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his uncle as his father.
One day, King Veerdhaval was relaxing in his palace. Gunvarm came to see him. The asked the purpose of his visit. Gunvarma narrated one incident and his own experience. Concluding the narration he uttered the following words. which were overheard by Champakmala :
"Your Highness! The Yogi sprinkled water on my father as well as on my uncle. The water was sanctified by Mantra. As a result of this, both of them had terrible burning sensation in their bodies. They began to cry for life and made painful gestures. The burning sensation of my father subsided by the grace of that yogi. I told him: "I regard my uncle as my father. Please pacify the burns felt by him also. Hearing this, the Yogi replied 'that whatever it may be, I am helpless because he is childless....."
After narrating this incident Gun
