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THE WAY OF LIFE
Navakar Mantra for the day. She had recited the mantra more than eighty thousand times. Pathamini held both the hands of the Queen and said "O Queen, Enough; your days of anguish are coming to an end". Lilavati said, "My days are not at all unhappy! I am spending my days in unprecedented happiness. These are the best days of my life. How very greatly hospitable you are to me! I am experiencing boundless felicity by reciting the Navkar Mantra."
"What you say is true. I have come to convey some happy news to you. Kindly know that now the stain on your name has been cleared". Pathamini narrated to her whatever she had heard from Chatura. Lilavati was greatly delighted and thrilled, and her heart was overwhelmed with a joyful emotion. She said, "Pathamini, the Panchaparameshti have heard my heart's entreaty. The great deities have favoured me with their grace. Surely, the elephant will be free from the calamity on account of the miraculous powers of the Chief Minister's garment. Be sure that Chatura will come here soon with the happy news of the elephant's recovery. Does the Chief Minister know all this story ?"
KEEP YOUR MIND FIRM AND PEACEFUL
"I have come here straight. I will convey the news to the Chief Minister", said Pathamini. She went to her husband and narrated the entire story to him. The Chief Minister heard the entire story with a serene face. He said to Pathamini, "According to the effect of Punyakarma (merit) and Papakarma (sin) circumstances keep changing. When the effect of Papakarmas ends, better conditions emerge. When the effect of Punyakarmas ends, adverse conditions arise. People who follow Dharmatatvas retain their equanimity in adverse or prosperous circumstances".
BALANCED PERSONALITY
The philosophy which the Chief Minister expounded was profound and true and it would touch the soul of anyone. Even in adverse circumstances, he was not agitated or shaken. "When
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