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Chapter:-2 Collection of Examples
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Even though the karma of the lost, false, etc. was like a thorn, it was a part of the thorn of the scriptures. He remained unshaken, and due to his good thoughts, he attained the middle path, free from sin. ||9|| For the purpose of atonement, the Lord went to the house of the merchant Siddhartha. The Lord went there, but he was not repaid with devotion. ||10|| The physician Kharaka, a friend and beloved of Siddhartha, came there earlier. Seeing the Lord, the sharp-minded one said this. ||11|| Oh, the form of the Lord is complete with all the marks. But it is marked by dullness, as if it has a thorn. ||12|| Siddhartha, out of excitement, said, "If that is so, then explain it. Where exactly does the thorn reside in the body of the Lord?" ||13|| The physician, seeing the entire body of his master skillfully, saw the nails in the ears and showed them to Siddhartha. ||14|| Siddhartha then said, "Due to some slander by a cowardly person, who was not afraid even of hell, I did a terrible deed." ||15|| "Tell me, my friend, what was the sin done by him? Try your best, O great-minded one, to remove the thorn from the Lord!" ||16|| "The thorn in the ears of my master is causing me great pain. I cannot tolerate the delay in this matter, even if I have to give up all my wealth." ||17|| "I believe that by removing the thorns from the ears of Vishwanath, the great ocean of beings will be saved." ||18|| The physician said, "This Lord is capable of destroying the enemies of the world. He endured that sinner, not out of inability, but for the destruction of karma." ||19|| "How can this one be treated, who is indifferent even to his own body? He who is greedy for the destruction of karma, considers pain to be good." ||20|| Siddhartha said, "What is the logic in your words now? It is not the time for these words, the Lord is not to be treated." ||21|| Thus, the Lord, indifferent to both of them, went away. He stood outside in the garden, absorbed in good thoughts. ||22|| Siddhartha and Kharaka, taking medicines, etc., went to the Lord in the garden with haste. ||23|| Placing the Lord in a vessel of oil, they anointed him with oil. Then, with strong carriers, they began to massage him. ||24|| By massaging the joints with strong men, the nails in the ears were pulled out simultaneously with pincers. ||25|| The two nails, with blood, came out of the ear holes. The remaining pain, like the karma, was directly experienced by the Lord. ||26|| As the Lord experienced pain due to the pulling out of the nails, he roared like a terrible lion, as if struck by a thunderbolt. ||27|| The earth did not shake due to the greatness of the Lord, even though he made that sound. For those who are not worthy, even if they are harmed, they do not deserve to harm others. ||28|| After removing the thorns and bowing to the Lord, Siddhartha and Kharaka went home. ||29|| They had good intentions, even though they caused pain to their master. Both of them became recipients of the glory of the heavenly world. ||30|| Gopal, with evil intentions, caused pain to his master, and he was born as a recipient of the seven earthly miseries. ||31||
[Tenth Canto, Fourth Chapter, verses