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In the Mahapurana, Uttarapurana, who is a relative and who is not? Relatives and non-relatives are both impermanent. In this world, why should there be attachment to anything? || 139 ||
Your brother Sanjayanta punished the Vidyudedstra in a previous life for a crime he committed. Now, he remembers that past life and has wronged the Muni. || 140 ||
This sinner sent your elder brother to the afterlife in the previous four births due to a great enmity. || 141 ||
In this birth, I consider this Vidyadhara to be a benefactor of the Muni, because by enduring the suffering caused by him, they have attained liberation. || 142 ||
Let this auspicious cause of liberation be. Tell me, what is the retribution for the wrong done in the previous birth? || 143 ||
Hearing this, the serpent king, eager to know, asked Aditya, "Tell me that story, how was it?" || 144 ||
"Listen, with a pure mind, free from hatred towards this Vidyudedstra. I will tell you that story in detail," said the deva. || 145 ||
In this Jambudvipa, in the land of Bharat, there was a king named Singhasen, the ruler of Singhapura. His wife was a virtuous queen named Ramadatta. || 146 ||
The king's minister was named Sribhuthi, also known as Satyaghoṣa. He was a learned Brahmin, well-versed in the scriptures, including the Shruti, Smriti, and Puranas. || 147 ||
In the city of Padma-khandapura, there lived a wealthy merchant named Sudatta. His son, Bhadramitra, was born to his wife Sumitra. He went to Ratnadvipa and earned many precious jewels. || 148 ||
He brought those jewels to Singhapura and decided to settle there. He met the minister Satyaghoṣa and, with his consent, entrusted his jewels to him. Then, he went to Padma-khandapura to fetch his relatives. Upon his return, he asked Satyaghoṣa for his jewels, but blinded by greed, Satyaghoṣa denied knowing anything about them. || 149-151 ||
Bhadramitra cried out in the city, and Satyaghoṣa, to maintain his reputation, told everyone that the wicked thieves had stolen all his wealth. Due to this grief, he...