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sighs and his heart becomes agitated. Besides, spotless qualities like night-lotus and the moon, shine forth only so long as persons are not defiled by the dirty mire of solicitation from other individuals. A man is worshipped with genuine devotion and impression as an excellent preceptor only so long as he does rot manifest wis request which is inimical to his own interest. Besides, people also manifest the qualities of pleasantness or good breeding so long as the other party does not utter the couplet of words are are Déni, déhi, Give me, Give me. Also, what is the utility of the life of dishonouring and poor persons who say “Give me, give me! Therefore, O dear! show me any other device, however difficult it may be, butlam never going to solicit any one even if I were to die'. Knowing his firm resolve and thinking well for a moment she said "O dear husband ! If it be eo, there is another remedy; it can be accom. plished with much exertion to the body but in a short tim you like, I will say it out. Gobhadra said " Dear! what harm is there in it? Well, let me know it." Then she said " Please listen ! In the Eastern countries, there is a big city named Våņārași (Benares ) which is adorned with beautiful rows of numerous temples. Near it, there is a large river named Ganga (Ganges ) with pure water pervaded with high waves, beautified with the presence of pairs of swans and ruddy geese and capable of filling the sea by the stream of its large constantly flowing Current. On the banks of this Ganges river, kings, generals, rich merchants, wealthy persons, rulers of pr.jvinces, as well as, other psople, coming from distaut lands, bave, constatly great sacrificial festivals performed; they give offerings co Manes (de: farted souls ), give valuable gifts of gold, and they worship the feet of Brāhmaṇas and render them good hospitality-some by a desire of welfare during the next life, some out of a longing for fame, some with the objet of warding off a misfortune, and some of them willingly do all these things for the purpose of appeasing manes. Therefore, o good man! you go there, and after acquiring gitts of gold, you can return here immediatly within a short time,' Gobhadra replied Ah! dear! You are silly A talk about a distant land is only welcome to the ear,"
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