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no misery in the present, no agony in the future and over and above, he would receive a grand reward from nature. “मयैवेतत्कृतं सोढव्यमपि मयैवेत्येवं जातनिश्चयानां कर्मक्षणोद्यतानां न मनसः पीडोत्पद्यत इति।।”
"A soul, which has determined that it has to endure the consequences of its own karmas, then exerts itself to annihilate those karmas. That soul does not experience any pain or misery despite having to bear a lot of afflictions as a result of its demeritorious deeds."
"Is it possible to fend off present miseries?"
Yes, certainly! His 'kalyana-mitra' showed him a way to keep away the miseries permanently and made the lad the enjoyer of eternal bliss in the very next birth. He put two alternatives before himself. The lad was being harassed because (1) his own karmas were evil, or (2) the stepmother was wicked. The well-wishing friend understood that if he wanted the youth to acquire a grand reward from nature, only the first alternative should be firmly embedded in his mind. However, the lad's mental inclination was to believe the second alternative. Generally, the whole world blames someone else for one's woes and considers that person malicious. This answer is incorrect on all occasions and leads living beings to get punished terribly by nature. The lad also had the same fixed attitude and therefore kept complaining about the stepmother all the time. He reiterated how obedient and respectful he was as opposed to his stepmother who was cruel. He asked his friend what to do next.
The friend could have said, "You are so obedient and Kalyana-Mitra = a well-wishing friend
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