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aphorisms, and was a holy man. His father had tried to become a very perfect man and had failed: His grandfather had also tried and failed. His great-grandfather had similarly tried and fail. ed. He himself did not succeed perfectly, but his son, Suka, was born perfect. Vyasa taught his son wisdom, and, after teaching him the knowledge of truth himself, he sent him to the court of King Janaka. He was a great king and was called Janaka Videha. Videha means "outside the body.” Although a king, he had entirely forgotten that he was a body; he felt that he was a spirit all the time. This boy Suka was sent to be taught by him. The king knew that Vyasa's son was coming to him to learn wisdom; so he made certain arrangements beforehand; and when the boy presented himself at the gates of the palace, the guards took no notice of him whatsoever., They only gave him a seat, and he sat there for three days and nights, no. body speaking to him, nobody asking him who he was for whence he was. He was the son of
