The peacock, the cobra and Bhagavan

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"At Skandasramam a peacock would follow Bhagavan everywhere. One day a

huge black cobra appeared in the Ashram and the peacock attacked it

fiercely. The cobra spread its hood and the two natural enemies were

poised for a fight to the death, when Bhagavan came quite near the

cobra and said: 'Why did you came here? That peacock will kill you.

Better go away at once.' The cobra immediately lowered its hood and

slithered away."

 

(T.K. Sundaresa Iyer: At the Feet of Bhagavan, p. 6)