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liis possession the stolen goods, and so they took him to the king, 
who sentenced him to be impaled. The sage was fixed to the stake, 
and there he remained still and motionless as in yoga. When necessary, 
he used to get away to make ablution in the river, and then again quiet¬ 
ly resumed his seat on the stake. On the seventh day of his impalement 
the king came to inspect the scene. Seeing that the sage sat unhurt 
on the stake, he became unhappy for the wrong he had done to one who 
was guiltless and holy. He became a devout follower of Balapada, who 
was so called on account of his child-like simplicity of character. 6 From 
Malava the sage proceeded to the kingdom of Bengal which was ruled, 
by Gopi Candra, 7 a son of king Vimala Candra. Gopi Candra was 
young when he became king. Being a handsome person, he was 
very coquettish in his manners. He often used to behold his beautiful 
face in the mirror. The sage Balapada visited Jalandhara (probably 
the modern Sitakunda), where flames ot‘ fire were seen in the midst of 
water and stone. Coming to the city of Catigrama, he entered the king’s 
orchard and sat meanly attired in meditation at the foot of some trees. 
It is said that when he felt thirsty, he summoned the cocoa-nuts that 
were on the tree to come to his lips. They came and, pouring into his 
mouth their watery contents, returned at his bidding to their respective 
places. The mother of the king observed this curious phenomenon with 
wonder, and knowing that the sage who looked mean like a Hadi (sweeper 
of roads) was a Siddha, she asked her royal son to call the sage to his 
presence to get some charms by which he might gain longevity. The 
sage whispered a mantra into the king’s ears, and at the same time 
asked him to put his hand in an empty earthen pot. “ Do you perceive 
anything in it ? ” asked the sage. “ Ho, nothing ” was the reply. 
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