Sage Vasishtha
I descended right in front of Bhushunda. He knew that I was Vasishtha and welcomed me appropriately. By his mere thought-force he materialized flowers with which he worshipped me. He made me sit near him. Bhushunda then said to me:
"I consider it a great blessing that after a long time you have given us your darshan. Bathed in the nectar of your darshan, we have been renewed like a good tree. You are the greatest among those who are worthy of adoration: and you have come here only as a result of my accumulated merit. Pray tell me the immediate reason for this visit. Surely, in your heart there shines the light of self-knowledge kindled by continuous and intense enquiry into the nature of this unreal world-appearance? What is the purpose of your visit? Ah, by the very sight of your blessed feet, I have divined your purpose. You have come here in pursuit of your enquiry into the secrets of extreme longevity. Yet, I would love to hear the purpose from your own lips."
I replied as follows: "You are truly blessed in that you enjoy supreme peace all around you, in that you are endowed with the highest wisdom and in that you are not caught in the net of illusion known as world-appearance. Pray enlighten me in regard to a few facts concerning yourself.
"In what clan were you born? How did you acquire the knowledge of that which alone deserves to be known? What is your age now? Do you remember anything concerning the past? Who is it that ordained that you shall be long-lived and that you shall live on this tree?"
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