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practice then prevalent. So the daughters of rich families (
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went to him like others, heard his spiritual discourse. He felt +
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y) keen desire for wealth and sex. Once at mid-night, she thought
: that in case she kills the twelve co-wives she shall have full & .
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‘y satisfaction with Mahashatak. She somehow put her plan in action
and got the twelve wives of her husbandkilled. A personwho has
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