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But the condition of Vijaya was îndescribable. When she heard that her sons, the creatures of her heart, had been killed, she fell down on the ground and became unconscious. People were afraid that she might also die. The chief minister made many remedies to bring her back to consciousness. After she regained her conscionsness, he consoled her. King Shursen had no courage left in himself so as to be able to console his wife, the Maharani Vijaa. Maharani had also no hope of getting consolation from the king. A king who relies on his autharity and considers injustice as justice is always very weak at heart. He has no courage. King Shursen was of this type. For that very reason he had no power to console Maharani Vijaya.. Mareover there can be no hope for consolation from an unjust person. Due to that very reason Maharani Vijaya did not expect to get consolation from the king. She said to the chief minister :
