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point. But is it absolutely necessary to renounce the samsar in order to attain moksha ?” said Shwetakirti, the Vidyadhar king of Mahendrapur.
"Dear Shwetakirti ! I am not abandoning the samsar but I am deeply disgusted with the samsar. I find it unbearable. Self-sacrifice is not a mere doctrine but the desire for selfsacrifice naturally arises in men. The human mind discards those things in which it has no interest and which do not fascinate it. I am unable to remain in the samsar because a strong desire has appeared in me to realise the pure and permanent form of the soul. The forest and the places of solitude have been calling me. Their call keeps ringing in my ears continuously. My objective is to realise the Paramatma. I desire nothing else."
"Dear King! What you say is true, but is not the dislike for samsar a kind of hatred! Will not this hatred impede your endeavours to attain liberation from attachments and hatred ?"
"O King! The samsar should be renounced. It is absolutely despicable. It is a natural reaction in us to adopt towards an object an attitude that is in consonance with its nature. There is nothing wrong in this. It is absolutely necessary to despise what is despicable and to like what is beneficial. This kind of attitude brings about equanimity and equanimity helps the soul to achieve perfection" Hanuman's words cleared the doubts of those Kings and princes. When their doubts were cleared and when their problem was solved, they developed a greater enthusiasm. Their faces began to shine resplendent. Soon Shwetakirti spoke in a resounding voice representing all the kings who had gathered there.
"O you great man ! We wish to follow your example. We too would like to pursue the path of Sadhudharma What you said cleared all our doubts and problems.”
All clapped their hands approving of what Shwetakirti said. The atmosphere reverberated with the cries of victory that they issued.
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