Manki
Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 28 Feb 2010 14:31 and updated at 28 Feb 2010 14:31
Mahabharata: 18 Parvas
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Mbh.12.176.10575 | In this connection is cited the old narrative of what Manki had sung, when freed from attachments, Listen to it, O Yudhishthira! |
Mbh.12.176.10576 | Desirous of wealth, Manki found that he was repeatedly doomed to disappointments. |
Mbh.12.176.10581 | Beholding his two bulls thus borne away by that strong camel, and seeing that they were at the point of death, Manki began to say, If wealth be not ordained by destiny, it can never be acquired by even a clever man exerting himself with attention and confidence and accomplishing with skill all that is necessary towards that end. |
Mbh.12.176.10675 | Relying upon such intelligence, Manki freed himself from attachments, casting off all desires and attaining to Brahma that abode of the highest felicity. |
Mbh.12.176.10676 | Indeed, in consequence of the loss of his two bulls Manki attained to immortality. |
Mbh.12.179.10779 | It was through wisdom that Vali, Prahlada, Namuchi, and Manki, when they lost their earthly prosperity, succeeded in acquiring felicity. |
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice. |
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