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Atithis, Sadhus and the needy is one of them. If you miss
out on this duty, then where is humanity ?

The helpless and needy includes the poor, sad, beggars and
handicapped people. If they seek food, water, clothes, etc.
and if we possess the capacity to help them, then we should
surely fulfill their requirements. Thus, having sympathy for
them and helping them is the appropriate treatment to be
given to them.

This is a great virtue of a Marganusuri person. This is humanity
in real sense. Only a fortunate person will feel like practicing
such activities. Leave alone the wish to practice them, an
unfortunate person may think, “Why to waste money in such a
way ?” Inspite of acquiring such a precious human birth in an
Arya country, such a person wants to remain unfortunate even
when there are bright chances of becoming fortunate. Who
can save such a person ? Arya country, Arya family, the Arya
culture, ArihantaLords, the Gurus in this religion are all of
serious help to those who wish to become fortunate. However,

there is no remedy for those who wish to remain unfortunate.
That old man warmly welcomed those scholars and greeted
them, “First come home. We will talk about this later.”

He then took everyone home and inquired about their
whereabouts. After knowing their problem, he calmly replied,
“No problem, the answer is easy. I will solve your query. First,

have a bath near the riverside, fill your stomach and freshen
up. After that I will give you such an answer that the king
will be delighted. Do not worry at all.”
The learned men were tired. After receiving the warm welcome
and the solution to the problem, they were now relieved. After
getting freshened and having food, they now asked the old

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