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Instead, inspite of attaining all this due to Punya, if you
wouldn’t have considered its usage your right, then you would
think that –

1) Though, I can acquire wealth due to Punya, it does
not imply that I go on incessantly acquiring more and
more.

2) I will never earn money by wrong means and by

suppressing my workers or cheating my customers.

3) I will not earn more than my requirement.

If you consider it an offence then such thoughts will save you
from finding yourself in worse conditions.

It is truly said that every action has an equally opposite
reaction. Here too Nagrathik’s grief is tremendous, similar to

the extent of his prior happiness. He mourns relentlessly, “O
God! What did you do? You stole away all my gems at one
stroke! Why did you keep me alive to see such a day? You
should have called me before that. What should I do?” His
mournful cries made others also weep. Even Sulsa was moved
by her sons’ death and her husband’s grief. She, too, couldn’t
control her tears.

Since attachment exists, the sorrow experienced as a result of

its loss is obvious. Now who can eliminate this sorrow?

People will say only this, “Brother! You cannot overrule or
change what is written in your destiny. Thus, calm down.”
But tell me, were these words consoling enough to pacify

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