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[Third Class]
[75 The ascetic Somila, having abandoned his wife and children, became a monk. This was a source of great anger for Gayasukumala's son. He thought to himself, "I must avenge this insult." He looked around to make sure no one was watching, then went to a nearby pond and took some wet mud. He went to Gayasukumala's hermitage and smeared the mud on his head. Then he took some burning embers from a funeral pyre and placed them on Gayasukumala's head. Fearing that he might be seen, he quickly fled back the way he had come.]
Meanwhile, Somila, a Brahmin, had gone out of the city of Dwaraka to gather firewood for a sacrifice. He had already collected the firewood, darbha grass, kusha grass, roots, and leaves. He was returning home when he saw Gayasukumala meditating near the Mahakal cemetery. Somila was filled with hatred at the sight of him. He thought to himself, "This is the same Gayasukumala who abandoned my daughter Soma, a beautiful and virtuous young woman, and became a monk. I must take revenge on him." He looked around to make sure no one was watching, then went to a nearby pond and took some wet mud. He went to Gayasukumala's hermitage and smeared the mud on his head. Then he took some burning embers from a funeral pyre and placed them on Gayasukumala's head. Fearing that he might be seen, he quickly fled back the way he had come.
**Commentary:** Somila, blinded by anger and unaware of Gayasukumala's deep devotion, acted with great cruelty towards the meditating monk. This passage describes his demonic act in a heart-wrenching manner.
The commentator, Acharya Abhaydeva Suri, explains the term "samidheyassa" as "samitsamuhassa," meaning a collection of firewood. The words "dabbe, kuse, pattamodam" are explained as follows: "samidhauutti" refers to firewood, "dabbeti" refers to darbha grass with roots, "kuseti" refers to the tips of darbha grass, and "pattamodam" refers to leaves that are folded from the branches of trees, used for worship.