After a desultory tour of some places in the Punjab, the Guru planned a long journey to the South.
Soon he reached the mountancous regions beyond Cudappa, inhabited by a tribe of cannibal Bhils. They had created terror in the surrounding area by their inhuman acts of barbanty. [fan unlucky stranger happened to stray in their midst, he was caught and caten up. ‘One Katia was their chief, He had kept. a cauldron ready to roast his victims, The Gun desired to liberate this misguided race of men. So he set out to their habitation, Kauda spied the Guru from a distance and the prospect of a delicious meal exhilarated him. Seeing his victim approach near, he began to fan on the fire, But the more he fanned the fire, the tamer grew its ardor. He looked at the approaching Guru in desperate fury, But the latter countered his look with a smile that radiated Jove and peace. Kauda’s anger gave place 10 a feeling of surprise. He was stunned into inaction and looked balefully at the dying embers. It was indeed a miracle and he was all a shudder, When he looked at the Guru again, the latter’s eyes were closed and he was singing a song which said that human life was meant to serve one’s fellow men and not to kill or consume them.
‘The song subdued Kauda’s wild and vicious nature and it restored him back to humanity. He promised to spend the rest of his days in leading his men to a finer and fruitful existence.
Article extracted from this publication >> October 8, 1993
