He was broken at eight places, whenever he walked people laughed at him — but he was a sage of true caliber, he was Ashtavakra (Ashta "eight"; Vakra "bend or curve").
How did his bones break at eight places?
Once his father was reciting some Sanskrit verse and he made some mistakes in pronunciation. From the womb, Ashtavakra spoke that his father was incorrect. Hearing this, the rude father kicked his wife stomach. Ashtavakra somehow survived this death stroke but his body became abnormal.
The famous Ashtavakra Gita, have you read ? It is of this sage.
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