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# The Story of Surasundarī 11.97

Surasuṃdarīcariya 11.97

- **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit

### [11.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.11.97)

kiṁ dēva! ittha kīraï sakammavasayāṇa navari jīvāṇa  
jāyanti dūsahāiṁ dukkhāiṁ ēttha saṁsārē

> "What can be done in this matter, O queen? It is only through the power of their own actions / that unbearable sufferings arise for living beings here in saṃsāra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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