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object of not disobeying Canda Kausika's orders, but, at the same
time, failing to abide by the saying, ( one should behave with the same hospitality with the son of a Guru as one would with the Guru himself,' became disappointed with Canda Kausika and they went away to some other Asrama. If any cowherd went to the garden for taking away some fruits from it, he was sure to be driven away with severe beating. Hence, it became publicly known in the neighbouring villages and town, that Canda Kausika does not even allow any one to see the garden.
One day Canda Kausika went very far into the forest with a very sharp axe, for the purpose of bringing thorns for a hedge. Now, some princes residing at Svétambi Nagari located in the neighbourhood of the Asrama becoming enraged at being formerly prevented from taking fruits from the garden and having come to know about the absence of Kulapati Canda Kausika from the Asrama, angrily up-rooted small trees, cut down big trees, felled down fruits, damaged the Asrama, broke down water-pots, smashed the Kamandalu (the wooden water-pot used by ascetics ) pulled down vine-yards, shattered plantain-bowers, and they did not spare any effort in breaking and damaging whatever came into their hands. Some cowherds on seeing the damaged state of the Asrama, went to Canda Kausika and informed him, 'Some princes have been devastating your asrama. Then, burning like fire with violent anger Canda Kausika ran towards them with the axe in his hand, as fast as wind. On seeing him coming towards them, the princes, thinking that a muni (ascetic) is un-killable, ran away in the direction of their own town. Caṇḍa Kausika imme. diately followed them, saying "O Vile Ksatriyas! having damaged my garden behind my back, do you think you will now be able to re-enter the wombs of your mothers? Do not thus quickly run away. Come to me only for a moment so that I cut asunder your heads with this axe like the fruits of the palmyra tree'. Using impolite and abusive language, and with his eyes greatly impaired with anger, Canda Kausika ran so quickly
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