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adding rhetoric of his owo. The king became angry, He sent for the prince and said to him very sternly,
“My son ! Charity has a limit If you go on making charity like this, you will empty the entire treasury in no time You should know that I reigo over a big kingdom and that is not possible without money You must be careful in future. Everything is proper within limits I hope, in future, you will not repeat this sort of behaviour."
Lalitanga was very much distressed by these words. He decided to obey his father. On the next day, when beggars came to him, he did not give alms to all but gave to about hal the number In consequence, those who did not benefit, began to speak ill of him. The prince silently endured everything Henceforth, this happened everyday Sajjan felt elated when he heard the prince being abused by a section of the beggars
One day, among the beggars, a garrulous person came to seek almas But his luck did not favour bim So before he departed, he shouted,
“Ob prince ! You are a touch-stone but you are a miser too. How do you combine the two qualities? Do not sacrifice the nobility of your heart Your wealth will never increase this way. On the contrary, it will decrease together without with your fame Nobody has ever gone away from your doors without receiving Now, it is not proper for you to retreat from a donor's position"
These words of the garrullous beggar touched the heart of the prince So he again started to give alms. as before. Again he went high up in the estimation of the seekers. Sajjan was filled with jealous He came to to the king and said,
'Sir ! Lalitanga has again started giving alms lavishly. He is tbus violating your order The treasury is going to be emptied very soon Please take care of it."
The king became very angry at this report He sent for the prince and said to him in a very threatening voice,
“Hallow! You have been disobeying my orders ? How did you dare do that? I won't stand this. My strict order
