________________ Notes gold and silver merchant), is able to examine well a rupee even in darkness by means of touch etc. This is due to his Kar. maja Buddhi. The same is the thing in the case of a weaver, a merchant, a potter, & painter etc. To make it more clear we shall take one more story of करिसग (Sk. कर्षक) i.e. a farmer (who knew the art of attracting things ) : A certain thief, made a hole of the shape of a lotus in the house af a. baniya, and having come in the morning to that very house without being perceived by any one, he heard the praise of the people about himself. There was, however, a certain farmer who said: "What indeed ! is difficult to a man who has got practice ? If a man has got constant practice of doing a thing and if he does that thing in an excellent manner, there is no wonder". Then that thief, hearing these words, burnt with rage. Then he (i. e. the thief) inquired of somebody who that farmer was, and having known him, he went to his (i.e. the farmer's) field on a certain day, with a dagger drawn in his hand, and standing before him he said: "I shall kill you to-day ". He asked " Why ? " The thief replied : " Because the other day you
