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## The Twenty-First Chapter
Standing firm on the uneven ground, his face pale from the sun's rays, his two excellent arms hanging down like a large serpent, his chest broad and wide like the shore of Mount Meru, his two shining thighs steady like the pillars that bind the elephants, though thin from austerity, he appeared very stout due to his radiance. He had fixed his extremely gentle and unwavering eyes on the tip of his nose. Seeing the Muni meditating with such single-pointed focus, King Vajraबाहु began to think:
"Oh, how blessed is this extremely peaceful, excellent human being who, renouncing all attachments, is performing austerities with the desire for liberation! He is graced by liberation, his mind is absorbed in his own welfare, his soul is free from harming others, he is adorned by the divine Lakshmi. He is equal in his attitude towards friend and foe, a heap of jewels and a blade of grass. He is free from pride and envy, his desire for the embrace of the divine consort Siddhi is growing. He has subdued his senses and mind, he is steady like Mount Meru, he is free from attachment, and his mind is fixed on virtuous actions."
"He has received the full fruit of his human birth. He has not been cheated by the cruel, malicious thieves of the senses."
"And me? I am constantly bound by the chains of karma, just as the sandalwood tree is bound by the great serpents of the Ashivisha clan. Shame on me, this inert, sinful being whose mind is filled with delusion. I am sleeping on the top of the great, round rock of the mountain of enjoyment."
"If I could only attain the state of this yogi, then I would have achieved the fruit of my human birth."
Thinking thus, the eyes of King Vajraबाहु, the master of the unfettered, became as steady as if fixed on a pillar.
Seeing him with such unwavering gaze, Udayasundara, with a pleasant smile, said jokingly:
"You have been observing this Muni for a long time, so are you taking this initiation? You seem to be attached to it."
Then, concealing his feelings, Vajraबाहु said:
"What is your opinion, Uday? Tell me."