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Shakuni said, "Due to a bad omen, a bad planet, and sin, he was born with a disability." Brihaspati said, "He was born with a disability due to the influence of evil planets at the time of his birth." Dhanvantari said, "He was born with a disability due to the three doshas (vata, pitta, and kapha) at the time of his birth."
Hearing this, the minister named Bhootarth said, "Let all of this be. The main reason for his disability is the karma he accumulated in his previous life through violence and other actions."
At that time, Shaktipana, the commander-in-chief, who had accepted him as his son, came searching for him. Seeing his disabled son, he was very distressed and said, "O assembly, listen! One day, rice was being cooked at home, and due to the overflow of water, some rice fell out of the pot. The pigeons and other birds started eating the fallen rice. But he stood there silently, not chasing them away. Then his mother's younger sister scolded him in anger. Unable to bear the scolding, he came here. He is so intolerant that he cannot even bear the words 'There is a hole in your face below your nose.' Thus, his father described his inability to act to the entire assembly.
Since Satyake did not want to return with his father, he was distressed and made a vow, "Even in the next life, I will be worthy of your love." Making this vow, he became a Dravyalingi muni and died out of love for Satyake, becoming a Lokapala.
One day, on the first day of the bright fortnight, Shaktipana, along with his wife Atvishri, who was observing a fast, gave food to the munis with devotion and obtained five wonders. Seeing this, Seth Merukadatta and his wife Dharini made a vow, "May these two be our children in the next life."