Key of Knowledge

SR No.: 006702
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Publication Year: 1919
Total Pages: 1204
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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thousand. For certain reasons, he timed his visit to an hour when it was not possible for the Pandava brothers to entertain the party to a feast; and it was well-known that the muni's displeasure brooded ill far beyond the power of ordinary mortals to bear, Draupadi, seeing consternation depicted on the faces of the Pandava brothers, prayed for deliverance to Krishna, who responded by appearing in person before her. The tradition" has it that the Almighty Krishna himself put a little particle of some boiled herb, which was the only edible available at the time, in his holy mouth, and, chewing it with great relish, declared that his hunger was appeased. The rishi and his followers, who had been bathing in the beautiful Jamuna, in the pleasant expectation of a princely feast, now felt as if they had gorged themselves with food, and, fearing the displeasure of the Pandavas, fled away, and would not return when asked to do so. It does seem wonderful that Krishna ate the particle of the boiled herb, and Durvâsâ lost his hunger ; but there is nothing supernatural in it. The attention of the reader is invited to an interesting experiment made by Dr. Coche which is quoted in the Medical Hypnotism, in his own words, as follows:--
“Placing a screen between myself and my subject, 'I made my assistant serve her a glass of water, and while fixing my thoughts on her I put some cayenne pepper on my tongue. No sooner had
* It is not possible to vouch for the historicity of this account, in view of the mythological nature of the Mahabharata, and the Hindu works in general. Besides this, the Jaina Puranas which also give a historical account of the events which occurred during the life of Krishna do not endorse the Hindu account in this particular. The narrative is, however, interesting, in so far as it shows that the ancients were fully familiar with the law of suggestion.