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bird, the more the kurala held the old serpent and the more the serpent did the croaking frog. He saw such an incident which is the cause of dejection to a good person; which brings joy to the heart of a fool and which displays the confusion of the disposition of this world of human beings. The king was dejected. He thought, “ Alas, if such is the scheme of the world, what is the remedy in this case ? The serpent is almost caught by the kurala; and the frog is by the serpent. Even though their life has come up to the neck, not only do they not leave up each other but they are even active more and more; nor would they desist from the mutual destruction even though freed. Then, what is the use of seeing a thing which is not within the range of the remedy ? The rutting elephant was prepared. He went to the camp-ground. He camped with the army. He performed the fitting duties; and then as the night passed half off, the king got up after sleep. Having remembered the incident of boa etc. he began to think; how ?
The pleasures of senses are sweet just while they come; but bitter in the end. They are like poison. They are much liked by the ignorant people. They are sinful and are abandoned by the wise people. (204)
For the sake of them, leaving up the eternal religion the people of this world who are devoted to happiness and whose aim is this life, resort to sin like poison. (205)
The fruit of sin is misery; and the destruction of sin is ever full of woe. Even when one is happy, one should follow religion knowing the fruit of religioa.(206)
