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4. Potri-thiru-ahaval Escaping the rutting elephant called desire in the wild arena of deluded men of the world: escaping from the many seas called learning, escaping from the sorrow called wealth, escaping from the ancient stings called poverty, escaping from such manifold forms and fortunes: After escaping from all these when in the heart of contemplativeness, divine thought of God was born. Soon as I know that Being Who is free from hate, six crores of delusive powers severally began their illusive play. Neighbours, close friends—all gathered round and talked atheism till their tongue became calloused. Relatives, the ancestral herd of cattle seized me and I became agitated. - By and large vedic savants glibly said “the way of penance is supreme” as proved by vedic texts. Sectarian disputants claiming their creeds only as perfect, clamoured. The tornado called staunch maayaa-vaadam (the dogma that the world is but an empty dream) blew, whirled and roared: Lokaayathan Epicurianism - a glistening mighty snake with its conflicting deadly poison, came and joined forces while many great delusions encircled me (36-58). 1.59