Page 91 - Courage Redifined

Apart from criticism of religion in the society, it is a question
as to whether such people can follow all the vows and oaths
of the strict Diksha (ascetic) life. This is because:

i) It is quite possible that during some occasion the saint
would go back to his roots i.e. while following his code
of conduct, his original slang language would come out or
he would behave in an indecent manner. Due to this other
good saints would face difficulty and people around would
criticize Sadhus.

ii) Secondly, if a situation arises where his previous Charitra
Mohaniya Karmas come into action, then due to a low
family background, he will get dragged towards that wrong
act. On the other hand, a person hailing from the noble
family will be worried about saving the prestige of his
family and will think twice before exercising any wrong
act. But the person from a low family is not worried about
his family status and will plunge into wrong acts.

Thus, it is the characteristic of a person coming from a noble
family that he will properly follow the path accepted by him
and not break the code of conduct laid down for him. He will
not take wrong turns in life.

In this case also the Brahmin scholar believed that the
prostitute would not be from a reputed family and hence did
not inquire about her family background. Next day he left
the town.

But Kamlata was extremely disturbed on hearing the truth
from the Brahmin scholar. She suffered a major setback and
heavily regretted all her past acts.

Kamlata’s deep remorse :

“Arre! Where did I reach ? Physical relations with my own
son! A decent, loyal Brahmin’s wife at one time and now the
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