Yudhishthira said: How did the mighty sage Yavakrit, the son of the ascetic Bharadvaja, acquire profound knowledge in the Vedas. How also did he die?
युधिष्ठिर उवाच कथं युक्तोऽभवदृषिर्भरद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। किमर्थं च यवक्रीतः पुत्रोऽनश्यत वै मुनेः॥