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began to take rest under one tree. In short time his attendants and friends arrived there. The residents of that forest also thronged around them.
The chancellor of this hermitage, Acharya Kaundinya heard that some special guests of the king of the area has Come. Immediately he came there. Gunsen bowed to all the hermits and the Acharya. Then Gunsen asked,
“Honourable Chancellor ! I have toured various countries. I have seen thick and dengerous forests. But no where I have seen the wealth of such a peace. It is only here that the snake and the peacock sitting side by side. What magic have you done in the formation of this Ashram !"
With mild smile Kaundinya replied,
“Honourable quest ! In this forest 'Sangparitosh' only the hermits stay. What cannot be achieved by penance ?
