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Praśamarati
Acknowledgement and Source : This story is given in various commentaries on "Śrī Navatattva - Prakaraņa". Pūjya Muni Śrī-Pundarikavijayaji was good enough to give me a Gujarati version; and Pujya Muni Shri Tattvānandavijayaji has gone through its translation. To both of them we are thankful.
Story No. 2
Crow
(Referred to in Verse No. 76) A crow entered the inside of a dead elephant, which is being dragged away into the sea, because of his blind and intense craving for the succulent meat. After satiating his hunger he comes out of the carcass - but finds the sea all around. He is a trifle worried but again his tingling tastebuds make him enter the carcass. After many such ins and outs, his anxiety increases, and finally he becomes confused, frantic and demented.. but now it is too late. He cannot cross the sea around him, and along with the carcass he too sinks to the bottom.
Story No. 3
Māsa - Tușa Muni
(Referred to in Verse No. 95) Māșatușa Muni was not a very learned man, nor was his intelligence or memory of any significance. He was not even able to memorize two simple phrases - meaning “do not get angry” and “do not rejoice”. None the less his faith and respect in the efficacy of the Šāstras was total and without any blemish. Also his nature/personality was humility itself. Because of these reasons, the great passions of Rāga (Attachment), Dveșa
