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life without even a little religion, then it will not become your
savior for the next birth and instead you will be stuce in the
infinite cycle of birth and death.

The life of human on this Arya land is a golden opportunity
to exercise good religious deeds, wash away past sins and
stop the inflow of new sins.

Can we waste such a golden chance ? Can we give away
this opportunity ? The great saints who take Anshan do not
destruct this life but extract the maximum possible fruits from
this life whereas those who commit suicide desire to destroy
their precious life.
Kamlata’s remorse over her sinful acts instigated her to end
her life by committing suicide. She confessed to the lady
who had given her shelter and told her, “I have committed
gravesins in this life. I am now frustrated with this life and
wish to end it by sitting on a burning pyre. Hence make the
necessary arrangements for it.”

The lady was astonished on hearing about Kamlata’s decision.
She tried to convince her, but in vain. Her neighbours also
tried to persuade her against her decision but could not get any
success. When they realized that she was headstrong about
her decision, they started singing her praises that, “O how
deep is her regret! Committing sins is easy but having such
a strong feeling of remorse over those sins is really difficult.
So much remorse that she wishes to burn herself alive ?! Hats
off to her! ”
Kamlata in the middle of the pyre :

According to Kamlatas wishes, all arrangements were made.
A pyre made of wooden sticks was arranged outside the city.
Kamlata sat in the middle of the pyre. The woods were ignited.
The people standing there could not bear to witness such a
dreadful scene and dispersed towards their houses.

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