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If this discrimination is made rationally, one can live a
peaceful life.

Kamlata did not think rationally in this manner and hence
when the shepherd tempted her to become his wife, she
thought, ‘It is written in my destiny to commit more sins
and hence the pyre got extinguished which lead to such a
situation. “What a wrong thought! Karma averted the above
circumstances but did not push one to engage in sins. One
has to do purushartha by one’s own self to exercise sins. If
this purushartha is not done, then sinful activities are not
possible.

Shepherdess Kamlata :

Kamlata succumbed to the temptations and become the
shepherdess. She helped him manage his house, went out
to sell milk and curd and indulged in sensual pleasures with
him.

When will this soul be satisfied with sensual pleasures ? At
what cost ? After how many births ? The obvious answer is
that there is no limitation or criteria to this.
The sensual desires will die only if one has the intense desire
to overcome it. For that it is necessary that one considers
these desires to be poisonous. Then, forsaking it and leading a
controlled life becomes easy. Eventually, the thirst for sensual
pleasures will start withering away.

The thirst can be controlled by forsaking and not
consuming.

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