In English
being Divine, no one could harm him
Though slaughtered a number .of babies from , escaped his eye. systematically overpowered and killed various emissaries sent by to under various pretexts. , a demoness, assuming a charming human form, came to 's house offering to breast-feed the child. She said, "Mother! You have lost .a number of new born babies. Perhaps my breast milk might save this one." , believing that she was a women of true compassion and that her milk might have the holy effect she claimed, handed the baby over to . But knew her intentions, and drawing out her breath he left her dead. But let us pay more attention to the boy than to his exploits. All these exploits reveal that being Divine, no one could harm him or suppress him. According to the folk-belief, they pierced the ears and nose of in order to ward off death, which had carried away many children from the family, and put a golden wire on the nose. The nose-ring had a small-sized pearl. The pearl is won by diving into the depths of the sea, so it symbolises the (discrimination) that is won after diving into the secrets of the objective world. Also since it marked the tip of the nose, it sought to emphasise the need to concentrate, to meditate on the tip of the nose, the eyes not being fully open (for that would distract the attention), nor being fully closed (for then sleep would intervene and put an end to the process of meditation). They should be half open, their sight being directed to the tip of the nose, where wore the pearl.