Passage 9

In English

said to , “There is no limit to the atrocities committed by , though I advised him to mend his actions. I denounced the nefarious activities of and advised him not to enter into war with you. and his son became furious and commanded me to leave the kingdom. They have branded me a traitor. I prayed for the welfare of and left the kingdom. I seek none else but God. I wish to sanctify my life at the feet of God. I have been chanting the name of for a long time. It is the name of that brought and me close to each other in . I don’t need anything in my life except Your Feet. I do not want kith and kin. All I desire is Your proximity.” then said, “, do not be frightened. Your brother will be punished for all his misdeeds. You will soon see this with your own eyes.” He then summoned and , and commanded them to anoint as the future King of . prayed, “Lord, I have not come here with an eye on the Kingdom of . All that I seek is the Kingdom of God. Make me a citizen in that Kingdom or even a servant there.” But crowned him as the Emperor of the Kingdom of , even though the war against had not yet commenced. Despite this, the kept a watchful eye on , lest he betray their secrets to . But trusted to the core since ’s heart was immaculately pure. accepted and declared, “You are Mine.” The Bridge Across the Ocean Hectic preparations were made for the battle against . It was decided that a bridge be built across the ocean to reach . Then, said, “Oh , this ocean was dug by Your ancestors, the sons of . It will be very hard to build a bridge across the ocean. Why don’t You pray to the Lord of the Ocean to make a way for the army to pass through?” thought this to be good advice and decided to pray to the Lord of the Ocean. Despite the intense prayers of , the God of the Ocean did not appear. lost His temper and wished to teach a lesson to the Ocean. As He was preparing to shoot an arrow into the ocean, the God of the Ocean appeared and said, “Oh , you are verily the incarnation of . You know for sure the secrets of the Universe. As the five elements perform their respective duties, I too perform my duties, abiding by rules and regulations. I have in me [a crore is ten million] of living species, and all of them abide by the rules of the Ocean. I cannot give way for a huge army to pass through, but I can render one help to You. Build a bridge and I will see to it that it does not sink in the water. You have in Your army , the son of . Since he is an expert in engineering, he can easily build the bridge across the Ocean.” summoned and asked him whether it was possible for him to build the bridge. replied in the affirmative and said that he was capable of building a bridge stretching even thousands of miles if only he had ’s Grace. then fixed the auspicious time for the construction of the bridge on the next day.