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MUNIPATI It's your duty to see that the monks are not inconvenienced in any way and arrange for their sojourn in this city You have not only not done that , instead, you have ordered the monks to leave This is not becoming of a man of your position
"The haughty minister did not relent, he said instead, 'I cannot withdraw my order , but since you have come, I make *this concession that I give them space for their stay as big as three steps, if they can manage with it, but you should not make request for more and you should at once move out of my sight
"It was by now clear to Vishnukumar that the minister 'would see no reason and it was useless to argue with him So he decided to meet him on a different plane. He mobilised his power and expanded bis body to a tremendous size and shape Then he covered the ground upto the eastern ocean by one step and that upto the western ocean by the other, and had yet to place his third step, for which there was no more space The universe started to quake at this unusual event So he placed his third step on the minister's head and pushed him down to the underworld, removing for good the menace from the surface of the earth.
“Having fulfilled his assignment, the monk stood before his Acharya When the whole episode reached the ears of the king, he came to the Acharya and begged to be forgiven So, my dear father, you should know that even Monk Munipati is in possession of great powers and he can do anything to protect his own honour We should be very careful and .not load a false blame on him Perhaps you know the story of Ghritapusgamitra and Bastrapusyamitra, the two disciples of Acharya Aryaraksita, who were in possession of great spill. tual powers' The merchant confessed his ignorance about -them and desired to be enlightened The son started
"The speciality of Ghritapusyamitra was that wherever he went to beg food, there was a plentiful supply of clarified
