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while surrendering yourself to your husband, you lose
out on the golden chance to let God be the king of
your heart in this human birth. Motivated by lust since
time immemorial, you have adored the one who has
satisfied your desires. Let alone God ruling your heart
completely, have you even considered Him as being
equal to your husband?

4) While succumbing to sexual pleasures, another major
loss is the sidetracking of other important goals and
worthwhile tasks to be accomplished in this precious
birth, for example exercising religion, overcoming
temptations, observing celibacy and following an
appropriate code of conduct eventually resulting in
spiritual progress.

5) O great one! Another risk on the road of lust is that-

Dependence on lust neither increases your physical power
nor your spiritual power, instead it decreases both. The increase
in temptations and unfulfillment of these desires are sure to
disturb your mental peace.

O intelligent woman! Why undertake such risks? Instead of
indulging in such momentary pleasures why not scale
unexplored heights of Vitaragta and thus make this valuable

birth fruitful?

Sujyeshtha decided to renounce the world

Why so?

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