One day all the vital forces argued about which of them was better:
- I'm better! I'm better! - each one said.
And then they came to their father Prajapati and said:
- Reverend, which of us is better?
He answered them:
- The one of you, after whose departure the body will be in the worst position.
Then the Speech left. And after being away for a year, she came back and said:
- How could you live without me?
They replied:
“As the dumb live - not speaking, but breathing with breath, seeing with the eye, hearing with the ear, thinking with the mind - so we lived.
And Speech entered the body.
Then the Vision went away. And after being absent for a year, it returned and said:
- How could you live without me?
They replied:
“As the blind live - not seeing, but breathing with breath, speaking with the tongue, hearing with the ear, thinking with the mind - so we lived.
And Sight entered the body.
Then the Rumor left. And after being away for a year, he came back and said:
- How could you live without me?
They replied:
- Just as the deaf live - not hearing, but breathing with their breath, speaking with their tongue, seeing with their eyes, thinking with their minds - that’s how we lived.
And Hearing entered the body.
Then Reason left. And after being away for a year, he came back and said:
- How could you live without me?
They replied:
“The way children live—devoid of reason, but breathing with breath, speaking with a tongue, seeing with the eye, hearing with the ear—that’s how we lived.
And the Mind entered the body.
Following this, Breath wished to leave. And just as an excellent horse pulls out the pegs to which its legs are tied, so it tore out other vital forces from the body. They gathered around him and said:
“Reverend, be our master.” You are the best of us. Don't go.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru