For whom is the prayer, “May your suffering decrease the misfortunes of your next birth said? What was the suffering undergone? How did her/his family react?
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The line belongs to the poem 'Night of the Scorpion' by Nissim Ezekiel.
The prayer to decrease the misfortune is said for the mother. Villagers and peasants said these lines for mother.
The suffering was for the mother of the poet, who was stung by a scorpion. She was suffering from a lot of pain.
Her husband was a logical person as he tried herbs, mixtures and powders. He also put paraffin on the toe, where scorpion bites the mother. He burnt it too. Along with this, he also prayed for his mother.
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The answers related to given line are as follows
The line belongs to the poem 'Night of the Scorpion' by Nissim Ezekiel.
The prayer to decrease the misfortune is said for the mother. Villagers and peasants said these lines for mother.
The suffering was for the mother of the poet, who was stung by a scorpion. She was suffering from a lot of pain.
Her husband was a logical person as he tried herbs, mixtures and powders. He also put paraffin on the toe, where scorpion bites the mother. He burnt it too. Along with this, he also prayed for his mother.