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musicians on their retinue set up a musical performance for
their pleasure. Some deer who lived in the same forest came
running up to listen to the music. They stood a little apart
and enjoyed the musical performance.

Lack of Self-Control leads to Double Punishment
Man is so obsessed with fulfilling his sensuous cravings that
he loses his sense of right and wrong. He cannot realise for
himself that his pursuit of sensuous pleasures shall only serve
to harm his soul. He is utterly incapable of comprehending
the consequences of his actions.

So moved were the deer by the beauty of the music, and
so poor was their willpower to resist sensual pleasure, that
they rushed over to where the music was being performed.
On the other side, the king’s men tied together some bushes
and created a temporary pen to trap unsuspecting animals. A
deer from this flock was completely focused on the musical
concert and did not pay any attention to the trap the king’s
men were setting. Now the king picked up his bow and arrow
and notched a bow. The music concert finished and now the
deers noticed that they were trapped and tried to escape. But
not all of them!

For Rupsen’s soul had now incarnated as a deer living
in that forest. That particular deer had been enjoying the
melodious music as much as the others in his group. But he
then happened to glance at the queen’s face. Lo! It was his
beloved Sunanda! He was transfixed by her radiant beauty
and stood there gazing at her with love in his eyes. He lost
all track of time and ignored his animal’s instinct for detecting
danger. Yet again, he was mesmerised by Sunanda’s beauty
and as fate would have it, he would pay a heavy price for
his infatuation once again.

So powerful is the power of infatuation that the all powerful

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