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[ Antakrid Dasha ]
"Devanupriye! In those days, in the city of Bhaddilpur, there lived a Gahapati named Nag. He was very wealthy and had a great reputation among the citizens. Nag Gahapati had a wife named Sulasa. When Sulasa was a child, a fortune teller had said, 'This girl will be a Nindu, meaning she will give birth to dead children.' After that, Sulasa became a devotee of Harinegamesi Dev from her childhood. She had a statue of Harinegamesi Dev made. After making the statue, she would bathe every morning and perform atonement to ward off bad dreams. She would wear a wet (goli) saree and worship the statue with precious flowers. After worshipping with flowers, she would kneel down and prostrate with all five limbs, then she would eat, look at the statue, and do her other daily tasks.
Then, Harinegamesi Dev was pleased with Sulasa Gahapati's devotion and respect. After being pleased, Harinegamesi Dev made Sulasa Gahapati and you both reach the age of menstruation at the same time. Then, you both conceived at the same time, carried the pregnancy at the same time, and gave birth to children at the same time. During childbirth, Sulasa Gahapati gave birth to a dead child. Then, Harinegamesi Dev, out of compassion for Sulasa, took the dead child in his hands and brought it to you. At the same time, you also gave birth to a healthy child after nine months. Devanupriye! The children who were yours, Harinegamesi Dev took them from you with both his hands and brought them to Sulasa Gahapati. Therefore, Devaki, these are actually your children, not Sulasa Gahapati's children."
Discussion: Lord Arishtanemi, to console Devaki Devi, explained that Sulasa, the wife of Nag, was a Nindu, her devotion to Harinegamesi Dev, the Dev being pleased and sending Devaki Devi's children to Sulasa, and Sulasa's dead children being sent to Devaki Devi. 1. See the previous Sutra.