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## The Initiation of 98 Brothers
**Yoga Shastra, First Light, Verse 10**
It was evident, how could this remain hidden from them? Therefore, the gracious Lord, Shri Adiswar, addressed his sons, saying: "My sons! I have brought for you an extraordinary spiritual kingdom of wealth. Material wealth is fickle and breeds ego. In the end, due to its destructive nature, it leads the ruler to hell. It increases the cycle of birth and death. Even if you attain heavenly pleasures after acquiring material wealth, the thirst for such pleasures will only grow. Just as the thirst of a fire-brand does not quench, similarly, the desire for enjoyment will not be satiated in the next birth. If the thirst is not quenched by heavenly pleasures in the next life, how can it be quenched by human enjoyment, which is like a fire-brand?
**The Analogy of the Fire-Brand:**
There was a foolish man named Angaradahak who went to a deserted forest to make charcoal, carrying a water-skin filled from a pond. The heat of the fire and the scorching sun of midday doubled his thirst. Due to this, he drank all the water in the water-skin. Still, his thirst did not quench; then he fell asleep. He had a dream in which he saw himself going home and drinking all the water from the pitchers, pots, and water vessels kept in his house. Just as fire is not quenched by oil, similarly, even after drinking so much water, his thirst did not subside. Then he drank the water from wells, ponds, and other water bodies, emptying them. Still, he was not satisfied. Therefore, he went to the river; he went to the sea, drank its water too; yet, his thirst did not abate, like the torment of a hellish being. Later, he would see any water body and drink its water, emptying it. Then he reached the well of Marwar to drink its water. He tied a tuft of grass to a rope and lowered it into the well to draw water. What does a distressed man not do? The water of the Marwar well was deep, and due to drawing water from deep down, much of it would be squeezed out before reaching the top. Still, he squeezed the water drops clinging to the blades of grass and drank them. Whose thirst is not quenched even by the water of the sea; how can it be quenched by the water of a tuft of grass? This means that his thirst was not quenched in any way.
Similarly, how can the thirst of one who is not satisfied by heavenly pleasures be quenched by acquiring material wealth? Therefore, my dear sons! It is only fitting for wise men like you to attain the kingdom of restraint, which bestows bliss and leads to liberation.
Hearing this detached discourse of the Lord, those 98 brothers also became detached at that very moment and took initiation from the Lord. Meanwhile, the messenger, silently praising the patience, truthfulness, and increasing detachment of those 98 brothers, reached the king of Bharata. He informed him of all the happenings of the 98 brothers. Hearing this, the king of Bharata took possession of the kingdom of those 98 brothers. Truly, greed increases with gain (acquisition of wealth). This has always been the case in politics.
The commander-in-chief, distressed, humbly requested Bharat Chakravarti: "O King! The Chakra Ratna has not yet entered your armory. Therefore, it seems that there is still some king who does not accept your authority. And until all kings accept your authority, your conquest of the world remains incomplete for you to become a Chakravarti." Bharat replied: "Yes! I know that it remains to conquer my younger brother, the extraordinary powerful, mighty-armed, and immensely strong Bahubali. My situation is like that of a person who has a Garuda on one side and a swarm of snakes on the other. I know that Bahubali, like a lion, can defeat thousands alone; because the valor that a single lion displays, thousands of deer cannot display together. No one, be it a rival, a god, a demon, or a human, is capable of defeating the invincible Bahubali alone. A great moral dilemma has arisen before me. On the one hand, I want to become a Chakravarti, but the Chakra Ratna is not entering my armory; on the other hand, Bahubali is not willing to accept anyone's authority. What..."