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Chapter: - 2 Collection of Examples
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Neither by immortals, nor by demons, nor by Yakshas, nor by Rakshasas, nor by gods, nor by men, nor even by the entire three worlds, can the Arhat be disturbed by meditation. || 12 ||
Hearing these words of Shakra, a god of Shakra's assembly, with a terrible frown formed by his furrowed brow, || 13 ||
with trembling lower lip, with bloodshot eyes, and with a deep attachment to false beliefs, spoke to the assembly. || 14 ||
"This mortal, merely a Shraman, is praised by you, O god! The reason for this is his freedom in speaking truth and falsehood. || 15 ||
Even gods cannot disturb him by meditation, O lord! How can he be held in the heart, or how can he be described? || 16 ||
Whose peaks obstruct the sky, whose roots obstruct the netherworld, || 17 ||
who, with the play of dust, shake Mount Meru, whose splendor is hidden by the vastness of the earth, || 18 ||
who, with a single arm, with the play of a mighty umbrella, lift up the earth along with countless other earths, || 19 ||
for those gods, who are not equal in wealth, who are not equal in strength, who are not equal in desires, who are not equal in accomplishments, what is this mere mortal? || 20 ||
"I will disturb him by meditation," saying this, he struck the earth with his hand and rose from the assembly hall. || 21 ||
The Arhats, with the help of others, perform their austerities without interruption. This foolish Shakra, thinking that he is not aware, disregarded him. || 22 ||
Then, with a violent wind, a storm, and a dense cloud of fire, with a terrible form, with Apsaras fleeing in fear, || 23 ||
with a huge body, with a mass of planets struck by the earth, that wicked one went to where the Supreme Lord was. || 24 ||
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Seeing the Lord of the world, who is the friend of the world without a cause, who is established without hindrance, his envy increased. || 25 ||
That wicked one, with the dust of the earth, rained dust upon the Lord of the world, who is free from all calamities. || 26 ||
Like the moon by the sun, like the sun by a bad day, he covered the entire body of the Lord of the world with a dust storm. || 27 ||
Even the ears of the listeners were completely filled with dust, so that the Lord became like one without breathing in or out. || 28 ||
Even a single sesame seed did not move from the meditation of the Lord of the world. Does a mountain move even when surrounded by elephants? || 29 ||
Taking that dust, the ants with their diamond-like mouths, produced ants all over the body of the Lord. || 30 ||
They entered his body from all sides, and went out from other sides, piercing with their sharp-pointed mouths, like needles in clothes. || 31 ||
His desires, like those of a hapless person, were frustrated even in these. That wicked one created bites, not ending the suffering of the wicked. || 32 ||
With a single blow from them, the Lord, with his body filled with the juice of milk, became like a king of mountains with waterfalls. || 33 ||
Seeing that the Lord of the world was not disturbed by them, that wicked one created terrible, unstoppable, ghee-like flies with sharp-pointed mouths. || 34 ||