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Namdev was a violent bandit until a crying woman saved him

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Career changes do not get much more drastic than going from highway robbery to absolute spiritual devotion. Namdev spent his youth violently mugging travelers, completely unbothered by his lifestyle. That was until he heard a widow weeping because her husband was killed by bandits. The overwhelming guilt instantly shattered his violent nature, turning him into a famous pacifist poet.

Namdev was a violent bandit until a crying woman saved him
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