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to not only forsake the palace life but this entire worldly life
and accept a pure spiritual life of Charitra.

Q. Even by doing so, wouldn’t she have to accept the ultimate
brunt of death ? Would she be able to avoid it by accepting
Charitra ?

A. No, she wouldn’t be able to avoid it but improve it. By
implementing non-violence, resistance over sensual desires
and penance one can slap Karmasatta and perform the
great act of ending all the karmas once and for all which
will result into salvation after death. After that, Karmasatta
is completely incapable to cause you any harm.

Here, Karmasatta throws us into dreadful and painful births
because of our lust and temptation for sensual pleasures
wherein there is no chance for exercising religion and
destroying sins. Now that I have attained this previous birth
why let Karmasatta slap me ? Instead I will only destroy its
existence by way of non-violence, resistance over temptations
and penance.

Thus, because of her intense feeling of non-attachment, Sitaji
retired from the material world and accepted Lord Arihanta’s
path of renounciation. She had experienced many troubles
in life but she did not succumb to the fame, respect and the
opportunity to enjoy a luxurious life. This is Sita’s exceptional
characteristic.

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