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bhūti Gautama was greatly enraged; his whole body was burning with furious anger; his eyes became blood-shot; his face looked frightful; and he angrily said." Ah I While I am a Sarvajna (Omniscient) how does anybody else dare to call himself also a Sarvajna ? It is painful to hear it. How can such an up-plaesant thing be at all, heard ? Because, some foolish person may be cheated by any rogue, but he has deceived even gods (who are called vibudha (wise-men), so that they go to him abandoning the sacrificial pavilion and me, who is a sarvajna (omniscient.)
अहो ! मुराः कथं भ्रान्तास्तीर्याम्भ इव वायसाः । कमलाकरवनेका मक्षिकाश्चन्दनं यथा ॥१॥ करमा इव सक्षान् क्षीरानं शूकरा इव । अर्कस्यालोकवद् धूकास्त्यकत्वा यागं प्रयान्ति यत् ॥२॥
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Aho! Surāh katham bhrāntāstîrthămbha iva vāyasāh; Kamalākaravadbhékā maksikāścandaman yathā.
2. Karabhā iya sad-vriksan kşirānnām sukară iva;
Arkasyālokavad ghakāstyaktvä yāgam prayānti yat 2
1-2. Alas! Why do the gods, becoming perplaxed, go away, leaving the sacrificial offerings, like crows abandoning water of sacred peace or flies abandoning sandal-wood or camels aba. ndoning good trees, or hogs abandoning a diet of rice-pudding or like owls abandoning the light of the Sun ?
अथवा-यादयोऽयं सर्वक्षस्तादशा एवैते मुराः।
अनुरुप एव संयोगः ग्राम्यनटाणां च मूर्खाणाम् ॥ ३॥ 3. Athavă yādriso'yam sarvajnastādrisā evaité surah;
Anurupa éva samyogah grāmyanatānām ca mürkhāņām 3.
3. Or, as is this sarvajna, so certainly are these gods Similar is the connection between ordianary (village) dancers and silly persons. However, I cannot put up with his boasting as a sarvajna.
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