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inside the bowl. The monk who had been in deep meditation did not notice any of the Brahmin's doings. The Brahmin was careful enough to run away from the cemetery as quickly as he could without being seen by any body.
The young monk Gajasukumāla was in great pain on account of the burns on the head but he conquered his anger against whoever had subjected him to this agony. Like a good monk, he suffered quietly and as a result of his tolerance of great pain, of his conquest of anger or any other ill feeling against his enemy, he was duly rewarded, he was released from all the bonds of karma and he attained the highest form of knowledge, the kevala-jñāna. Gods in the heaven showered flowers and sprinkled perfumed water on him. He became free from all agonies and sufferings.
Next day Vāşudeva Krsna felt a keen desire to see for himself how his younger brother Gajasukumāla had adapted himself to the
d life of monks. He came to Aristanemi to make inquiries. After the preliminaries of hospitality were over, Aristanemi explained to Vasudeva Krsna all that had happened in the cemetery. Krsna was furious and demanded to know the name of the wretch who had caused misery to his dear brother. Aristanemi tried to pacify him, advised him to give up his anger and whatever ill feelings against the man to whom the friends and relatives of Gajasukumāla should in fact be obliged. He it was that brought about the final salvation of the young monk. The fire that he burnt on his head destroyed all his karmans. But Vasudeva refused to see this point of view. He insisted on knowing his name and his whereabouts. Aristanemi replied, "If you enter Dvăravati somewhere on its road, you will see a man dying right under your nose. That is the man who has taken the life of your brother.
Somila Brahmin spent a restless night. He was all along wondering what would Väsudeva Krsna do to him if he were to learn from Aristanemi all about Gajasukumäla. He was bound to go there to make inquiries about his brother and Aristanemi would tell him everything. In that case, Väsudeva Krsna would never forgive him. He would certainly devise ways and means to punish him most harshly. He was thus causing infinite anxiety to himself. He decided
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