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of fire cease to cause heat and warmth, or the earth change its nature, or the sun ceases to give light, I shall never deviate from
the truth (that I have spoken).

Vaisampayana continued,--'On hearing this speech from Vrihaspati Indra became cured of his envious feelings, and then
praising him he repaired to his own mansion.'

SECTION VI

"Vyasa said, 'The ancient legend of Vrihaspati and the wise Marutta is cited in this connection. On hearing of the compact
made by Angira's son Vrihaspati with the lord of the gods (Indra), king Marutta made the necessary preparations for a great
sacrifice. The eloquent grandson of Karandhama, (Marutta) having conceived the idea of a sacrifice in his mind, went to
Vrihaspati and addressed him thus, 'O worshipful ascetic, I have intended to perform the sacrifice which thou didst propose to
me once on a previous occasion and in accordance with thy instructions, and I now desire to appoint thee as officiating priest in
this sacrifice, the materials whereof have also been collected by me.--O excellent one, thou art our family priest, therefore do
thou take those sacrificial things and perform the sacrifice thyself.'

Vrihaspati said, 'O lord of the earth, I do not desire to perform thy sacrifice. I have been appointed as priest by the Lord of the
gods (Indra) and I have promised to him to act as such.'

Marutta said, 'Thou art our hereditary family priest, and for this reason I entertain great regard for thee, and I have acquired the
right of being assisted at sacrifices by thee, and therefore it is meet that thou shouldst officiate as priest at my sacrifice.'

Vrihaspati said, 'Having, O Marutta, acted as priest to the Immortals, how can I act as such to mortal men, and whether thou
dost depart hence or stay, I tell thee, I have ceased to act as priest to any but the Immortals. O thou of mighty arms, I am unable
to act as thy priest now. And according to thy own desire, thou canst appoint any one as thy priest who will perform thy
sacrifice.'

Vyasa said, 'Thus told, king Marutta became confused with shame, and while returning home with his mind oppressed by
anxiety, he met Narada on his way. And that monarch on seeing the divine Rishi Narada stood before him with due salutation,
with his hands clasped together. Then Narada addressing him thus said,--O royal sage, thou seemest to be not well-pleased in
thy mind; is all well with thee? Where hast thou been, O sinless one, and whence the cause of this thy mental disquietude?
And, O king, if there be no objection to thy telling it to me, do thou, O best of kings, disclose (the cause of thy anxiety) to me,
so that, O prince, I may allay the disquietude of thy mind with all my efforts.'

Vaisampayana continued, 'Thus addressed by the great Rishi Narada, king Marutta informed him of the rebuff he had received
from his religious preceptor.'

Marutta said, 'Seeking for a priest to officiate at my sacrifice, I went to that priest of the Immortals, Vrihaspati, the son of
Angira, but he did not choose to accept my offer. Having met with this rebuff from him, I have no desire to live any longer
now, for by his abandoning me thus, I have, O Narada, become contaminated with sin.'

Vyasa said, 'Thus told by that king, Narada, O mighty prince, made this reply to him with words which seemed to revive that
son of Avikshit.'

Narada said, 'The virtuous son of Angira, Samvarta by name is wandering over all the quarters of the earth in a naked state to
the wonder of all creatures; do thou, O prince, go to him. If Vrihaspati does not desire to officiate at thy sacrifice, the powerful
Samvarta, if pleased with thee, will perform thy sacrifice.'

Marutta said, 'I feel as if instilled with new life, by these thy words, O Narada, but O the best of speakers, do thou tell me
where I can find Samvarta, and how I can remain by his side, and how I am to act so that he may not abandon me, for I do not
desire to live if I meet with a rebuff from him also.'

Narada said, 'Desirous of seeing Maheswara, O prince, he wanders about at his pleasure in the city of Varanasi, in the garb of a
mad man. And having reached the gate of that city, thou must place a dead body somewhere near it, and the man who shall turn
away on seeing the corpse, do thou, O prince, know that man to be Samvarta, and knowing him, do thou follow his footsteps
wheresoever that powerful man chooses to go and finding him (at length) in a lonely place thou must seek his protection with
thy hands clasped together in supplication to him. And if he enquires of thee as to the person who has given thee the
information about his own self, do thou tell him that Narada has informed thee about Samvarta. And if he should ask thee to
follow me, thou must tell him without any hesitation, that I have entered into the fire.'

Vyasa said, 'Having signified his assent to the proposal of Narada, that royal sage after duly worshipping him, and taking his
permission, repaired to the city of Varanasi, and having reached there, that famous prince did as he had been told, and
remembering the words of Narada, he placed a corpse at the gate of the city. And by coincidence, that Brahmana also entered
the gate of the city at the same time. Then on beholding the corpse, he suddenly turned away. And on seeing him turn back,
that prince, the son of Avikshit followed his footsteps with his hands clasped together, and with the object of receiving
instruction from him. And then finding him in a lonely place, Samvarta covered the king with mud and ashes and phlegm and
spittle. And though thus worried and oppressed by Samvarta, the king followed that sage with his hands clasped together in
supplication and trying to appease him. At length overcome with fatigue, and reaching the cool shade of a sacred fig tree with
many branches, Samvarta desisted from his course and sat himself to rest.'

SECTION VII

"Samvarta said, 'How hast thou come to know me, and who has referred thee to me, do thou tell this to me truly, if thou wishest
me to do what is good to thee. And if thou speak truly, thou shalt attain all the objects of thy desire, and shouldst thou tell a lie,
thy head shall be riven in a hundred pieces.'

Marutta said, 'I have been told by Narada, wandering on his way, that thou art the son of our family-priest, and this
(information) has inclined my mind (towards thee), with exquisite satisfaction.'

Samvarta said, 'Thou hast told this to me truly. He (Narada) knows me to be a performer of sacrifices. Now tell me where is
Narada living at present.'

Marutta said, 'That prince of celestial saints (Narada) having given me this information about thee, and commended me to thy
care, has entered into the fire.'

Vyasa said, 'Hearing these words from the king (Marutta) Samvarta was highly gratified, and he said (addressing Marutta). 'I
too am quite able to do all that.' Then, O prince, that Brahmana, raving like a lunatic, and repeatedly scolding Marutta with
rude words, again accosted him thus, 'I am afflicted with a cerebral disorder, and, I always act according to the random caprices
of my own mind. Why art thou bent upon having this sacrifice performed by a priest of such a singular disposition? My brother
is able to officiate at sacrifices, and he has gone over to Vasava (Indra), and is engaged in performing his sacrifices, do thou
therefore have thy sacrifice performed by him. My elder brother has forcibly taken away from me all my household goods and
mystical gods, and sacrificing clients, and has now left to me only this physical body of mine, and, O son of Avikshit, as he is
worthy of all respect from me, I cannot by any means officiate at thy sacrifice, unless with his permission. Thou must therefore
go to Vrihaspati first, and taking his permission thou canst come back to me, if thou hast any desire to perform a sacrifice, and
then only shall I officiate at thy sacrifice.'

Marutta said, 'Do thou listen to me, O Samvarta, I did go to Vrihaspati first, but desiring the patronage of Vasava, he did not
wish to have me as his sacrificer. He said, 'Having secured the priesthood of the Immortals, I do not desire to act for mortals,
and, I have been forbidden by Sakra (Indra) to officiate at Marutta's sacrifice, as he told me that Marutta having become lord of
the earth, was always filled with a desire to rival him.' And to this thy brother assented by saying to the Slayer of Vala (Indra),-

of fire cease to cause heat and warmth, or the earth change its nature, or the sun ceases to give light, I shall never deviate from

the truth (that I have spoken).

Vaisampayana continued,--'On hearing this speech from Vrihaspati Indra became cured of his envious feelings, and then

praising him he repaired to his own mansion.'

SECTION VI

"Vyasa said, 'The ancient legend of Vrihaspati and the wise Marutta is cited in this connection. On hearing of the compact

made by Angira's son Vrihaspati with the lord of the gods (Indra), king Marutta made the necessary preparations for a great

sacrifice. The eloquent grandson of Karandhama, (Marutta) having conceived the idea of a sacrifice in his mind, went to

Vrihaspati and addressed him thus, 'O worshipful ascetic, I have intended to perform the sacrifice which thou didst propose to

me once on a previous occasion and in accordance with thy instructions, and I now desire to appoint thee as officiating priest in

this sacrifice, the materials whereof have also been collected by me.--O excellent one, thou art our family priest, therefore do

thou take those sacrificial things and perform the sacrifice thyself.'

Vrihaspati said, 'O lord of the earth, I do not desire to perform thy sacrifice. I have been appointed as priest by the Lord of the

gods (Indra) and I have promised to him to act as such.'

Marutta said, 'Thou art our hereditary family priest, and for this reason I entertain great regard for thee, and I have acquired the

right of being assisted at sacrifices by thee, and therefore it is meet that thou shouldst officiate as priest at my sacrifice.'

Vrihaspati said, 'Having, O Marutta, acted as priest to the Immortals, how can I act as such to mortal men, and whether thou

dost depart hence or stay, I tell thee, I have ceased to act as priest to any but the Immortals. O thou of mighty arms, I am unable

to act as thy priest now. And according to thy own desire, thou canst appoint any one as thy priest who will perform thy

sacrifice.'

Vyasa said, 'Thus told, king Marutta became confused with shame, and while returning home with his mind oppressed by

anxiety, he met Narada on his way. And that monarch on seeing the divine Rishi Narada stood before him with due salutation,

with his hands clasped together. Then Narada addressing him thus said,--O royal sage, thou seemest to be not well-pleased in

thy mind; is all well with thee? Where hast thou been, O sinless one, and whence the cause of this thy mental disquietude?

And, O king, if there be no objection to thy telling it to me, do thou, O best of kings, disclose (the cause of thy anxiety) to me,

so that, O prince, I may allay the disquietude of thy mind with all my efforts.'

Vaisampayana continued, 'Thus addressed by the great Rishi Narada, king Marutta informed him of the rebuff he had received

from his religious preceptor.'

Marutta said, 'Seeking for a priest to officiate at my sacrifice, I went to that priest of the Immortals, Vrihaspati, the son of

Angira, but he did not choose to accept my offer. Having met with this rebuff from him, I have no desire to live any longer

now, for by his abandoning me thus, I have, O Narada, become contaminated with sin.'

Vyasa said, 'Thus told by that king, Narada, O mighty prince, made this reply to him with words which seemed to revive that

son of Avikshit.'

Narada said, 'The virtuous son of Angira, Samvarta by name is wandering over all the quarters of the earth in a naked state to

the wonder of all creatures; do thou, O prince, go to him. If Vrihaspati does not desire to officiate at thy sacrifice, the powerful

Samvarta, if pleased with thee, will perform thy sacrifice.'

Marutta said, 'I feel as if instilled with new life, by these thy words, O Narada, but O the best of speakers, do thou tell me

where I can find Samvarta, and how I can remain by his side, and how I am to act so that he may not abandon me, for I do not

desire to live if I meet with a rebuff from him also.'

Narada said, 'Desirous of seeing Maheswara, O prince, he wanders about at his pleasure in the city of Varanasi, in the garb of a

mad man. And having reached the gate of that city, thou must place a dead body somewhere near it, and the man who shall turn

away on seeing the corpse, do thou, O prince, know that man to be Samvarta, and knowing him, do thou follow his footsteps

wheresoever that powerful man chooses to go and finding him (at length) in a lonely place thou must seek his protection with

thy hands clasped together in supplication to him. And if he enquires of thee as to the person who has given thee the

information about his own self, do thou tell him that Narada has informed thee about Samvarta. And if he should ask thee to

follow me, thou must tell him without any hesitation, that I have entered into the fire.'

Vyasa said, 'Having signified his assent to the proposal of Narada, that royal sage after duly worshipping him, and taking his

permission, repaired to the city of Varanasi, and having reached there, that famous prince did as he had been told, and

remembering the words of Narada, he placed a corpse at the gate of the city. And by coincidence, that Brahmana also entered

the gate of the city at the same time. Then on beholding the corpse, he suddenly turned away. And on seeing him turn back,

that prince, the son of Avikshit followed his footsteps with his hands clasped together, and with the object of receiving

instruction from him. And then finding him in a lonely place, Samvarta covered the king with mud and ashes and phlegm and

spittle. And though thus worried and oppressed by Samvarta, the king followed that sage with his hands clasped together in

supplication and trying to appease him. At length overcome with fatigue, and reaching the cool shade of a sacred fig tree with

many branches, Samvarta desisted from his course and sat himself to rest.'

SECTION VII

"Samvarta said, 'How hast thou come to know me, and who has referred thee to me, do thou tell this to me truly, if thou wishest

me to do what is good to thee. And if thou speak truly, thou shalt attain all the objects of thy desire, and shouldst thou tell a lie,

thy head shall be riven in a hundred pieces.'

Marutta said, 'I have been told by Narada, wandering on his way, that thou art the son of our family-priest, and this

(information) has inclined my mind (towards thee), with exquisite satisfaction.'

Samvarta said, 'Thou hast told this to me truly. He (Narada) knows me to be a performer of sacrifices. Now tell me where is

Narada living at present.'

Marutta said, 'That prince of celestial saints (Narada) having given me this information about thee, and commended me to thy

care, has entered into the fire.'

Vyasa said, 'Hearing these words from the king (Marutta) Samvarta was highly gratified, and he said (addressing Marutta). 'I

too am quite able to do all that.' Then, O prince, that Brahmana, raving like a lunatic, and repeatedly scolding Marutta with

rude words, again accosted him thus, 'I am afflicted with a cerebral disorder, and, I always act according to the random caprices

of my own mind. Why art thou bent upon having this sacrifice performed by a priest of such a singular disposition? My brother

is able to officiate at sacrifices, and he has gone over to Vasava (Indra), and is engaged in performing his sacrifices, do thou

therefore have thy sacrifice performed by him. My elder brother has forcibly taken away from me all my household goods and

mystical gods, and sacrificing clients, and has now left to me only this physical body of mine, and, O son of Avikshit, as he is

worthy of all respect from me, I cannot by any means officiate at thy sacrifice, unless with his permission. Thou must therefore

go to Vrihaspati first, and taking his permission thou canst come back to me, if thou hast any desire to perform a sacrifice, and

then only shall I officiate at thy sacrifice.'

Marutta said, 'Do thou listen to me, O Samvarta, I did go to Vrihaspati first, but desiring the patronage of Vasava, he did not

wish to have me as his sacrificer. He said, 'Having secured the priesthood of the Immortals, I do not desire to act for mortals,

and, I have been forbidden by Sakra (Indra) to officiate at Marutta's sacrifice, as he told me that Marutta having become lord of

the earth, was always filled with a desire to rival him.' And to this thy brother assented by saying to the Slayer of Vala (Indra),-