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The One Hundred and Eighteenth Chapter
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With a heart full of detachment and free from sorrow, Rama, the protector of Dharma-Maryada, spoke these words to Shatrughna: ||12||
"O Shatrughna! You rule the kingdom of mortals. I, with my mind and soul free from all desires, will enter the forest to worship the path of liberation." ||125||
Shatrughna replied, "O Lord! I am not greedy for pleasures due to attachment. My mind is fixed on the kingdom of unfettered samadhi. I will attain that same kingdom of unfettered samadhi along with you. There is no other path for me." ||126||
"O Sun of Men! In this world, who has found satisfaction in captivating sensual pleasures, in friends, relatives, brothers, desired objects, and even in their own life?" ||127||
Thus ends the One Hundred and Eighteenth Chapter, named "Lakshmana-Samskara-Karanam," in the Padma Purana, composed by Sri Ravishena Acharya, known as the "Kalyana Mitra Deva." ||118||