Passage 4

In English

Man should control their greed and hatred

Consider the behaviour of King which resulted in a curse. He was the Emperor, reputed and respected; he was highly learned; he was an earnest practitioner of spiritual disciplines. Yet, in a fit of anger, he placed around the neck of a hermit who was sunk deep in meditation, a snake that was dead! That was not a pardonable prank. As Emperor, his task was to be an example, a model, an inspiration for his subjects. Punishing him would be an effective method of teaching good conduct to millions. So, , the hermit's son, cursed him to die of snake bite at the end of the week. The sage cursed his wife for transgressing the limits imposed by the higher Self on the lower sell Man or woman, each one has to honour the glory of mankind and examine each thought, word and deed on the touchstone of (righteousness). Or else, one has to encounter a curse.