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The Tale of Rohiney
The second light of Yoga Shastra, verse 72, entrusted the king with the case. The king commanded, "Just as justice protects the righteous and punishes the wicked, punish him accordingly." To this, Abhaykumar said, "Your Majesty! He was caught alone, without having committed any theft. Therefore, one should think carefully about this before punishing him." Thus, the king asked Rohiney, "Tell me, where are you from? What is your profession? What is your purpose in coming here? Are you not a Rohiney?" Hearing his name, he became suspicious and thought to himself for a moment before telling the king, "I am a farmer named Durgachand from Shali village. I had come to Rajgriha for some work, and due to the late hour, I spent the night in a temple out of curiosity. Before dawn, when I was returning home, a royal demon, like a demon, surrounded and captured me while crossing the fort. I fear for my life the most. Just as a fish that has escaped from the hands of a fisherman is caught in a net, so too have I, who escaped from the clutches of the royal demons patrolling the city, been caught by the demons outside. Then, even though I am innocent, they brought me here, considering me a thief. Now, please act as a judge and give me justice." Hearing his words, the king sent a trusted man to investigate his village, and ordered Rohiney to be kept in prison until then.
The thief had already sent a signal to his village. Thieves also have some knowledge of the future. When the royal men went to that village and inquired, the villagers said, "Yes, a farmer named Durgachand used to live here, but he has gone to another village." The royal men came back and told the king the whole truth. Upon this, Abhaykumar thought, "Even the Creator cannot know the truth of the cunningly crafted arrogance." Therefore, Abhaykumar called a skilled craftsman, explained the entire plan to him, and secretly had him build a seven-story palace, like a precious, gem-studded divine aircraft. When it was finished, it looked as if a piece of Amaravati from Devalok, adorned with Apsara-like beautiful women, had fallen down here. When the Gandharvas gathered there and started a musical festival with music, dance, and instruments, the palace took on the wondrous beauty of Gandharvanagar. After all this, one day, Abhaykumar made the thief drink Chandras, a white, milk-like liquor, and made him unconscious. In his unconscious state, he was dressed in divine clothes and taken to that palace and laid on a flower bed like that of the gods. When he regained consciousness and sat up, he saw a gathering of divine women and divine princes around him, heard the sound of sweet music, songs, and dance, and began to look with wonder-filled eyes. As per Abhaykumar's prior instructions, the divinely-dressed women present raised their voices in cheers and said, "You have just been born in this great aircraft in the form of a god. You are our master, we are your servants. Like Indra, you should play with these divine women to your heart's content." Thus, they spoke with cunning and affectionate words. The thief thought, "Am I a god?" At that moment, all the women clapped their hands and started playing music with rhythm and beat. Then, a man with golden ornaments came there and said, "What have you started?" They said to the gatekeeper, "We are showing our master our scientific skills." He said, "It is good to show your master your scientific skills, but make sure they follow the customs of Devalok." Then they asked, "What customs?" Hearing this, the man showed his authority and said, "Wow! Have you forgotten this too? Here, whoever is born a new god, they are first asked about their good and bad deeds in their previous birth, and then they are given the freedom to enjoy heavenly pleasures. Oh! In the joy of the new master's benefit, we forgot to tell them this." Then, they went to the thief and said, "Master! You are pleased with us, so please follow the customs of Devalok. Here, whoever is born, it is necessary to first tell them about their good and bad deeds in their previous birth, and then they are given the freedom to enjoy heavenly pleasures. This is the custom here." The thief said, "Is this really Devalok, or is this a web of illusion created by Abhaykumar to trap me? Is it not possible that this is a trick to find out my secret? What should I say to them?" At that moment, while removing the thorn, he heard...
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