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BRAHMADATTACAKRICARITA with these words, they both undertook the duties of a sādhu under him. They became students and in course finished their studies. What that has been undertaken with zeal by the intelligent would not take place? They wore away their bodies together with old karma by fasts of two days, three days, et cetera. Then wandering from village to village, from city to city, they came one day to the city Hastināpura. They practiced severe penance in a garden outside it. Even pleasuregrounds can serve for penance of people with tranquil minds.
One day Muni Sambhūti, like sādhus' duties embodied, entered the city for alms to break a month's fast. Wandering from house to house with great care in walking, as he happened to be on the highway he was seen by the minister Namuci. The minister thought, “ That is the Mātanga boy. He will tell my affair.” Wicked men are afraid in all circumstances, Thinking, “I shall expel him so he can not make known my weak point to any one,” he gave orders to footmen. He commenced having his former benefactor beaten. For bad behavior is natural to the wicked like drinking of milk to snakes. Beaten like rice-seed by violent men with clubs, the muni left that place in very great haste. When he was not left alone by the bruisers, even though he was leaving, then the muni, though tranquil, became angry. Even water becomes hot from the heat of fire. An eruption of steam left his mouth all around, giving the appearance of a cloud that has risen unseasonably in the sky. A hot-flash, garlanded with a mass of flames, shone forth, spreading over the sky crowded, as it were, with a circle of lightning. The citizens went with fear and curiosity to appease him who was very angry and possessed the hot-flash.
When King Sanatkumāra knew about this, he went there. A wise man would extinguish a fire in the place where it starts. The king bowed to him and said:
“How is this suitable for you, Blessed One? Surely a moon-stone, even though heated by the sun's rays, does not give off fire. This anger of yours is because of some great crime of theirs. Was there not poison from the churning of the 41 N
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