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17) PUNISHMENT OF
THEFT 8 PEUKI Mata
Vasudeva’s wife had stolen seven gems of her co-wife in her previous birth. Looking at her distress, she pitied her & returned one gem. She did not confess the theft & was born as Devki in her next birth.
In Bhaddil village there lived a merchant called Nagil and his wife Sulsa. Once a forecaster foretold that she would give birth to dead children. Worried, she worshiped dev Harinaigameshi. He told her that, “It is not in your fate to give birth to a live child. I can hand over other's children to you. You breed them.” Sulsa thought that something is better than nothing. She agreed for the same.
At the time of marriage ceremony of Devki, Aimutta Muni told Jivayasha, the wife of Kansa, “The seventh child of Devki will kill your husband” Being afraid of death, Kansa convinced Vasudeva
Power consists not in being able to strike another but in being able to control oneself when anger arises
- Muhammad
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