Passage 20

In English

The arrival of and , who moved like lion cubs in the streets of , created a sensation. People admired them and began talking about these two handsome princes. Emperor received them with due courtesy and extended to them warm hospitality. had made all arrangements for them in a spacious mansion. pretended as though He was tired and lay down. Keeping one leg on the other, He started massaging His own feet. Sage arrived there to see Lord in human form. Observing the Lord massaging His feet, said, “Lord are You tired because You have walked a long distance?” To this replied, “, do I ever get tired? Never. This body of Mine has come for your sake and not for Mine. With this human body of Mine, I have to bring succour to the ailments of man.” The power of God descends to the earth in human form for the sustenance of . Of all the living beings that exist in the world, it is man alone who has strayed from the path of . When Divinity dons the garb of a human body, people are thickly blanketed by illusion. They become blind to the Divinity of God. Illusion covers the eyes of men like a thick curtain and prevents them from seeing the Reality. Even and were no exception to this, though they came into intimate contact with Divinity.