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Vyasadeva maintained the daughter of Jabali as his wife, and after they performed penances together for many years, he placed his seed in her womb. The child, Sukadeva Gosvami, remained in the womb of his mother for twelve years, and when the father asked the son to come out, the son replied that he would not come out unless he were completely liberated from the influence of maya, or illusion. Vyasadeva then assured the child that he would not be influenced by maya, but the child did not believe his father, for the father was still attached to his wife and children.