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“and you too had the same power and you yourself have lost it”, said Gorakshanath.
The Guru thought for a while and then said, “Gorakshanath, i will go with you.”
“On which day and at what time?” questioned Gorakshanath.
“Tonight—at dead of night—under the cover of darkness. No other time would be more suitable. if the Queen and my subjects somehow come to know about it, they will stand in my way”, said the Guru (i.e. the King).
“Okay, then please allow me to take you. i will wait for you beyond the Palace at dead of night”, said Gorakshanath.
Only one hour after nightfall, the King began collecting jewels and gems from the treasury. Whatever jewel, gem and diamond he had collected was put in a bag. at midnight, the King held that bag on his shoulders and sneaked out of the palace through a secret road. Gorakshanath was waiting for him at a particular place. The King met him and without any delay they went out of the city. it was too dark and the road was unknown. Gorakshanath said, “What do you have in your bag?”
The Guru said, “it is as good as a kingdom. Whatever gems, jewels and diamond are in this bag is enough to buy a kingdom.” “since i am at your service, allow me to carry that bag,”
proposed Gorakshanath.
Gorakshanath took up the bag on his shoulders but he went
on walking by keeping the mouth of the bag open and holding it down, so that everything within would fall down one after the other. The Guru took no notice of what the disciple had done. and with the passage of time, the night was over and there was daybreak. and whatever little was within the bag fell down on the ground. Then Gorakshanath shook the bag to see if anything was still left in the bag. he then threw it down by the roadside. The Guru who was walking before him asked, “strange! What about those precious articles?”
Gorakshanath replied, “i have forsaken them.”
“My goodness! What a grievous mistake you have committed! Those precious things are rare and most valuable indeed,” said the Guru.
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