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I shall look for another opportunity and call you again.”
Saying this, she led him to the window and allowed him to
go away.

She was unmarried and had not sought to have sex with
Rupsen. But since the act had happened, and she was under
the false impression that she had been with Rupsen, her
desire was inflamed. She did not think that she had indulged
in a sin.

Royal families are not renowned for their deep understanding
of true dharma. Most of them are immersed in the world of
material wealth, unable to perceive or even imagine the agony
that arises as a consequence of indulging in great sin.

Rupsen takes birth as Sunanda’s son
Natures takes its own course. The consequences of Sunanda’s
rash act soon became evident. She became pregnant with
the gambler’s child! What’s more, Rupsen was born in her
womb.

Contrary to our Moral and Cultural Values

Rupsen had stayed back at home, on the pretext that he had
a headache. In the evening, he left for the palace, as per his
prearranged plan with Sunanda. He was on high alert, as the
princess had called him, a commoner, to her palace. That too,
after many months of simply gazing at her in rapt attention.
He was delighted at the prospect of meeting her and having
an intimate conversation with her.

All this is against our moral laws and ethical norms. It is
against our society, our customs and our code of conduct
for young men and women to mingle with strangers of the
opposite sex. And that too, with the princess! It is against
our accepted code of conduct to have relations with someone
who is not your wife. To even think in a lustful manner about
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