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Who cursed great sage "ASHTAVAKRA" to be born deformed?

  1. Kashyap

  2. His Mother

  3. Vashishta

  4. His Father
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Explanation

According to Hindu mythology, the sage Ashtavakra was born deformed with eight crooks in his body. His father, the sage Kahoda, was cursed by his own son (while still in the womb) for defeating him in a debate about the Vedas. When Ashtavakra laughed at his father's grammatical error during the debate, Kahoda cursed his unborn son to be born deformed - thus Ashtavakra was born with eight bends in his body.

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