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in return for the remaining half of your kingdom, would you accept it?".
The king exclaimed, "Of course, I would be very happy to surrender the remaining half; can anything be dearer than life?"
In a voice penetrating in its austerity; the sage asked, “Have you not then wasted your precious life in acquiring and maintaining a kingdom that is worth no more than a cup of water? And instead of feeling penitent for what you have done, you seem to be filled with arrogance at your achievement!"
These forthright words of the sage woke up the proud king from his slumber. He appreciated the holy man's sermon, and with downcast eyes he bowed low at the sage's feet in extreme humiliation.
The koel, hiding in the foliage of the mango tree, cooed joyfully, “Hail to Thee, Spiritual Enlightenment!”
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