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[ Kevala-Jnana to Muni Prasanna Chandra
Durmukha-He seems to be Prasanna Chandra, the king of Potana-pura. I do not think, attainment of Moksha has got any value for him Here he is trying to attain Moksha and there his little son, on whose shoulders he has placed the burden of ruling the whole kingdom, is in great trouble. The ministers, whom he loved as dearly as his own life and whom he had made rich and prosperous in every respect, have gone to the side of Dadhi-Vahana, the king of Champa-Nagari; and they want to dethrone their little king with his help. They intend to appropriate the whole kingdom for themselves His queens have left the kingdom and are untraceable. It is the attainment of Moksha?
Sumukha-Brother Durmukha, that is why perhaps the king: has renounced his throne and has aceepted renunciation. Every body knows that the foundation of this world is laid on selfishness. All relations are attracted by selfishness. In fact, no body is related to any body. Birds leave the tree when it is fruitless. The sarasa birds leave the tanks, when they are dry. Black bees leave the flowers, when they are devoid of honey. Deer leave the forest when it catches fire. Prostitutes leave their customers when they are reduced to poverty. Similarly, ministers leave their king, when he is forsaken by the goddess of wealth. In short, no body cares for anything or any body without selfish considerations. Therefore, what harm is there, if the king has broken the bondage of the false relations of this world and has connected himself with renunciation? When such be the condition of the world, it is folly to waste one's precious life in cares and worries and not to achieve the one's object for which his life was given to him.
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