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Contemplating the self through introspection, and purifying the self, the Muni named Kicaka, desiring to purify the three jewels, heard the scriptures. ||38||
One hundred brothers of Kicaka, their minds deluded, not seeing him, were enraged. They saw a burning pyre and, thinking it was Kicaka's, were filled with anger. ||39||
Those wicked ones, desiring to burn the pyre, were strong and powerful. They were thrown into the pyre by Bhima and turned to ashes. ||40||
Called by one, they were taken by Bhima, intoxicated with pride. Many are killed by a single lion, with its teeth. ||41||
Then, Kicaka, the virtuous one, was in the middle of a secluded garden, sitting on a couch, engaged in yoga, when he was seen by a Yaksha. ||42||
To test his mind, the Yaksha, in the guise of Draupadi, approached him in the middle of the night, showing his lustful form. ||43||
The virtuous one, like a deaf man, was absorbed in listening to the sweet words, and like a blind man, he saw the beautiful form, full of charm. ||44||
For one who has guarded his senses well and attained purity of mind, the knowledge of the true nature of things arises. ||45||
Having completed his yoga, the Yaksha bowed to him and said, "O Lord, forgive me," again and again. ||46||
Bowing again, he asked the reason for his infatuation with Draupadi, for such infatuation cannot arise without a cause. ||47||
The Muni Kicaka, bowing to the Yaksha, spoke of their past lives, his own and Draupadi's. ||48||
On the bank of the river Tarangini, where it meets the river Vegavati, I was a Mlechcha, a wicked man, small and insignificant, living in a small village. ||49||