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heart has been removed.” When Anjana found that Manasveg, the Vidyadhar king was none other than her maternal uncle she began to weep more bitterly. Her throat became hoarse with weeping. Her voice was choked and she remembered all the past calamities. This seems to be a psychological truth about human beings that when they see their relatives they remember their past unhappiness.
Manasveg tried to comfort her and said in a serious voice, “Dear child, do not weep. The days of your sorrow are now over.” When the armour of Karmas breaks and falls down in pieces, things which one never dreamt of occur as if miraculously. Anjana never knew that in that desolate forest her uncle would meet her. She never knew her stay in the forest would end so soon.!
Manasveg asked the Vidyadhar who was a master of the Shastra relating to predictions. "Oh you enlightened one! kindly tell us about the future of this child."
“Your Highness? I was delighted when I saw this child. From the time of our coming here, I have been thinking of this child's future. In fact, I have also cast his horoscope already.”
The child was born on the eighth day (Ashtami), in the bleak fortnight of the Chitra. His Nakshatra (constellation) is Shravana. The sun-god himself was the lord of that day. The sun-god dwells in an elevated house in the constellation of Aries. The moon was in the constellation of capricorn. Mars dwells in the constellation of Vrishaba (Taurus). Shashiputra was residing in the constellation of Pisces and Brihaspati was residing in the constellation of cancer. Saturn and Jupiter (the preceptor of the demons) resided in the constellation of pisces. Oh king! The child is born in the Meena lagna and he has Brahmayoga. The result of all this is that all the stars and planets are perfectly favourable to the boy and they bestow upon him great prosperity.”
"All this is very ordinary, dear priest! Please tell us if there is any special virtue or indication."
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