In English
When came out of his deep meditation, he quickly realised all that had happened; and he took steps to reprimand his son. He said, “The king is a very noble and kind man and he takes good care of all of us. Just because in a weak moment, he did something rash, you should not have cursed. By this act of yours, you have lost all the good that you have accumulated because of your . Have you undertaken to do all your only to misuse it in this manner? In this context, it appears natural for the king to occasionally lose his temper in this manner, but a like you should not have lost balance and given the curse. Our kingdom will now be without a leader, it will be like a night without a moon.” After reprimanding his son in this manner, he thought it best to send word to king and let him know the nature of the curse. He also undertook to tell king about the evil consequences of anger. “One’s wealth and prosperity will be destroyed by anger. It will destroy whatever honour and reputation that one has. It will separate him from his own people. By pride and anger, everything will be destroyed and one who has anger will not be able to achieve anything. He will be humiliated. He will always be committing sin and everyone will admonish him. Anger will promote sin.” Having told about the evil consequences of anger, as conveyed by , the messenger further told the king as from , “It is quite natural that you lost your control at a weak moment, but it was necessary for you to attempt to overcome your anger and behave in a responsible manner. Instead of overlooking your mistake and controlling himself, a sacred like my son cursed you that you will die by a snake bite within seven days. During these seven days, think of the Lord always and promote the goodness in you.” As soon as heard these words from , his own mind was completely transformed and he conveyed his respectful to , the , and said, “This is not a curse to me, it is a great gift. I cannot escape the consequences of my and what I had done. I am grateful to you for making me realise this.” From that day, was thinking of God by giving up the responsibility of his government to his ministers. As soon as this news of the curse was known, several and others came to see . They were praying to God that king who had a noble and sacred heart could be spared from the curse and that he should live long. But, the curse of the could not be atoned and was making preparations for the end. The great , who had considerable equanimity, was also praying for the well-being of . Although , for external purposes, had connections with the world; yet in his mind, there was no attachment at all. He merged completely with the . There is no difference between such a and divinity.