36. The mind being roused to transcendental reason, all miseries are removed from the rational understanding; just as the beams of the rising sun falling upon the lotus-bud, dispel the darkness that had closely contracted its folded petals.
CHAPTER CXVI.
Birth and Incarnation of Adepts in Yoga.
Argument. Production of the Body from the Mind.
Ráma asked:—What evidence is there sir, in proof of Lavana’s obtaining the reward of his mental sacrifice of Rájasúya, in his transformation to the state of the Chandála, as it was wrought upon him by the enchantment of the magician?
2. Vasishtha answered:—I was myself present in the court-house of king Lavana, at the time when the magician made his appearance there, and I saw all that took place there with my own eyes.
3. After the magician had gone and done his work, I with the other courtiers, was respectfully requested by the king Lavana, to explain to him the cause (of the dream and its circumstances).
4. After I had pondered the matter and clearly seen its cause, I expounded the meaning of the magician’s spell, in the way as I shall now relate to you, my Ráma!
5. I remembered that all the performers of Rájasúya sacrifice, were subjected to various painful difficulties and dangers, under which they had to suffer for a full dozen of years.
6. It was then that Indra, the lord of heaven had compassion for Lavana, and sent his heavenly messenger in the form of the magician to avert his calamity.
7. He taxed the Rájasúya sacrificer with the inflictment of the very many hardships in his dream, and departed in his aerial journey to the abode of the gods and Siddhas.