[Raj_Copi_Jin]

there was a great sage , who performed great tapas for many years , surviving only on leaves of plants.

one day , while cutting leaves, he accidently cut himself. But instead of blood comming out , he bled sap , from trees.

at once he became greatly conceited and soon his heart was clouded by pride , he began to think to himself what a great devotee he must be to have bled instead of blood .

he was thinking to himself thus when lord shiva appeared before him in the form of an old brahmin. the brahmin approched the sage and greeted him . the sage could not resist but to tell the brahmin of the incident which occured with his bleedng sap.

after listening to all the sage had to say , the brahmin then cut his own finger. to great amazment , instead of blood , ashes .

at the sight of this the sage immediately was free from all pride .
when sap is burned it becomes ashes , so one could only imargine the great devotion that the brahmin posessed .

the brahmin then revieled himself to the sage and freed him from his own pride...