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of Balichancha in the western part of the universe were carefully watching Taamali. They had recently lost their Indra (king of the celestial beings), and were in search of a new one. Only he who has the lightest load of karmic bondage could qualify, and Taamali, with his extreme penances was meeting their requirements. The Council of the Governors of Balichancha descended to earth to where Taamali was seated and asked him to be their king upon death. Taamali, deep in his meditation, did not respond. The Councilors of Balichancha, angry and disappointed with Taamali's behavior, returned to their celestial abode.
Taamali's santhara lasted for two months, and upon his death his soul was reborn in the kingdom of Isaan, another celestial kingdom, but in the higher, eastern universe. Issan too had lost its king (Indra) - and Taamali was born there to be their new Indra. When the councilors of Balichancha heard this news, they were very angry. They descended to earth where Taamali's body lay. They heaped insults at his body, spitting on and kicking it, and finally binding it with a rope and dragging it through the streets of Tamralipti. Having wrecked havoc all night, they dumped the body in another part of the city, and the celestial beings of Balichancha returned to their abode."
"Although the story of the feud between the celestial kingdoms of Balichancha and Isaan continues further, I will stop here because, Goyama, now you have realized the power of extreme penance to take the soul to the highest celestial level."
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