Passage 5

In English

Whether in olden times or nowadays, there have always been some persons who indulged in calumny against good men and derided the good actions done by them. 's disciples had to go by boat across the to get whatever was required for his . used to assign different tasks each day for the young disciples in the . One of them was a gentle youth known as . was an aggressive and short-tempered youth. One day went by boat to bring provisions for the . As soon as they saw an ochre-robed person in the boat, the other passengers got very indignant. They started abusing in various ways. They remarked: "He is a pseudo-. He is spoiling all young men," and so on. silently shed tears, remembering the teachings of the master. During the trip he was apprehensive about what might happen. On the return trip, the earlier story was repeated. He listened silently to the abuse levelled against and did not venture to quarrel with them. After his return, asked him to narrate what all had happened. After listening to 's pathetic story, burst out: "How could you remain silent while your was being reviled? You have committed a sin. You are not fit to remain in the ." () who was standing nearby, listened to the angry words of the Master. fell at the feet of the Master and pleaded for forgiveness.