Lord Dattatreya said,
- The world becomes for one whatever one is accustomed to think it. This is borne out by the realization of yogis and of the objects of their long contemplation.
- I shall illustrate this point by an ancient and wonderful incident. There is a very holy town, Sundara, in the country of Vanga. Here once lived a famous King, Susena by name. His younger brother, Mahasena, was his loyal and dutiful subject. The king ruled his kingdom so well that all his subjects loved him. On one occasion he performed the horse-sacrifice.
[Note: This sacrifice can be performed only by the most powerful kings. A horse chosen and dedicated for sacrifice is allowed to roam wherever it pleases. The sacrificer or his lieutenant or group of lieutenants, follows the horse at a distance. The horse is a challenge to the kings in whose country it roams, so that battles are fought until the horse is successfully brought back and the sacrifice performed.]
- All the most valiant princes followed the horse with a great army. Their course was victorious until they reached the banks of the Irrawaddy. They were so elated that they passed by the peacefully sitting royal sage Gana, without saluting him.
- Gana's son noticed the insult to his father and was exasperated. He caught the sacrificial horse and fought the heroes guarding it.
- They surrounded him on all sides but together with the horse entered the Hill Ganda, before their eyes. Noticing his disappearance in the hill, the invaders attacked the hill. The sage's son reappeared with a huge army, fought the enemy, defeated them and destroyed Susena's army. He took many prisoners of war, including all the princes and then re-entered the hill. A few followers who escaped fled to Susena and told him everything.
(To be continued)
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From "The Appearance of the Reality of the Universe Depends on the Strength of Will of Creation", Tripura Rahasya
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