see Rama before leaving the mortal world. After seeing Rama and performing the necessary rites, the sage performs self-immolation by throwing his old body to the funeral pyre, and a youthful ethereal form rises towards the heavens.

References

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