Coming Back The science of Re-incarnation

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The sage vanished,with out waiting for the King's respnose.

 

Chitraketu was overjoyed to learn that he would finally get a son,but

he wondered about the sage's last words.

 

" Angira must have meant that I will be greatly happy when my son is

born.That is certainly true.But what did he mean by the child being

the cause of lamentation?Of course,being my only son,he will

automatically become the heir to my throne and kingdom.therefore,he

might become proud and disobedient.That might be a cause for

lamentation.

 

But a disobedient son is better than no son at all. "

 

 

In due course of time,Krutadyuti became pregnant,and a son was

born.Hearing this news,all the inhabitants of the kingdom

rejoiced.King chitraketu could not contain his joy.

 

As the King carefully raised his infant son,his affection for queen

Krutadyuti increased daily,and he gradually lost affection for his

barren wives.

 

The other queens continuously lamented their fate,for a wife who has

no sons is neglected at home by her husband,and her co-wives treat

her exactly like a maid-servant.

The barren queens burned with anger and envy.

 

As thier envy increased,they lost their intelligence,and thier hearts

became hard like stone.They met secretly and decided that there was

only one solution to their dilemma,one way to regain the love of

their husbad:Poison the child.

 

 

One afternoon,as queen Krutadyuti walked in the courtyard of the

palace,she thought of her son sleeping peacefully in his room.Because

she loved the child dearly and could hardly bear to be without him

for a moment,she ordered the nurse to awaken him from his nap and

bring the boy to the garden.

 

One afternoon,as queen Krutadyuti walked in the courtyard of the

palace,she thought of her son sleeping peacefully in his room.Because

she loved the child dearly and could hardly bear to be without him

for a momnet,she ordered the nurse to awaken him from his nap and

bring the boy to the garden.

 

 

But When the maidservant approached the child,she saw that his eyes

were turned upward,and there were no signs of life.Horrified,she held

a swab of cotton beneath the boy's nostrils,but the cotton did not

move.Seeing this,she cried out , " Now I am doomed! " and fell to the

ground.In great agitation,She struck her breast with both hands and

wept loudly.

 

Some time passed,and the anxious Queen approached the child's

bedroom.Hearing the nurse's wailing,she entered the room and saw that

her son had passed from this world.In great lamentation,her hair and

dress in disarray,the queen fell to the ground unconscious.

 

When the King heard of his son's sudden death,he became nearly blind

with grief.His lamentation grew like a conflagaration,and as he ran

to see the child,he repeatedly stumbled and fell.Surrounded by his

ministers and court officers,the King entered the boy's room and

collapsed at the child's feet,his hair and dress scattered in all

directions.When he regained consciousness,he was breathing

heavily,his eyes were filled with tears,and he was unable to speak.

 

To be continued ...........................

 

Jai sai Ram!