[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.979 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.979 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.979 - **Language:** English ### [c9.979](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.979) As soon as the King heard this story he said his own story to the Vaiśya. The Vaiśya continued. "Oh! Still, my mind is troubled. I am worried about my wife and children. They will be put to much difficulty if I am not there to look after them. Who is there to support them without me? All the children are lean. My wife also is likewise, lean. They are all always ill. What will they do without me? While I think of all these things I have no peace of mind at all." - [Previous: c9.978](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.978) - [Next: c9.980](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.980) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.979](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.979) · Pramāṇa