Book Title: Parabels of Mahavir Author(s): Harindranath Chattopadhyaya Publisher: Shri Kiran PublishersPage 99
________________ ( 86 ) SOM Brother ! it is so sublime. And we are so black within, With a growing heap of sin That we are unable quite To receive unsullied light ! WEAVER Birju says that you are right! ( just as he finishes uttering this sentence three Women come on the scene ) ( The Weaver, without noticing them, sits at his loom and starts to join the two halves. ) RICH MERCHANT'S WIFE I can't believe my eyes! MINISTER'S WIFE My eyes can't believe me ! KING'S WIFE My eyes can't believe themselves! SOM Why, Ladies! what makes you talk so? WEAVER ( from behind his loom ) Ahal aha! what has befallen you, Ladies ? RICH MERCHANT'S WIFE We were passing this way when, all of a sudden, without our knowing, we were drawn towards your house, Brother Weaver!. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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