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Gnan. I do not insist, but this is what I see in my Gnan so please
remain calm and let me proceed.” So everyone in the town
remained standing there only, no one entered the jungle. Who
would, having heard of the serpent Chandkoshiya? The Lord
can go if he wants. When it came to the foul-tempered
Chandkoshiya, they were ready to leave even the Lord. Would
people not abandon the Lord?
The Lord took the path through the jungle. Since
Chandkoshiya serpent could smell the Lord, would he not go
berserk? He would not let even wild animals come through, so
he came to the Lord very angry and bit him on his leg. As he
bit the Lord, a little of the Lord’s blood went in his mouth and
the moment he tasted the Lord’s blood he came to remember
his past life. The Lord gave Chandkoshiya a sermon: ‘Listen
Chandkoshiya! Calm down, calm down. Quieten your anger!’
In his previous life, Chandkoshiya was an ascetic who used to
get angry with his disciples and hence his c