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invited him cordially. He showed him lot of respect and gave him food and dinner.
At night, he saw the same two figures.
Karman: “O, Kartah! Upabhuktadan spent a lot today on Somilak. Now how will he repay that debt?”
Kartah: “Friend Karma! I had to do it. But the end result is in your hand.”
The next morning, the king’s envoy arrived with money and gave it all to Upabhuktadan.
When Somilak saw this, he thought:
Somilak: “Upabhuktadan, though poor is
a better person than Guptadan. Right
conduct is always important. So may the
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