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Just as Mahasen took interest in religion and charities, his wife Gunsundari also daily gave charities to poor and unhappy persons. Gunsundari took her meal daily only after giving charity. She used to give food to beggars with her own hands.
After completing this story Kevali Muni addressed Sheth Champak as follows:
"Oh Champak! Mahasen had given charities with compassion in his previous birth. The soul of that very Mahasen has been born in your form now. You yourself were Kshatriya Mahasen in your previous birth. Your wife of the previous birth has become Shethani Tillottama in her present birth. Owing to the fact that she was your wife in the previous birth. Tilottama tore off the letter of Vrudhdhdatt. She wrote another fabricated letter to Sadhudatt with the intention of marrying you also for that reason. Mahasen had taken home and served in his previous birth the old woman who had over-filled her
