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ed to die in the approved way. The result was that he became a deva in the second heaven, at the time when Lalitanga was there, and the two were thrown together. The friendship then formed continued and grew thereafter; for he became in his next life, the minister of Lalitānga who was re-born as Bajrajangha. We already know the subsequent history of these great Souls, and of some of their most intimate companions.
Bharata's life may be taken as a fair illustration of the rise and fall which souls experience in the course of transmigration in the world. No ́one is privileged here; no one can be said to be a favourite of Dame Fortune; no one is secure against ill-luck and mishap. Kings literally go to hell, while fierce animals become devas! Truly, there is no enemy of the soul greater than falsehood, and no friend more helpful than Right Faith!
FAMILY LIFE
Risabha Deva lived for an enormous number of years. He had a hundred sons from Yasasvati. The number is actually confirmed by the testimony of the Hindu scriptures. First after Bharata came Vrișabha Sen, whom we have already met in his incarnation of Bajrajangha's Master of Ceremonies, (the Pandit) Ananada. He, too, was in the super-heaven Sarvarthasiddhi.
Dhana Mitra's soul whom we recall as the
