Devadatta’s next plan <br />Was to push down <br />A big boulder from the top <br />To crush Buddha into pulp. <br /> <br />This plot also had failed <br />As Buddha had escaped <br />With a very minor injury <br />That caused him no worry. <br /> <br />He influenced the King <br />Ajathashatru, for eliminating <br />Buddha by an elephant <br />Which could silently do it. <br /> <br />The King told the Mahout <br />To give alcohol to the elephant <br />And leave it in the streets <br />When Buddha went for alms. <br /> <br />Nalagiri, the elephant <br />Ran madly in the streets. <br />It destroyed tall trees, <br />And damaged houses. <br /> <br />Near Buddha it came. <br />He called by its name <br />“Oh Nalagiri, be calm. <br />I’m here; do no harm.” <br /> <br />The alcohol effect had gone <br />The elephant calmly sat down. <br />The whole crowd watched. <br />It was a miracle indeed! <br /> <br />It shocked Devadatta. <br />The power of Buddha <br />He then understood. <br />But his anger continued. <br /> <br />His jealousy and arrogance, <br />And the sense of vengeance, <br />Grew more than ever before, <br />But Buddha hated him never.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/buddha-36-devadatta-plots-to-kill-buddha/
