Passage 19

In English

As they were watching intently, they found that the left eye of was shedding a tear. Finding that the situation was developing, wanted to test him even further and said, “What is the value of the gift which is given with sorrow and tears in one’s eyes? I do not want such a gift. A gift must be given freely and willingly.” , who was undisturbed and sitting peacefully with closed eyes, opened his eyes and said that he had no sorrow in giving his body. If, at all, he had any sorrow, both eyes should shed tears. Why is it that only one eye is shedding tears? You must consider and understand why tears are coming from only one eye. It is not as if did not know the truth behind this. He only wanted to show the depth of the devotion of . replied and said, “Oh, Lord, this body is going to be cut into two parts and the right part is going to be gifted to you for a sacred purpose. The left part is crying and shedding tears because it will then be thrown away and simply become food for the crows. It is crying because it is going to be thrown away in such an unsacred manner.” As soon as listened to these words, he started to repent and realised that this was a lesson taught to him and that there were more ardent devotees of than himself.