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Sinking deep in the sea of sensual pleasures, you forget the
importance and marvels of the vow of celibacy.

Engrossed in self-interests, you keep merely witnessing the
miseries of your brother missing out on the great religion of
benevolence.

While satisfying the unnecessary demands of your wife, you
skip the service of your parents.

Inspired by the attachment towards fickle wealth, you cheat
and betray customers and thus miss out on the chance to
exercise justice and fairness.

Can you relate to all this?

Compare the loss and profits- which side is heavier?

Sujyeshtha returned to learn that the chariot has already
moved ahead. Now that King Shrenik took only Chellana
along with him, what would she tell her father if he asked
her whereabouts? Perhaps because of this fear or the feeling
of betrayal by King Shrenik or anger on her sister Chellana
– whatever the reason, she started screaming at the top of her
voice. At that very moment, may be she thought that King
Shrenik forcefully took her sister Chellana away with him, or
may be the thought of separation from her sister was too

painful. All of these feelings may have found expression in
her terrified screams, “Run! Run! Look, someone has abducted
Chellana!”

Hearing her ear-piercing screams, not only the soldiers but

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