Son of the sage दीर्घतमस् . The story of पुण्य as found in ज्ञानवासिष्ठ is the following:-There is a mountain called महेन्द्र in जम्बूद्वीप . दीर्घतमस् who was doing penance there had two sons named पुण्य and पावन . पुण्यकुमार grew up into a boy abounding in virtues. पावन was not so broad-minded. When after some time दीर्घतमस् , their father died, पुण्यकुमार controlling his sorrow did all the funeral rites; but पावन unable to control his sorrow left the place and wandered in the forests weeping bitterly. After some days पुण्यकुमार went in search of his brother and on finding him consoled him and told him that there was nothing to be worried about their father's death. On hearing the learned and moral teachings of पुण्य , पावन also got enlightened and after living in that forest for a number of years both of them abandoned their lives.

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The name of the आश्रम of the sage विभाण्डक . [mh-3-110-23 ] Mahābhārata • Vana parva .