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to see if any ship was available for sailing back to his country.
His waiting bore fruit. One day a ship of China became visible. The ship. was advancing on the roaring waves. It: anchored at the coast. The ship-owner Suvadan landed on the coast. Dharan spoke to him and the freight-charge was. decided upon. Getting his Cargo of ten thousand bricks of gold loaded in the ship, Dharan took his seat in the ship. At the orders of Suvadan, the ship began to sail, dancing as it advanced towards. the destination.
According to the karmas, union with the things dear to us or with the things disliked by us or evil, goes on. The same thing happened about Dharan and Lakshhi. In the same ship, there set a woman full of miseries. Dharan saw her withered sad face. He went near to her for consoling. her. He found, to his great surprise that the woman was no other than Lakshmi her
