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Bhagawan Mahavir ]
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The reader may ask what incongruity there was between the karmic bondage of Devananda and Trishla, on account of which one had to exchange her invaluable celestial and shining diamond for piece of glass of the other, while the other received the valuable diamond of the other in exchange for her piece of glass. We therefore reply in brief that in some previous life these two ladies were Jaithani and Dê arani to each other respectively. They belonged to the same joint family. One day the Jaithani stole a casket of ornaments studded with precious stones, which belonged to her Devarani. The Devarani was not aware of the fact for many days. When she was in need of some ornaments, she found that her casket was missing. She made a search for it but in vain
At length from the behaviour of her Jaithani, she gathered that her casket had been stolen by none other than her Jaithani. The Devarani then tried her best to persuade her Jaithani, she even threatned her to put to some harm, but seeing no result coming out of it she ceased to make further efforts. Finding no way out, the younger sister might have pardoned the fault of her Jaithani, but what about her
(1) To take out the embryo from the womb and then to replace it there.
(2) To take out the embryo from the womb and then to replace it through Yoni, (female generative organ).
(3) To take out the embryo through Yoni and then to replace it with another into the womb.
(4) To take out the embryo through Yoni and then to replace it with another also through Yoni.
Out of these four ways first, second and fourth are condemned. There fore the god adopted the third one.
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