Five Gems Diwakar Chitrakatha 031

Author(s): Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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Some time later the eldest son of Balbhadra, Shrikant, got married. He came home with his bride. He started to go up the front steps of the house. Crossing six steps, the moment he stepped on the seventh step he screamed
Within moments Shrikant collapsed. His mouth foamed. The merchant came running. Oh God! What A black cobra
Suck and spit out has happened has bitten him.
the poison at to my son?
once. 2. W
Oh! It has bitten me.
Help! Help!
All treatment failed. Soon Shrikant died. Merchant Balbhadra fell unconscious. The bride also fainted. The house was filled with sounds of crying and wailing.
The body was cremated. Throughout the town people talked about this only
Oh! What an injustice. Poor girl has become
a widow just after marriage
Have you heard? How sad, the eldest son of the merchant died just after
his marriage.
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Yes, the merchant must have committed some grave sin. Concealed sins bear such fruits.
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