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* After so explaining to Haridatt, the minister proceeded further. Haridatt determined to catch only elephants. Within a. few days he caught and gathered hundreds. of elephants.
The minister wanted to change the Decree of Fate. The Goddess of Fate wanted to make it true. But the minister's plan was such that the Goddess of Fate was, while fulfilling her decree, also destroying it. Sadhudatt asked in the middle :
“How was the Goddess of Fate fulfill. ing her decree and at the same time distroying it ???
Vruddhhdatt replied :
“Although wandering for the whole day Matisagar did not cut other woods. At the end of the day he would be ready to go with empty hands. In the circumstances the Goddess would think : “If he would go empty-handed, my decree would
