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PARABLES OF RAMA - Hindu Online

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Parables of Rama5. The Result of Begging(The Prime Minister and Lakshmi)There was a prime minister of a king whounderwent all the ascetic practices, which arenecessary, to see the Goddess of Fortune in fleshand blood before him. Well, he practised all thosemantrams, incantations and charms. A million timeshe repeated sacred mantrams that were calculated tomake him realise the presence of goddess Lakshmi.She did not appear. Three million times heunderwent all the ascetic practices; still the goddesswas not visible.He lost all faith in these things and renouncedeverything in the world, took up Sannyasa (monklife) and became a monk. The very moment that heembraced Sannyasa (monk life) and left the palaceand retired into the forests he found the goddessbefore him. He cried, 'Go away, goddess, why areyou here now? I want you no more I am a monk.What has a monk to do with luxury, with riches,with wealth and worldly enjoyments? When Iwanted you, you came not; now that I do not desireyou, you came before me." The goddess replied,33

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