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AJATSHATRU KUNIK On coming near, the king recognized the maid. When he reprimanded The maid took the king near the garbage heap. for her questionable behaviour, the nervous maid revealed the truth- Shrenik rushed, picked up the infant and kissed
him. When he saw the finger of the wailing child Sire! Have mercy on me! he exclaimed Queen Chelna has given birth to a son.... and her
Oh! a hen has pecked order is to throw the
his finger, it is child on a garbage
bleeding. heap....
NAAA
Nu
O evil soul! What have you done?....
Where is the child?...
AL
Shrenik took the child to Chelna's palace and questioned her about this cruel deed. The queen said in choked voice
When Shrenik came to see his son a few days later, he found that the wounded finger had swollen with pus and the child was crying. He at once took the finger in his mouth and sucked out the pus. The queen was surprised
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Sire! The child who instills the desire to eat the flesh from his father's heart, the moment he is conceived, is sure to become the scourge of the family. Throw
him away.
Queen! You should not pay
heed to such instances. Please
give the child all your love and care!
Sire! Such affection for this child. You are great. Only as a fruit of some pious deed
one gets a father like you.
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