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Thus Punya which eventually results in Papa (sins) is called
Papanubandhi.

Saint Vishwabhuti went to the seventh heaven because of the
Punya accumulated due to his penance and renounciation.
After that, due to the impact of his Niyanu, he became the
strong and powerful Triprustha Vasudeva. But since his Punya
was Papanubandhi, he fell in the deep well of ignorance,
enjoyed comforts without any control and due to the pride of
his power, punished his subjects for little crimes.

Triprushtha Vasudev’s life incidents :

When Triprushtha had not become the Vasudev (King of 3
continents) and his father Prajapati was the king, a messenger
came from the greater king Vasudeva saying, “On the border
of this specific region, a lion comes out in the season of
monsoon due to which the farmers get scared. Hence the kings
of various regions guard the border turn by turn. It is your
turn this time. Hence you should go there for protection.”

Sitting in the king’s court, Triprushtha heard this and lost his
temper, “Who is he to order me ?” He insulted the messenger
but his father got scared that, “If the messenger went and told
the king, then they would be in a fix,” Hence, he accepted the
king’s orders. But Triprushtha Vasudeva was no less. When
the messenger left, he followed him and beat him on the way.

When you develop any vice (bad quality) during one birth, it
is sure to grow and increase in the coming births.

When Triprustha saw his father, King Prajapati preparing to
go to protect the farmers from the lion, he said, “Wait, you
do not need to go along with the army. We both brothers are
enough to finish the work.” Saying so, he reached the village
border. He asked the soldiers, “When does the lion come ?”

The farmers answered, “It cannot be said.”

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