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JAIN RAMAYAN
Jayanad said this explaining the secret method of testing someone's character or propensities.
"Every word uttered by her was charged with sorrow and filled with pain; and was also prompted by unexpressed anger. Addressing Anjana, she said, "Dear friend! Truly this world is despicable. It is worthy of being despised; otherwise would not the great Queen Ketumati realize your true nature having seen the way in which you lived all these twenty-two years? If the queen were to be in your position, she would have realized how painful it is to spend twenty two years of one's youth in separation from her lover. She would have realized how diffiult it is for an innocent young lady to spend so many years in anguish abandoned by her husband. She would have realized how you have spent these twenty two long years in great anguish controlling your thoughts and feelings. Not only she; no one else in this world can realize the extraordinary suffering you have undergone. Yet we cannot get on without courage. God sees the truth but waits. Heaven is far away but not dark. When Pavananjay comes back and when he comes to know that in his absence these people have abondoned you and banished you and that you have been forced to knock about from pillar to post; that you have been forced to leave this house then these people will have the tables turned against themselves. When they hear the truth from Pavananjay's lips they will be ashamed of having ill-treated you thus and will bow their heads in shame. They will not be able to face anyone afterwards. If on that night Pavananjay had met King Prahlad or Queen Ketumati or the Chief Minister, Shilaratna or somebody else this calamity would not have arisen. But who can prevent what is destined to occur. After all, at the end, the truth shall win the victory. This is certain."
"It seemed as though the dark night of your desperation and distress had come to an end and that the sun of your happiness and peace was going to rise; but no! Yet the ordeal is not over. The true test is going to take place now. Really misfortune has been running at our heels like a shadow day and night and we have to face it". Again Vasanta Tilaka's eyes began to
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