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Emperor Samprati The Emperor went straight to the palace and For a few moments Sharatshri was bedazzled touched the feet of his parents. The mother ad- but then suddenly became serious. Samprati mired the glory of her son with astonishment.
inquiredHer eyes were brimming with tears and her voice Mother ! Are you Son ! It is not that. was choked. Samprati said —
not happy seeing Which mother will Mother! See the glory of your
the glory of not be happy to see son. All these thousands of
your son ? her son conquering kings and princes, the great
the world. But... empire of the whole Aryavarta karapatan
(India) is now at your feet.
pantona
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But what, mother ? Have
I missed something ?
Son ! After fighting many wars and killing
thousands of people what did
you gain ?
The empire of the whole Aryavarta, Mother! An empire larger than those of my grandfather and his ancestors. Is
there still something left ?
Son ! An empire gained
through violence has never brought happiness to anyone. Even A chakravarti like Brahmadatt and a great conqueror like Ajatashatru Kunik left their empires and were born in hell.
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