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Chapter 22 Resurrection (2)
Bamande, the No. 2 suitor, is also on the road, wrapped in the bones of his beloved woman.Numo legislators once warned: "When the father who is the mainstay of the family finds that he is gray at the temples and can no longer create happiness for the family, he feels heartbroken when he looks at his child; I am afraid that he will not be able to continue to take care of him in a few days, so Let the child learn to survive and be independent early, so that he can leave this world with peace of mind. After making up his mind, the father ordered the child to take the holy fire and all the sacrifices used for sacrifice, leave the town, and live in the forest for a long time. In this way, they brought with them various sacraments, green herbs, roots, and fruits, besides what the sages used to eat. The father demonstrated to the children the five sacraments, and taught the usual rituals ask him to wear a burqa made of black antelope skin or dog skin, and tell him to wash his body twice in the morning and evening; tell him to endure the troubles of growing hair, beard and nails, and do the practice of jumping forward and backward on the ground , insist on standing all day; take a shower or shower at sunrise, noon and sunset; Even the baptism of the rainstorm; the ascetic walk in the forest in wet clothes in the severe winter; and then, as the law says, put the sacred fire in its place, and quietly eat roots and fruits to preserve strength."

The third suitor, Madhu Sadan, did not wrap the bones of his sweetheart, but took a fishing belt and a neckband, became a magician, and started a life of traveling.He carried no other food with him—except chaff—but his soul was full, and he never ceased to pray devoutly to the gods.In order to be able to see Brahma, he listened carefully to the teachings of the gods, meditated, quieted the six senses, and tried to pour the teachings of the gods into his mind.In this way, by fulfilling the will of God, controlling the senses and abstinence, we are always resisting the three evils—unsettled mind, evil thoughts, and extravagant and lustful life.All illusions in the depths of the mind are dispelled.He kept chanting the name of the gods silently in his mouth until he could feel the gods shining with dazzling aura appearing in front of him.

How can there be no love in human life?A flesh and blood body, those who are blind, apoplexy, and full of defects, those who are always suffering from hunger, pain, and fainting, those who have bad habits and always eat fruit before purifying, will look forward to love .And he seems to have lost his lust.He has a dog as his companion, and he feeds it what he eats every day, and he strictly observes the five abstinences.

In order to allow himself to thoroughly enjoy the tranquility, he controlled his thoughts and vision within the scope of his sense of smell.He practiced 84 kinds of yoga postures, raised his hands high, and stretched them to the sky, until he could no longer feel the pain of warmth, hunger and thirst in the world.He especially loves the posture of water lily—the left palm resting on the right palm, sitting cross-legged, fingers closed, controlling the power of the body and mind through concentration and meditation, thinking of Brahma with no distractions in mind; Yama's belief means that he must believe in seven points of view: refrain from doing things against the law of heaven, believe in the truth, be honest, forgive all sins, refuse all alms other than offerings, and maintain prosperity and disasters. A cheerful mind; not thinking about it even when starving, is redeemed surrounded by the four enemies of the body.He controlled himself by staring at the still flame of the lamp, brooding, and placing his thoughts on the sun, moon, fire, and other luminous bodies, or in the depths of his heart, at the bottom of his throat, and in the center of his skull. .

One day, the magician Madhu Sadan came to a family's house for fasting, and the owner of the house said to him: "Today, we will treat you warmly." He sat down in this family's house.When the food was ready, the host told him to wash his hands and feet, and invited him to sit directly above the dining table. Then the host sat down next to him and said a passage from the scriptures: "A house owner will never refuse to receive A visitor at night: he may come to your house at dawn, or at some more proper hour, or at some inappropriate hour, and he will never linger if he is not entertained. The food doesn't have to be delicious, but a satisfied guest will surely bring wealth, fame, longevity, and the blessing of the gods to the owner of the house."

When the host had finished speaking, his wife brought out the meal, with rice, boiled split peas, butter, and condiments.Pure wooden new pots make fresh food.The cooked meal was only half ready, and the youngest son of the hostess was crying loudly and grabbing his mother's skirt.The more the mother tried to get rid of him, the more tightly the child held onto her, not letting her go, the more the mother coaxed him, the more he cried.The mother finally got angry, grabbed the child and threw it into the fire, and the child was instantly reduced to ashes.

Seeing this scene in front of him, the Madhu Sadan magician got up and left without eating anything.The owner of the house was very surprised: "Why don't you eat?" He replied: "I am very grateful for the hospitality of your family; but how can I sit and eat in the house of someone who has committed such crimes? There is a saying that Well said: 'Those who can't control their emotions in this world are living in vain!'”

After hearing his answer, the owner of the house laughed, then left, and came back with a book in which the resurrection technique was recorded.This single-sided book is very precious, eighteen inches long and six wide.To prevent it from being eaten by moths, the paper is coated with the juice of orpiment and tamarind seeds.

The homeowner carefully lifted the book wrapping cloth and smoothed the writing with his hands.He repeated mantras from books and performed many religious ceremonies.The child who was thrown into the fire soon came back to life.The owner of the house said: "Among precious things, knowledge is the most useful. Rich people's money may be stolen, robbed, or gradually diminished due to imbalances in income and expenditure; knowledge is eternal, and you can use it The more it grows, the more it grows; it cannot be shared, nor can a thief steal it."

After witnessing this miracle with his own eyes, the magician thought to himself: If only I could get this magical book.In this way, I will be able to save the woman I love so much, and stop putting on such a disgusting pose.Thinking of this, he sat down to eat.

After dinner, everyone returned to their respective rooms to rest.Madhu Sadan magician also returned to the room.But he couldn't sleep peacefully.He guessed that everyone had already fallen into a sweet sleep, so he quietly left his room, went to the owner's house, took out the magical book from the joint of the beam, and left immediately.

He hurried to the place where his lover was cremated.There, his two rivals in love were also sitting together talking, telling their respective experiences.They soon recognized him, and cried out to him, "Ah! Brother! Have you traveled the world, too? Tell me what you have learned? Maybe there will be something to our advantage?"

"I have learned the art of raising the dead," replied the magician.Hearing this news, both of them were very happy: "If this is the case, then quickly use your resurrection technique to save our lover!"

So Madhu Sadan began to chant the mantra.At this time, the roar of various ferocious animals came from time to time around: jackals, owls, crows, cats, donkeys, vultures, dogs, leopards-as if they were nearby.Added to this are the wrath of man—the letter of Yama (Pluto—god of the underworld), demons, imps, elves, gods, and other gods and ghosts.These three brave young men were willing to sacrifice their blood to Goddess Chandi in order to save the girl they loved.The sorcerer repeated the mantra: "Happy to the illusion of supremacy! Hail to the world of the goddess! Hail to you who can grant any wish! I will give my blood, please condescend to accept it , bring good luck to me!"

Afterwards, they performed a ceremony that symbolized the burning of their bodies, and sincerely prayed: "Ah! Almighty Goddess, please allow my maiden to be reborn. I dedicate my body to you devoutly. I hope you will bring me auspiciousness." .I'm always cheering for you, cheering!"

They put the girl's body and ashes together, and Debikram and Barmand kept it carefully.Madhu Sadan began to cast spells, and a cloud of white vapor slowly rose from the ground, gradually condensing into a human-shaped liquid body.Seeing the scene in front of them, the three young men immediately felt horrified: the bones and ashes were being gradually sucked into the body.It wasn't until Manhumarati came back to life and asked them to take her back to meet her mother that the vitality of the three gradually recovered.

As a result, who should have the beautiful Manhumarati once again became the cause of a fierce quarrel between the three young people.Everyone wants her to be their only mistress.Debikram declares that the bones are the most important thing; Bamand swears on the ashes—a claim Madhusadan dismisses contemptuously.

No one can understand this debate, not even the brightest theologian can explain it.And the king—well!We no longer need to look for wisdom.Pray, great King Wickram, can you tell me to whom this reborn woman should belong?

"Belongs to Barmand—the young man who kept her ashes. Brat!" cried the gallant king.

"But," retorted Betal, "she would not have been able to be resurrected without the bones that Debikram kept; and besides, none of this would have happened without the technique of raising the dead that Madhusadan had learned. I think so Yes. Of course, you may have your own opinion."

"You damned devil!" said the king fiercely, "Although Debikram kept her bones, it was like a son's behavior, so he couldn't marry her; reborn, but obviously that's what a father should do, and he shouldn't have married her. So Parmand, the young man who kept her ashes, should be his husband."

"Ah! King! I am honored to see this end." The vampire laughed, "but my presentiment tells me that we are only temporary companions. These little stories I tell, like A quarrel between lovers will eventually have a happy ending. If you can agree, I would like to hang it on the tree for a while."

While talking, Betal climbed to the tree and hung upside down.

"This way of walking doesn't seem quite right," thought the king, after catching the cunning escapee, "shouldn't I sit and listen to this fellow's story? Or is it because it's stupid to walk and think?" of?"

After thinking about this, the king put the bag on the ground, and tied the mouth of the bag tightly with a turban and belt.After all this was done, he sat down in front of the pocket and asked his son to sit down too.

The vampire protested violently to the king, claiming that doing so violated their covenant.King Wickram immediately retorted that there was no mention of walking or sitting at all in the covenant.

Betal finally got angry, sullenly, and vowed not to say a word again.But in fact it can't control its mouth at all.It didn't take long before it opened its mouth again and began to tell another new story.

(End of this chapter)