In English
The is something which has given us various stories and illustrations about . The has shown several paths and several illustrations to lift man from the human level to the divine heights. For this reason our ancestors have referred to it as or the fifth Veda. On one occasion, with a view to attaining victory and success in his efforts, performed the (Horse sacrifice). According to the tradition, the person who captures the horse in such a yaga must be willing to pay the money for this or agree to fight and win. After the horse was thus traditionally released by , it was captured by one called . According to the rules, was preparing for a fight with this . It so happened that this was a great devotee of Lord . When met , he was told that it would be wise to first investigate the circumstances under which the horse was captured by the king and only then undertake to fight for the horse. said that the horse may even be released without a fight. did not stop at that. He told that King was a great devotee and it is not right for to go and fight with him. He even warned that it may not be possible to attain victory over a sincere devotee of the Lord. also told that was a very disciplined man. Not only did the King go through the prescribed dharmic paths, but he was also very well versed in the , and and was thus a very capable person. When described in such glowing terms, became somewhat jealous because he always thought that he was the greatest devotee of and was under the proud impression that there was none greater than him. However, took and went to King .