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(Dana P.) #1
92 Holiness and Cleanliness

him of their problem. They must find out the way to kill the giant
Britra, the oppressor. They must restore the kingdom of heaven from
his hand.


Then the saint Dadhichi said, 'You have to look for other ways since
giant Britro can't be killed with any coventional weapon. I shall do
good to gods even at the cost of my life. Please listen to me,
Devoraj. One day this mortal body of mine shall perish. I shall just
now leave out my body for your sake. If I die you can kill the giant
Britra with the weapon made of my bones. My bones are not
traditional weapons. The saint Dadhichi left out his body by dint of
his yoga. Then Vishwakarma, the engineer among all gods, made
Bajra or thunder with the bones of Dodichi's body. Indra killed the
giant Britra with this thunder. Thus the lost kingdom of heaven was
regained. Everybody praised the generosity of Dadhichi Muni.
Generosity is part of religion. Saint Dadhichi Muni complied with
his religion and became immortal in his death.


(C) Good Manners


Good manners mean the manners which are gentle. It also means
soft and polite behaviour. Any beautiful behaviour is a good manner.
Good manners are great qualities of man. Men are different from
animals and birds for these qualities. Good manners are like
ornaments of honest and religious persons. Every pious person owns
this quality.


Men's heart can be won by good manners. You can win love of man
if you have this quality. A good manner is a part of religion. So we
shall always behave befitting good manners. We shall never behave
in a bad and impolite way. We shall remain gentle to our elders. We
shall put questions to them politely. We shall reply to their questions
politely. We shall show affection to our younger ones.

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