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In the Mahapurana, the Uttara Purana, King Vasu, having built a throne with four large pillars, ascended it and was served by kings and others. People were amazed and proclaimed, "Look, King Vasu sits in the sky on his throne, due to the greatness of truth!" ||28||
Meanwhile, Parvata and Narada went to the forest to gather fuel and flowers. They saw some peacocks drinking water from the river and Narada said to Parvata, "Oh Parvata, among these peacocks, one is a man and the rest are seven women." Hearing this, Parvata, unable to bear the thought of Narada's statement being true, made a bet. ||282-284||
Going a little further, Parvata realized that Narada's statement was true and was amazed. As they walked further, Narada, seeing the path of elephants, smiled and said, "The elephant that just passed by has a blind left eye." ||285-286||
Parvata said, "Your first statement was like a blind snake finding its way into a hole, it turned out to be true by chance. But this knowledge of yours is laughable. What can I say?" He said this with a smile and envy, and was filled with wonder. ||287-288||
To prove Narada wrong, Parvata followed the path of the elephant and before reaching the city, he realized that Narada's statement was true. ||289||
Parvata was filled with sorrow. He returned home, deeply troubled, and told his mother everything Narada had said. He said, "Father never explains the truth of the scriptures to me like Narada does. He always disrespects me." These words, born of envy and contrary thinking, pierced his mother's heart like a sharp weapon. The Brahmin woman, unable to bear her son's words, was filled with sorrow. ||290-292||
After bathing, performing Agnihotra, and eating, the Brahmin, sitting in his Brahminical state, heard his wife's account of Parvata's words. He said, "My teachings are for all men, without exception. Narada is skilled because he has different understandings." ||293||