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piece of dry ginger; and used only a small piece from it. The other piece, for further use, he placed on his ear. Put through mistake, he forgot it. So in the evening, when he was performing Paçıléhapa it fell on the ground. Vajra Swāmi took it to be a bad sign. He thought that lie was that much negligent ! It was a small mistake on his part. Then his life must be very short, he thought. He felt that he must atone for his mistake, Hence, he made up his mind to fast severely.
Once again, there broke out a famine which lasted for twelve years ! Vajraséna (Vajraswāmi's pet student) called his students and said, "Don't you worry! I shall maintain you by obtaining food by ay magical powers." But the students replied that it would he considered as an improper conduct on their part, so they would not take such food. Then all the 500 Sisyas came to Vajra Swami who, then, with all of them (with the exception Vajrasena and one trifling little-boy-sādhu) went on a mountain to fast; that little sădhu, afterwards, could mark his own fault, and as an atonement went to that mountain base and performed "Pädapopa-gamana’-tastı..g Just as Ghee melts away when placed near fire, in the same way, the body of that little boy melted away before the hot slab of that rock. Vajra Swāmi told the whole story to his Sisyas. Then, every one of them separately sat down upon a rock where there were no insects. (All of tirem took their seats on different rocks.) At that time some demi-god came to harass VajraSwami, but failed to do any thing. Then, thinking that Ksetradeva was not pleased, he, with few others, went on to another rock, and leaving the body in deep maditation, fasted unto death; and atlast obtained a place in the heaven. At the time of Vajra Swami's leaving the earth, Indra himself came there in his celestial carriage, took a round and arranged the deep forests and big trees in proper order. So from that day onward, that mountain was called Rathāvarta. This holy place was, probably near Vídışā í Bhelsā ) in South-Mälva.
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