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away in the talks of such unwise people, it is inappropriate
to forsake our religion, devotion towards God and Guru and
the faith in Jain scriptures. What is value of the words of
fools ?
As soon as Ramaji told his chief soldier, “Come on, let’s
go and get back Sitaji.” He politely replied, “Lord ! I took
considerable time in dropping Sitaji almost 1500 kms and
returning back here. In this time span, she must have walked
a lot. How will we find her ?”
The king replied, “Do not worry. She is walking by foot
whereas we have a chariot adjoined to a horse whose speed
is as fast as wind. With his help we will move through the
forest swiftly and trace Sita.”
Rama intensely desired to bring back Sita. He wished to
rectify his mistake of punishing the innocent and thus give
justice to Sita. The chief soldier prepared the chariot and
alongwith Ramachadraji swiftly headed towards the jungle.
They searched every nook and corner of the area where the
soldier had dropped Sitaji, but in vain. They searched and
searched but no success. Sitaji was nowhere to be found. That
was because Sitaji was actually not present there.
When a thing is not actually present there, you will not be
able to find even if you search it for months, years or even
the entire birth.
Is their nectar in snake’s mouth ? No, then even if you strive
for your entire life, you will not be able to find it.
Similarly,
(1) The worldly objects are not capable to give you real
happiness. Inspite of this, if you try to find happiness in
them in every birth, is there any possibility of attaining it ?
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