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Only Truth will be Victorious
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"But why did you come away leaving my son alone in those forests? He will wander through the forests without food or. drink. Who is there to take care of him ? Where will he go? What will he do? You should have remained with him but you too have come back ....," Ketumati began rebuking Prahasit.
"Mother, now instead of wasting time in lamentations we should make all attempts to search for Anjana.”
“Alas ! what shall I do? A sinner like me has to reap what she has sown. I made baseless accusations against Anjana who was absolutely innocent and expelled her from here. She implored me with folded hands to allow her to stay here. She tried to explain the situation to me... She also showed me Pavanan
et-ring. But oh! I did not care for what she said. I caused great grief to that noble lady. I did everything to cause grief to her. It is on account of that sin of mine that today my son is separated from me. I have cut my own feet with an axe."
"Mother! Stop weeping. Even now, Pavananjay can come back to Adityapur. We should do everything in our power to search for Anjana. If in course of time we cannot find her Pavananjay will end his life by leaping into fires."
Queen Ketumati became unconscious and dropped to the ground. King Prahlad began to shake with fear and grief.
* At once, all the members of the royal family and the attendants gathered there. Hearing that Prahasit had returned even the old Chief Minister came. Everywhere, the dark shadow of agitation, grief and unexpressed anguish appeared.
This is how the vicious wheel of Samsar moves. People experience happiness when their desires are fulfilled; and experience misery when their desires are frustrated. If in the Samsar people secure what they desire at one moment, the very next moment, they will have to feel baulked and keep rubbing their hands in frustration. If at one time people find happiness abounding around them very soon they find themselves crushed under a mountain of misery, with the result that human beings
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