Divine Love Its Possible

Author(s): Namramuni
Publisher: Parasdham Mumbai

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Well, Chandana felt the same. She too becomes emotional and rushes towards her father. Unfortunately, she is unable to reach him as her hands and legs are tied.
She falls with her head at her father's feet, her eyes weeping...
During times of trouble, if someone close appears in front of us, our pain finds a vent and starts flowing as tears.
When our dear one, a closest relative is in acute pain, we are moved and disturbed. Same is the condition of the sheth. He is unable to understand why his daughter is being punished.
He only knows that this small room in his mansion was used for punishing criminals.
Whom could he ask? His wife has gone to her mother's house. She has given leave to all the servants too. There was only an old lady who informed him that there was nobody in the house except Chandana.
The sheth, with utmost concern, asks Chandana, “My child! Who is responsible for your tragic condition? Who locked you here?”
Chandana gives no answer. He further asks, “My child, who has cut your hair so brutally? Who tied you in shackles?”
Again, Chandana does not answer.
“A virtuous person is one who, in spite of knowing the name of the wrongdoer, does not give it out.”
Chandana is quiet but tears are continuously flowing from her eyes. Her father holds her hand and tries to take her out of the room.
Chandana's head starts spinning and she again falls at the edge of the doorsill...
“Father ! I am very hungry... I am very thirsty... my head is spinning!” The sheth looks around him. The mansion seems deserted. Since there has been nobody in the mansion for the past three days, no food is available...!
At that instant, the sheth sees the sieve in which the old lady had put some boiled black beans (adad) for the water to strain. The sheth quickly gets the sieve (supadu) and places it in her hands and tells her,