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The Eighteenth Chapter
The ocean of the great wind of the Pariṣaha, which is not disturbed by the great wind, is like a lake of water. It is not touched by the faults, like a pristine ocean. ||1.4n.||
Seeing the body of the Lord, adorned with the auspiciousness of penance, he was astonished. ||105||
Having circumambulated, prostrated, and praised the World Teacher, the one with a concealed form spoke to the two Kumaras with a stratagem. ||106||
"You young men, you appear to me with weapons, with distorted forms. And I see this peaceful, excellent forest of penance. ||107||
"Where is this peaceful forest of penance, and where are you two with your terrible forms? Is this union of light and darkness not inappropriate? ||108||
"Alas, these enjoyments are most reprehensible, for they cause people to beg even in inappropriate places. For what is the consideration of what is proper and improper for those who beg? ||109||
"You two desire enjoyments, but this Lord is devoid of desire for enjoyments. So your desire for a lotus from a stone is astonishing to us today. ||110||
"He who is himself full of desire for enjoyments considers others to be the same. Who, indeed, would desire these enjoyments, which bring suffering in the end? ||111||
"A man who is under the sway of enjoyments, which are beautiful only at the beginning, becomes as small as a blade of grass, even if he is great, due to the fault of begging. ||112||
"If you two desire enjoyments, go to Bharata, for he is the one who bears the burden of the kingdom. ||113||