Once upon a time there lived a siddha (a person with supernatural powers) who was very proud of his magical powers. One day the Lord came to him in the guise of a saint and said:
“Dear sir, I heard that you have amazing powers.
Siddha received him kindly and invited him to sit down. At this time an elephant passed by. The saint asked:
“Sir, if you wished, could you kill this elephant?”
Siddha replied:
- Yes, it's possible.
And taking a handful of dust, he uttered a mantra and threw the dust at the elephant. The animal roared, fell to the ground in agony and gave up the ghost. Seeing this, the saint exclaimed:
-What amazing power you have! You killed such a huge animal in one moment! You must also have the power to bring him back to life.
Siddha replied:
- Yes, this is also possible.
He again took a handful of dust, chanted the mantra and threw it at the elephant, and the elephant came to life. The saint was amazed at the sight of this and exclaimed again:
- Your powers are amazing! But let me ask you one question. You killed an elephant and brought it back to life. What did you gain from this? Have you felt God?
Having said this, the saint disappeared.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru