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there. He took the road to Priyamelak Tirth along with Pallipati.
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When Sen was fighting with Pallipatti,. there was chaos in the whole caravan. Each ran here and there to save life. All were worried about their own life. Who would care for others? In this process, Shantimati also went a little far in the forest and hid herself. The woman is more careful about protecting her chastity than anything else. And it is quite natural, because character is their only property. She is afraid even to be touched by a male person other than her husband. Here, moreover, the fight was with the dacoits and thieves. She sat there, for more time and waited for restoration of complete peace.
Peace was restored. But Shantimati forget her way. She had lost the sense of direction. She began to wander, shouting 'Nath, Nath!' every now and then. There
