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Story of Valak Hunter

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There lived a hunter whose name was Valak. Although he didn't want to do it, but he had to kill animals to feed his family. He support his parent some people also who depended him. He always spoke truth and did his own duties. One day even after a long effort he could not find any prey. At last he saw a beast who was blind. Although he had never seen such an animal before, still he killed him. As he killed him flowers showered on him fom the skies. A Divine vehicle along with Apsaraa's singing came there to take that hunter.

That beast did intensive Tap and got a Var. Then he used to kill many creatures that is why by Shaap he was made blind. After killing that animal Valak had ended the killing of other animals. Thus Valak went to Heaven. In fact morality is very difficult to understand.

Story of Kaushik Saadhu

There was a Saadhu named Kaushik. He didn't have much knowledge of scriptures. He lived far from village and there met several rivers. He made a vow that he would always speak truth. So as a speaker of truth he became very famous. Now people started hiding in that woods from the fear of robbers. And robbers also came there in search of them, they used to ask Kaushik to tell them about those men in the name of the truth, and Kaushik had to tell them. Those robbers caught them and killed them all. Kaushik was a sinner. He was ignorant of the subtleties of the morality, fell into Hell. Even as a foolish man, a man of little knowledge he fell into Hell because he did not ask the solutions of his doubts from aged people..

There must be some indication to distinguishing the virtue from sin. Sometimes it is attained by practice of morality, some say it is written in scriptures. Scriptures however do not provide every case. Dharm protects and preserves the people so it is the decision of Pandit as what maintains is Dharm.

  

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Created by Sushma Gupta on 3/9/02
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