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affection for them Now, it so happened that the physician had grown old and was replaced by another This reduced his prestige add affluence and the family became poor One day, as the new physician was going out on horse back attended by the royal guards, Manorama, the wife of the retired physician saw him and remembered the days when her own family stood in the king's grace She began to weep When her boys asked her the cause of her tears, she told them the cause of her grief, concluding, My sons ! You didn't learn medicine Otherwise, you could have occupied your father's position. Both Jivananda and Kesava said, 'Mother! Tell us of a person who may train us up in medicine We assure you, we shall work hard and learn all about it.' The mother said, 'There's none in this city who may be of much use to you So, I suggest, you go to Champa. where you have your father's friend, Jnanagarva, who may be of help to you.'
"The boys did accordingly and by dint of hard labour, soon became experts in medicine Now, they were on their way home In the way, they saw a lion who was blind The elder brother said to the younger, 'Let us apply our knowledge and cure this lion. We should help him. The younger brother did not agree 'Your compassion is misplaced,' said he 'It may be worthwhile to help men, but not surely ferocious animals who have no appreciation and gratitude and who harm you instead' But the elder brother did not agree and threw some powder in the lion's eyes and cured him at once, As a measure of safety, the younger brother was already on the tree Now, the lion was starving for many days As soon as he regained his sight, he estended his paws at Jivananda, caught him between them and satisfied his hunger. Kesava, very sad at the loss of his brother, returned home with a heavy heart
“So, you see, oh monk," said Kunchika, 'as the lion
