Book Title: Samraiccha Kaha
Author(s): Madhusudan Modi
Publisher: Gurjar Granth Ratna Karyalay

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________________ 40. 3. ] 47 different condition. Then I asked the Kevalin. "Revered sir, what is this ?" He said “Love out of the close association of the previous birth with a miserable end." I said “Revered sir, how does he know me ? ” The revered friar said “He knows you not particularly but generally. This is the nature of the worldly existence that the desire, closely experienced in the other birth, follows for some period, if it is not fully fructified." Then I said “ Revered sir, now of what action is this result ?” The revered friar said “ Of the action bora of the pride of birth." I said “O revered sir, what sort of pride did he show ? ” The revered friar said, “Hear, Here in the other birth, when the festival of the god of love was going on, and when the music-parties with varied dresses went out, the music-party of washermen was seen by him; who was enjoying the pleasures of spring loved by many men; and who was surrounded by a group of young men. On seeing it, he with the fault of ignorance and with the pride of caste and family, molested the washerman, saying “ How can a music-party of the low pass by our music-party ? ” As he was a minister, he got Usadatta carried to the prison with all his limbs tied after heavily persecuting him. In the meantime[40] the life of the other birth was fixed up for him as a result of great pride. When the festival of the god of love took place, Usadatta was released by the citizens. He ( i. e. your friend ) died and was born here as a consequence of that action.

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