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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
and tell him in which direction she had gone. He went in the direction indicated by the citizens.
He went riding through a wild forest which was full of high mountains, rivers and huge trees but be could not find any trace of Anjana.
At last, he lost all hopes of finding her and thought that the wild beasts of the forest must have killed her. He wanted to perform prayaschiththa (selfpurification). Thinking that he was responsible for her misery and for her tragic death, he ascended the peak of a mountain with the idea of falling down from there and of sacrificing his life as an atonement for his sin.
Just at this moment, Prathisurya came there and informed him of the happy news about Anjana. He took Pavankumar by his Vimana and enabled him to meet Anjana and Hanuman. Some days later, the three of them came to their capital by a Vimana. Happiness and cheerfulness spread everywhere. The message of this story is that we should not be de pressed by despondencies and that we should not feel miserable and unhappy in our adversities.
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