"Once upon a time, sage Vaamadeva was wandering about in his supreme state of gnana,
immersed as he was in Brahmananda, quite detatched from all touch of worldliness. When he was
passing through a dense forest, a Brahmaraakshasa attacked him with the intent of devouring him.
The moment the latter touched the the sage's body he was uplifted from the miserable state of
existence and at once the memory of his previous existences dawned in him. So he bowed to the
sage and said:
"Swami, I was a king in one of my previous lives. Then I was blinded by pride of wealth and lust.
I enjoyed sex pleasures with all kinds of women - be they poor or rich and of every caste or social
status. The people of my land feared that their women were not safe in my realm and so migrated to
other parts of the land along with their families. I died after some time and suffered untold torments
in hell along with the spirits of my ancestors. When the sufferings I was due to experience with my
subtle body were through, I again took twenty four births on earth in different forms. The sequence of
my births was: a
- tiger,
- python,
- wolf,
- pig,
- dog,
- fox,
- stag,
- wild
- foul,
- monkey,
- mangoose,
- crow,
- bear,
- cock,
- cat,
- don
- key,
- frog,
- tortoise,
- fish,
- bandi
- koot,
- owl and
- elephant.
consequences of my evil acts, I have contacted you now and thereby gained this noble transformation.
The ancient saying 'The religious merit of seeing sages is great; that their touch is destructive of sin' is
now confirmed in my case. Now, noble Sir, please tell me, what is the cause of present transformation
and uplift ?" The sage replied, 'My son, owing to contact with the sacred ash on my body, you have
gained the knowledge of your previous existences. This ash was bestowed on me by Lord Shiva
Himself. The power of the holy ash is indeed unimaginable.
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