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EMANCIPATION OF THE FEMALES
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display of filial affection for the young lady He must be under her spell, she thought I am being duped, it seems. I apprehend, the husband would enter into wedlock with this damsel She thought, what shall be my destiny then? Such Chimerical fears made her life a hell.
Once the faith in oneself is lost, life becomes a drudgery Alas, man opts 10 condemn himself by divorcing his own strength Why does he not bank on his own self? Is it not by thus tapping extraneous resources that man smothers his inborn fountains of strength ? And still we have to concede that It is a universal weakness Lord Mahavira kindled the flame of self to counter such human foibles
The sun was at the zenith Earth's nooks and corners glowed in the scorching heat
The skin was drenched with sweat Dhanawah returned home from his business house The servants had retired There was none to bring water to wash the feet of the master She appeared with a jug of water to wash his feet The trader was reluctant to let her do this job of a menial However, she would not listen to him Her tresses hung low to touch the ground The trader held the plaits up with his wooden comb and arranged them Moola was watching it sitting in the inner verandah The trader harboured no vice and Chandana was angelic in her innocence Moola's vice was the canker in the rose She was fired with envy
Dhanawah had his usual siesta and went away to the market-place Moola entered the house and sent for a barber The head of Chandana was tonsured She was fettered and hand-cuffed She was clapped shut in a cell under lock-andkey The servants and maids were strictly ordered to keep it a closely guarded secret One could divulge it at the risk of one's life
It was supper time The trader came home Chandana used to attend on him at meal-time, invariably She did not appear there that day Enquired the trader,' Where is Chandana ?' Everyone replied uniformly, Who knows where she be?'
| SR No. | 011093 |
| Book Title | Shraman Mahavira |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dineshchandra Sharma |
| Publisher | Mitra Parishad Calcutta |
| Publication Year | 1976 |
| Total Pages | 351 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 13 MB |