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The snake went to the house of the person who had brought him and gave a sting to his daughter. She gave out a loud scream; there was a big commc on, persons ran from all sides, the father of the girl also came.
He was happy that he had thought to put an end to the life of that devotee Muslim; he did not know that his daughter was stung by the snake.
Yet what happened was that the man devoted in faith to the Navakara Mantra was saved, nothing happened to him, he was in peaceful sleep.
That other Muslim came to his daughter who was stung by the snake. He was simply aghast. He gave fine treatment to her, called Mantrikas, but the poison could not be extracted. Hopes turned otherwise. He was confused, he was all worried about his daughter and that only.
After a while he had the consciousness and conviction that this is the result of his attempt to murder that man. Now, he has to repent. What to do now?
He then thought and resolved to approach that good Muslim, fall at his feet and to seek his forgivance. He can save the life of his daughter. He then ran at once to that good Muslim, awoke him and said: "Good sir! I fall at your feet. Kindly forgive me! I am the offender!"
That good Muslim wondered. "Forgivance for what? What does he say?"
He said: "Forgivance for what? You have not offended me! Why this inconsistent statement?" Really he did not know that this man had plotted to kill him. Real facts were laid bare. And that offender said: "Please save me! save my daughter's life!"
"Well! Why? What happened?"
