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THE WITHERED FLOWERS WHO DIDN'T CONFESS
1.1 LAKHS BIRTHS OF RUKMINI
The daughter of Kshitpratishthit's king had to face a major disaster in her life. When she stepped into adolescence, her husband died. She was afraid of being a child widow. To her, becoming helpless wasn't that painful as much as practising celibacy life-long was. She prepared to burn herself into ashes. At that time her father explained that, “Committing suicide is one of the greatest sins. It results into spiritual decline of a soul. A murderer can become pure by repentance but not the one who commits suicide and obviously you will not meet your husband in the other world. So involve yourself in religious activities. The state will provide all your requirements. You will be able to practice celibacy by being involved in religious activities. Your mind will also get busy."
Rukmini made up her mind to follow her father's advice. She made arduous efforts in worship and penance day by day. Beside this, she
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