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not do any harm to our soul. The body will perish. But to kill this child because of the false attachment of
the body that it will penish, is not only a sin, but a cowardice too."
The queen could not contain herself. She was full of emotions. She could see that her husband is not only a good king, but also a philosopher. She knew it to-day only. The queen said, consoling herself:
"Swami! I have not done harm to any animal or man in the my life. I have cherished love for even an ant. I have not even thought proper the death of a dieing man. In such conditions, how can a bad and ill-omened child be born of me? In respect of the dream and the "dohad' what fault is of this poor child?"
