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Kirthidhar, The Saintly King
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I have had an extraordinary experience this night. This night has been an extraordinary one !"
"How ?"
"I saw an extraordinary and unprecedented dream". "Kindly tell me about your dream”. "In my dream, most unexpectedly I saw my saintly father".
"Did you spend the whole night, in these thoughts and reflections ?” Sahadevi asked him a little anxiously.
"First, listen to me. As soon as I saw my father, I saluted him. I entreated him to deliver me from this samsar. My father said many things. Compassion overflowed his eyes. If this dream comes true, the boat of my life would have crossed the ocean and reached the other bank”.
“What did you entreat your father to do ?”
"I entreated him to enable me to attain liberation from the samsar".
"Dear Lord! You should not have made that entreaty”, Sahadevi said with evident worry.
"My dear queen! You please tell me if as human beings, we can do anything better than this. A Jiva can never attain endless ineffable felicity and serenity unless he attains liberation from the samsar".
"My lord ! Is it not possible to carry out spiritual endeavours even while living in Samsar ?”
"My dear queen, what spiritual austerities, can we perform as householders ? Can we as householders meditate upon the pure soul ? Can we be free from the snaky coils of passions and sensual desires ?"
"My Lord ! When I hear you speak of renunciation, my heart palpitates with fear. A nameless tremor runs through my body
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