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Perhaps the overriding feature of the story is the compassion expressed for every character, good or bad, and, ultimately, for every entity of the universe. If there is a single moral in this story, then it would have to be to overcome ''śad́aripu''{{#tag:ref|The sad́aripu (six enemies) are ''káma'' (physical desire), ''krodhá'' (anger), ''lobha'' (avarice), ''mada'' (vanity), ''moha'' (blind attachment), and ''mátsarya'' (jealousy).|group="nb"}} and ''aśt́apásha''{{#tag:ref|The ''aśt́apásha'' (eight fetters) are ''ghrńá'' (hatred or revulsion), ''shaḿká'' (doubt), ''bhaya'' (fear), ''lajjá'' (shyness or shame), ''jugupsá'' (dissemblance), ''kula'' (vanity of lineage), ''shiila'' (cultural superiority complex), and ''mána'' (egotism).|group="nb"}} to embrace universalism.<ref name="TGL">{{cite book|title=The Golden Lotus of the Blue Sea|author=Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar}}</ref>