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"The first. The daughter's karmas are sinful."
"Will you only say this to me or will you also say this to your daughter? Will you tell her that it is not her mother-inlaw who is wicked, it is her own karmas which are sinful?" This is the correct answer. Nature bestows a grand reward for such an answer. It is to be understood that in the show, 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', there were prizes for the correct answers but there was no punishment for the wrong ones. In this game show of nature, just as there is a grand reward for the correct answer, a terrible punishment awaits you for the wrong ones. The reward and the punishment, both, are beyond our imagination. We will reflect upon these later. This does not relate only to one's daughter. It relates to everyone.
It could be a neighbour who is a nuisance and harasses you all the time or even your younger brother who has become your opponent. He instigates the other neighbours and your business associates by spreading false rumours about you because of which you have to suffer.
It could also be the elder lazy sister-in-law who shirks her responsibilities due to which the younger sister-in-law has to work hard all day. She is high-handed, and talkative and keeps maligning the younger sister-in-law in front of the mother-in-law, other relatives and guests. Due to all this, the younger sister-in-law is falling from grace.
In life, there are numerous such tales of oppression. Sometimes, such harassment comes from many people or it could come from just one person. In such a case, you should ask yourself: I suffer because, option (1) My karmas are bad or option (2) The person causing pain is
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