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I do now? I might take the life of the queen, thereafter I might give up my life also. But how can I get back Amar and Vayar ? The entire fault is mine. If I myself had acted thought-fully and intelligently, what could Nirankusha have done ???
Repentence is the misery of the heart. It is at the same time the fountain-source of a clear and stainless mind. The heart of king Shursen had been burnt in the fire of repentence. It had thereby become spotless. He immediately called for the chief mimister. He opened his heart before him. Knowing all the facts, the chief minister said : ...
“Maharaj ! We might have walked a long way on the path of untruth. But that does not mean that we should continue to walk on that path. It is better to turn back at any time. I am also no doubt being pained by the wicked deed of queen Niranku'sha. But I am not surprised by it. I am never surprised to
