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Even after killing the Brahmin family the violent desire of vengeance in Brahm-datt's mind was not pacified. He started hating the whole Brahmin community. He issued an order
Take out the eyes. of Brahmins, put them in a large plate and bring
to me.
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The wise minister brooded
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He peeled a few Lasodas # and brought them to the king in a large plate. The blind king felt them with his fingers. Taking them to be the eye-balls of Brahmins, he callously rubbed and crushed them satisfying his flaming vengeance.
#Lasoda a glutinous fruit of the size of the human eye balls.
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The Chakravarti's
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vengeance and he is beyond reason.
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by cruel and wrathful
Thus during the last days of his life, blind Brahm-datt was consumed sentiments. As a consequence, when he completed his life span he reincarnated in the seventh hell.
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Sources: Uttaradhyayan Sutra Ch. 12 and Trishashti Shalaka... 9/1 www.jainelibrary.org
