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RIŞABHA DEVA
sisters (but according to another version, the daughters) of the brothers Kachha and Mahakachha were soon found for young Rişabha Deva, and He was married to them under auspicious constellations. The constellations, indeed, are neither lucky nor unlucky in themselves ; but they are regarded as lucky when they become associated with such great events as constitute the land-marks in the life of a WORLD TEACHER! No doubt, stars, too, have a role of their own to play in the affairs of the world ; because, like other things, they affect and are themselves affected by other things in nature. But Great Men must be deemed to be an exception to the rule, as they are above misfortune and ill luck !
