Book Title: Jailer Author(s): Abhayshekharsuri, Sujata P Kapadia Publisher: Harshadray Private LimitedPage 76
________________ 4. BE AFRAID OF COMMITING CRIME Let us also reminisce about the tale of Sursundari and Amarkumar. Sursundari was a princess while Amarkumar was the son of the greatest and most prestigious merchant of the city. This tale goes back to their childhood. Amar picked up seven kodis belonging to the Princess when she was asleep, bought sweetmeats with them and distributed the sweetmeats among other children, making them all happy. When Sursundari awoke, he gave her, her share of the sweetmeats too. She asked, Who is hosting this feast?' “You”, Amar answered truthfully and told her everything since they both shared a very close, cordial and loving relationship. Amar had imagined that Sursundari would be pleased with this fun-filled jest. It was quite the opposite. Sursundari was annoyed. She hurt Amar by uttering distressful words, “Where did you learn to commit such a theft?” Amar beseeched her not to give too much significance to such a trivial matter. The Princess retorted, “Do you consider seven kodis to be petty? I can buy a kingdom with that amount”. The Princess realized her mistake and repented her words. The next day, she won over Amar's heart by apologizing. Neither took this incident to heart, nor did it affect their affectionate behaviour with each other. With passage of time, both entered their youth and were married to each other. Both were virtuous, spiritual and adored each other. They had forgotten the earlier Kodi = a kind of legal tender, currency 62Page Navigation
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