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wombs, greedy for the milk of their breasts, lisping sweetly, babbling and prattling, moving to their armpits wherefrom the breasts rise up, childlike, give a sitting in their laps, having held them by the hands resembling a tender lotus, give sweet talks and pleasing words. Verily I am hapless, meritless, with no meritorious deeds ever done that I did not obtain even a single thing out of these." Thus she, with the hopes of her mind set at naught [until] brooded.
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Then Kanha Vasudeva bathed [until] decorated his body and came to do reverence to the feet of Queen Devai there. Then Kanha Vasudeva saw Queen Devai [etc.]; and having seen her, he held her feet and said "At former times, mother, you used to become glad [etc.] on seeing me; how is it that you are with the hopes of your mind set at naught [until] brooding?"
Then Queen Devai said to Kanha Vasudeva Verily thus, my son, I bore seven sons exactly alike [etc.] but not of a single one have I enjoyed the childhood. You even, my son, only come here to me every six months to do reverence to my
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