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Namuci found an apt time for his revenge and reminded Mah padma of his promise and said ‘I want to conduct a great sacrifice for heavenly accomplishments, for the successful completion of which you may make me the Lord of your kingdom until its completion and make my command binding and may it not be transgressed. Emperor Mah padma accepted Namuci's request.
Small and big officials, important subjects, the supervisor of religious affairs, all went to Namuci and blessed him for successful completion of the sacrifice. Keeping in mind the norm of rama a tradition to keep away from worldly affairs, crya Suvrata did not go to Namuci. He became angry with this. For, after all, it was to show his animosity towards crya Suvrata and the rama a tradition that he had planned all this. Raging with anger he went to crya Suvrata and told him 'you monks leave the boundaries of my kingdom within seven days. After this if any monk is seen in this kingdom he will be put to death.' To protect the rama a tradition from this very difficult situation Suvrata called upon his disciple and one of great attainments, Vi ukum ra. He tried explaining to Namuci, but he was adamant. In the end he told Namuci 'never mind, at least give me land to the extent of three steps.' Namuci agreed and said 'ok, whichever monk stays outside of these three steps shall be killed. But then Vi ukum ra through his art of transformation started expanding his body. Within moments his body reached as far as the sky. Seeing this form of Vi ukum ra, Namuci fell to the ground in fear. Monk Vi ukum ra placed one of his steps on the east coast of the sea, and the second step on the west coast. Then, roaring like the end of the world, said – Now tell me, Namuci, where do I place my third step?' Namuci could not utter a word; he was shaking like a p pala leaf. Cakravart came out form his palace, reaching the spot, recognised Vi ukum ra, paid obeisance to him and sought pardon for this condemnable crime. Monk Vi ukum ra calmed down. He returned to his normal self. He bestowed a forgiving glance at Namuci and repented usage of his labdhis (attainments) to protect the order of the monks and again went back to his austerities. Through penance he annihilated completely all the eight karmas and attained blissful mok a. Cakravart Mah padma took initiation at the age of twenty thousand years; through penance destroying all the eight karmas, and ultimately attained liberation.
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