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persons fall in the bondage of 'charityobstruction.'
Both the servants of the Sheth went to heavenly region after death. The soul of the household servant who had given food in charity became Amarsen, the eldest son of king Shursen in his next birth. The soul of the other servant who opproved such charity. became the uterine brother of Amarsen. The Mupi proceeded to say :
"Oh grand souls ! Both these brothers have got good fruits of their previous actions. You can very well see that."
After hearing the story of his previous birth the religious devotion of Amarsen became more firm. Nobody can cross the ocean of worldly affairs without the ship of religion. After hearing the story of his previons birth, Vayarsen asked the muni :
"Oh divine father ! When shall we now get mukti, that is, freedom from bondage ?”
