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flow of milk and cheese, he could realize well the condition of his followers. he himself was not tempted. he entered the Palace. as soon as he entered, he was cordially received. The minister who was manning the gate received the Nagraj by garlanding him and giving the paste of sandal-wood on his forehead and accompanied him to the King. at first glance, the King could recognize the Nagraj. The very glow of his physique let the King know that he was not a human being. The King with all respect to the Nagraj stood up and made him sit on the throne next to his. he was again garlanded, offered sandal-paste and was entertained with the flavoured malai. The Nagraj could not but be impressed at it. The sonorous soft song, being sung by the women, had him ecstatic. When all of his four senses like eyes, ears, tongue and nose got satiated, the Nagraj said to the King, “hence forward you are my friend.” The King, in reply, said, “so nice of you. i feel proud of it.” The Nagraj then said, “Now i am disclosing my real identity. i am Nagraj and i came with the evil design to kill you. Besides, i had also sent my followers to do the same. since they failed, i came to you in person. i am so pleased with your behaviour, your delicious drink offered to me and your mellifluous music sung in my honour that i can assure you that there would never be any disturbance in your land. No snake will be jealous of anyone of this land of yours.”
With these words, the Nagraj left the Palace. The work which the King could hardly do with lakhs of men was perfectly performed by his pleasant behaviour. The King could then fully realize the depth of meaning of the three pieces of advice, made to him by the sage.
One day when Baba was asked to tell us about the meaning of ‘saam’ (साम) and ‘Daam’ (दाम), he explained the meaning of both the words in the following way:
‘saam’ means, to exercise a restraint on the mind.
‘Daam’ means, to exercise a check on the senses.
‘shraddha’ means, firm faith in the Guru and ‘Vedvakya’. ‘Samadhi’ means, to detach the mind from the earthly gains
and to make it feel one with atman.
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