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cherished object of his!"
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On this subject Janaka, Emperor of Videha, said to
Budila, the son of Asvatarasva: "Well, how is it that
you, who called yourself a knower of the Gayatri, have
come to he an elephant and are carrying me?" He
replied: "Because, Your Majesty, I did not know its
mouth." Janaka said: "Fire is its mouth. If people put a
large quantity of fuel into the fire, it is all burnt up.
Similarly, a man who knows
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