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In a city, there lived a merchant's son named away to malprac ce. That's good. But we need to see, is this
'Dharmadas'. He possessed quali es according to his name. woman doing all this with this same inten on or with the
Even at a young age, he served saints and sages, pleasingly inten on of selfishness? If the inten on is of selfishness, he
followed religious rites like self-restraint, penance etc. As he may get saved from straying away to malprac ce, but it would
arrived in his youth, with the power of wealth, parents bring a more significant loss 'He shouldn't get a racted to a
arranged his marriage with a merchant's daughter named more beau ful woman and should admire just her'. What does
'Sundari'. Parents died a er a short me. The young man this mean? He should remain a racted and fascinated to her.
became the master of the house. Wife Sundari was quite What is the result of this? He won't even look at Bhagwan, Guru
shrewd. She thought 'Now, no elder is there on his head. He and religion. This is really a terrible outcome! And really the
may wander here and there. If he may see any more beau ful same thing happened over here. He remained 'Dharmadas'
girl, then he would bring her in and make her sit on my head. So, just by the name, but actually, he became 'Sundaridas' (slave of
I will enchant him in such a way that he may not wander his wife named 'Sundari')! He forgot Bhagwan, Guru, religion
anywhere. How will I enchant him? Through witchcra or black and even his religious well-wishing friend. S ll, his wife saw no
magic? Absolutely no, only fools do so. I would mesmerise my wrong in that. On the contrary, she was pleased to know! 'My
husband through love and care. 'Then she kept her husband husband has forgo en everything in my love and care he goes
immersed in enjoyment and entertainment, royal and kindly from house to office and from office to the house with anxiety
treatment. She made ready his clothes when her husband had to meet just me, his loving wife. I'm everything for him.' No
to go out. She readily warmly welcomed her husband when he religion, no medita on of Bhagwan, nothing else. If one gets his
arrived home. She washed her husband's feet, with water, favourite thing why would he give a second thought?
sprinkled that water on her head, pressed his legs and head etc. The merchant's son had no other thinking because he
In short, she treated and took care of him so well that the was under the control of lust. He had a religious friend named
husband saw no one except her. Why? Courtesy conquers even 'Subuddhi'. He worried, "What happened? In the past, my
the enemy. Even in this vicious black age, courtesy is powerful friend used to talk immensely about religion and people's
hypno c magic. Service is a great effec ve enchantment. But welfare! Now he is seen nowhere". One-day Subuddhi met his
the service should be selfless. But over here, the service was friend on the way and asked, “Where are you? I haven't seen
selfish. The husband shouldn't get a racted to someone else you since a long me."
and should see none but her was the evil inten on behind her "Am I so free that you are asking me 'I haven't seen you."
service. Dharmadas grumbled under the intoxica on of wealth.
Q. What is wrong in this? Husband is being saved from The intoxica on of wealth is like madness. It makes you
straying away to malprac ce. grumble insensible worlds. He said, "I don't have me to talk
A. It's right. The husband would be saved from straying with you."
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