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janma (previous life) of this divine visitor. In his poorvajanma (previous life) this divine being was the husband of this noble lady and his name was Yuga Bahu. He was the younger brother of Maniratha, the king of Sudharshan Nagar in Malwa. Maniratha became infatuated with the beauty of this noble lady. Thinking that Yuga Bahu was an obstacle to the fulfilment of his desire, one day he attacked Yuga Bahu, with an envenomed sword. Yuga Bahu fell down unconscious. Terrified by this, Maniratha ran away from there. Yuga Bahu's bodyguards went chasing him, but they could not catch him. Madan Rekha saw her husband Yuga Bahu in that condition and found that he was going to die in a few minutes. Placing his head in her lap, she helped him to recover from his faint. Then, she also helped him to achieve spiritual elevation by giving him some ethical precepts. She helped him to chasten his thoughts by giving him the message that life was transitory; and that the life of the spirit was important. The result was, when he gave up his body, he became a divine being and achieved this extraordinary glory. If he had died thinking of taking revenge against Maniratha, he would certainly have gone to hell. Because he became a divine being he could remember his wife who had saved him from hell and who had sent him to heaven and he could also know that she was here now. Now he desires to render her some help by way of gratitude. Only to
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