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Forcing a smile Dharini said
HAMER
Jain Education International
In Rajagriha, the capital of Magadh, lived a rich and reputed merchant named Rishabhdatt. His wife, Dharini-devi, was virtuous and helpful. The house of the merchant was filled with heaps of gold and silver. But the courtyard of Dharini was lifeless in absence of a son just as the star-studded sky in absence of the moon. One day the merchant said to his wife
Dharini! I am sure we
did not acquire enough good Karmas during our previous birth; that is why we have everything but a child playing in your lap.
My lord! Please don't burden yourself for what is absent... If we are fated to have a son, sooner or later we are sure to have one....
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