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My lord!

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You have already witnessed
Garud's integrity.

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Shesh is his brother.

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I request you

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to bestow all of them
with your blessings.

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I have already fulfilled
one wish of yours.

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All of us have heard Garud
patiently.

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But our personal opinions

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cannot create obstacles
in the path of justice.

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I shall adhere to my duty

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In my courtroom

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I shall decide their fate too
in the same manner

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as I always do.

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The due process shall be
followed.

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Why do I not see anything?

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Why do I not see my sons?

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Why are you silent?

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What did you see?

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I did not see anything else.

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But I certainly had an inkling

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that our sons might be put
through a difficult test.

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If they are able to pass
the test

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they will return to us
safe and sound.

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What if they fail?

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Oh, Lord!

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May my sons return to me

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safe

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and unscathed.

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Garud!

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You are right.

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Circumstances I faced in life
have made me harsh.

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But even so

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I shall not forgive you

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simply because you narrated

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your mother's tales from memory.

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I shall delve into
the depths of the hearts

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minds and souls of all of you.

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Only then will I decide

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whether you deserve forgiveness
or punishment.

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And for that

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I shall put all of you
through a series of tests.

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But remember

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if any of you

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fail in any of the tests

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then all of you must bear

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the wrath of Shani.

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'I will take all of you safely
out of here.'

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'Adversity brings out the best
in us, Garud.'

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'It does not matter how great
a challenge you face'

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'you must always stay true
to your principles.'

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'If you succeed in doing so'

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'you will certainly gain
a venerable reputation.'

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Oh Lord.

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My mother says

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you must never be afraid
of being put to test

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because if you know
the right answers

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it gives you confidence

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and if you do not

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you earn experience.

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No matter what test you wish
to take today

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I am not only ready

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but eager as well.

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Oh Lord Shani!
Our salutations to thee.

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Oh Lord Shani!
Our salutations to thee.

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Oh Lord Shani!
Our salutations to thee.

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Oh Lord Shani!
Our salutations to thee.

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As the first test

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I shall ask you some questions,
Garud.

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And before this piece of camphor

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burns out completely

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you must answer them.

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As you wish, Lord Shani.

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The first question.

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Water dissolves everything.

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What is that

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in which water itself
is dissolved?

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The atmosphere.

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And what is the atmosphere
dissolved in?

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Heaven.

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And heaven?
- Heaven and all other realms

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are dissolved into Vaikunth,
Lord. - Vaikunth!

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What is Vaikunth dissolved in?

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'There was a time when
nothing existed, Garud.'

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'No life, not living beings'

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'Nothing at all.'

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'Not even the Earth.'

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'or the universe.'

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'What existed even before God'

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'was the sound of 'Om'.'

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'The eternal
and all pervasive.'

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'That is what the whole universe
was born of.'

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When nothing else existed

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there was the sound of 'Om'.

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And when nothing else remains

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'Om' shall continue
to exist.

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The sound of 'Om' is eternal
and all pervasive.

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You have passed
your first test, Garud.

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I hope Lord Shani answers
our prayers

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and we are spared of the
ill-effects of his wrath.

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What is this but an ill-effect?

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Our mother, the queen

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has to perform veneration
alongside a maid.

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'Oh Lord Shani!
Our salutations to thee.'

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Your mother and step-mother
seem to have foreseen

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that you are in trouble.

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The echoes of their prayers

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are reaching me.

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'Oh Lord Shani!
Our salutations to thee.'

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Nothing ever escapes
mother's notice.

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I wonder how

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always knows, even without
being told.

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The next test is more difficult,
Garud.

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'Why is he being so harsh
on this boy?'

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Whose life is greater?
And ascetic or a family man?

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Even I am eager to know
the answer to this question.

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Which life do you think
is better, Garud?

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In my opinion

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the family man is greater,
Lord Shani.

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Why so?

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Is it not said that in order
to find God

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one must first find himself?

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And in order to find himself

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one must lead an ascetic life.

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As you said

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the ultimate goal of an ascetic

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is the pursuit of God
or the ultimate truth.

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But these goals can be

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pursued by a family man too.
- How is that, Garud?

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A family man is bound
to his household duties.

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He is preoccupied

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with concern for his family.

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The truth can only be pursued
by the one

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who is free.

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Concern is not bondage.

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It is love, my lord.

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Love is binding too, Garud.

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I beg your pardon, Lord.

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If love is selfless

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It is not binding.

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You are entitled
to your opinion, Garud.

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But can you quote and example
to support your claim?

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Look at the love of
your father, Lord Surya.

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Be it flowers or thorns.

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He equally casts sunshine

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spreading vitality everywhere.

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So that life on Earth
may be sustained.

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Lord Pawan sends winds to
everyone without discrimination.

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Lord Varun sends rain

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and Lord Chandra, his calmness.

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Nature, in every form,
sends us the message

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through various examples

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that love ought to be selfless.

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Just like theirs.

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All of them fulfil their duties

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without any expectations.

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They expect nothing in return
from anyone whatsoever.

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Hence, they are not bound.

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They are completely free.

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Similarly, when the family man
cares for his family

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selflessly, without expecting
anything in return

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and carries out his duties
towards them sincerely

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he is no more bound.

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Such a family man

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with his perseverance

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earns true knowledge, that is

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oneness with God.

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But Garud

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an ascetic can also achieve
the same through penance.

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What is so great about
the family man then?

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When an ascetic sets off
on his journey to find God

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he is alone.

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But when a family man

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follows the path of devotion
to God

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he leads his entire family
to enlightenment.

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The wisdom of an ascetic

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is limited to him.

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But when a family man
earns earned wisdom

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he shares it with
his family

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his neighbours

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as well as his extended family.

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His wisdom is handed down
woven in tradition

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to his many future generations.

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Hence, in my opinion

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that a saint

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is respectable.

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But the family man

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is far greater.

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But before we move on

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I would like to tell you this.

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I am impressed by your wit
and wisdom.

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You have carefully held on
to every word

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of your mother's advice
in your memory.

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Whenever life throws
a challenge in your way

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your wisdom

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will be your greatest aide.

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And now, it is time for
my final question.

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Your mother always does
good deeds.

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She has never harmed anyone.

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And yet

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she and her son were fated

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to be servants.

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Tell me, Garud.

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What matters more?
Actions or destiny?

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'I..'

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'Vinata, wife of the great
Sage Kashyap'

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'hereby accept'

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'subservience to my sister,
Kadru'

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'and swear to serve her
forever.'

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'I, Garud, son of Sage Kashyap
and Mother Vinata'

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'accept subservience'

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'to my step-mother Kadru
and her 1000 sons'

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'and swear to serve them
forever.'

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The veneration went
quite smoothly, Sister.

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Let us begin the donation.

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Black gram, black sesame seeds
and a sapphire.

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Please bless me so that

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my sons may return safely
from the planet

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of Lord Shani.

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As you wish, my child.

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So it shall be.

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May Lord Shani show mercy
to your sons

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and let them leave his planet
safely.

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Oh, sage.

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In God's name

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kindly accept this
humble offering from me.

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Will you not make
a special wish, my child?

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Whatever you deem right.

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Bless me as you would
bless your daughter.

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How wonderful!

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Simply amazing!

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One who asks

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is only given

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what they wished for.

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But one who does not ask

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God gives everything

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that they deserve.

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Rest assured.

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Lord Shani will certainly
answer your prayers.

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Your son will never be touched
by any harm.

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'What does Vinata seek to prove
by talking like that?'

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'That her motherly love
is more selfless than mine?'

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Sage

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please be seated. Allow me
to offer you a meal.

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It is an animal after all.

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Do you see, Brother?

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I have been trying to feed
this dog

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but it refuses to eat.

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Hey, you! Eat!

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Do not force it,
let me try.

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'The food is right here.'

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'Why does the dog show
no interest in the food?'

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'What if it refuses the food?'

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'Would that mean Lord Shani
is not please with my prayers?'

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'If that's the case,
then my sons..'

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Do actions matter more
or destiny?

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This argument has been
going on since eternity.

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The truth is that

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this is a question
I have asked

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myself and my mother
several times.

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Why is our life the way it is?

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And my mother always says

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God gives to us

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what we deserve.

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Very often, when some of us

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sit back to look at ourselves

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we wonder

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why our life is so difficult.

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But in the long run

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it is these difficulties
of the

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honest and diligent man's life

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that become his
greatest treasure.

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The greatest example of this

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my brother, Arun.

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he was destined to be born
with undeveloped limbs.

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But because of his
perseverance

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he is now

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Lord Surya's Charioteer.

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This proves that

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destiny is not important.

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What matters is our perspective
towards destiny.

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My mother was destined
to be a maid servant

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But her wisdom and foresight

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turned her into a saint.

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Perspective is not my subject,
Garud.

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Answer my question.

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Do actions matter more
or destiny?

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We cannot evade our destiny,
Lord.

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But our actions are the weapons

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which help us
navigate through destiny.

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Are you absolutely sure

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that destiny can be changed?

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If our actions are good

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we might be able

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to alter destiny.

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Garud!

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You must support every word
of yours

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with a suitable example.

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Otherwise

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your answer will not be
accepted.

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And you shall fail in this test.