The life of Lord Buddha
Pranams at the lotus feet
of Lord Buddha!
Chapter – 14
Once Buddha was immersed in
meditation under a tree, two beautiful sisters Raga and Arati arrived on the
place and found the charming monk sitting under the tree, eyes closed. They understood it was Buddha who attained enlightenment,
soon another beautiful young maiden Tanha also joined with them. These three young beautiful maidens were the
daughter of Mara/illusion, who tried to conquer Buddha with his snare. In return Mara was humiliated and defeated;
these young maidens took a vow to take revenge on Buddha. These beautiful young women were quite
confident that no one in the world could resist them, they were the embodiment
of infatuation and desire. They have decided
to utilize their sensuality to a great extent to ensnare Buddha and keep him
under their hook for a long time.
The
three beautiful girls approached Buddha who was under meditation. One of the girls took a seat on the swing,
another one performed seductive dancing, and another one went close to Buddha
and placed her hand on his shoulder, immediately she withdrew her hand in
extreme pain. Buddha opened his eyes “
Oh! The daughters of Mara, you please go back, there is no way you can succeed
in your mission, I have discarded all kinds of sensual pleasures and attractions.” The two of the girls were returned to their
abode, one of them Tanha remained she spoke “ Monk, we are not here to deceive
you, the truth is that we got so much attracted to you, none of the men in this
world captivated us like you. We three
of us offer our bodies and hearts to your service. We do not expect any reward for this service,
we wish you to take pleasure and satisfaction in it, even if it is for a short
period of time that would make us extremely happy.” Buddha said “I have told you already, I have
destroyed all kinds of satisfaction and infatuation, there is nothing you will
find here. Therefore, you should
leave the place.” The three of the
beautiful women started to leave; effulgence from the body of Buddha spread all
over the place, the women started screaming looking at each other’s face that
turned ugly and dreadful. The three of
the women disappeared from the sight saying “No one will snare the most venerable
enlightened one Buddha.”
