THE MARRIAGE OF HELA RAMBHA

By saying like this, the pillow kept calm. By knowing that the Vysya businessman was Vikramadithya Maharaja in that disguise, Hela Rambha felt very happy. As a symbol of her shy and acceptance of himself as her husband, she bowed her head. The king Jambu Natha Varma and others who were hearing all these stories surrounding that room were whispering with one another with great surprise. They thought, “We didn’t recognize this Vysya business man as Vikramadithya.” Hela Rambha had sat on the cot opposite to him until then. She had got up from the cot to express respects to Vikramadithya. She had kept namaskar to him and said, “Rajendra! Since we don’t know that you are Vikramadithya, I didn’t talk with you and treat you with respects. Please forgive me for these mistakes.” He smiled at her by hearing such sweet prayer. By that time, it was dawn.

There came the king Jambu Natha Varma and his ministers. They said, “Rajendra! For what we have done as mistakes, due to our un-awaritiveness, you please excuse us. Is it need for you to come to our city in this disguise unless it is an entertainment to you. If you desire this princess to marry, if you send that message, won’t we send her to Ujjain, won’t we perform marriage there itself?”

Vikramadithya treated them with courtesy and told the details of his arrival including the crocodile, the city in its stomach. All the princes and kings who were came there to participate in the Swayam Varam of Hela Rambha had approached Vikramadithya. They heard all the stories happened by that night. They got crazy on Vikramadithya. They had put namaskar to him. He had well treated all of them and made them to sit in their appropriate seats in the royal court.

Then Jambu Natha Varma had arranged for the marriage of Vikramadithya with Hela Rambha. The city was decorated with pandyals and flower garlands. On an auspicious day, while the purohit Brahmins were chanting the mantras and Yagnas were performing with Vedas, the marriage was performed. All the people had enjoyed the event. The king had arranged great feast, not only to the princes, kings, and relatives also to the entire people in his kingdom. Vikramadithya had spent there for few more days. Jambu Natha Varma had given large amount of gold, gems, diamond ornaments and chariots as gifts to his son-in-law, Vikramdithya. He had rewarded all the invitees, guests and send off them.

Vikramadithya had sent a soldier to call the Brahmin at whose home he had kept the son of Brahmin scholar i.e. Veda Kovida of Ujjain. There came the Brahmin along with the boy Vedantha Kovida. Vikramadithya had given all of the gifts to that Brahmin. Later he had taken send off from Jambu Natha Varma and his fellow people. The king and Queen had given send off to their daughter after educating her how to behave in mother-in-law’s house and with husband. Vikramadithya along with Hela Rambha and Vedantha Kovida had reached Ujjain by Bhethala. They had gone to the temple of Ujjain Maham Kali and taken the blessings of Goddess. Then they had reached the royal palace. Vikramadithya had left Hela Rambha at palace and gone to colony of Veda Kovida. He had met him and said “Oh Brahmin scholar, Veda Kovida! Here is the boy. You please verify whether he is your son Vedantha Kovida or not.” Veda Kovida had received his son with extreme joy. He had hugged and kissed the boy. He had bowed to the king and said, “Rajendra. Really, you are great. Within months, you had handed over my son who was swallowed by the crocodile as per your promise. There won’t be any king equal to you on this earth. You please forgive for the words which I said in the sorrow of my son’s death.”

Vikramadithya consoled him and rewarded him. Later he had explained every detail to Bhatti and other ministers by sitting on this throne. Like this, he had ruled the kingdom for 6 months and wandered tour on world for 6 months in a year.

[In Indian philosophy, Indians believe that we receive the result of the acts and works what we have done. The Brahmin host had accepted the boy as his guest when Vikramaidthya requested him to do so. He rejected the money offered by Vikramadithya who was in the disguise of Vysya businessman. He said that it is not moral to charge for a guest. As result of it, he had received valuable wealth. Like that, all Indian folk stories used to educate people to remember the philosophy and they used to inspirit them to do good others.]

The idol on the 3rd step, Komala Valli continued “Oh Bhoja Raja! If you have such good qualities of Vikramdithya such as donating wealth without doubt to others, strength, penance, treating of others equal to himself, patience, overcoming of anger, in you, you can climb up on to this throne. If you have no such qualities in you, without our warning, you should know that you could not climb up on to this. You think yourself.”

The king Bhoja Raja, his Prime Minister Budhi Sagara and other were extreme happy by hearing the story of Vikramdithya. With that happiness, they didn’t notice the time. By that time, it was beyond sunset. There was dark all around. People also had felt wonder about it. They felt thrilled by such mesmerized stories. All had gone their own houses. There came the moon in the sky. In that cool moon light, there was cool breeze, which was carrying the sweet smell of flowers. People who heard the stories were sharing them with others in that moon light. Every body’s face was delighted as equivalent to the moon in the sky. By the way, there were limitless moons on the floor of Dhaara Nagaram.

OUT COMING SKILLS: The philosophy in this story will inspire the readers to face their fate. As we know or don’t know, there should be some cause-act relation to the events happened in our life. The story of Kanthi Rupini leads the readers to face the sorrows and bitter events in the life with dare, adventure and patience.

Another interesting feature is there, in this story. If the son of Kanthi Rupini, Madana Sekhara brought up at the house of prostitute, his character could be entirely different. Because he was brought up, at palace by the king Gandheswara, his grandfather he leant Sasthras. He could meet his mother Kanthi Rupini and father Kanthi Rupudu. Goddess Kalika Devi had explained them about the secret behind the fate of people. There should be some hidden reason in our past for the present happenings in life. This philosophy will inspire the readers to do good always. By the way, the world will become more peaceful, beautiful and comfortable to all.