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The Forty-First Chapter
187. The mind, like a maddened elephant, runs wild in the paths of sense-objects. It can be controlled only by a man of strong detachment, who relies on the goad of knowledge. ||122||
Those who harbor the desire for the forms of other women, are like horses driven by lust, who, intoxicated with the speed of great delusion, throw the chariot of the body into the mire of evil deeds. ||123||
Therefore, make the reins of the mind very strong, so that it may not be carried away by the passions. ||124||
Bow down to the Jina with devotion, and remember him constantly, so that you may surely cross the ocean of existence. ||125||
Destroy the thorns of delusion with the weapons of austerity and self-control, and, reaching the city of liberation, rule there fearlessly. ||126||
Having heard the Jain grammar, the wise king Vijayaprabhu, abandoning his vast wealth, became a great sage. ||127||
His two sons, Udit and Mudit, also, hearing the Jina's teachings with devotion, became ascetics, and, adorned with great austerity, wandered together over the earth. ||128||
They were going to Sammed Shikhar, to worship the place of liberation, when, by some chance, they lost their way and entered a great forest. ||129||
There, in that forest, Vasubhuti, who had been a human being, had become a fierce mleccha. Seeing them, he was filled with great anger, and called them with harsh words. ||130||
Seeing him eager to kill them, the elder brother, Udit, said to Mudit, "Brother, do not be afraid. Take refuge in meditation, and make your mind steady." ||131||
"This wicked mleccha, with his evil form, is eager to kill us. But today is the time to test the forbearance which we have cultivated for so long." ||132||
Mudit replied, "Brother, what fear can we have, who are steadfast in the words of the Jina? Surely, we have also brought about his death by our foolishness." ||133||
Thus, talking in this way, the two brothers, with calm minds, stood firm, and, abandoning all attachment to their bodies, attained the state of image-meditation. ||134||
Then, the mleccha, eager to kill them, approached them. But, by the grace of God, the leader of the tribe of mleccha saw him, and prevented him from doing so. ||135||
Hearing this, Rama asked the Kevali, "Why did the mleccha want to kill them? What was the reason?" ||136||