His now was perfect and the body distinctive he was persistent, vow-observing and like the son of sage Atri.356.
The sage Dutt seeing his arrows and meditation, was greatly pleased
Adopting him his fifteenth Guru and leaving all his persistence he accepted him as his redeemer.357.
In this way, whosoever loves the Lord, he crosses this infinite ocean of existence
Removing the illusions of his body ad mind, Dutt fell down at the feet of his Fifteenth Guru in this way.358.
End of the description of the adoption of an Arrow-maker as the Fifteenth Guru.
Now begins the description of the adoption of a vulture as the Sixteenth Guru
TOTAK STANZA
The sage was alongwith his disciples having smeared his face with ashes and wearing the ochre-coloured clothes
He was singing the praises of the Lord with his mouth and was moving unattached with all kind of desires.359.
Various sounds were created with the mouth and the sage Dutt’s body was allied with many types of magnificence
He was moving silently in various countries far and near and was meditating on the Lord in his mind.360.
There he saw a vulture, who was holding a piece of flesh in his mouth and flying
Seeing it, more powerful four vultures moved forward.361.
They flew in the sky and there they began to fight with that vulture
Whe dropped the pieced of flesh on seeing these powerful vultures and flew away.362.
Seeing those four vulture, even the earth below became stable out of fear seeing them,
The sage was startled and adopted them (it) as the Sixteeth Guru.363.
If anyone getting unattached with all the desires, forsakes all the assets
Then only he can be considered an ascetic make his understanding like these vultures.364.
End of the description of the adoption of a Vulture as Sidxteenth Guru.
Now begins the description of the adoption of a Fishing Bird as the Seventeenth Guru
TOTAK STANZA
After adopting the vulture as the seventeenth Guru with unattached mind, Dutt proceeded again on his path
He was producing various types of sounds form his mouth and hearing the same, the gods, Gandharvas, men and women, all were getting pleased.365.
The persistent and ascetic sage reached near a stream, where he saw a flying bird named ‘Mahiggir’ near the jumping fish.366.