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Chapter XV<br />

<strong>The</strong> Trunk of the Vaisvanara Self<br />

<strong>The</strong>n he said to Jana the son of Sarkaraksha: "Whom do<br />

you meditate on as the Self?" "<strong>The</strong> akasa only,<br />

venerable King," he replied. "<strong>The</strong> Self you meditate on,"<br />

said the king, "is the Vaisvanara Self called Bahula<br />

(full). <strong>The</strong>refore you are full of offspring and wealth and<br />

you eat food and see what is pleasing. Whoever thus<br />

meditates on the Vaisvanara Self eats food, sees what is<br />

pleasing and has in his family the glory of Brahman.<br />

That, however, is only the trunk of the Self. Surely your<br />

trunk would have been destroyed if you had not come to<br />

me."<br />

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