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ENMITY OF PREVIOUS BIRTH AND THE FRUIT OF PUNYA AND PAPA (Good and evil deeds)
As the time passed, Rukmani gave birth to a son enlighting the four directions. Hence, he was named Pradyumna. After wash and bath, she handed over her son to Krishnajee. But Dhumketu, a wicked Jyotishka diety and an enemy of Krishnajee's previous birth, disguised himself as Rukmani and took away the child from Krishnajee to Vaitadhya hill. Thinking that, he would die if nobody took care of him, he kept him on a rock. Hunger and thirst would kill the child, was his wish. Hence, with the idea of revenge, he went away leaving the child uncared.
Chetan ! Think, how the rise of Papa separated the child from his mother but on the same time, with the rise of Punya he was saved. The circle of Papa and Punya is continous and ever lasting.
THE RISE OF CHILD'S PUNYA
Fortunately, Kalsanvar, the king of Meghkutnagar, was going for a walk. He happened to come there and seeing the newly born child became very happy. Taking up the child, he came to the palace and gave it to his queen saying, "Take this ready-made child without bearing any pain." Thus, she became a guardian mother of that child. She accepted it and the king got it declared in the city that the queen had given birth to a son.
He was bright like the sun. So, here also, he was named Pradyumna. He was growing in the atmosphere of royal environment. On the other hand, as the time passed, Satyabhama gave birth to a son who was named Bhanu.
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