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stomach and had become ill. That very old woman has become the old of Ujjaini in this birth. She has brought up and bred you up like a son because of her connection with you in the previous birth. Vanchanamati Sheth became Sheth Vrudhdhatt in this birth because of his good deeds in his previous birth. Sheth Vanchanamati had kept an evil desire to rob you of the five jewels. Therefore you became the heir of his ninety-six crores of gold mohurs in this birth. Oh Champak, you had exposed the fraud of Vanchanamati in previous birth. Therefore, he became ready to kill you in the form of Vrudhdhdatt in this birth in order to take revenge. In the previous birth you were very proud that you were born in a high kshartriya family. It was due to this pride that you were born from the womb of Pushpashri, the maid-servant of Sheth Trivikram of Kampilyapur."
Thereafter Kevali Bhagwan addressed all as follows:
