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Hearing the news, her parents rushed to her side, overcome with grief at her state. ||96||
"Daughter, come into our embrace, come into our arms," they pleaded. But even when urged, she remained silent and unconscious. ||97||
Seeing this, the wise and discerning King Vanadanta, addressed Queen Lakshmi-mati, "My dear, your daughter has reached the fullness of her youth. ||98||
Look at her beauty, her radiant form, so rare even among the celestial nymphs. ||99||
Don't worry, my dear, this state of hers is not harmful. It is not a disease, so don't be afraid. ||100||
Surely, some memory of a past life has awakened in her heart. For often, beings are overcome by the recollection of past karmas. ||101||
Saying this, King Vanadanta rose, accompanied by Queen Lakshmi-mati, and appointed the learned nurse, Pandita, to comfort the girl. ||102||
At that moment, two important tasks arose before him simultaneously. One was to perform the puja for his Guru, Yashodhar Maharaj, who had attained Kevalgyan (omniscience), and the other was to embark on a Digvijay (conquest) campaign, as the Chakra-ratna (divine weapon) had been born in the armory. ||103||
Faced with these two pressing matters, King Vanadanta was momentarily perplexed, unsure which to prioritize. ||104||
Then, pondering the situation, the wise Vanadanta decided to first perform the puja for his Guru, Yashodhar Maharaj's Kevalgyan. ||105||
For, wise men always prioritize immediate tasks over distant ones, and then attend to the more important, distant tasks. ||106||
Therefore, the most important task, like the puja of an Arhant, which brings great merit, immense prosperity, and is a righteous duty, should be undertaken first. ||107||
1. Quickly. 2. Nearby. 3. Seeing her. 4. Embrace. 5. Lap. 6. Ours. 7. Even when urged. 8. Becomes unconscious. 9. Mental disturbance. 10. Arrived. 11. Pondering. 12. Arrived from afar. 13. Duty. 14. Perishable.