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which he experienced during the vision of his
banishment no longer existed in the present.
Hence that could not be the truth. This
present state of happy living in the midst of
his wives and ruling over the Kingdom of
Mithila ceased to exist at the time he saw
himself running away full of thirst and hunger,
hence that also could not be the truth.
Thus, Reality or Truth lay beyond all the
three states viz., waking, dream and deep
sleep.