Medhavi

Valadhi, grieving for a son, performed austerities until the gods granted him one — but with a condition: the boy would be mortal, his life-span tied to the mountains. When Medhavi grew insolent and insulted the sage Dhanushaksha, the curse meant nothing — until Dhanushaksha understood where the boy's life truly lived.

Yavakrita has obtained every boon he desired, and his father Bharadvaja sees the danger. To warn his son against arrogance, Bharadvaja tells him the ancient story of Medhavi — a sage's son who believed himself untouchable, insulted the wrong man, and died when the mountains that held his life were shattered by buffaloes.