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“Yudhishthira said, ‘Thou, O grandsire, art our highest preceptor in thematter of all acts that are difficult of accomplishment (in consequenceof the commands of superiors on the one hand and the cruelty that isinvolved in them on the other). I ask, how should one judge of an act inrespect of either one’s obligation to do it or of abstaining from it? Isit to be judged speedily or with delay?’

प्राचीन समय में सिंहल द्वीप में सिंह विक्रम नाम का एक चोर रहता था| दूसरों का धन चुराना ही उसकी आजीविका थी| इस प्रकार लोगों के यहां चोरी करके उसके बहुत-सा धन इकट्ठा कर लिया था|

“Vaisampayana said, ‘After the expiry of the period of his vow, Kacha,having obtained his preceptor’s leave, was about to return to the abodeof the celestials, when Devayani, addressing him, said, ‘O grandson ofthe Rishi Angiras, in conduct and birth, in learning, asceticism andhumility, thou shinest most brightly.