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With the fruit Bhartrihari came to the palace and asked the queen
Queen! What
did
you
do
with the fruit I gave you?
Sire! Please don't abandon us. Kindly don't leave us helpless and without, a master.
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My lord! I
ate it the
next
morning.
dang
The king showed the fruit to the queen and she started trembling. She was wet with sweat and felt dizzy.
King Bhartrihari took off his royal dress. He came down the stairs of the palace. The queen watched like a statue. The ministers and other people tried to stop their kingIn this world no one and every one is without a master. Each one's master exists within himself. I am going away just to find him. Please take good care of the kingdom.
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Queen!
Don't be afraid. I will not shout at you.
And the king threw the fruit out of the window into the garden,
This fruit increases the life of the body alone. I have found the path of immortality of the soul. Now I renounce everything and go to the jungle./ QUUS
By giving the fruit of immortality King Bhartrihari got the real fruit of immortality. Now he became Yogi Bhartrihari and started his meditation and austerities in caves in jungle.
The knowledge and experience Yogi Bhartrihari gained continues to guide the world through his renowned works Vairagya Shatak and Niti Shatak.
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