Even when the astrologer meets Guru Nayak, he makes no attempt to atone for his crime. His burden is not borne out of pity for Guru Nayak, however, but of his own self-interest. As far as he knows, he actually did take Guru Nayak’s life, and feels a great burden at the thought of being a murderer. It is revealed at the end of the story that the astrologer is in hiding, having fled his home and past life as a farmer after he drunkenly attempted to murder Guru Nayak. Despite having no actual astrological wisdom, he is quite perceptive and offers comfort to his customers by giving them self-affirming answers and easing their minds. For a small fee, he listens to people’s problems and offers what seems like sage advice, dressing his common sense and manipulations in an astrologist’s vernacular. He sets up shop each day beneath a tree in a market, wearing a priest’s garb and face paint and posing as a holy man with cosmic wisdom. The nameless protagonist of the story, the astrologer is not truly an astrologer, but a con man.
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