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The meaning of Maya is magic, affection, attachment, deception. That meaning, which results from mixing all of these, is called life. In other words, life is maya
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Pratibha Ray (Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi)
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When a man loses faith in himself he seeks some different path. He cheats himself till his sorrow has passed to be free from torment
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Pratibha Ray (Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi)
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O Creator Krishna! For the faults in my present birth, let me be born again and again in this land of Bharata.
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Pratibha Ray (Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi)
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The pages of a book have to be turned, but the leaves of fate turn by themselves
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Pratibha Ray (Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi)
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There is great need for tears in life. There are times when you faint if you do not cry. Therefore, it is not proper to insult tears whimsically. It is the companions in adversity who are the finest friends, and those are tears. Do not waste them
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Pratibha Ray (Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi)
Pratibha Ray (Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi)
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There is poetry in the heart of every human being. Some pour it out in writing, others do not.
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Pratibha Ray (Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi)
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Parents desire that their daughter should remain happy, be married to the best of men. But every daughter does not fall into the hands of an eminent man. And even if that happens, there is no guarantee of her being entirely happy. What was the point of expressing before them that sorrow for which there was no solution, which was not within the capacity of my parents to resolve?
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Pratibha Ray (Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi)