tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27357903797885977682024-03-13T17:21:28.728+05:30Character Constructive StoriesCharacter constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-32447371615336622302009-04-18T13:41:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:07:51.393+05:30THE STORY TOLD BY MOUNA BHASHINI’S PAYYEDA,<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >THE STORY OF FOUR THIEVES.</span><br /><br /> Once there was, a city called Kunthala Nagaram. King Gopala Varma was ruling it. Golaharudu was his Minister. There was a village, nearby Kunthala Nagaram, named as Mathangi puram.<br /><br /> In that village, there was a thief by name Karthi Keya. He had four sons. He put their names as Full thief, Three quarter thief, Half thief and Quarter thief respectively.<br /><br /> One day, early in the morning he called his fourth son, quarter thief and said, “Look my son! I want to know your capacity in doing theft. Show your robbered wealth to me before sunset of this day.”<br /><br /> Quarter thief had taken leave from his father Karthikeya and reached Kunthala Nagaram. He approached a barbershop. By that time, the barber was shaving a customer. Quarter thief asked him “I want to have a shave. How much that you charge for that service.” The barber replied “Anna! [That means six paisa]. Quarter thief said, “I have in urgency. If you shave me immediately, I will pay you Pavala [i.e. 25 paisa]”. The barber requested his customer to whom he done half shave to wait for few minutes as “This man is paying me 25 paisa to immediate shave, please wait for few minutes. I do shave to this man and then I’ll complete yours.” The customer agreed.<br /><br /> The barber had done nice shave to Quarter thief. Quarter thief asked, “Do you have change for rupee?” the barber said “No sir”. Then Quarter thief said “Well! Come with me to market road. I’ll get change to give you Pavala.”<br /><br /> When the barber got ready to go with him, the customer who was waiting with half shave stopped him as “Hai! Barber! You made me to wait. And now you are leaving me with half shave. Complete my shave and go.”<br /><br /> The barber worried. Quarter thief said, “Why are you worrying? Send somebody with me to collect money.” By watching the barber’s son who was playing in front of the saloon, he continued, “Is he your son? Send this boy with me. I’ll keep money in his dress and send.”<br /><br /> The barber agreed. He asked his son to go along with Quarter thief to bring money. Quarter thief straightly went to a posh cloth shop. By watching his appearance the shop keeper thought that he might be a rich customer and received him with great respect. He asked the cloth shopkeeper to show costly saris: by keeping the barber’s son in his lap. The cloth businessman had shown costly silk saris. Quarter thief selected around 30 saris of each costly 2000 to 3000 varahas. In those days, that much money means it is huge amount. He said with the shopkeeper, “Our family women are in choultry room. You know about the women nature in case of sari selections. I take these saris to show them to select. I will return the remaining saris and I pay for the selected saris. You send somebody with me.”<br /><br /> Because that time was very rush time, so the businessman was in trouble to send the sales man with him. Then Quarter thief said “Okay! Keep my son here. I’ll come back within half an hour.” The shopkeeper accepted his deal.<br /><br /> Quarter thief took the packet of costly saris and left the shop. By another way, he reached his house and shown, the thiefted things to his father Karthikeya. He felt happy.<br /><br /> In the Kunthala Nagaram, the barber waited for his son and the cloth shop owner waited for his customer. After an hour, the shopkeeper asked the barber’s son “Where is your father.” The innocent boy said, “He is in the barber saloon.” The cloth businessman worried and asked his fallow men to tie the boy’s hands and legs with rope. The poor boy frightened and started to cry with loud voice. Mean time, the worried barber came to the market road in search of his son. When he watched his son in cloth shop, he shouted “Hai! Why you are beating my son?” The shop man said “Oh! You are the co-fellow of the thief. Did you plan, one of you to theft the costly saris by keeping a boy here as security mortgage, and then the other person will come to take out the boy? I won’t leave you both. Pay my bill and go. Otherwise I’ll beat you.”<br /><br /> Such that the quarrel started and the barber and cloth businessman were beating each other and shouting at each other. People gathered there to watch, intimation gone to king’s soldiers. They took both the men, along with the boy to the king’s court.<br /><br /> After enquiring in detail, the king, and the minister could understand the cheat and theft. The king said “Both of you got cheated. Without enquiring whether your customer is the father of this boy or not, you had given costly saris to the thief. It is your mistake. Go and do your business with care.”<br /><br /> Both the barber and cloth businessman left the court. The king ordered “At day time, in busy market road, a thief succeeded to cheat people and to theft the things. It is ashamed of Kothwal of the city. [Kothwal means police commissioner of city] Within 24 hours, Mr. Kothwal, you have to find out the thief. The thief should be in prison.”<br /><br /> By this time, in Mathangi Puram, Karthikeya called his third son: Half thief and said, “Your younger brother had shown his capacity of doing theft. I’m happy. You go to same Kunthala Nagaram, by this night itself. Before sunrise, you have to show your talent to me. Make me happy by doing so.”<br /><br /> Half thief took leave from his father and reached Kunthala Nagaram. He enquired people by pretending that he was a tourist to that city. People told him “In our city, today a thief had cheated a business man and theft costly saris. Our king was very angry about it. He ordered the Kothwal to arrest the thief within 24 hours. The Kothwal was already on duty.”<br /><br /> Then he enquired about background and what about of the Kothwal. He was told, “The Kothwal has a daughter. In the younger age i.e. at the age of six years, he performed his daughter’s marriage. But the bride groom had left the house and gone somewhere. Now his daughter is at the age of 16 years. Since 10 years, he is searching for his son-in-law, but he could not find him. This is most unhappy thing to him”.<br /><br /> Half thief thought about a plan. He dressed himself in rich appearance. He purchased new and costly clothes for the Kothwal, his wife and his daughter. He brought sweets, fruits, flowers and other gifts and reached the house of Kothwal. By that time, the Kothwal was ready to take his dinner. When he observed the Half thief’s arrival, the Half thief put Namaskar to his feet and said “Father-in-law, how are you?” the kothwal was shocked. His wife rushed to there. He put another namaskar to her feet and said “Mother-in-law. How are you?” Both of the shocked and could not recall the memory of their son-in-law. They thought, “It was 10 years back. At that time, our son-in-law was a boy. We can’t recognize him after grown up. If we say anything wrong, he may leave our house again.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, the Kothwal and his wife received him with great respect, served him a delicious dinner. The Kothwal wife made up their daughter with gold ornaments. When the Kothwal was getting ready to go out, the Half thief asked, “Father-in-law, why are you getting to go out at this late hour?” The Kothwal said “My dear boy! Today there happened a theft in the city. The king ordered me to capture him. That’s why I’m making move.”<br /><br /> The Half thief said “Well uncle. I want to come with you. Let me see the city.”<br /><br /> The Kothwal agreed for it. It was full moon day. Both the Kothwal and Half thief took rounds in the city and reached a junction, which was near to the Kothwal’s house. There was a rock with holes. It was used to keep the hands and legs of a thief when he was caught at nighttime, before presenting him in court. There was a locking system in that rock which was called as Gudi Banda that means rock prison.<br /><br /> When they reached there, Half thief pretended innocence and asked “Uncle! What is this?” The Kothwal said, “It is Gudi Banda. We use it to arrest thief by keeping his legs and hands in these holes and we can lock it.”<br /><br /> Half thief said “Uncle! It is strange. Let me see how it works. I’ll keep my hands and legs in this, and you look it.”<br /><br /> Kothwal felt embracing. He said “My boy! You are my son-in-law. I feel bad to do so. Do one thing. I keep myself in the holes of this Gudi Banda. You observe how it works. But take care. Don’t lock it. I have no keys with me. The keys are at home. We need the keys in the morning only. That’s why I kept them in house as precautionary of losing.”<br /><br /> Then he put his hands and legs in the holes. Half thief pretended as observing its working and locked the Kothwal in the Gudi Banda. He said “Alas! Uncle! Sorry! I done mistake. It was locked.”<br /><br /> Kothwal worried. He said, “Go home and bring the key immediately. If thief comes by this time, we may loss an opportunity to catch him.”<br /><br /> Half thief said okay to Kothwal and ran to his house. He said to Kothwal’s wife “Aunty! Uncle had information that the thief was planning to come to robbery in our house. That’s why he asked me to tell this information to you and bring all the wealth including money and gold to him to keep it in secured place.”<br /><br /> Kothwal wife confused by this, she shouted at her husband “Hai! Shall I give him?” He thought about the key, and then in reply he shouted, “Send immediately.” She thought about wealth, she packed all the valuables including money, gold and other things and gave it to Half thief.<br /><br /> With that packet, Half thief went to Kothwal and said, “Are you capable to catch holding me?” Kothwal shocked by it.<br /><br /> Just like a flash of light, Half thief vanished from there. He reached Mathanga puram and explained everything to his father Karthikeya. He felt happy.<br /><br /> In the morning, all the public, soldiers surprised at Kothwal in Gudi Banda. The soldiers released him from it. They went to the king. After enquiring all, the king was very angry. The Minister said “Cool Maharaja! This night, I’ll try to capture the thief.” The king accepted it.<br /><br /> Mean time Karthikeya called on his second son, Three quarter thief and said, “Your younger brothers had gone to Kunthala Nagaram and did robbery there. I’m happy about their talent. Now I order you to go to same city and show your art of theft.”<br /><br /> Three quarter thief said, “Okay father.” He reached the city and stayed at a choultry. He enquired in the city among mob. Public had gathered in groups and were discussing about the thieves and Kothwal. When he enquired, somebody told about the incident of Kothwal, and the following Minister’s commitment to capture the thief. In conversation, skill fully he enquired about the personal details of the Minister. He was informed that, “The Minister had an extra marital affair with a prostitute named Meenamba. She is living in the house number 2 in up street. The Minister comes to her house every night.” He observed the appearance, behavior and voice of Minister by visiting the court of king like a citizen.<br /><br /> He collected the needful things and up to night, he waited in his room. Then he dressed himself looks like Minister and reached Meenamba’s house. That woman felt surprise and said “Every night, you used to come by late. Today you come early!” He said by imitating Minister’s voice “Meenanba! I pledged to capture the thief today. But I had received an information that the thief is about to come to our house in my get up. That’s why I came early to warn you. Bring a stick and rope to beat and tie up the thief. Pack all your gold ornaments, money and other valuables and keep them under our bed. Send out all the servants. They may corrupted by the thief and they may help him. Hurry up. “Meenamba, immediately had done as he said. In the mean time, he emptied the water in all pots and tubs, which were filled with water to bath.<br /><br /> Within short time, the Minister entered into the house. Immediately, with the help of Meenamba, Three quarter thief had beaten the Minister with stick until he lost consciousness. He had tied his hands and legs with rope. He kept a towel in his mouth to prevent him to shout. He asked Meenamba to prepare for his bath. When she watched in the bathroom, all the pots and tubs were empty. He said, “I am very tired by fighting with the bloody thief. I must have bath.” Meenamba said, “Let us draw water from the well.”<br /><br /> It was an old well. To draw water from it, there was a system of big and long bamboo known as Yatham. At one end of it, there was a big pot. At another end, a man should climb. By walking in opposite direction, water can be drawn from the well. Since all the servants were sent out, Meenamba climbed upon the bamboo stick. While holding the water pot, Three quarters thief had pulled off the sari of Meenamba. She was half-nude on the Yatham. Three quarters thief left her there and went into the house. He had collected the wealth packet under the cot and gone home. He explained everything to his father. Karthikeya felt very happy by noticing the talent of his son.<br /><br /> At the Meenamba’s house, she kept calm, didn’t shout for help because she felt ashamed being half nude. In the morning, when soldiers were searching for the Minister, they found him at Meenamba’s house, in unconsciousness. They gave him medical treatment and all of they had gone to king’s court. After knowing all the issue, the king felt very angry and said, “You are all useless fellows. Today night, I will go to capture the thief.”<br /><br /> Mean time, Karthikeya called on his first son, Full thief and said “My dear son. Your three brothers had exhibited their art of theft. I’m very glad about it. Today, you go to the Kunthala Nagaram, where your brothers had shown their talents. You robber there and show it to me.”<br /><br /> Full thief said “Well father. I do my level best.”<br /><br /> He reached Kunthala Nagaram and wandered on the roads to enquire into the matter of city news. He came to notice about the king’s effort to capture the thief on that night. He purchased some mats, a lantern i.e. lamp, betel nuts and pan leaves etc. materials which were required to make pans. He waited until night.<br /><br /> After became dark, Full thief approached the entrance to the city. At certain distance to entrance gate of the city, he spread his mats kept some big bags in folders, kept betel nuts, pan leaves etc. in plates and sat there as if a businessman of pans.<br /><br /> The king Gopala Varma, along with his soldiers was wandering on the roads of the city in search of thief. They went around the city and came to the entrance gate. At far they observed light of a little lamp. They approached there. They saw a pan merchant i.e. Full thief. With authoritative voice, the king said “Hai! Man. Who are you? What are you doing here by these late hours?”<br /><br /> Full thief said with trembled voice “Maha Raja! I am a small pan business man, doing my business here.” The king suspected him and said, “Tell me the truth. Otherwise, I will punish you. At this late night, who will come to you to purchase your pans?”<br /><br /> Full thief pretended as crying out with fear and said “Maharaja! Excuse me! Since three days, a thief is coming by this time in this way along with his group. He is purchasing my pans, taking rest on these mats for some time, and giving me good amount of money. That’s why I’m waiting here by this late hour.”<br /><br /> The king said, “Do you know that, to help a thief, itself is a crime? I’ll punish you.”<br /><br /> Full thief fell on the feet of king and said “Maharaja! Leave me. I never do this again. Please leave me. I have wife and children, for their sake excuse me.”<br /><br /> The king said “Okay. If you help me to capture the thief, I’ll leave you. More over I reward you.”<br /><br /> Full thief said “Sure Maharaja! I’ll help you to capture the thief and his group. Time is approaching. He may come by this time. Ask you soldiers to go far and hide somewhere. If the thief watches others here, he may not come here. You hide here in this bag. When the thief come here, when he take rest, by appropriate time I will make whistle. Immediately you can come out the bag and you can catch hold of the thief.”<br /><br /> The king accepted the plan. He ordered all his soldiers to go far and hide.”<br /><br /> When the king got ready to enter in to the bag, Full thief said “Maha Raj! You remove your gold ornaments, and silk dress. Otherwise, they may emit light through the holes of this jute bag. The thief may suspect it.”<br /><br /> The king was in anxiety to capture the thief. He obeyed Full thief’s suggestion. He removed all his valuables and entered in to the bag. Immediately Full thief had bound the mouth of the jute bag with a strong thread, and beaten the king. He had blown off the lamp, and left that place, to his house.<br /><br /> Full thief approached his father Karthikeya and explained everything & shown the ornaments and costly dress of the king. Karthikeya felt happy and satisfaction about the talents of his sons.<br /><br /> In the morning, soldiers had searched for the king and pan merchant. They found the big jute bag there. They thought that the thief was caught and kept in it. When they opened it, they found king in it. The king felt ashamed and returned to his palace.<br /> <br /> Mouna Bhashini’s Payyeda had completed the story and said, “Rajendra! Now tell me. In this story, whose capacity is great!”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “The capacity of the king, minister, Kotwal, and clothe merchant is great.”<br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini got irritation by that answer. She said, “Oh king! Are you sleeping? Didn’t you listen the story? The capacity of the thieves is great. Among the four thieves, the elder son of Karthikeya i.e. full thief’s capacity is more great. In spite of typical conditions, when the king and others were alert he had cheated the king and theft his ornaments and other valuables. Really his capacity is great.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya laughed cheerfully and said, “Yes beauty. I told one thing instead of another with anxiety. In fact, anxiety is not good to anybody. Okay, leave it off! At least now, will you talk to me?”<br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini said nothing. Her Payyeda said, “Oh king! Why do you request Mouna Bhashini to talk? As per her mother’s promise and as per her determination, you had made her to speak thrice. Now she was defeated. You got victory over them. There is no doubt in this. Though you know the right answers to the question based stories, you had given wrong answer to provoke her to speak. Mouna Bahshini didn’t identify this. With eager, anxiety and irritation, she had given reply and talked with you thrice. Now you are eligible to marry her. You be happy with her. You had fulfilled all of their terms and conditions. Now they have to perform your marriage with Mouna Bhashini.”<br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini kept silence as acceptance of her defeat. Vikramadithya said, “Oh Mouna Bhashini! The young beauty! As per your determination, I had crossed all of your gates and I reached your palace. I had overcome all of your tricks and made the curtain, your blouse and your payyeda to tell stories. I had given wrong answers to the story based questions purposefully. You had given reply. Like that, you had spoken thrice in this night. Now, do you have any other objection to become my wife?”<br /><br /> She felt wonder about his strategy to make her to speak. She thought, “Though I read so many Sasthras, I learnt much, and I have capacity, but being woman or being in balanced, I failed to keep my determination. I myself had lost my bet. I had spoken thrice. I was defeated. But it is really happy to be defeat by this wise and capable king.”<br /><br /> She had put Namaskar to his feet to express her acceptance to marry him. He had hugged her and kissed her.<br /><br /> She said, “Oh! King! Why do you take advantage? You defeated me. I won’t run away from you. The water in the well won’t flow out from the well. Like that, I won’t leave you. I belong to you. But please wait until you marry me in the presence of elders and people. I feel happy and respects by that.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya admired her commitment towards morals. Mouna Bhashini had informed all of this to her mother Amrutha Mohini. She also felt happy. She had called on Purohits and fixed the marriage date. On one auspicious day their marriage was performed. Everybody in that Bheema Puri felt happy as his or her princess got married. People wondered about the couple as they were made for each other.<br /><br /> Newly weds wife and husband spend there for one week. Then they had taken send off from Amrutha Mohini and started to travel from Bheema Puri. On the way, in the forest, Vikramadithya had left Bhatti and Mouna Bhashini and told them to wait. He had gone to some distance and called on Bhethala. He had turned again as Maya Yathi. Then he had returned to the choultry at Bheema Puri edges. He had met the soldiers who he made them to wait there for him. He had taken the soldiers and Palanquin along with him and approached Bhatti and Mouna Bhashini at forest.<br /><br /> He had asked Mouna Bhashini to sit in the palanquin. Bhatti was riding on a horse. Mouna Bhashini thought that this Maya Yathi might be the purohit of the king i.e. her husband. Because it was the tradition to welcome the bride in such a way by the purohits, she kept calm. She had thought that the king had gone in prior and sent his purohit to bring her. They had reached the edges of Alaka Puri. Maya Yathi had gathered some wood twigs and sticks and bundled with rope. He had kept the bundle on his head and walking. Mouna Bhashini was good in heart. She was not able to watch his industry.<br /><br /> She said, “Oh father! Oh, Brahmin! What is this injustice? Here, there are so many servants and soldiers. Instead of order them to carry this bundle of wood, why are you carrying it?”<br /><br /> Maya Yathi said, “Oh child! These are not wood sticks. These are holy twigs. When you enter into the city, there should be a Homam [i.e. holy fire] Then these holy twigs are required to make fire. Because these are holy, I’m carrying this bundle. Except Brahmin and Kshathriya, others should not touch these holy twigs.”<br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini then stepped down the palanquin and said, “Oh elder father! If it is such case, let me carry this bundle. Please give it to me.”<br /> Maya Yathi pretended refuse. She had repeatedly requested him. Then he had given the bundle to her. She kept it on her head and walking behind Maya Yathi. They were passing by the royal court. The king Alakesa, his ministers, Dhana Vathi, Guna Vathi and others had sat in the court. By watching this scene, everybody in the royal court was shocked. Dhana Vathi collapsed like anything. The courtiers had praised the old monk i.e. Maya Yathi’s capability. They had praised Guna Vathi’s good luck. They said, “Oh Guna Vathi! Your lover i.e. Maya Yathi had defeated Mouna Bhashini. He was brining her by keeping a wooden bundle on her head. You look on to the way.”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi had seen Dhana Vathi with pride. She said, “Oh Dhana Vathi! Because you are rich, you troubled me like anything. You scolded me and tried to insult me. Being such bad in nature, how you sit in this royal court without shy? You, shameless woman! Get away from here. Still, why are you sitting in the seat, like respectable person?”<br /><br /> Dhana Vathi bowed her head with defeat and shy. Guna Vathi expressed patience to her and seeked the permission of king to go home.<br /><br /> Guna Vathi had gone to welcome Maya Yathi, Mouna Bhashini and others. She had taken off the wood bundle from Mouna Bhashini’s head and given it to a servant. She had taken all of them into house. She had arranged all facilities to them. They ate and slept.<br /><br /> On next day morning, Guna Vathi had gone to the royal court as usual time. But DhanaVathi didn’t come. The king had summoned Dhana Vathi to attend the court. She came there with shy and cry.<br /><br /> The king Alakesa said, “Dhana Vathi! As per your challenge, your lover the Brahmin scholar was defeated. But Guna Vathi’s lover, the old monk had defeated Mouna Bhashini and brought her here. Hence, as per your bet, all of your wealth and assets belong to Guna Vathi. More over you became slave to her.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, Guna Vathi said, “Oh king! Though Dhana Vathi became slave to me and her assets belong to me, but I’m giving them to her only. I don’t need her money and wealth. She troubled me and she harassed me to insult me. However finally, she got insulted. Elders used to say if we try to harm others, there happens harm to us. Dhana Vathi had forgotten all morals due to her ego and richness. From today onwards, this event would be a warning to her.”<br /><br /> The king and other had praised Guna Vathi for her good nature. After the court adjourned, Guna Vathi had gone to home. She had explained all to Maya Yathi. Everybody felt happy.<br /><br /> Then Maya Yathi called on Bhatti and said, “Brother Bhatti! Did our turn in forest i.e. other than Ujjain over?” Bhatti said, “Vikramadithya Maharaja! By this day it is over.”<br /><br /> With gentle smile Vikramadithya, turn into his original getup by leaving the disguise of Maya Yathi i.e. old monk. Everybody in the house felt surprise. Guna Vathi was thrilled by watching his handsome appearance. She said, “Swami! You didn’t show this form since you came to my house. Really you are great.” She had praised him in many ways.<br /><br /> By watching all of this, Mouna Bhashini felt happy, thrill and little bit pride, as she married not an ordinary king but Vikramadithya Maharaja.<br /><br /> The news was spread in the city. The king and the people came to know that the old monk who lived in Guna Vathi’s house for few months was not an old man. But he was Vikramadithya Maharaja.<br /><br /> People gathered at Guna Vathi’s house as if it was a pilgrim place. They were waiting for the appearance of Bhatti and Vikramadithya. Dhana Vathi also came there. She had begged Vikramadithya to excuse her. The king Alakesa came there along with his ministers. As a symbol of respects he brought gold pot with full of holy water and ornaments etc Vikramadithya had received him and rewarded all of them. People were praising Guna Vathi. It seems that the entire city was at Guna Vathi’s house. It is difficult to describe the thrill and cheerfulness of people.<br /><br /> On the next day, Bhatti and Vikramadithya had taken send off from Alakesa and left to Ujjain along with Guna Vathi and Mouna Bhashini. They had gone to Ujjain Maham Kali temple and paid tributes there. When they were entering into city, there came two Brahmin scholars. They had blessed Vikramadithya and said, “Oh king of kings. You will get every day wealth, prosperous and good fortune. We want these women. Please donate them to us.”<br /><br /> Without sensing doubt or back step, Vikramadithya had donated Guna Vathi and Mouna Bhashini to them. But the women had refused to leave Vikramadithya and they were sad. Then Vikramadithya had convinced the Brahmin scholars to give them back by taking one village and 10,000 Honnes for each. The Brahmin went happily with money.<br /><br /> Bhatti, Vikramadithya, Guna Vathi and Mouna Bhashini had entered into palace. The other Queens had welcomed them. All were happily spent some time.<br /><br /> Next day, in the royal court Vikramadithya sat on the throne. Bhatti and Vikramadithya had exchanged their experiences with ministers. All were happy. Vikramadithya had satisfied everyone with valuable gifts. People were happy in his ruling.<br /><br /> Oh Bhoja Raja! If you have at least some of the qualities and behavior of Vikramaidthya in you, you do climb up the throne. Otherwise go home.”<br /><br /> Bhoja Raja stopped there. By that time, it was sunset. He thought to think next day. The court was adjourned. Everybody had gone home with excitement to tell these stories to others.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">OUT COMING SKILLS</span>: by reading these stories, children can learn how to respect others with respective their good qualities irrespective their position such as richness, profession and designation in society. By watching the deal of Vikramadithya to Guna Vathi, children can learn this. By watching the deal of Vikramadithya to Mouna Bhashini, children can absorb how to mesmerize the others to forget their concentration and how to drive the others in our desired paths. More over children can learn by these stories how to approach the goal in step by step, in such a systematic and scientific way.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-64026350568407969272009-04-18T13:39:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:07:51.394+05:30THE 2nd STORY TOLD BY THE BLOUSE,<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">THE STORY OF MATHIMANTHA AND ANU RAGA VALLI</span></span><br /><br /> Once there was a city by name Ranga Nadha puram. The king by name Ranga Nadha was ruling that kingdom. His minister’s name was Sambhrama Varma. He had a son by name Mathi mantha. [The meaning of this name is a wise man] The king had a daughter Anu Raga Valli. [The meaning of this name is a garland of love] The king and the minister had sent their children to the same Gurukulam. The princess Anu Raga Valli and the minister’s son Mathi mantha became good friends in the childhood itself. Their friend ship was growing as their age was growing. When the princess Anu Raga Valli crossed 10 years, she was sent to the palace from Gurukulam. She had continued her education at the palace. Mathi Mantha had continued his education at the Guru kulam. Years passed. Any Raga Valli became beautiful young woman. Mathi mantha became handsome young man.<br /><br /> One day in a royal function, both of them Anu Raga Valli and Mathi Mantha had seen each other. They were in love with each other. Anu Raga Valli had called her close servant-maid and said, “Friend! You go to the minister’s son Mathi Mantha and convey him to meet me at royal garden by this night.” The servant-maid had conveyed the princess’s message to him. He had met her at royal garden. They spend time with sweet nothings. Since that day, they used to meet in the princess’s bedroom and enjoying time with each other’s company.<br /><br /> The king Ranga Nadha was enquiring the other Princes’ or Kings’ particulars in search of bridegroom to his daughter. Anu Raga Valli had informed her opinion and her love on Mathi Mantha to the king through her mother i.e. Queen. But Ranga Nadha didn’t consider it. He felt that it would be shame to give his daughter to the son of his sub ordinate i.e. minister. Hence, he regretted the proposal. He was trying to settle his daughter’s marriage with some king or prince.<br /><br /> Anu Raga Valli and Mathi Mantha felt worry about this. Mean time she got pregnancy. By knowing this, Mathi Mantha said, “Oh my dear! If we delay even for minute, there will be loss to both of us. Let us go somewhere from here.”<br /><br /> Immediately they had left the palace and city. They were wandering over the country to enable to the king Rang Nadha to find them. Some days were passed in this travelling. By that time, Anu Raga Valli was approaching delivery time. Then they had reached a city by name Godha Puri. They had stayed in a choultry. Anu Raga Valli got delivery pains. Mathi Mantha had gone into town to bring a midwife to attend her. He had gone to the prostitute colony in search of midwife. He didn’t know that it was the prostitute street. He had sat on the Verandah of a house. A prostitute woman by name Vilasini was residing in that house. [The meaning of this name is a lustful woman] She had seen him through the window. She became crazy on him. She had come out and enquired him. She had promised him to send a midwife and invited him into house. She had offered him to sit in a chair and said, “We will send mid wife. Don’t worry. I had sent my servant-maid to call the midwife. Mean while you relax. Have this drink and pan.”<br /><br /> Mathi Mantha didn’t expect any risk in it. He had drank the drink and eaten the pan. In fact, Vilasini, the prostitute woman was a witch. She had known some magical words. In that pan, she had mixed a magic material. Hence, Mathi Mantha became a Yolk by eating that pan. She had tied him i.e. Yolk at her cattle shed. At the night, she had spread some magic powder on the Yolk by chanting magic words. The Yolk became the young man Mathi Mantha. She had given food and water to him. She had made him to bathe. She had enjoyed him with sex. She didn’t allow him to talk. By early in the morning she spread again magic powder on him and chanted some magic words. He became as Yolk. Like this Vilasini had prisoned him at her house. Every night she was making him as human being, enjoying with him and in the every morning, she was making him as Yolk.<br /><br /> On the other hand, at the choultry, the princess Anu Raga Valli was suffering from delivery pains. She had screamed aloud. The women who were passing on the road had heard and attended her. She had given birth to a male child. The boy was cute. Three days passed. Mathi Mantha didn’t turn back. Anu Raga Valli was sad. She had thought in several ways. She had waited for 10 more days with anxiety. He didn’t return. She had sensed that something wrong somewhere. She came out of Choultry. She was searching for her husband along with her kid. In search of her husband, she had approached the king of that city Godha Puri, by name Dharmangada. [The meaning of this name is a person who behaves with royals and responsibilities.] His minister’s name was Neethi Dhuryudu. [The meaning of this name is a person who behaves with ethics.]<br /><br /> Anu Raga Valli had urged the king and minister in the royal court to search for her husband. The king had deputed that work to his minister. Neethi Dhurya had appointed some soldiers to search for Mathi Mantha. They were not able to find him. The soldiers had searched all over the city. But Mathi Mantha was not found. The king, his minister and soldiers had taken severe effort but in vain. They had informed the news to Anu Raga Valli. She was crying like anything.<br /><br /> The king Dharmangada said, “Oh my little mother! Don’t cry. Don’t worry, as your husband was not found. We will give food, shelter and every need of you. We will take care of you. You can live with your son peacefully”.<br /><br /> Anu Raga Valli said, “Raja! You are like my father. I requested you to search for my husband. You were not able to find him. He was missed in this city only. I don’t need your help further. ‘My husband was not found’ means; he was not alive in this world. He won’t leave me lonely here and won’t go anywhere except heaven. I know him. He won’t leave me as I was matured pregnant. Without his company, my life is not a life. I don’t like to live. Hence, I request you to prepare a pyre by evening 10 Ghadiyas before sunset. I will meet him at heaven by entering into the fire of pyre.”<br /><br /> The king and minister had tried to convinse her but she didn’t leave her determination.<br /><br /> Unavoidable, they had ordered the soldiers to prepare the pyre. This news spread all over the city like a wild fire.<br /><br /> By evening people gathered as groups in front of royal court where the pyre had prepared. Because it came evening, Vilasini had turned Mathi Mantha as a man from Yolk. She said, “Oh young man! I heard that some woman is going to enter into fire. People are going to watch it. Let us go.”<br /><br /> Mathi Mantha was not able to understand anything. He didn’t know how many days were passed and what was happening around him. He was confused in between the forms of Yolk during the daytime and man during the nighttime.<br /><br /> When he was in such confused situation, Vilasini had decorated him with silk clothes and ornaments. She had taken him to the royal ground by holding his hand in her hand.<br /><br /> By that time, Anu Raga Valli had completed two holy rounds around fire and taking 3rd round. Mathi Mantha had seen his wife Anu Raga Valli and realized what was happening. He had thrown away the hands of Vilasini and run towards Anu Raga Valli. He was shouting at her as “Don’t jump into the fire. I’m here.” Anu Raga Valli was with high grievance, and she was chanting her husband’s and God’s names. She didn’t notice what was happening around. What a tragedy...! Poor, Anu Raga Valli! She had jumped into the fire along with her baby.<br /><br /> Mathi Mantha screamed aloud. Without thinking a single second, he also jumped into the fire. By watching, all this, Vilasini recognized that Anu Raga Valli as the wife of Mathi Mantha for whose delivery he came to her house to fetch midwife. Vilasini was now able to understand what had happened. She felt very bad about her sin. She had run into fire and died.<br /><br /> The minister Neethi Dhurya thought, “The king had ordered me to search for this man, Mathi Mantha and find him. But I failed in that task. Though he is in the city, I was not able to find him. Now that man, his wife, and their little kid had died. I’m liable to all of this sin. People will blame me for my imperfect performance in my duty. Why should I live? Why I should bag such notoriousness.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, the minister died by jumping in to the fire.<br /><br /> By watching all this, people had wondered. The king felt sad. Immediately he had gone to the temple of Kalika Devi. He prayed to the Goddess as “Oh Mother! Kalika Devi. Aum Bhadra Kali! Aum Maha Kali! These people, Mathi Mantha and his wife came to my kingdom to live here. They had died. I pray you to make alive all of them including Mathi Mantha, his wife, his son, my minister and the public servant i.e. prostitute woman Vilasini. Please make them alive. Otherwise, take my life. If you won’t make them alive, I will leave my life at your feet.”<br /><br /> Goddess Kalika Devi was pleased with his prayer she had made all of them alive and blessed all the people. The king Dharmangada well treated Mathi Mantha and Anu Raga Valli as his guests. He had offered job to Mathi Mantha at his court. Mean time, this news was reached Ranga nadha Puri. Both the parents of Mathi Mantha and Anu Raga Valli had understood the love of Mathi Mantha and Anu Raga Valli. The king Ranga Natha and Sambhrama Varma came to Gadha Puri. They had thanked to Dharmangada and taken Mathi Mantha and Anu Raga Valli along with them to their native Ranga Nadha Puri.<br /><br /> Later Mathi Mantha became king of Ranga Nadha Puri and Anu Raga Valli became Queen. They lived happily for long time.”<br /><br /> The blouse had completed to story and said, “Oh king! I think you heard the story. Now tell me. In this story, four members had jumped into fire to die. Whose life sacrifice is great?”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Vilasini life sacrifice is great. Being immoral woman, she had realized her sin.”<br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini said, “No! No! In fact, Vilasini had done sin. Hence, she deserves life sacrifice. But the minister Neethi Dhurya didn’t any mistake or sin. There was nothing wrong in his performance. Because Mathi Mantha was not in the form of human being, they were not able to find him. But Minister Neethi Dhurya had self-bounded and felt self-responsibility. His commitment towards his duty and his sincerity were really appreciable. Hence, his life sacrifice is great.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Off Course. I agree with you. Being woman who resides within palace, you had known this analysis. Whereas being man who wanders around in the world, I didn’t know this. What an interesting feature is this?”<br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini enjoyed his praising and admiration. In that excitement, she didn’t noticed that she had spoken for 2nd time.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya smiled. There were naughtiness and victory shining in his smile.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Still there is lot of time to get sunrise. Time is not passing. I’m not able to sleep. This beauty is not entertaining me with her sweet words. What can I do? Well. Oh, the sari edge i.e. Payyeda, which Mouna Bhashini had wore! Please tell me a story.”<br /><br /> The Payyeda i.e. edge of her sari said, “Oh king! This Mouna Bhashini had worn me on her breast. She had decorated ornaments on me, by tautly me with those ornaments. In these difficulties, how can I tell you a story?”<br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini had wondered by this event. She had removed her Payyeda and dropped it in between their cots. Now she was half-nude by removing blouse and Payyeda. She had slipped beneath the blanket.<br /><br /> Naughty Vikramadithya smiled at her. Her face became red like a rose with shy.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Oh Payyeda. Your mistress is very kind to you. She had released you from your difficulties. Now tell me a story. Let me spend time cheerfully.”<br /><br /> Then her Payyeda started to tell a story.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-64588083048191504342009-04-18T13:35:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:07:51.394+05:30THE STORY BY THE CURTAIN,<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">THE STORY OF MADANA MOHANA, THANTHRA LOHANA AND SANGEETHA SAHITHYA SARASOLLASA HASINI</span><br /></span><br /> Once there was a great city Mandara Puri. The king Manmadha Jeeva Karudu was ruling it. He had a minister by name Mangala Karudu. This minister was very wise and good. A boy was born to the king. On the same day, a son was born to the Minister. The King had put the name Madana Mohana to his son. The minister had put the name Thanthra Lohana to his son. They were growing. At the age of 5 years, they were sent to the Gurukulam. They became deep friends. They play together, eat together, learn together and sleep together. They were like eye and eyelids. If one gets foot pain, the other would feel, as it was his eye pain.<br /><br /> They had learnt all education, arts and war arts. They had grown up as handsome young men. They had returned from Gurukulam.<br /><br /> One day, they had gone to forest for hunting. They didn’t take the soldiers along with them. They rode their horses and travelled deep into forests. They had enjoyed a lot by watching the nature and in hunting the wild animals. They were tired and thirsty. Then they were searching for water. In search of lake or other water source, they travelled long distance. At last, they had seen a lake and a big banyan tree on its bank. There was a beautiful and big temple there. They drank water and washed their faces. They felt relax. They had sat under the shade of the banyan tree. The prince was snapping.<br /><br /> The minister’s son, Thanthra Lohana rose up and went into the temple. It was the temple of Goddess Kali Devi. He had devoted Goddess KaliKa Devi and taking round in the temple premises. At the Northern side of the temple, there was a statue. It seems that it was exposing the sculpture’s talent by its appearance. Thanthra Lohana first thought that some young woman was standing there. Later when he keenly observed it, he could notice that it was a statue of woman. It was holding a flower garland in the hands. There was a beautiful smile on its lips. It was like a princess alive or a divine woman, but not like a rock statue.<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana suspected that if the prince Madana Mohana had seen it, he would fell in love. With these thought he had returned to the banyan tree. By that time, the prince was woken up. He said, “My friend! Let us devote the Goddess in this temple. It will be joyful if we visit this temple. This temple looks very big and beautiful. Let us have a visit. Come on.” He was pressuring Thanthra Lohana with eager to go into the temple.<br /><br /> The minister’s son, Thanthra Lohana said, “Oh my friend! Yuva Raja [Young Prince] You go and devote Kalika mother in the temple. I had already devoted her. I’ll be here to look after our horses. You go through East gate, go to South and come back through west gate.”<br /><br /> The prince, Madana Mohana had gone into the temple through East gate and devoted Kalika Devi. While taking round around the temple in the premises he had gone to South and West gate. Then he had thought, “Why Thanthra Lohana asked me to do not go to Northern gate. Let me see what is there.” Then he had gone to Northern side of the temple. There he had seen the statue of woman. By watching it, he became crazy. He thought that it was real woman or divine beauty. He didn’t notice it was statue. He became such crazy and lost self-awareness. He stood there and asking it “Oh beauty! Please give me the flower garland. Keep it in my neck. Accept me as your husband. Marry me. Let me have the flower garland in your hands.”<br /><br /> There, under the banyan tree, the minister’s son, Thanthra Lohana was waiting for him. Because the prince didn’t turn up, Thanthra Lohana had come into the temple to watch. He had observed the prince in front of the statue of beautiful woman. The prince was saying something with crazy. Thanthra Lohana had tried to convince the prince in many ways, as it was statue but not a real woman. But the prince was not able to hear anything. He did not understand anything. He continued to request the statue to love him and to marry him. Thanthra Lohana felt sad. He was helpless.<br /><br /> Then, the Poojari [priest] of the temple came there. Thanthra Lohana had approached the purohit and asked “Oh, holy man! Here, there is a statue of beautiful woman at the Northern side of the temple. Do you know its particulars like who the sculpture of it was, when he made it and where he lives?”<br /><br /> The purohit [priest] said, “Oh great young man! There is a city by name Sangameswaram at distance of 10 Amadas [distance measurement] to here. There is a sculpture by name Kodanda Chari. He used to come to the temple to devote Kalika Devi yearly twice. Few days back he had made this statue and established there. I don’t know further.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, Thanthra Lohana thought, “The sculpture might see some woman like this and made the statue. By enquiring him, I should bring that beautiful woman to here. Otherwise, our prince won’t leave this place and come with us. What can I do? But I must do something.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana had given his valuable diamond ornaments to the purohit and said, “Oh holy man. You are like my father. I have to go on some work. It may take one month or two months or 6 months. Unless I complete the work, I won’t come back. Hence, it will take that much time for me to return. Until I come back, you please take care of my prince by giving food and water. You please look after him.”<br /><br /> The purohit had accepted his deal. Thanthra Lohana had taken send off from purohit and travelled on his horse. Within two days, he had reached Sangameswaram. He had enquired about Kodanda Chari and reached his home. He said, “Oh sculpture! There is a sculpture in temple in the forest near Mandara Puri. Are you the sculpture who made it and install it there?”<br /><br /> Kodanda Chari said, “Yes my son! What do you want?” Thanthra Lohana said, “Father! By watching whom, you had encarved that sculpture? It you have no objection to say, please tell me.”<br /><br /> Kodanda Chari said, “My dear young man! Few days back, probably within one month, one day I had gone to the temple of Kalika Devi in that forest. In the evening, after sunset, it was semi dark. I stood at the west gate. There came a potter by name Parumallu from chittor, a town at Southern direction. He had given some thing to me. I had seen that. It was bright like diamond. I had taken that from the potter and given the gold chain to him as a return gift. He had left there happily with the gold chain. On the next day morning when I had observed it, it was not a diamond. It was a nail. I felt sad. Because I am a sculpture, I felt wonder about the nail, its brightness and its beauty. With respective that nail, I had guessed the beautiful woman who had lost that nail. As per the science of sculpture, I had established a rock into beautiful woman and installed at the Northern side of the temple. I know this much only.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana had thanked Kodanda Chari and gone to Chittor. There he located the potter Perumallu. He asked the potter “Oh Potter man! Did you give a nail to the sculpture Kodanda Chari?” He said, “Yes please!”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana said, “How did you get that nail?” The potter said, “Oh great man! How can I say? One day evening I had gone to riverside to bring mud to make pots. There came one hunter by name Khargudu from the forest Karkotaka. It is 1½ Amadas distance from here. He had given this nail to me. In that evening’s semi darkness, it was shining like a diamond. I hoped to make a chain to my daughter with it. I had given pots and mud vessels to the hunter as many as he could carry. He had gone happily. On the morning, when I had seen it, it was not a diamond but a nail. I felt sad and grievance towards the hunter. I played the same trick on Kodanda Chari, gave the nail to him and brought gold chain from him. This much I know.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana had taken send off from potter and rushed to Karkotaka Vanam i.e. forest. He had found out the hunter and enquired about the nail.<br /><br /> The hunter said, “Oh great man! One day I had gone to forest to hunt the animals as per my profession. What a misfortune of me on that day! I didn’t catch even a single animal or bird. I had wandered and wandered in the forest and I was tired and desperate. I had reached a big banyan tree. I had laid under its shade. These were cool breeze. Due to my tiresome, I slept there. I didn’t consider time. I had sound sleep for long time. When I woke up, it was night. There was half moon in the sky. In that semi dark, I had found something bright in front of me. I thought that it might be a diamond. I had collected it and come home. In the morning, when I observed it, it was a nail but not a diamond. Because I need some pots and mud vessels, I had deceived the potter at Chittor by giving the nail to him and brought pots. It seems that you belong to royal family. You please forgive me for my mischief cheating of potter.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana said, “It doesn’t matter. Where is that banyan tree?”<br /><br /> The hunter said, “It is at a distance of 2 Amadas to here at Northern direction.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana had reached the banyan tree. He didn’t know whom to ask. What could he do? With desperation, he sat under the shade of tree. By that time, it was one Ghadiya time over sunset. There were 1000 parrots living on that tree. There was a parrot king in them. The parrot king had seen Thanthra Lohana. It said, “Oh Young man! It seems that you are the best among men! In this forest, there are dangerous animals and snakes. If they observe you, they may harm you or they may eat you. That’s why before the animals start ‘the searching of food’; you go to any town or village. It is better for you to go from here.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana had known the language of birds. He had understood what the king of parrots was saying. He had given reply in the language of birds. He said, “Oh king of parrots. As a well wish, you advised me to move from here. I accept and I’m thankful to you for your kindness. But I was not able to get success in my task. That’s why I don’t like to live. What is the use of life with failure? Hence, I don’t worry if the animals eat me. Let them kill me.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, the king of parrots said “Brother! If you have no objection, let me know the task on which you came here. If there are any possibilities to help you, I’ll do.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana felt happy. He thought that his work might be complete successfully. He had narrated everything to the parrots and the king of parrots. The parrots’ king had asked his 1000 parrots. He said, “Do you know whose nail is that?”<br /><br /> Then one parrot came front and said, “Oh king of parrots! Since some days back, one day all of we had gone to Madhu Vanam after crossing 7 Oceans and 7 Islands. There we had eaten sweet fruits. Each of we were bringing one sweet fruit for you. While returning, we had reached Mallika Island. There was a 3-staired building. On the terrace of that building, there was a young woman. She was very beautiful. She had head shower and combing her hair. She was like divine woman Uravasi or Rambha. While she was combing her hair, her last fingernail had cut off and dropped at few feet distance. It was shining like a diamond. I thought that it was a diamond. I dropped out the fruit in my mouth and I carried the nail to please you. In the morning, when I observe, it was not a diamond. It was the nail. You had thrown the nail on to the floor and given a punch to me. Do you remember it?”<br /><br /> The king of parrots said, “Oh great man! I remember it now. This parrot told the truth. Do you hear?”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana said, “Oh king of parrots. You had told me where that young woman is living. By knowing that information, I’m satisfied like a person who eats delicious food. You please tell me that how can I reach the Mallika Island to get her. Nobody else is there to me to guide me. Please let me know right way.”<br /><br /> The king of parrots said, “Thanthra Lohana! There is a tallest tree at a distance of 3 Yojanas to here. It is so tall as if it is touching the sky. On that tree, there are a couple of Ganda Bherunda birds living. [In Indian folk stories, Ganda Bherunda birds are huge birds. They have good role in folk literature. These birds are of 9 feet height. They can easily carry human being on their either back or on their feet.] They are kind. If you secure their friendship, they can help you. They can take you to the Mallika Island.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana had thanked the king of parrots and 1000 parrots in many ways. He had taken send off and gone to the tallest tree on his horse.<br /><br /> By that time, the male and female birds had gone to other Islands in search of food. There were two birds’ Kids on the tree. There a black King Cobra was climbing up to eat the chick of birds. Thanthra Lohana had killed the snake by cutting it into two pieces. The birds’ kids were fearing up to that moment. They had seen that the minister’s son, Thanthra Lohana had cut off the snake with his sword. They felt happy and grateful to him. They said, “Oh great man. You have saved our lives. By the way, you became 2nd parent to us. More over you are guest to us. Elders used to say that we should serve the guest as if he is God to us. We are very thankful to you. Whatever you need, we will make you to get through our parents. They had gone to other Islands to bring food for us. Now it is time for their return. If they see you, before we inform them about you, they may kill you. That’s why you should not be here. You please hide behind that tree.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana had hidden behind a tree. After few minutes, the Ganda Bherunda birds had came to their nest with food. The kids of birds had didn’t notice their parents arrival. The kids were sad. The parent birds said, “Oh my dear kids. You are our hills of gold. You are our bags of boons. You are our heaps of kisses. Every day you used to welcome us with cheers. Today you are not like that. Why are you un-cheerful? Do you get any grievance or angry with us?”<br /><br /> The kids of birds said, “Mother! Father! We had no grievance or angry with you. When you had gone in search of food, a black king cobra came to eat us. Then a great man came here, cut off it into two pieces and saved us. You see, there are the two pieces of the snake. Is it correct to attend us before attending our guest cum life saver? It is natural for you to attend us because you don’t know what happened. But, if we fill our belly without informing you about him, then it will not be correct for us. Look. He is there, behind that tree. You please attend him first. Then only you give food to us. Otherwise we won’t take food.”<br /><br /> Ganda Bherunda Birds felt grateful towards Thanthra Lohana, because he had saved their kids. They said “Oh great man! You had saved our children’s lives. Really, you had saved our lives. Please accept our hospitality.” They had served him like anything. They had brought him near to their nest. They had given food to him. Later the kids of birds had taken food. All were relaxed with chatting for some time. The birds had told so many wonders which they had crossed in the different Islands. As the Ganda Bherunda birds were huge with large and long wings, they used to go far distances over crossing seas, oceans and Islands every day in search of food.<br /><br /> While chatting they had asked Thanthra Lohana about his particulars. The female bird said, “Brother! You have saved our children from the snake’s danger. We have no other dear relative than you. If you want anything, please tell us. We will help you to fulfill it. Let us know what you want.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana had explained everything to them. He said, “Oh birds! Please tell me how to reach Mallika Island and how to bring that woman. Let me have your guidance.”<br /><br /> The male bird said, “You please sit on my feet. I’ll take you to the Mallika Island. Because you have no experience in travelling through air, you may fell down. That’s why tie up your body to my foot. As well you cover up your eyes with a cloth to prevent the experience of air pressure and force.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana had agreed to this. He had gone to nearby village and handed over his horse to one of the villager to look after it. He paid the villager for it. He returned to the Ganda Bherunda birds.<br /><br /> He said, “Oh birds! You are great. I request you to explain the way and Islands on which we are travelling through air, throughout our journey.” They had agreed. He had tied up his body with a rope to the foot of male bird. The female bird was following the male bird. They were travelling by air. The female bird was explaining him about the specialties of seas, Islands beneath them. They were crossing over nine gems Island. There were heaps of 9 gems such as Diamonds, Pearls, Carbuncle, Lapslazulli, Topaz, Emerald, Coral, Ruby, Sardonyx and Sapphire etc. Because of those gems, the entire Island was shining like sun. Though, the eyes of Thanthra Lohana were covered with cloth, he could sensed the brightness. He had asked them “On which Island we are flying.”<br /><br /> The birds said, “Over nine gems Island.” He said, “I had taken heavy lunch at your nest. Now I’m suffering from stomachache. Let me leave on ground for few minutes. I want to go to toilet.”<br /><br /> The birds had come down and left him on the Island of 9 gems. There were heaps of diamonds and gems like hillocks. Those were valuable gems. Thanthra Lohana had collected as many as possible gems in his clothes and climbed up the foot of bird. They had flown to Mallika Island. The Ganda Bherunda birds had given him a feather and said, “Oh great man! You are the best among human beings. Whenever you won’t to return from this island, you devote this feather and remind us. We will come to take you back.”<br /><br /> Then the minister’s son, Thanthra Lohana had turned himself in the disguise of a Vysya Merchant. He had gone to the market street. He had taken a shop on rent and purchased required furniture such as diamonds carpets and glass showcases etc. He had started the business of 9 gems. He had offered valuable diamonds, pearls, topazes etc that he had collected at 9 gems Island. The gems, which he was offering, were with high quality. They were bright and shining like stars. The merchants of the Mallika Island had observed the quality of diamonds. Each of they had purchased diamonds from him for not less than 5 or 6 lakhs of Honnes. He became fame there within short period.<br /><br /> There was a Vysya Businessman by name Nava Koti Narayana Setti. He was considered as leader of the merchants in that Island. No other merchant in that island was equal to him in richness and famous. He was living in a 3-staired building. There was no other rich and beautiful building like his house. He had a daughter by name Sangeetha Sahithya Sarosollasa Hasini. [The meaning of this name is a girl who has pleasant smiles with the excitement of music and literature] She was beautiful unmarried girl. In fact, the parrot in Karkotaka vanam had picked up her nail only, by which the sculpture Kodanda Chari had encarved her statue.<br /><br /> One day Nava Koti Narayana setti had came to Thanthra Lohana’s shop. By that time, there were some other merchants and customers in his shop. All of they had stood up to respect him. He had gently asked them to sit with pleasant smile. Thanthra Lohana had received Nava Koti Narayana Setti with high respect.<br /><br /> Nava Koti Narayana Setti said, “Oh young business man! I heard about you. Within short period, you became fame in our Island. I’m very happy by watching dynamic and young man like you. You are doing best in the business. I’m interested to hear your particulars. Which is your native? Who are your parents? If you have no objection, you please tell us. We will be happy by hearing your details.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana said, “Oh great elderly man. Namaskar. My native is Mandakini Puri. I had born in business family. My father’s name is Setha Koti Syamanna Setti. My name is Dinakara koti Prabhakara Setti. I have desire to watch wonders of the world. That’s why I’m wandering on the world by taking the diamonds in my home to do business as well as touring. On the way, I came here. I heard about you. I thought to visit you. I fear in which manner you receive me if I take such initiation. I suspect that you may consider it as my ego or disobedience. That’s why I stepped back. Today I’m happy, because I am able to meet you.”<br /><br /> By watching his obedience towards elders and intellectual communicative skills, Nava Koti Narayana Setti had admired him. He had invited Thanthra Lohana to his home. He had given feast to him. Then Thanthra Lohana had seen Sangeetha Sahithya Sarosollasa Hasini, and wondered about her beauty. He thought, “Really she is like divine woman. She is very correct bride to my prince Madana Mohana.” Ullasa Hasini had seen Thanthra Lohana and wondered about his handsome appearance. She thought, “This man is really handsome. Why he watched me with keen observation? There is something special in him.”<br /><br /> Thanthra Lohana in the disguise of Dinakara Koti Prabhakara Setti had stayed there for four or five days. He got some freedom in the house. He was moving closely with the family members of Nava Koti Narayana Setti. He was calling them with suitable relations. He was calling Nava Koti Narayana Setti as uncle i.e. father-in-law and his wife as Aunt i.e. mother-in-law.<br /><br /> On the 5th day, he said, “Uncle! How many days that I can stay at your house? In fact, I want to stay for some more days in this Island. I have to bring my wife here. When my wife comes, it is not good to us to stay at your home. It is better for me to stay in another house. That’s why I request you to give me the land opposite to your house. I’ll construct a house there. Whenever I want to go to my place, I leave the land and building to you. What do you say for this? I request you to accept my proposal.<br /><br /> Nava Koti Narayana Setti had accepted this deal. Thanthra Lohana in the disguise of Vysya businessman by name Dinakara Koti Prabhakara Setti had hired some masonry workers and constructed a 3-Staired building in the opposite land, as early as possible. It was rich and posh equally to the house of Nava Koti Narayana Setti. Prabakara Setti i.e. Thanthra Lohana had paid much to some of masonry workers and constructed a secret tunnel from his building to the room of Ullasa Hasini. This was done without notice of others.<br /><br /> On an auspicious day, he had accommodated in the new building. One night, Prabhakara Setti had reached Ullasa Hasini room through the tunnel by holding a lamp in the hand. Her room was bright with lamps. The walls of the room were decorated with beautiful colored paintings. The Almarah’s were neatly filled with many books. There was a lute in the corner of a room on a Deevanchi i.e. long sofa. It seems that her rooms was very suitable to her tastes, hobbies and her name such as Sangeetha Sahithya Sarasollosa Hasini.<br /><br /> She was sleeping on her Hamsa Thulika Thalpam i.e. bed made up of silk, soft<br />cotton and feathers of swan. The lights were bright. He had touched her with the lamp stick to wake up her. She had wake up and saw him. She felt shock in first moment. Because she sensed something special in him, she didn’t shout aloud.<br /><br /> She asked him “How did you come to my room?” Divakara Setti i.e. Thanthra Lohana had shown the tunnel way to her. She said, “Why did you come to my room?”<br /><br /> He said, “Ullasa Hasini! There is a handsome man who is eligible to marry you. He is at Mandara Puri. He is our prince. I’m his minister. He is very suitable to you in appearance and talents.” He had narrated the entire particulars to her.<br /><br /> Ullasa Hasini felt wonder by hearing this. She thought, “What a wonder is this? Unless it is Gods’ miracle, how my nail reached far beyond the oceans and how it became reason to a sculpture. By taking that as a symbol, how this young man had taken pain to reach here. It is true; my nail had cut off on one evening since some months back. Probably he is telling truth. His sincere effort is confirming this.”<br /><br /> Dinakara Setti i.e. Thanthra Lohana said, “Ullasa Hasini! You are like my sister. Within 10 days, we have to travel to Mandara Puri. I tell you a plan. You please implement this.”<br /><br /> He had explained his strategy to take her from there to Mandara Puri. She had accepted his plan. Dinakara Setti had taken send off from her and gone to his house. Ullasa Hassini was excited with the wonderful happenings. She was dreaming about the prince and eager to meet him.<br /><br /> In the morning, Dinakara Setti had approached Nava Koti Narayana Setti. He had paid respects to Nava Koti Narayana Setti and said, “Uncle! My wife came by last night. I want to give a grand feast to your family. I pray to visit my house along with all your family members, relatives and friends. We will be happy by that.”<br /><br /> Nava Koti Narayana Setti had accepted his invitation. At the lunchtime, all the family members were getting ready to go to Dinakara Koti Prabhakara Setti. Nava Koti Narayana Setti asked his daughter, Ullasa Hasini to come to lunch. She said, “Father! I have headache. I can’t come. I have no hunger and moods. You please go. I’ll take rest in my room.”<br /><br /> Her parents said, “Okay”. All of they had gone for lunch to Dinakara Koti Prabhakara Setti’s house. As per their pre plan, Ullasa Hasini had approached the house of Prabhkara Setti through the tunnel in prior. She was filling the dining set vessels with curries, pickles and other dishes. There came the family members, relatives and friends of Nava Koti Narayana Setti along with him. Prabhakara Setti had received them with regards and affection. Prabhakara Setti had called on his wife. She came from kitchen and put Namaskar to them. Prabhakara Setti said, “She is my wife Suhasini. She is very talented in cooking. We welcome you to enjoy the feast and to taste her cooking.”<br /><br /> By watching her, Nava Koti Narayana Setti and others were shocked. He had suspected her as his own daughter. He thought, “What an extreme is this? When I called my daughter, she had refused to come. Then how she came in prior to us? Did our daughter fall crazy and in love with this young man? Is she my daughter Ullasa Hasini or his wife Suhasini? Who is she?”<br /><br /> He had whispered this in the ears of his brother-in-law. His brother-in-law said, “What, brother-in-law? Do you become mad? Ullasa Hasini had laid at her room with head ache. Where is she and how she could come here? Is there no body like your daughter? If Dinakara Koti Prabhakara Setti hears this, he may feel bad. Please keep quite.”<br /><br /> Nava Koti Narayana Setti didn’t give up his doubt. He murmured again “Brother-in-law! She might be my daughter Ullasa Hasini. When we were coming here, she had wore the same type of sari, which this Suhasini wore now. I suspect this woman; Suhasini is nothing but our Ullasa Hasini.”<br /><br /> Mean time they had sat to have lunch. His wife Suhasini i.e. Ullasa Hasini had came to serve rice to them. Nava Koti Narayana Setti was still murmuring in the ears of his brother-in-law. He said, “Okay brother-in-law. If you still doubt her, let us do one thing. When she comes to serve you, throw some ghee on her sari without her notice. When we return home, we can check her with this sign.” Nava Koti Narayana Setti was satisfied with this trick. When Suhasini i.e. Ullasa Hasini came to serve dal and curries, he had dropped some ghee on her sari. She didn’t notice it in the busy work. But Dinakara Koti Prabhakara Setti i.e. Thanthra Lohana had noticed it. But he didn’t reveal it as he noticed it.<br /><br /> All of they had enjoyed the feast. Prabhakara Setti had served betel leaves i.e. pan to the guests. They enjoyed with music and chatting for some time. Mean time, Prabhakara Setti had ordered his clerks and servants some works. The guests had taken leave and gone to their home.<br /><br /> Immediately, Prabhakara Setti had called on his clerk and taken a sari from him. In fact, he had ordered his clerk to buy a sari of some type, which Suhasin had wore, at the time of relax after lunch. He had given that sari to Ullasa Hasini and told her to change her sari. He said, “Your father doubted you. Hence, he had dropped some ghee on your sari. When you go back, if he checks for that ghee strain, you may catch up. If you change your sari with another, he will interrogate you why you have changed. Moreover, he may ask you to bring this sari to check. That’s why, I sent the clerk to bring the same type of sari. You wear this and go.”<br /><br /> She had done the same. She had reached her room, through tunnel and laid on the bed. Her father and others reached home. Nava koti Narayana Setti called her “Daughter! Come here?”<br /><br /> She said, “Father! I told you that I’m suffering from head ache. In spite of that, why do you trouble me? I have no strength to come. I have heavy pain.”<br /><br /> He said, “Sorry my child! There is no need for you to come to here. You wear another sari and send the sari which you wore now.”<br /><br /> She didn’t argue because she knew her father’s thoughts. She had changed her sari with another and sent it to her father by a servant-maid. Her parents had examined the sari. There was no ghee strain and nothing else. They felt bad because they had suspected her. They had felt happy because their daughter was innocent.<br /><br /> Few days passed. One-day morning, Thanthra Lohana i.e. Prabhakara Setti had approached Nava Koti Narayana Setti and said, “Uncle! I came here since long time back. We have to return to my native. You please come and hand over my house. You please give send off to my wife and me.”<br /><br /> They felt sad to give send off to him. After controlling their emotion, they had gone to his house. Ullasa Hasini had locked her room door from inside. She had reached Prabhakara Setti’s house in prior through the tunnel. She was got ready to travel from there. Dinakara Koti Prabhakara Setti had handed over the building to Nava Koti Narayana Setti. He had taken send off from them. Narayana Setti and others were very affectionate on Prabhakara Setti and his wife Suhasini. They had walked up to the edge of city along with the couple in the part of send off. Prabhakara Setti didn’t stop them. Because, he had wanted to delay Nava Koti Narayana Setti return, to his house. Then they could not identify that Ullasa Hasini was missed in time. By that delay both of Ullasa Hasini and of Thanthra Lohana could escape from that Island. That’s why he had allowed them to follow up to the edge of the city.<br /><br /> Then he said, “Uncle! Aunt! You have come, so long distance with us. Now you can stop here. Let me have your blessings.” They blessed him with tears in eyes.<br /><br /> He said with Ullasa Hasini “Suhasini! Take permission to go from your parents and others. Take send off and blessing from them.”<br /><br /> She had put Namaskar to the feet of Nava Koti Narayana Setti and his wife and other elders. She had taken send off from them. By that time, she was crying with emotion. They had consoled her. They said, “You silly girl! You are like our own daughter. For you, your husband’s house is permanent but the houses like ours. You have to reside where your husband resides. Don’t cry. Be happy and peaceful. Live long life happily with husband and children.”<br /><br /> They had given send off to her and returned home. Thanthra Lohana and Ullasa Hasini had reached the seashore. He had reminded the Ganda Bherunda Birds and devoted to their feather. There came the birds. Ullasa Hasini had tied her body to the foot of Female bird with her sari edge. Thanthra Lohana had tied up his body to the foot of male bird. The Ganda Bherunda birds had brought them safely to the tall tree in Karkotaka vanam.<br /><br /> On the other hand, Nava Koti Narayana Setti and others had noticed that Ullasa Hasini’s room door was locked from inside. They had searched for her all over the house and surroundings. She was not there. They had broken the door and entered into her room. She was not in room. There was a tunnel at a corner in the room. They had entered into the tunnel to trace its way and destination. They had reached the opposite house of Prabhakara Setti i.e. Thanthra Lohana. They were shocked.<br /><br /> Nava Koti Narayana Setti thought, “Oh God! What a cheating is this? In this manner, it had happened. The young man i.e. Prabhakara Setti had deceived us, and taken our girl along with him with our permission at our presence. Our girl Ullasa Hasini had co-operated him. It will be shame to us if we tell this to others. People will laugh at our foolishness. We should not spell out this. We should keep quite like a thief who got a scorpions’ bite in the hole.” [In olden days, thieves used to enter into the houses to do thefting by digging holes in the walls. If any scorpion bites him, he can’t cry aloud due to the fear of catch up by people. Hence, this idiom is used to describe the situation when we have to keep quite because of our own mistake.]<br /><br /> In the Karkotaka Vanam, the Ganda Bherunda Birds had released Ullasa Hasini and Thanthra Lohana on the ground near the tallest tree. They felt very happy. Thanthra Lohana had expressed his thankfulness to the birds and their kids. They had taken send off from them and gone to the nearby village. Thanthra Lohana had collected his horse from the villager and rewarded him with diamonds.<br /><br /> Both of they had rushed to the temple of Goddess Kalika Devi on the horse. Thanthra Lohana had plucked some flowers and pierced them into a garland. He had given that garland to Ullasa Hasini and said, “Ullasa Hasini! You are like my sister and mother. You take this garland and go into the temple. At the Northern side of the temple, there is a statue of yourself. There will be my friend, Prince Madana Mohana. You hide yourself behind the statue without his notice. When he asks you to give the garland to him, suddenly you come before the statue and keep the garland in his neck. He will feel happy. When he enquired about me, say that I had died?”<br /><br /> Ullasa Hasini was paralyzed with these words. She said, “Brother! You are like my brother, father and every relative. You bring me from far away to make your friend happy. Now why are you saying such rude words? I can’t hear them.”<br /><br /> He said, “Mother, Ullasa Hasini! I had brought you here after facing so many difficulties to make my friend, Prince Madana Mohana happy. Just I want to check how much friendship, kind and love has my friend, Prince Madana Mohana on me. You please do this much help for my satisfaction.”<br /><br /> Ullasa Hasini had agreed and gone into the temple. There was the prince. He was handsome. Ullasa Hasini was thrilled by watching him and her statue. It was just like her. She had hidden herself behind the statue. The prince was requesting the statue to keep the garland in his neck. Immediately she came before and kept the garland in his neck. He felt wonder, as the statue didn’t move since long says and now how it could move. He had seen two figures, one was statue and the other was a young beautiful woman, Ullasa Hasini alive. He felt extreme happy. With love and craze, he had hugged her. She had taken a back step with shy. He asked her how she came there. She said, “Your friend Thanathra Lohana brought me here.”<br /><br /> Madana Mohana asked, “Where is he?”<br /><br /> She said, “He had died due to the snake’s bite at the gate of this temple.”<br /><br /> With in a second, Madana Mohana had pierced his heart with a dagger and left life. Ullasa Hasini was shocked by this event. She thought “Oh God! I came by leaving loving parents, wealth and residence with a desire to marry this Prince. Now he died. I was fallen on road like on orphan. Why should I live after losing such a handsome and affectionate prince?” She had pulled out the dagger from the dead body of Madana Mohana and pierced herself. Hence, she also died.<br /><br /> At the gate of the temple, the minister’s son Thanthra Lohana was waiting. He thought, “What is this! Ullasa Hasini didn’t come back. The prince also didn’t come. What happened to them? Let me go and see.”<br /><br /> He had gone to Northern side of the temple and seen their dead bodies. He wept like anything. He thought, “Oh God! Why should I said such? What is there if the prince has love on me or not? I had tested him. By the way, I had done great sin. Now I lost my loving friend. What is the use of my life when I lost my friend and Ullasa Hasini who came by believing me and by leaving her wealth, assets and parents?”<br /><br /> He also had pierced his heart by a dagger and died. After some time, there came the poojari [Priest]. He had seen the three dead bodies. He had protected the prince by giving food and other needs until that day, as per his commitment to do so to Thanthra Lohana. He had recognized the minister’s son, Thanthra Lohana and the woman, Ullasa Hasini who was like the statue. He didn’t bear such tragedy happening. He also committed suicide. In the evening, some devotees came to the temple. They had seen four members died in the temple premises. They had prayed Goddess Kalika Devi “Mother! Won’t you be kind to the people as your children? Here four people had died in your temple. It is not correct, if you leave them like that. It is okay if you make them alive. If not, we will leave our lives at your feet.”<br /><br /> Goddess Kalika Devi was pleased with them. She had made all the four people alive. At their capital city, Mandara Puri, the marriage of Ullasa Hasini and Madana Mohana was celebrated on a grand scale. Thanthra Lohana became minister and Madana Mohana became king. Thanthra Lohana got married a suitable girl to him. All of they lived happily for long time.”<br /><br /> The curtain had completed the story and said, “Oh king! Tell me, whose life sacrifice is great in this story?”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya wanted to provoke Mouna Bhashini to speak. Hence, he said purposefully “The life sacrifice of minister’s son i.e. Thanthra Lohana is great.”<br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini said, “What? What are you saying? Whose sacrifice is great? Is it Thanthra Lohana’s? No. you said wrong. The life sacrifice of purohit is great. Because he had no way relation to them. He had died because he was not able to bear such rude event and cruel fate happening.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said with a gentle smile, “Yes yes. You are right. The story is one and your speech is one.”<br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini had realized her temptation and kept calm.<br /><br /> Then Bhethala had inserted in her blouse. Vikramadithya said, “Time is not passing. The sleeping is not coming. This Mouna Bhashini is not speaking. Oh, blouse which wore by Mouna Bhashini! You tell me a story. I’ll be happy by hearing it.”<br /><br /> The Bhethala in the blouse said, “Oh king. Why you trouble me to tell the story. This young beauty had tied me in tight against her breast. I’m not able to breathe even. How can I tell you the story? More over I’m suffering with the sweat and odor of body. I can’t tell you any story. If you release me from these ties, then I can tell you a beautiful story as per your wish.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, Mouna Bhashini was excited like anything. Anybody will be like that only, when a non-living blouse is able to speak like a living being. She had removed the blouse and had covered her body with the edge of sari i.e. Payyeda. She had dropped the blouse in the middle of their cots.<br /><br /> Then Vikramadithya said, “Oh Blouse! This princess had noticed your difficulties. Hence, she had released you from such difficulties. Now can’t you tell the story?”<br /><br /> The blouse said, “Hurray! Now I’m comfortable. My lives are comfortable now in my body. Now I’ll tell you a beautiful story, listen.”Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-85450651145069762132009-04-18T13:33:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:07:51.395+05:30THE STORY OF DHANA VATHI & GUNA VATHI AND MOUNA BHASHINIBhatti and Vikramadithya had reached a forest, after crossing rivulets, rivers, hills and caves. They were going on the way by enjoying with the intellectual and humor talks. While going on, their way was becoming narrow and the forest was thick. They were surprised but not stopped. Finally, they reached a big banyan tree. The way by which they reached there had ended up there. They had seen around. The banyan tree was very huge. But it was wonder! It had only two large branches. One was towards North direction and the other was towards South direction. The branches were very large such that ten people could walk on them beside one another, or three horse riders could travel on them beside one another. Bhatti and Vikramadithya had entered into that forest from West to East direction. The North and South branches were at their right and left sides. Beyond that tree, there was no way towards East. More over the forest was very thick. They had observed East direction. It seems thickness of forest in East direction was getting increase if anybody penetrates into the forest. In one word, it was almost impossible to travel through that forest in East direction.<br /><br /> Bhatti and Vikramadithya had seen each other’s face. They had watched all around by thinking what to do. They had observed a rock pillar laid there. There was a notice written on it.<br /><br /> “Once here, a saint lived in doing penance to Goddess Kalika Devi. People who travel through this way were disturbing him by their travelling and paying tributes to him. He prayed to Goddess Kalika Devi to seize the way through this forest in order to prevent the disturbance to his peaceful penance. Hence, Goddess had created two large branches towards North and South direction to this banyan tree. Almost these branches were like fly-over bridges over this forest. People can travel on these branches without disturbing the life of wild animals and saints. There are no citizens or villages in East direction except sea. In North direction, there is a city by name Alaka Puri. The king Alakesa is ruling it. In his court, two royal dancers cum prostitutes are there. They get royal treatment almost equal to the king. They sit in royal seats on either side of the king. Among them, one woman’s name is Guna Vathi. Another’s name is Dhana Vathi. They had hung bell at the entrance of their houses. Whoever wants to enjoy with their company can ring the bell and pay 1000 Honnes. <br /><br /> On South direction, there is a city by name Bheema Puram. In that city, the Queen Amrutha Mohini is ruling the kingdom since her husband i.e. the king died. She had built a royal palace with 10 compound walls and 10 gates. She had a beautiful daughter. The Queen Amrutha Valli had kept her daughter in that palace. The young and beautiful princess won’t speak with others. Hence, people are calling her by name Mouna Bhashini. [The meaning of this name is a girl who speaks by her silence] If anybody makes her to speak, by taking the needful risk, then she will get marry him. Otherwise, they will drive away that person, by removing his hair and insult him. Many princes, kings and others had received such insult.”<br /><br /> By reading such notice on the rock pillar, Bhatti and Vikramadithya wondered. They kept calm for a while. Vikramadithya said, “Bhatti! The notice on this pillar is very interesting. Let us find out these wonders. What do you say?”<br /><br /> Bhatti said, “Brother! If both of we go in one direction, it will be time waste to us. Hence you go on North direction i.e. to Alaka Puri verify the specialty and extraordinary issue of two prostitutes. Then you come to Bheema Puri. I will go on this Southern branch to reach Bheema Puri. I’ll wait for you after knowing the particulars of Mouna Bhashini. We can meet at Bheema Puri to design further programs.” <br /><br /> Vikramadithya had accepted this proposal. He started to walk on Northern branch of the Banyan tree. After taking send off Bhatti had climbed up on the Southern branch of the banyan tree and travelled to Bheema Puri.<br /><br /> After reaching Bheema Puri, Bhatti had accommodated at a Peda Rasi Peddamma’s [The then hotel of lodging and boarding] house. He had taken bathe and food there. He had paid more than enough to Peda Rasi Peddamma and made her happy. After having some rest, he had enquired her regarding the wonders and specialties of the city. He had enquired others in the city. He had made friendship with other princes and kings who were returning after failure in the task of Mouna Bhashini. With all their efforts, he was gathering the details of Mouna Bhashini. Almost every day, it became his duty. He didn’t reveal his identity. He was in the disguise of merchant. <br /><br /> On the other hand, Vikramadithya had reached the edge of Alka Puri. By approaching the city of Alaka Puri, the forest thickness was getting decrease. Gradually Vikramadithya had watched hunters and other people who came to the forest for wood. There the branch of banyan tree was ended up. Vikramadithya got down and started walking. After few minutes, he had watched that the king of Alaka Puri, Alakesa was returning city after hunting in the forest along with his fellow men.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya thought, “If I go to Dhana Vathi and Guna Vathi, I should not go there with this form. I should change my getup. Let me go in the disguise of old saint i.e. Yathi.”<br /><br /> With the assistance of Bhethala, Vikramadithya had protected his ornaments and weapons. He had taken the disguise of old aged Yathi. Now his face and body was with wrinkles. Body was swinging. Hair was white in color. It was tied up on the head. He was dressed up in reddish brown clothes. He was walking with the help of a stick. It seems that his age was about 90 years. <br /><br /> He had waited until the king Alakesh and his fellow men reach the palace. Then he had approached the house of Dhana Vathi.<br /><br /> In fact, Dhana Vathi and Guna Vathi were young, beautiful and talented. They had learnt many Sasthras i.e. subjects and arts such as music, dancing, painting, humorous skills in talking, lyrics, poetry and literature. Their talents and artistic skills were almost equal. While they were participating in royal celebrations and temple festivals their performance would be as if competeting with each other. That’s why they got royal treatment in the court of king Alakesa. But their attitudes were entirely different. Dhana Vathi was more materialistic and business mind. Guna Vathi was moral and idealistic. However, both were doing prostitution, their style of deals and mode of business was entirely different to each other. Both of they had hung a bell in front of their houses. <br /><br /> If any man rang the bell, such man should pay 1000 Honnes to these women to enjoy their company.<br /><br /> If any man rang the bell of Dhana Vathi, she would enquire about his economical conditions. She would not satisfy with the 1000 Honnes, which he paid for the visit. First time, after collecting 1000 Honnes, she entertains him by her dance, music, other talents and sex. She used to make the man to become crazy on her. She used to tell so many sweet nothing. She used to entertain him with her lovely conversation. Later she could grip all of his wealth. Then she would drive him away with her servant-maids and servants. She didn’t mind about the families of her gallants. She used to think, “While doing business such as prostituting we should not think sin and good. If I feel pity on the wives and children of gallants how to earn wealth? In fact, the gallants must have love and care on their wives and children. Man who has such care on family won’t come to me. Whoever came to me are already immoral. Then it is not immoral to seek money from them. Otherwise, how to become rich?”<br /><br /> In such way, she had earned limitless wealth. But people are hesitating her. Because king was treating her, people feel fear to express their hesitation towards her. But gradually the gallants who visit her house had decreased. But Guna Vathi was entirely different to Dhana Vathi. Though she was in the profession like prostitution, she used to practice the inherited morals in it. If any man rang the bell, she entertained him with her talents. She served him up to his satisfaction. She would collect 1000 Honnes from him. That’s all. She would not try to make him mad and crazy on her, to suck his money.<br /><br /> She used to think, “If I make him to be mad and crazy on me, his wife, children and parents will suffer. If I suck money from him, his family will be on road. I put 1000 Honnes as service charge. He paid it and came into the house. I’ll make him satisfaction with my service. That’s enough to me. Where is the limit of earning? If I gather so much money by doing sin, God is there to look after everything. He will punish me. Money is not going to save me then. God only can do protection to any living being in this world. Hence morals are important than money.”<br /><br /> Hence, the wealth of Guna Vathi was less while compare with the wealth of Dhana Vathi. But people admire Guna Vathi. Because of this psychology, Guna Vathi’s face was delightful, graceful and with glory. People praise her in open. This always made Dhana Vathi to feel jealousy towards Guna Vathi.<br /><br /> On this juncture, the old Yathi i.e. Vikramadithya had approached Dhana Vathi’s house. He had seen the bell at the entrance. He had ringed it aloud. It made big sound. Dhana Vathi felt surprise about it. She said, “Oh servant-maids! Since some days back, the bell at our entrance is not ringing. Nobody is coming to our house to ring it. But surprisingly it is ringing today. That’s why you go and observe who is ringing the bell. If the man had 1000 Honnes, take the payment from him and bring him here. If any saint or Yathi or beggar had rang it without knowing the importance of bell, give him rice, dal, and money as 1 or 2 Honnes as donation. If any old or blind ox had pulled the rope of bell, feed it with green grass and fodder.”<br /><br /> As per her order, the servant-maids came to the gate. There was the old man Yathi stand with the help of walking stick. They asked “Oh old father! Who rang this bell?”<br /><br /> He said, “It is me!”<br /><br /> They said, “Okay! Take this rice, dal and little money as Dakshina” We know that, being Yathi you won’t accept our food. That’s why we are giving raw rice and dal. Cook and eat it with satisfaction.”<br /><br /> The old Yathi stopped them and said, “Oh Servant-maids! I didn’t ring the bell to have rice and dal. I didn’t come to this house to get donation. I came here with the desire to enjoy with your mistress’s company. I came from far away. You go and inform your mistress.”<br /><br /> The servant-maids had laughed at him with mockery. With ridicule smile on their faces, they said with Dhana Vathi “Oh, mistress! We feel humor to tell you. An old monk i.e. Yathi of aged 90 years had rang the bell. When we offered rice and dal to him, he rejected it. He said that he came to enjoy your company. We never cross such abnormal incident.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, Dhana Vathi’s ego hurt. She rose from seat with extreme anger. She said, “What? What do you say? Is it 90 years old monk? Is it beggar? How dare he is to come here to say to enjoy my company. How dare you are to inform this to me? You should drive him away by scolding. Without doing such, you came to me. Really you have no brain”.<br /><br /> She had taken pestle and came out. She had pushed the Yathi with that pestle and thrown him on to road. She had closed the gate of her house with anger and gone inside. The Yathi had fallen onto the ground. He rose up and tied his white loose hair. He said, as a challenge “I will do revenge to this, along with interest.” He went on. The security guards of Dhana Vathi had watched all this and reported her.<br /><br /> The Maya Yathi i.e. Vikramadithya thought, “Well! This is the character of Dhana Vathi. Let me observe the nature of Guna Vathi.” He had reached the house of Guna Vathi. He had rang the bell at the gate. Guna Vathi also ordered her servant-maids like Dhana Vathi. As per her order, the servant-maids had offered rice and dal and donations to him. But Maya Yathi said, “I don’t need rice and dal.”<br /><br /> They said, “What do you want?”<br /><br /> The old Maya Yathi said, “I came to enjoy with your mistress.”<br /><br /> The servant-maids had wondered at it and informed this to Guna Vathi like the servant-maids of Dhana Vathi.<br /><br /> By receiving the information, Guna Vathi felt very happy. She said, “Oh, Servant-maids! You are innocent. You don’t know that how lucky and fortunate is this. I think we had done penance or holy acts in our previous birth. With such faith only, we can have the company of such great saints. Otherwise, will such Yathi come to our house? Will he touch our door? Will he get pleasing on us? Will he love us? This is wonderful and peculiar. That’s why, it is not safe and good to keep him in waiting. Immediately go to him and bring him into the house.<br /><br /> The servant-maids had rushed to Maya Yathi i.e. Vikramadithya and welcomed him. While they were bringing him inside, Guna Vathi had approached him with a vessel of water. She had washed his feet and sprinkled that water on her head as a symbol of her respect on him. She had taken him into bedroom and made him to sit on Hamsa Tulika Talpam i.e. bed of soft cotton and feathers of swan. She had put namaskar to him and said, “Swami! [Means God] I think I had done good devotion in my previous birth. That’s why you had come here by considering me as a great person. By the way, my penance has fruit filled. My life got success. My life goal had achieved. My task got fruitful. By the touch of your feet at my house, though it is small like a hut, became holy place. My race became fame by your arrival.”<br /><br /> By these words, Maya Yathi had noticed the obedience and other qualities of Guna Vathi. In fact, her house was not very small like hut. But she compared like that by her obedience. Maya Yathi satisfied. But still, he wanted to verify her nature. He pretended, as he was not able to speak due to old age cough. He continued his pretention as facing trouble to speak. Slowly he started to speak. He said “Guna Vathi! I heard your good qualities as spread over kingdom. That’s why I came from far away with a desire to see you. If you are kind to me, give medicines to my cough etc illness. Give me food, bed and other comforts. If you make me happy every day, then I’ll be with you. If you don’t like this, I’ll leave now itself.”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi readily and happily accepted this. She promised him to do up to his desire. <br /><br /> Then Maya Yathi had laughed at her aloud. He said, “Guna Vathi! Are you mad? I’m a monk having no money. That to, I’m too old. I’m not handsome. I have no strength in my old body. Only I have the desire and lust only. In fact, the burial ground is welcoming me. [That means he was that much old enough to die.] In spite of all this, you treated me well. More over you are promising me to fulfill my desire. Is it correct to promise me by believing such old man? What is the use that you can get by me? You are in the prostitute profession. Is if correct for you to behave against your profession?”<br /><br /> For this, Guna Vathi said, “Swami! Oh, saint! What do you say is all correct. But that’s all is the treatment of others who desire money. I have no desire on money. I feel happy with satisfaction, other human emotions and qualities. Don’t suspect me with such feelings. It is enough to me if you stay in my house. I don’t need money, gold and Honnes. If you be happy here with me, it is equal to lakhs of Honnes to me.”<br /><br /> But Maya Yathi didn’t give up his argument. He said, “Guna Vathi! Are you thinking that I have Animadi Sidhies or Parusu vedi etc magical powers by which wealth can be create? If you have such hopes, forget me. I have nothing such magical powers except ash. So think yourself. By entertaining me, you can’t get any benefit and wealth.”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi said, “Swami! By God’s kindness, I earned sufficient. With that, I can lead comfortable life until my life long. Whatever we earn, but on some day, we have to go i.e. die by leaving all of wealth and this body on this earth. We can’t carry anything from this materialistic world. We can carry only faith and sin along with us after we die. With the company of you like Yathi, if I get any knowledge, moral behavior, balance of mind and self-control over of emotions, that is enough to me. I think I might have done sins in my previous lives. Hence, I had born in this profession. Now at least, the God had given me good opportunity. That’s why only you came here by searching for me. Let me serve you up to your satisfaction. I’m not expecting any magical powers, boons or wealth from you. Let God bless me. That is enough to me.”<br /><br /> Maya Yathi didn’t say anything. Since that day, Guna Vathi was treating him with respect, love and affection. She was taking care of his every need. She was providing delicious food and other comforts. She had ordered her servant-maids to provide everything for him. She was entertaining him with chess etc games, songs, dances and love making. Always she was sincerely trying to make him happy. Maya Yathi had noticed everything and he admired her self-consciousness. But he was behaving, as he didn’t know anything.<br /><br /> On the other hand, Dhana Vathi was worried about the Yathi when the security guards reported her as the Yathi had challenged to take revenge on her. She had felt fear and thought, “I had pushed the Yathi with a pestle and locked the house. I had thrown him on to the road. I don’t know what happened to him. I don’t know where did he go and what danger he might face.”<br /><br /> She had called on the servant-maids and said, “Oh servant-maids. You follow that old saint i.e. Yathi without his notice. You know where he go, and report it back to me.” The servant-maids had followed him. They reported her “Oh mistress! We had followed the old Yathi according to your order. He had straightly gone to the house of Guna Vathi and ring the bell. Her servant-maids had offered him rice and dal. But he refused to take. He had said as he said here, at our gate. The servant-maids had gone inside and returned to him. They had taken him inside by saying that their mistress was inviting him. We came to you to inform this.” <br /><br /> By hearing this Dhana Vathi said, “Oh! Enough! This Guna Vathi became like a black mole on the prostitute professionals. She might be thinking that it is enough to her to entertain a handicap or a blind or an old monk or someone waste fellow. Being prostitute, she is not sucking money from gallants. Moreover, she is protecting an old monk by giving free boarding and lodging. Because of the prostitute like her, all others like me are getting blames. I think that’s why only she is playing such strategies. Is it need of ¾ kg turmeric for her face? [That means she is not eligible to get respect] She is not eligible to sit in the royal court as in equal seat to me. Tomorrow in the kings court I’ll make her to learn right lessons.”<br /><br /> She was not peaceful with the grievance on Guna Vathi. She didn’t sleep throughout the night. She had thought about so many plans to trouble Guna Vathi. At last, she had finalized a plan. By that time, it was morning. She had rose from bed and completed her daily works. She got ready to go to the royal court. She was very eager to quarrel with Guna Vathi. Actually, Dhana Vathi was sucking money from gallants. To fresh up, her knowledge on literature and other Sasthras i.e. subjects and to guide her on difference issues, she was entertaining a Brahmin scholar. He was on astrologist. She had love affair with him. She was giving wealth, shelter and money to this Brahmin scholar beside her prostitution. <br /><br /> It was the assembly time in the court of king Alakesa. All the ministers, scholars, higher officials and people were in their relevant seats. Guna Vathi had sat in her seat. The court was silent. Dhana Vathi had seen Guna Vathi and said, “Oh Durguna Vathi! Is it reliable to sit in a seat as equal to me? If you are a right person, do you entertain an old monk by giving food, shelter and other needs? Without shy, you came to royal court to sit in a royal seat. Is it needed to sit here to you? You idiot! Get away from here. Do not be here in front of me. It is sin to see you and to talk with you.”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi didn’t consider her dialogues. She said, “You, woman of magics! You are speaking as if you are pure and virgin. Are you not entertaining the Brahmin scholar cum Astrologist by giving food, bed and money? How you are greater than I even in these angles also? You go away!”<br /><br /> When both of Guna Vathi and Dhana Vathi were quarrelling with each other, the king and his minister had stopped them. They said, “Is it correct to quarrel like this for you in the royal court?” <br /><br /> Dhana Vathi immediately rose up from her chair as if she was waiting for such moment and said, “Oh king! Please excuse me. As you know that, women are imbalanced whoever they are. Because I got severe anger, without knowing the surroundings and the presence of elders like you, I quarreled with this Guna Vathi. Please forgive me for my foolishness. Because I made non-sense quarrel in the royal court, here is one of lakh Honnes towards the fine.”<br /><br /> By saying like this, Dhana Vathi had kept one lakh of Honnes. Otherwise, she has to accept that she is not equal to me. By the way, she should not sit as equal to me, in the royal court, from tomorrow. The court had adjourned for tomorrow. All were dispersed. <br /><br /> Guna Vathi had reached home. She was sad. She thought, “How can I produce one lakh Honnes? From where, I can get such large amount? Though I sell my entire assets, I can’t bag one lakh Honnes. What can I do for this insult? How can I escape from it? Oh, God! What I have to do?”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya had observed her tense. He had sensed that she was suffering from something. He said “Oh young woman, Guna Vathi! What happened in the royal court? Did you get any bitter experience there?”<br /><br /> She had narrated everything. He said, “Guna Vathi! That’s why I told on the beginning day itself to think well before entertain me. I told you clearly that you couldn’t get money from me. You didn’t consider my words. Now you are facing troubles. At least now, itself you entertain rich people and extract money from them. I’ll go to my place. I can’t see your beautiful face with sad. You should not face troubles due to me. You think about your safe. I can’t say anything else. Because you are sad, I’m in need to talk like this. If I’m the obstacle to your income sources, tell me. Then I’ll leave you. But don’t be sad.”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi worried about this turning. She said, “Swami! I didn’t think even in dream that you can talk like this. You are not an obstacle to my income sources. To say like that, what rubbish it is? I truly believe that you are valuable to me. I feel that your words are like pestle stroke on the whit low. [That means a sorrow beside another sorrow.] I feel that it will be faith to me if I do service to you. Your company will give me spiritual thinking and maturity. At present, in any sense you are not my problem. Dhana Vathi had blamed me. She had criticized me. Moreover, she had paid one lakh Honnes as fine to the king. She had forced the king to insist me to pay fine of one lakh Honnes. Happily, the king and his fellow men had accepted this condition. Who is there to leave their profits and benefits? With pre-plan to trouble me, she had brought one lakh Honnes to the royal court. I’m sad because I don’t know how to produce one lakh Honnes. But I’m not sad because of you and I’m not feeling that you are obstacle to my income. Please believe me.”<br /><br /> Maya Yathi said, “Guna Vathi! Don’t worry. Now I under stood your problem. You need one lakh Honnes. Is n’t it? By tomorrow, let me find a way to save your respects. Be brave. Go and have food.”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi felt somewhat peaceful but she was not courageous to face next day’s event. She was with tense. Her servant-maids also felt bad. They were very sympathetic towards their mistress. Time was passing slowly. The night was moving slowly.<br /><br /> Maya Yathi had ordered Bhethala to bring a garland of Emeralds. Bhethala had brought it. Maya Yathi had kept it in safe, and slept.<br /><br /> It was morning. By that time, Guna Vathi had to go to royal court. Guna Vathi was worrying like anything. She was not able to sit at one place and to stand at one place. She was suffering from so many doubts. One time she was feeling that Maya Yathi could save her. On the next moment, she was feeling that nobody could save her. <br /><br /> Maya Yathi was observing everything. He said, “Oh Guna Vathi! My darling! This Emerald ornament is my entire earning until date. I saved this with high care. What is the use of this if it is not useful to you? You take this ornament and give to your king. You can defeat Dhana Vathi by this. Don’t worry now. You go without fear!”<br /><br /> By watching the garland of Emeralds, Guna Vathi was wonder and happy. She had taken that to the royal court and deposited to the king Alakusa. She sat in her seat with satisfaction and little pride. <br /><br /> The king had called on the jeweler merchants and ordered them to estimate the value of Emeralds’ garland. They had surprised at it. They said, “Rajendra! We never see such Emeralds’ garland at anywhere. We are doing business since long time. We had supplied so many valuable ornaments to so many kings like your good self. We had good experience in evaluating the gems. But we didn’t find this type of Emeralds’ ornament. Certainly this is super quality one. It is valuable. We can’t estimate its value. If we want to valuate, its cost is more than the cost of our kingdom.”<br /><br /> By having this, all were surprised. The king was very happy. Dhana Vathi downed her head with shy. She thought to shame Guna Vathi. But she had received the same. Her agony, anger and hatred were increased. She had determined in herself to degrade Guna Vathi by any means at any cost. After other programs, the court was adjourned for next day.<br /><br /> In the next day royal court, all of the people were at their seats. Dhana Vathi rose up from her seat and said “Maharaja! I’m getting respects and good treatment since long days at your court. As return gift and as a symbol of my thankfulness to you, I want to give a feast to your good self. I request you to come to lunch to my house tomorrow along with your ministers, sub-ordinates, fellow men and soldiers. Please accept my invitation.”<br /><br /> The king had accepted her invitation. Next day Dhana Vathi house was decorated to receive the guests. She had ordered her servants to prepare rich lunch. The king and other guests came. She had served delicious lunch to them. She made them happy with her lunch, service and entertainment such them as music and dance programs. All the guests had praised her. Along with the king, Guna Vathi also had attended the feast, at Dhana Vathi’ house. She had watched Dhana Vathi’s exhibition of richness. <br /><br /> She thought, “It won’t be beneficial unless I also provide feast to the king and his fellow men. I should get their appreciation. Otherwise my position will get degrade in the royal court. To trouble me like this, Dhana Vathi had created a competitive situation. I should not be back. What can I do? If I ask my loving Yathi, he may tell an appropriate plan. In the beginning he told that he had nothing money. But he had given Emeralds’ ornament. It was very valuable. In the same manner, definitely he may help me. Really, there is something special in him. Otherwise has it is possible for him to give me such valuable ornaments. Let me know it.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, she approached home. This time she didn’t reveal anything to Maya Yathi. She tried to behave normal. But her absent-mindness was on her face. Maya Yathi also didn’t enquire her, because she didn’t reveal. He had called on Bhethala and known what happened. Maya Yathi had ordered Bhethala to arrange a grand feast with all special features up to the level of king and his fellow men.<br /><br /> Maya Yathi had driven Guna Vathi to leave her worry and to be happy. She had gone to have bathe and fresh up. With in that short period Bhethala had completed his work. Guna Vathi’s house was painted with attractive colors. Doors and windows were decorated with new designed curtains. Doors were decorated with garlands of gems. There were pandyals before her house. The pandyals were decorated with green leaves, pearls and gems. The entire house was emitting bright lights and sweet perfumes. A beautiful and small pond was provided before the portico of her house. The beautiful water birds like swans were swimming slowly in the pond. The beautiful water lilies and lotus flowers were smiling in the pond. It seems that the house of Guna Vathi was like the Devendra’s house in AmaraVathi.<br /><br /> When Guna Vathi came out from bathe room, she wondered at the appearance of her house. She had approached Maya Yathi and said, “Swami! How do you know the desires which are in my mind? The house decoration is suitable to my wish and desire. How is it possible? How do you know my need and wish? Though you know it, how it is possible to decorate the house with in short period?”<br /><br /> The Maya Yathi said, “Oh dear Guna Vathi! If we are with morals and truth, God will give all we need. I can’t do much than this. That’s why I told you that it is no use with me to you. Time is not exceeded. If you want to avoid me and to find some other rich men, you can do whatever you want. If you ask me to go, I’ll leave you and go away.”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi worried and said, “Swami! Don’t say such bitter words. I think you are considering me with other prostituting woman. With your experience, you can notice that I’m not such kind. My colleague Dhana Vathi is always affording to shame and degrade me. That’s why I had to give trouble to you. I have to defend myself. In fact, she had started this competitive strategy. Except depending myself, how can I avoid it? That’s why I pray you to do not think otherwise.” <br /><br /> Maya Yathi said, “Well, Guna Vathi! I know your nature. Just for fun, I said such. Don’t worry. Let us have dinner and go to sleep.”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi was very happy. She had sang and danced to make Maya Yathi happy. That night, her performance was marvelous. Maya Yathi was pleased with her service. He had made her extreme happy with his talent in love making according to Vasthyayana’s Kama Sastra. [In ancient Sanskrit literature, the saint Vasthyayana’s Kama Sastra was famous] Guna Vathi wondered about him. After tiresome, they had slept. Before it was morning, Maya Yathi i.e. Vikramadithya had given assignment to arrange for grand feast to Bhethala. Bhethala had done everything.<br /><br /> By that time, the sun rose at East. Guna Vathi’s house was decorated like anything. There were Pandyals with pillars of gems. The pandyals were covered with white colored silk clothes. They were decorated with flowers, leaves, gems in beautiful designs. There were such pandyals from the king’s palace up to Guna Vathi’s house. Everywhere there were perfumes of flowers and scented oils. The flour was wet and painted with Rangolies. In Guna Vathi’s house, there built a temporary and big kitchen. In more than huge quantities, so many delicious dishes with 6 tastes and 9 fruits and other sweets. The snacks were very attractive in such a way no body can avoid mouth watering by watching and smelling them. The king and his fellow men were surprised by noticing that grand arrangements. They didn’t guess the reason for it. The entire streets were filled with people and their eager. The public were attracted towards Guna Vathi’s house to watch the arrangements. <br /><br /> By watching all of this, Guna Vathi felt very happy. She thought, “I don’t know who this old Yathi is. He might be king of saints or king of deities. Last night he was very active in bed. No young men even can be like that. It is enough to suspect him as not olden monk. Certainly he should be some great man who is in such disguise.”<br /><br /> By thinking like that, she stood like a painting on the wall. Maya Yathi had observed her wonder. She was just like a statue without speaking. He said, “Oh beauty! Guna Vathi. Come here. Why are you looking like that with surprise? As I told you, God is there to help us. Because of God’s kindness only, we got all of this. Now itself you go to the king’s palace and invite him for the feast.”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi happily went to the king. She said, “Oh king! You please do come to my hut along with your family, friends, servants, ministers and fellow men to have lunch at my home. I wish to make you happy with my hospitality. I had prepared a delicious lunch for you.”<br /><br /> With a sweet smile and soft words, she had invited the king and his fellow men. The king and his ministers felt wonder towards her appearance, words and invitation. The king Alakesa said, “Guna Vathi! As all of we know that you won’t earn money in much quantity. How can you provide rich lunch to me along with my fellow men?”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi put namaskar to him and said, “Yes Maharaja! I’m not rich like Dhana Vathi. Because she is rich enough, she had given good lunch to you. When compare with it, in my house, the lunch will be like Kanji [The juice of rice]. Elders used to say that if we give Kanji even, to the guest, but with love and affection, it will be equal to extreme valuable. In such a way, I’m inviting you with regards and affection. I request you to visit my hut i.e. house with affection. And I request you to accept my hospitality though it is not rich. Though it is not rich, but it is with respects in you and with affections on you. Please do come now itself.”<br /><br /> The king, ministers and others had appreciated her way of invitation. They were pleased with her sweet words. The King said, “Well Guna Vathi. We will come to your home.” She had thanked him and left to her house. <br /><br /> The king and his fellow men had started to her house. The way from palace to her house was completely covered with Pandyals. Under that cool shade, there were so many entertainments. Some of artistes were singing songs. Some were dancing. Some were performing wonderful feats. Some servants were spraying perfumes on guests. Some were welcoming them with praising. Everywhere it is colorful and cheerful. The king and his fellow men wondered at all. They had reached Guna Vathi’s house. They thought, “It is not possible to us to construct this type of pandyals. Being king also, it is not possible to us to arrange like this. This house is delightful like the house of Devendra. Really, this is wonderful. It might be possible by the old Yathi who was lover to Guna Vathi. Certainly, he is not an ordinary man. He may be saint of deities. Otherwise nobody can arrange like this.”<br /><br /> The king had relaxed in a rich seat. There use suitable chairs for each and every invitee. Everybody had lain in their seats with relax. Surprise! Everybody got alert with sudden excitement. To their surprise there came a doll i.e. robot. It was waiving hand fan to them. Another robot had given water to them. Some dolls and some servant-maids had served delicious dishes to the hosts. Guna Vathi had taken care of every guest. All had eaten up to their hunger satisfaction and desire fulfill. A doll like divine dancer had served betel leaves and fruits to them. Some other dolls had danced to entertain them. Everybody had enjoyed a lot. Guna Vathi had given one lakh of Honnes to the king as a return gift in the pan. The feast was finished. The king and his fellow men had returned to their houses. <br /><br /> Dhana Vathi also participated in the feast given by Guna Vathi. She had seen all the richness of grand feast and received all the information about it. She thought, “How this Guna Vathi had got this much large amount of money to spend like this? The old monk might be some saint or deity who has magical powers. I should not leave this! I should make Guna Vathi to feel shame and degrade.”<br /><br /> With this intuition, Dhana Vathi was waiting with impatience. On the next day, when the king, his ministers and his fellow men were assembled in the court, everybody was discussing about the yesterday’s feast given by Guna Vathi. All were praising Guna Vathi. She was receiving them with a pleasant smile on her lips, obedience in her body language and glittering happiness in her eyes. Dhana Vathi was burning by watching all this with jealousy. <br /><br /> Suddenly she had risen up from her seat and said “Oh king! There is a city at South to us. It is Bheema Puri. The king Pancha Nadha had ruled that kingdom with morals. He was the best in the devotees. He had a queen Amrutha Mohini. They had no children for long time. They had devoted to God for the boon of children. After long time, they had a female child. They had brought up the child with care, love and affection by name Amrutha Bhashini. Due to fate, the king Pancha Nadha died when his daughter Amrutha Bhashini was too young. Since then the Queen Amrutha Mohini was ruling the kingdom. She had constructed a palace with 7-stairs and 10 compound walls. She had kept her daughter, Amrutha Bhashini in that palace. The princess Amrutha Bhashini won’t come out. So that nobody had seen her. She won’t speak with others. Hence, people are calling her as Mouna Bhashini instead of Amrutha Bhashini. In her palace, there are 10 gates to the 10 compound walls. In those 10 gates, there are some wonders. In those compound wall gates, some are not get even the sun light or moon light. Amrutha Mohini had kept her daughter Mouna Bhashini; by keeping 1000 servant-maids to serve her. Mouna Bhashini is living in that palace like Asuryampasya. [That means a woman who does not get the focus of sun or moon light on her body]<br /><br /> If any princes or other men want to marry Mouna Bhashini, have to pay 10,000 Honnes at the first gate. They have to reach her palace by overcoming the wonders in the gates. More over they have to make Mouna Bhashini to speak thrice. Then she will marry the person who done all. Like this, they had declared to the public by a Tom-Tom and ejected a rock pillar with such notice. Nobody had crossed the 2nd gate. Whoever afforded to marry Mouna Bhashini had paid 10,000 Honnes at first gate, ate their offered food, and got head shaved at the 2nd gate and returned with shy. Till date, there are no body that had seen her and make her to speak. With this strategy, the Queen Amrutha Mohini and the princess Mouna Bhashini had earned nearly 60 crores of Honnes. Now I’m challenging that my lover, the Brahmin scholar cum astrologist can defeat Mouna Bhashini and bring her here by keeping a bundle of wood on her head. If he does such, this Guna Vathi should shave her hair and she has to become slave to me. If not, she can effort to send her lover, the old monk to defeat Mouna Bhashini. If her lover, the old monk defeat Mouna Bhashini and bring her here by keeping the bundle of wood on her head, I will shave my hair and I’ll become as her slave. This is my challenge.”<br /><br /> The king said, “Guna Vathi! Will you accept this challenge?” Guna Vathi had no alternative except accepting the challenge. All of the courtiers had stamped the challenge. The king had finalized the terms and conditions of the challenge. The king, his fellow men and courtiers were enjoying these events with suspense of future. The court was adjourned for next day. <br /><br /> Dhana Vathi had reached home and informed everything about the challenge to her lover, the Brahmin scholar cum Astrologist. She said, “Oh my loving scholar! I know your ability. With that dare only, I had challenged Guna Vathi like that. That’s why you go to Bheema Puri and defeat Mouna Bhashini. You bring her here by keeping a bundle of wood on her head.”<br /><br /> The Brahmin scholar was shocked by hearing this. He had thought, “This is too much. Is it possible to me to do? Every day we are hearing that many princes’ had failed to defeat Mouna Bhashini and return with shame and desperation. When the princes’ are securing failure, then, being Brahmin is it possible to me to defeat her? It is utterly, my bad luck and misfortune. Because of my mis-fate only, this woman Dhana Vathi got this idea. My relation with this woman may be at the end. Otherwise why this Dhana Vathi had made such challenge? If I say no, here itself, she won’t leave me out alive because she had given food, bed, money and all my needs till now. She has reputation at the king’s court. She is able to do anything. Because of her reputation, whatever she does, she can get king’s acceptance. Why should I welcome all such troubles?”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, he said, “My darling Dhana Vathi! Don’t fear! There is no need to you to take back step. I’ll do according to your desire. You see my strength. But you go to the king and ask him for the time 3 weeks to achieve Mouna Bhashini.”<br /><br /> Dhana Vathi felt happy. She became proud as if she got the instant victory. She praised her lover i.e. Brahmin scholar. She had gone to the king and said, “Oh Maharaja! My lover is going to Bheema Puri to achieve Mouna Bhashini. You please send some horses and soldiers along with him. He will achieve Mouna Bhashini and bring her here within 3 weeks.”<br /><br /> The king had accepted her request and sent the horses and soldiers. <br /><br /> Dhana Vathi had returned home. She had given the needful dresses and ornaments to the Brahmin scholar. She had given 50,000 Honnes to him to pay 10,000 Honnes at first gate of Mouna Bhashini and for the daily expenditure. She had praised his capability with an intuition to motivate him. She had given send-off to him like this. The Brahmin scholar had gone to Bheema Puri along with soldiers and horses like a rich procession. He had hired a guesthouse there and stayed at it along with his servants and soldiers. Next day, he had taken 10,000 Honnes and gone to the palace of Mouna Bhashini. He had ring the bell at first gate. The clerks of Amrutha Mohini came to him and collected 10,000 Honnes from him. They had served lunch to him. He had ate it and gone to the 2nd gate. There came 3 dolls i.e. robots. One had brought a chair for him. The second robot had pushed him to sit in the chair and held him in such a way he could not move. It had caught up his hands and legs. The 3rd doll had shaved his hair on head completely. The Brahmin scholar had returned with shy. He had reached Alaka Puri and informed everything to Dhana Vathi with a fear that what she could say. <br /><br /> But Dhana Vathi said, “If it is not possible to you, being scholar and capable, at any cost the old monk i.e. the lover of Guna Vathi never achieve the task.”<br /><br /> With this dare, she had approached the king and said, “Oh king! My lover, the Brahmin scholar had returned from Bheema Puri with empty hands. He could not defeat Mouna Bhashini. As per my challenge, now the lover of Guna Vathi i.e. the old monk has to go to Bheema Puri to achieve Mouna Bhashini. You please arrange for that. I accept my defeat. Hence I request your good self to order Guna Vathi to send her lover to Bheema Puri.”<br /><br /> Then the king Alakesa had called on Guna Vathi and said, “Guna Vathi! The lover of Dhana Vathi had gone to Bheema Puri. He was not able to defeat Mouna Bhashini. He returned with complete shaved head. Can your lover, the old monk defeat Mouna Bhashini and bring her here?”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi said, “Oh! King! He can do that without any doubt. He is such capable. Certainly he can achieve her.”<br /><br /> She had returned home and explained everything i.e. what happened at royal court to Maya Yathi.<br /><br /> The Maya Yathi i.e. Vikramadithya who was in such disguise said, “Oh mad woman, Guna Vathi! Do you think that Mouna Bhashini is an ordinary girl? It is heard that whoever gone there to achieve her had returned with shame. How can I achieve such woman? I am old enough. In fact, at this old age I should spend life with the chanting of Gods’ name as ‘Krishna and Rama’. Instead of that, shall I go to achieve such princess? That Dhana Vathi is wasting her time with the pride of money. She is behaving with ego. Will you do like her? I think you got bore with me. That’s why only you are affording to send me there. You are not considering my old age. I think you are implementing like this to drive me away from here. I won’t be deceive with your sweet words. Get lost!”<br /><br /> He had pretended anger on her. Guna Vathi said, “Swami! Oh my master! You are mistaking me. I’m not planning to drive you away. Though you are old enough, but I know your capacity. With my experience, I know that you are capable to impress even young woman. If you do this, you can achieve everlasting fame; and a beautiful young princess i.e. Mouna Bhashini. I can achieve success in the challenge. I know your power of penance. That’s why I’m requesting you to do so. In fact, Dhana Vathi is not valuable than a betel nut. But she is challenging me i.e. your servant. It is not right for your good self. That’s why I explained everything to you. If you achieve this task, it will be grand success to me and great shy to Dhana Vathi. It will be beneficial to both of us. Please think off.”<br /><br /> The Maya Yathi i.e. Vikramadithya had thought for some time and said, “Oh my young woman! Guna Vathi! I have no craze on Mouna Bhashini. I have to go there because of your pressure. I’m not interested on fame or kingdom or young princess. I’m old enough. Why should I take all such difficult steps? But I can’t throw away your request. Because you are praying me like this, I’ll try at my level best. But I need something. You go and ask your king to send one palanquin, some soldiers. I’ll bring her within 45 days. Convey this to the king.”<br /><br /> Guna Vathi had informed this to the king. He had sent palanquin and soldiers. Guna Vathi returned home and said, “My dear master! As you said, you have to come back with Mouna Bhashini within 45 days. If you won’t come within time, on the 46th day I’ll die by entering into fire. This is true. I determine as your feet are within to this.”<br /><br /> The Maya Yathi said, “Don’t worry. I’ll come within time.” He had taken send off from her and gone to Bheema Puri by palanquin and with soldiers. Bhethala was with him in invisible form.<br /><br /> The Maya Yathi had reached Bheema Puri. There were 100 streets in each direction. In the middle of the city, there was the 7-staired palace of Mouna Bhashini with 10 compound walls. There was a bell hanging in front of first gate. The Maya Yathi was watching all these and moving across market streets. In one shop, the Maya Yathi i.e. Vikramadithya had seen Bhatti. Both of them i.e. Maya Yathi and Bhatti in the disguise of merchant had recognized each other. Bhatti had signaled him to do not stop there. Hence, the Maya Yathi didn’t stop his palanquin there. He had reached a choultry at the edge of the city. He had hired rooms in the choultry and accommodated the soldiers and palanquin carriers there. He had given more than enough money to them and said, “Oh soldiers! You be here till I come back. Don’t come to search for me. Here is money, which is required to you to stay here. You can stay even up to one month with this money. But I return as early as possible. I’m going to do some work. You be here with leisure.” <br /><br /> He came out from choultry and moved certain distance. He had tuned into his real appearance from the disguise of Maya Yathi. He came to the market street. Bhatti had met him at a secret place by avoiding the customers in the shop. They had enquired each other’s safety and other particulars. Both of they had reached the house of Peda Rasi Peddamma. Bhatti had given money to her and said, “Oh Peda Rasi Peddamma! This is my brother. He came to see me. You prepare food to him also.”<br /><br /> She had agreed and cooking food for them. Bhatti and Vikramadithya were counting 10,000 Honnes and keeping them as heaps. While preparing food, Peda Rasi Peddamma had came into room on some work. She didn’t see that much of large amount till then. She said, “My sons! What is the business you are going to do with this Honnes?”<br /><br /> Then Bhatti said, “Mother! My brother didn’t bring this money to do business. He wants to defeat Mouna Bhashini by this night. That’s why he came here with this money.”<br /><br /> Peda Rasi Peddamma said, “My dear young men! Till date, that Mouna Bhashini and her mother had deceived so many princes and rich men. Nobody had seen her face. Everybody returned with shaved hair and shy. It seems that your misfortune is welcoming you to that situation. Why should you take troubles? With this money, you do some business and live happily.”<br /><br /> They said, “Mother! How this Mouna Bhashini had defeated many princes and rich men? How they made shame by head shave? You please tell us about her particulars from beginning till end in detail.”<br /><br /> Then the Peda Rasi Peddamma said, “My sons! You listen. There are 10 gates, 10 compound walls to the 7-staired palace of Mouna Bhashini. At the first gate, there hanging a bell. There are some clerks. If you ring the bell, the clerks will receive you and take 10,000 Honnes from you. Then they will serve meals to you. In that feast, there will be boiled rice and un-boiled rice, a row fruits and ripe fruits, peeled roots and unpeeled roots, cooked curries and un-cooked curries. You have to eat these meals. Then you can go to the 2nd gate. There will be 3 dolls. One will bring a chair. The other doll will keep you in the chair in tight, as you cannot move. The 3rd doll will shave the head. Till date, nobody had crossed the 2nd gate and reach the 3rd gate. If you reach the 3rd gate, there will be two wrestlers. You have to defeat them. Then only you can reach the 4th gate. There will be a huge monkey. If you defeat it, you can reach 5th gate. There will be a tiger. There will be an elephant at the 6th gate. At the 7th gate, there will deep and wide well. If you cross it, there will be muddy canal at the 8th gate. You have to walk across it. After reaching the other bank of the canal, there will be bit of palm tree leaf and a snails’ shell. In that shell, there will be water. You have to wash your feet until the entire mud remove from your feet with half of that water. You have to leave remaining half of water in the shell. Then only you can reach the 9th gate. There will be a way made with smooth crystals. You have to walk on it to reach 10th gate. If you slip down, there will be danger to break your skull in to multiple pieces. If you cross this successfully then you can reach the 10th gate. There will be construction with 1000 pillars. It will be with deep darkness. You have to find the way to cross it. Otherwise, you will be loss way in between the pillars and you will die in the darkness. It is very tough to escape from this dark 1000 pillar construction. If you cross it successfully then you can reach the 7-staired palace of Mouna Bhashini. There will be a beautiful cot and bed. But we cannot identify which side of the bed is head side and which is foot side. You have to sit on the bed by knowing the head side. It you sit in wrong way i.e. at foot side, there will come some dolls from that cot. One doll will pour hot water on you. Another will divide and cut your hair on head into 5 parts. Another doll will laugh and insult you. Another will keep black and red dots on your face. With all these terrible experience, who ever rings the bell and pays 10,000 Honnes had to run away from there by tracing the way by which they gone there. If you sit on the bed in right manner i.e. at head side, a doll will show you the bust size mirror. Another will spray sweet perfumes on you. Another will serve you the tasty and rich pan. Some dolls will wave hand fans to you. Some dolls will sing and some dolls will dance. In between all these wonders, without undergoing deceive of dolls, you have to make Mouna Bhashini to speak thrice within night i.e. before getting morning. Then only you can get marry her. Otherwise you have to return with shame.”<br /><br /> By hearing all of this with concentration, Vikramadithya said, “Mother! You had explained the trials to achieve Mouna Bhashini till now. But you didn’t tell about her. Is she beauty or not? What are her personal particulars? You please tell us clearly if you know it.”<br /><br /> Peda Rasi Peddamma said, “My children! Mouna Bhashini was born by God’s boon. After her father’s expire, her mother Amrutha Mohini had made her to learn all education and arts. When she grown to teen age, Amrutha Mohini had constructed this wonderful palace and put these conditions to challenge princes and rich men. Like this, they had earned 60 crores of Honnes by now. If I have to say about her beauty, it will be a tough task to describe her beauty even for Adi Seshu. [In Indian Mythology, Adi Sushu is a great snake God. He does service to God Vishnu as God Vishnu’s bed. Adi Seshu has 1000 hoofs and 1000 tongues. In the above comparison, Peda Rasi Peddamma said that a person who has 1000 tongues also could not describe Mouna Bhashini’s beauty. That means she was that much beauty. This is exclamatory comparison.] If we watch her, we will continue to watch her without self-conscious. Hence, she became fame all around. It is famous that no other woman is comparable with her among 14 worlds. Any way I advise you to leave her issue by today. It will be safe to you.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Mother! Because, we don’t know all these, I desired on her. Now I knew all. Then why should I go for her. Now I won’t see even her palace.”<br /><br /> Peda Rasi Peddamma said, “Very good sons. Come to have food.” She had served them affectionately. They had taken food and had pan i.e. betel leaves and nuts. They had relaxed for few minutes. They said, “Mother! We will go on a round in city.”<br /><br /> They had gone to the palace of Mouna Bhashini. They reached the bell at the 1st gate. Vikramadithya had ringed the bell. There came the clerks. He had paid 10,000 Honnes to them. They had invited him for feast. He had sat to take meals. The clerks had served the dishes to the king Vikramadithya.<br /><br /> Bhatti said, “Brother! You eat boiled rice, cooked curries, ripe fruits, and peeled roots. Keep the un-boiled rice, un-cooked vegetables, raw fruits and unpeeled roots on this kerchief and give me.” Vikramadithya had done so. Mean time when Vikramadithya was taking food, Bhatti had made friendship with one of the clerks by giving him gifts. That clerk and Bhatti were walking to the 2nd gate. There was a gatekeeper at the gate. Bhatti asked to clerk to send the gatekeeper out. While asking like that Bhatti had pushed the clerk to the 2nd gate. That’s enough! There came the three dolls. One had put a chair, the second had captured the clerk and the 3rd had shaved his head. The clerk was shouting aloud. <br /><br /> Bhatti and Vikramadithya had reached the 3rd gate. The 3 dolls at the 2nd gate had released the clerk after head shave. The clerk got angry with Bhatti and running towards him to take revenge. Bhatti had irritated him. The clerk rushed to Bhatti. At the moment, Bhatti had turned aside. The clerk had fallen on the arena at the 3rd gate. That’s enough! There came two wrestlers. They were beating the clerk. <br /><br /> Mean time Bhatti and Vikramadithya had reached the 4th gate. There was a black and huge monkey. They had kept un-boiled rice and unpeeled roots in front of it. It didn’t eat them. Just it was touching and mixing the rice and roots. They had keenly observed the monkey. It was a machine. Vikramadithya had destroyed it. <br /><br /> They had passed through the 4th gate like that and reached the 5th gate. There was a tiger. They had offered uncooked curries to it. Just like monkey, the tiger also not eating the curries, it was just touching the curries. Bhatti and Vikramadithya had noticed that the tiger also just machine. Vikramadithya had destroyed it. <br /><br /> At the 6th gate, there was a huge elephant. They had offered raw fruits to it. Because this was also a machine, it didn’t eat. Then Vikramadithya had destroyed it.<br /><br /> By the way, they had reached the 7th gate. There was a deep and wide well. Nobody could jump over it. Because Vikramadithya was affording to defeat Mouna Bhashini, he didn’t like to jump the well by sitting on the shoulders of Bhethala. They had observed the well. There was a stone beside the well. They had dropped that stone in the well. Hai! There came two metal sheets to cover the well. Bhatti and Vikramadithya had crossed the well by walking on the metal sheets. <br /><br /> They had reached the 8th gate. There was a muddy canal. Bhatti had crossed the canal on the shoulders of Bhethala. Vikramadithya had crossed the muddy canal by walk. He had reached the other bank. Then Bhatti had scratched the mud at the feet of Vikramadithya by using Palm leaf. Then Bhatti had made his kerchief wet by using half of water in snail’s shell and cleaned the feet of Vikramadithya until all the mud removed. <br /><br /> They had reached the 9th gate. There was a smooth crystal floured building. Bhatti said, “Maha raja! You have the desire to marry Mouna Bhashini. Hence, you have to cross this crystal flour. It is moral. I’ll cross it over Bhathala’s shoulders.” Vikramadithya had ordered Bhethala to bring wax. The king, Vikramadithya had burnt wax and spread the liquid wax on the crystal floor. It became rough, when the wax got solidified. Then Vikramadithya had crossed it. <br /><br /> They had approached the 10th gate. There was a 1000 pillared construction. It was very dark. Bhatti said, “Rajendra! This construction is very dark. The pillars are in disorder. It is very tough to penetrate between these pillars and to reach other end. That’s why I tell you an idea. I will take the honeybee form with Kama Rupa Vidya. [In Ancient India, it was believed that saints and some great people know the education by virtue of which they could change their body shape into other living beings. It was known as Kama Rupa Vidya.] I’ll trace the way. By following my ‘bhum-bhum’ sound, you reach the other end of this building.” Vikramadithya had done so.<br /><br /> They had reached the 7-staired palace of Mouna Bhashini. The visitor’s hall was delighted with bright lights and chandeliers. There was a beautiful cot and bed. It was covered with silk bed sheets and pillows. Bhatti had given a lemon to Vikramadithya and said, “Raja! Keep this lemon in the middle of bed.” Vikramadithya had done so. The lemon had fallen to one side of the bed and stopped there. Bhatti said, “Oh Maharaja! Where the lemon fruit had stopped, it is the feet side.” <br /><br /> Then Vikramadithya sat on the head side of the bed. There came to dolls from the cot. They were entertaining him with their services, music and dance as told by Peda Rasi Peddamma. <br /><br /> With those sounds, the servant-maids in the palace had woken up. But before they woke up, Bhatti had divided the hair of each servant-maid into two parts and tied one’s hair to another’s hair with the help of Bhethala. Moreover, he had blown off all the lights in that room and made it dark. He had scratched one servant-maid on her back. She shouted aloud and tried to get up. Because her hair was tied with other two servant-maids’ hair on either side of her, they also shouted aloud with pain. They had realized that their hair was tied up with others; they removed the ties and ran to Amrutha Mohini and Mouna Bhashini. The servant-maids were frightened. In fact, they were habituated to do not receive any prince or rich man up to palace after crossing 10 gates. That’s why, they were crying and fearing for this sudden change. <br /><br /> They said, “Mother! Oh, Queen! This night some men had reached our palace, by crossing our 10 gates with magical and mechanical hurdles. We don’t know what happened to our lives.”<br /><br /> Amrutha Mohini and Mouna Bhashini were shocked with this sudden information. They were paralyzed with fear for some time. Later they realized the facts. Amrutha Mohini thought, “Is it harm to us? Is it danger to us? Certainly not. If this man is capable, let him marry my daughter. If not, no problem. He will return with empty hands like others in previous. But I should not allow him to defeat my daughter.”<br /><br /> She said, “Oh my dear daughter. You are my golden hill. You are my pack of boons. This man may be capable, to reach up to our palace. Until date, nobody had achieved up to this even. But we should not allow him to achieve easy victory on us. Hence, let us play appropriate plan to defeat him.”<br /><br /> They had called one of servant-maids, Deepale Nagi. [Deepala means lamps. Nagi means name of girl on behalf of snake Goddess] They had made up her with costly silk sari and ornaments. They had decorated her as if he was the princess Mouna Bhashini and sent her to the hall where Vikramadithya was waiting. She was carrying lamps. In fact, this Deepala Nagi was the in-charge of lights in palace. Her duty was to look after the lamps and lights to burn to give light in the palace. Mean time, Bhatti left the hall and waiting in the side room. <br /><br /> While Deepala Nagi was coming into the hall, with such richness and grand appearance, Vikramadithya asked Bhethala as “Is this woman Mouna Bhashini?”<br /><br /> Bhethala said, “We can’t say by watching like this. Now I’ll make the lamps to dim. She will push up the cotton thread [wick] in the oil lamp to burn brightly. After that, if she wipe her oily fingers to another cloth piece, she will be Mouna Bhashini. If she wipes her oily fingers to her hair, then she will be the servant-maid Deepala Nagi.”<br /><br /> Mean while she had approached him and kept the lamps on a lamp stand. Bhethala in invisible form had made the lamps to dim. Immediately this woman had pushed up the cotton thread to enable to lamp to burn bright. Then she had wiped her fingers to her hair. <br /><br /> Vikramadithya had considered this and said, “Oh! Deepala Nagi! If your mistress comes here, will her beauty and delicacy get reduce? It is shame! I came here for Mouna Bhashini but not for you. Immediately you go from here and send Mouna Bhashini.”<br /><br /> Deepala Nagi had frightened like anything. With shy and fear she ran away from there. She had rushed to Amrutha Mohini and Mouna Bhashini and reported everything. They thought, “Oh God! This is really wonder. This man is not on ordinary man. Even though, let us take another effort.” <br /><br /> This time they had decorated their servant-maid i.e. chef in their kitchen by name Vantala Rangi as if she was the princess. [Vantala means cooking. Rangi means name of girl on behalf of God Ranga]. They had decorated her with rich dress, ornaments, flowers and perfumes. She came there with delicious dishes. While she was coming with grand appearance, Vikramadithya said, “Bhethala! Is this woman, Mouna Bhashini?”<br /><br /> Bhethala said, “Let us wait and see.” While she was serving food to Vikramadithya, Bhethala in invisible form had thrown away the Ghee vessel. The ghee had spread on the floor. The servant-maid Vantala Rangi didn’t go for another ghee vessel. She was trying to lift the ghee dropped on floor back into the vessel.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya had considered her as chef in the Kitchen. He said, “Oh! Vantala Rangi! Who had invited you to come here by giving betel leaves i.e. pan? If your mistress comes here, are her legs getting pain? You go and send her. I came here to marry her but not you. You go and select some other. Go away from here.”<br /><br /> Vantala Rangi felt shy and fear. She had lowered her head and left there. She had rushed to the Queen Amrutha Mohini and Princess Mouna Bhashini. She had informed everything to them.<br /><br /> Amrutha Mohini said, “Oh my dear daughter! Until date, we had earned so much money by defeating so many princes and kings. Nobody had crossed even our 2nd gate. Nobody had achieved us. Now, we don’t know what this magic is. This man had crossed our 10 gates and reached our palace. Moreover, he is scolding us, as he likes. It seems that this man won’t get influence by our tricks. Now, we have no alternative to defeat him. You don’t talk him thrice. This is the only way to get victory on him.”<br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini had agreed to this. Amrutha Mohini had approached Vikramadithya and said, “Oh king! I’m happy, because you have behaved as per our terms and conditions. Now you have to make my daughter Mouna Bhashini to speak with you thrice. Then only you can marry her. Otherwise, you have to trace your own way by which you came here. There will be a curtain in between you. Oh, king! Please remember. You have to make her to speak thrice. Do you agree to this?”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “I agree. It is not good for anybody to over look the terms and conditions.”<br /><br /> Then the servant-maids had arranged another cot and bed just at some distance to his cot. They had hung a curtain in between the cots. Amrutha Mohini had told everything to Mouna Bhashini and sent her. <br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini had came to that room and sat on the other cot behind the <br />screen i.e. curtain. She was silent.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Oh beauty! I came to your palace since long time. Now only you came. I am your guest. Being host, you made me to wait. Now I want to hear your sweet voice. Hence, at least, now itself you say some sweet words.” He had tried to make her to speak with his sweet conversation. But Mouna Bhashini didn’t respond. She thought, “No doubt. This man came to deceive me and to defeat me. I should not influence by his sweet words.” She had continued her silence. <br /><br /> Vikramadithya had observed all this and thought, “To break this young beauty’s silence and stories are the best way.” He silently ordered Bhethala to insert in the curtain. It was swinging with the wind. <br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Oh curtain! You are in between Mouna Bhashini and me. She is not speaking single word. The sleep is not approaching me. This night is very long. The lights are burning bright. You are swinging slight. I’m feeling bore. To spend time cheerfully, tell me a story.”<br /><br /> Then the curtain had swing this side and that side with ‘Pata-Pata’ sound. It said, “Oh king of kings! Please consider my request. You asked me to tell a story by treating me as a great one. Hence, I should not be here without telling the story. Now, what type of story you like to hear, tell me. Shall I tell the story of my difficulties which I had faced? Or shall I tell the story of my misfate? Or shall I tell a new story which I heard? Or shall I tell an old story which you already heard? Whatever you want, I tell you.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Oh curtain. You are wise. Why should you tell an old story? I don’t like to hear an old story, which I already heard. Hence, the first 3 stories you tell me one by one. We will hear.”<br /><br /> Then the curtain said, “Oh my master! Listen. I tell the story of my difficulties. In the beginning, I was a seed. A farmer had planted me in the field. When it was rained, I rose as a plant. I had two leaves. Then four leaves. Days were passing. I got more and more leaves. People called me as cotton plant. Then I got flowers, raw fruits which broken with cotton. The farmer had plucked me and sold to some women. They had kept me on the spinning wheel and made me as fine thread. This is the story of my difficulties. <br /><br /> Now I’m telling you the story of my mis-fate. The women had sold me to the weaver. He had stretched me, wet me by dipping in the Kangi, colored me and kept me on the loom. He had made me as cloth and sold to a merchant. This Queen’s servants had brought me and given to the tailor. He had cut me into pieces and added the pieces in a design with needle and string. The servant-maids had pierced holes in me and kept iron rings. They had hung me like this. They had tied me in tight. I’m not able to breathe. I’m feeling painful to stand like this. This is the story of my mis-fate. With these difficulties, how can I tell you story and how can you hear it.”<br /><br /> By saying like this, Bhethala in the curtain kept silence. Mouna Bhashini had observed all this and heard every word. She had though, “What a wonder is this? Until date, we know this curtain has no voice. Today it is able to speak. How it is possible? Which story it will tell? Let me hear!”<br /><br /> Mouna Bhashini had silently called her servant-maids and ordered them to remove the curtain. The servant-maids had released the curtain from ties and dropped it in the floor. Vikramadithya had seen Mouna Bhashini and felt wonder about her beauty. Mouna Bhashini had seen Vikramadithya and admired his handsome appearance. She had bowed her head with shy and respects. <br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Oh curtain! It seems that this princess is very wise and kind. She had released you from your difficulties. Now tell me a good story to lead time with pleasure.”<br /><br /> The curtain was telling the story.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-14034505117748334172009-04-18T13:31:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:07:51.395+05:30THE STORY TOLD BY MANTHRA MANORAMA IDOL ON THE 5th STEPOn the fifth day, Bhoja Raja, his minister Budhi Sagara and others had finished their daily works and came to the court, Chitra Kutam. The king Bhoja Raja was eager to climb on to the throne. In fact, it is difficult to say whether he was eager to climb on to the throne or eager to hear the stories of Bhatti Vikramadithya.<br /><br /> The purohits had performed devotion to the throne. Everybody in the court was curious to watch whether the idols on the steps of throne allow Bhoja Raja to climb up or not. While the purohits were chanting Veda mantras, and the royal musicians were playing musical instruments, Bhoja Raja stepped on the first step of throne. Nothing objection he received. He crossed 2nd, 3rd and 4th steps. He was about to climb on the 5th step. The idol on 5th step laughed aloud at him by clapping her hands. The suspense of Bhoja Raja and audiences got cleared. They were waiting to hear the idol.<br /><br /> The idol on the 5th step said, “Vow! Bhoja Raja! What happened to the things, told you by my co-idols for these 4 days? It seems that your mind is wandering the world instead of listen our words. That’s why, you are not hearing us. Without thinking reliability, you are attempting to climb on to the throne. This is not correct to you. Our king of kings Vikramadithya had ruled the country with wisdom of Bhatti by sitting on this throne. This throne is not ordinary one. This is not like the thrones of other kings. This is Gods’ gift. This was constructed by God. The king who rules the kingdom by sitting on this throne can know all the events, issues and incidents happened in the kingdom. It can give such extraordinary knowledge and vision. All things will become like a Gooseberry fruit in the hands. [If we have Gooseberry in hand, we can avoid the difficulty of thrust while travelling. Whenever we feel thirsty, we can bite Gooseberry and satisfy our thirsty feeling. Such that, we can prevent thirsty until we found any source of water. In ancient times, people didn’t know water packets or bottles. Their mode of travelling was only walking. They could not carry water along with them for long distances. Hence, this idiom is in practice. Hence, the comparison of goose berry fruit in hand means ready to use or instant knowledge.]<br /><br /> If you want to climb on to this throne, it is of no use. You can’t achieve this unless you have same qualities in you what Vikramadithya had at least in the ratio 1 out of 1000. Otherwise, it is better for you to return to the way by which you came here.”<br /><br /> Bhoja Raja said, “Oh idol! Your fore idols had told the Qualities and adventures of Vikramadithya and Bhatti. All of we had listened. We enjoyed a lot by knowing them. You please tell his further adventures. Then only we can think what to do.”<br /><br /> The idol said, “Bhoja Raja! Listen. My name is Mantra Manorama. I’m the idol on 5th step. Like my co-idols of 1st to 4th steps, I’ll explain you about the adventures of Bhatti and Vikramadithya in detail. Listen carefully. Then compare your qualities with those of Vikramadithya. Then decide yourself about your eligibilities. Elders used to say that it is better to keep appropriate size of lump of food in our mouth. Otherwise, we may become as subject of joke to public. Don’t think that I’m wasting time by saying non-sense. You observe that I’m saying all this by wishing good to you.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, Bhoja Raja’s minister Budhi Sagara said, “Mantra Manorama! Please tell us further adventures of Bhatti Vikramadithya to enable us to take appropriate decision.”<br /><br /> Mantra Manorama had continued … <br /><br /> “Bhoja Raja! Our Vikramadithya had learnt all educations, Sasthras i.e. subjects and arts. He had 8 magic powers such as powers such as Anima, Kama Rupa etc [Kama Rupa means a person who knows this art can change his body form as per his desire at any time] He was like Kalpa Tharuvu. [Kalpa Tharuvu means divine tree, which could give desired boons to people who stand under its shadow.]<br /><br /> He was ruling the country by sitting in this throne with Bhatti. Then the turn of 6 months time to be in administration way over. There came the turn of 6 months touring on country. <br /><br /> Vikramadithya had handed over his responsibilities to other ministers on the last day of ruling turn. He had taken send off from Queens, ministers and people. Along with Bhatti, he had gone to Maham Kali Devi’s temple. They had performed devotion to Goddess and taken her blessings. They had started travelling. They had crossed so many hills, valleys, rivers, towns and forests. Days were passing. They were watching the wonders here and there. They were observing the life style of people, their attitude and philosophy.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-43383216230914228902009-04-18T13:29:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:06:46.682+05:30THE STORY OF GUNA BHADRA TOLD BY THE SAINTThe saint continued …<br /><br /> Once there was a river by name Sarayu flowing beside Pala mountain range. On the bank of that river, there was a city by name Brahma Puram. There was a king by name Boudhudu. He was ruling his kingdom along with his minister Rama Bhadra, in such a way the people were happy in their administration. Both the king and the minister were blessed with sons. The king had kept name to his son as Sanmarga. The minister had kept the name to his son as Guna Bhadra. The boys were bringing up by their respective parents with care, love and affection. When they were at the age of 5 years, they were left at one Gurukulam. Since then they became good friends. They learn together, eat together, play together and sleep together. They had learnt all the Sasthras, arts and fights. They returned home. After reaching their city from Gurukulam also, they had continued their friendship. People had appreciated them for their deep friendship. They became younger age. The king Boudhudu had performed his son Sanmarga’s marriage with the daughter of Chola kingdom. The king of Chola was Kusha. His daughter’s name was Kanaka Valli. [The meaning of this name is golden garland.] The minister of Brahma Pura, Rama Bhadhra had performed his son Guna Bhadra’s marriage with the daughter of minister of Kalinga kingdom. The Minister of Kalinga was Shurdu. His daughter’s name was Amrutha Valli. [The meaning of this name is a garland of nectar. Nectar is the drink of deities. By drinking nectar i.e. Amrutham, people cannot get old age and death] The son of king, and the son of minister were happy with their wives. Some days passed. Kanaka Valli and Amrutha Valli had gone to their parent’s house to have a visit on them.<br /><br /> The prince and the Minister’s son were at Brahma Puram. During the conversation, they had reminded their wives. They had decided as “Our wives had gone to see their parents since long back. It is not advisable to allow them apart from us. Let us go and bring them without further delay. We should not waste single minute.” They had informed this to their fathers. They had permitted the prince and the minister’s son. Next day early in the morning, they got up and taken bathe. They got ready and riding on their horses towards Chola kingdom. While they were travelling through a narrow way in a forest, the prince Sanmarga was a head and the minister’s son Guna Bhadra was following him. They were crossing beside a tree. There were two birds sat on the tree.<br /><br /> One bird said, “There is death to the man who was travelling a head.”<br /><br /> The prince, Sanmarga didn’t know the birds’ language. Guna Bhadra was known it. By hearing the words of bird, his body was trembled. He felt sad and thought, “When my friend die, what is the use if I live or if I die? Why do not those dangers come to me? There is no loss if I die. If he lives, he will rule the people and does good to people.”<br /><br /> Then he overcame the prince and riding his horse before himself. The bird said, “There is death to the man was following the first man within 60 Ghadiyas time.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, Guna Bhadra was disgusted. He thought “Oh God! What a sin and sorrow is this! The bird said that there is death to the former. If I go first, there may be death to me; by the way, the prince could save from the danger. By thinking like this when I’m going first, the bird said that there is death to the later. In this situation, what can I do? Really, it is most unfortunates to me. In previous, once a thief had dipped in a pool and thought that there won’t be deficiency for water to him. But because of his misfortune, the pool had dried on the next day itself. Our elders used to refer this to remind the unfortunate fate to people. Now my life is like that. Since 5 years age, the prince and I are living together as deep friends such as having one soul in two bodies. Now I came across this evil signals. Let it. Whatever it happens, let it? I will protect the life of prince by giving my life to the death Goddess. Elders used to say “Budhi Karmanu Sarini”. It means our attitude or fate will be according to our activities. Hence, our fate can be change by our works. I will change the fate of the prince by the strength of works.”<br /><br /> With this decision, Guna Bhadra didn’t allow Sanmarga to go before or behind to him. He was travelling beside by holding their hands together. He thought to wait and see what would happen since there was 60 Ghadiyas time limit as per the prediction of bird. He kept calm and observing all the surroundings. Mean while they had reached Chola kingdom. They had stayed on the bank of lake beside Chola city. As per tradition, they had sent the message of their arrival to the Chola king, Kusudu.<br /><br /> The Chola king, Kusudu felt happy for the arrival of his son-in-law. He had ordered his soldiers to bring them as a procession with musical instruments. He had sent ivory palanquin to the prince and Emerald palanquin to the minister’s son. The soldiers had offered the same to Sanmarga and Guna Bhadra. Guna Bhadra doubted that there might be some danger in the ivory palanquin. Hence, he made the prince to sit in Emerald palanquin and he had occupied the ivory one. The soldiers had taken them as a procession in the streets of city. People had watched the king’s son-in-law with curiosity. They felt wonder by watching the minister’s son in prestigious ivory palanquin and the prince in the secondary grade Emerald palanquin. They had reached the palace. The king Surudu had arranged two guesthouses separately for them. Again, Guna Bhadra had doubt that there might be some danger in the accommodation. Hence, he had mutually changed the guesthouses to prevent death to the prince. By watching all this, the soldiers, servants and people thought, “What an ill-loyal is this! Because he had friendship with the prince, the minister’s son is doing improper works. If we call a dog with affection, it will lick our face. The behavior of the minister’s son is like that.” There were spread such whispers. The royal servants had informed all of this to the king. The king Surudu didn’t entertain these. He said, “Don’t think otherwise. They may be behaving as per their tradition. If we watch it as per our tradition, it will become as the reason of psychological hurting.”<br /><br /> By night, the princess Kanaka Valli had arrived the bedroom of the prince Sanmarga by keeping delicious food and fruits in a golden basket. She was decorated with silk sari, diamond ornaments, flowers and perfumes. By that time, the prince Sanmarga was sleeping because he had tired by travelling from long distance. But the minister’s son, Guna Bhadra didn’t sleep. He had taken dinner at his guesthouse. Then, without any bodies notice he had reached the bedroom of Sanmarga. He had taken all of his weapons and hidden in dark to prevent dangers if happens any.<br /><br /> Kanaka Valli didn’t know this. She had watched that the prince Sanmarga was sleeping on the bed. She said with servant-maids “Oh girls! My husband is sleeping. After he woke up, I’ll feed him. Now there is no use of your service. You can go from here.” The servant-maids had returned.<br /><br /> She had reached the bed. To make Sanmarga to wake up, she had sang sweet songs for some time. He didn’t open the eyes. She had played the lute for some time. He didn’t wake up. He had travelled throughout the day. That’s why he was tired like anything. Hence, he was in sound sleep. Kanaka Valli felt bore and hesitation. She murmured with dislike, as “This prince is a waste fellow.”<br /><br /> She had taken the golden basket and started from palace. Guna Bhadra felt wonder at her abnormal activities. He had decided to know her secret so that he had followed her at certain distance. She didn’t notice his following. As usual, she had gone to the Northern side of the city. There was a monastery. A handicapped man was there. He had only one leg. She had extramarital affair with him. She used to enjoy with him on every night. She was very crazy on him. As per such habit, she came there. By following her, Guna Bhadra had reached there. He had hidden in dark. He thought, “In fact this handicapped man is ugly and dirty. By leaving handsome and learned prince, how she is able to enjoy with such ugly man’s company, she should know or God should know. That’s why, our elder used to say that “Purre ko budhi zihva ko ruche” means every brain has its own thinking, and each tongue likes its own taste. It seems that some people prefer to eat outside dirty food by leaving delicious, pure and healthy home food.”<br /><br /> By that time, Kanaka Valli had hugged handicap man. He was angry with her. She was trying to console him. She was talking with sweet words to him. She said, “Oh dear. You are my life. What can I do? After long time, my husband had came to take me with him to their city. That’s why, I could not come by early to you. I had to wait until he sleeps. That’s why I was late.”<br /><br /> The handicapped man said, “Oh darling! I thought that you are an un-married girl. If you are married and if you have husband, it is not safe to us to meet like this. That’s why, from today onwards don’t come here. If you come by refusing my word, we may loss our heads. Why should we undergo to such troubles. Hence, here is a ‘bye-bye’ to you and another ‘bye-bye’ to your love affair. Don’t come to meet me.<br /><br /> Kanaka Valli had collapsed by hearing it. She had said, “Oh dear! Hear me! Since long days, we are enjoying with each other. By forgetting all this, how can you say to me to do not come here! I can’t live even one day without meeting you. I love you. I feel severe aptitude for each and every second to meet you. If I stay for one day without meeting you, I feel many difficulties on that day. I love you so much. Since long days, I had made you to be happy with my company. In spite of that, you are saying to seize to come here. Please don’t say like that. Don’t hurt me. Please accept me.”<br /><br /> The handicapped man said, “Oh my dear beauty! If you have real love on me, then you have to do one thing without thinking anything.”<br /><br /> She said, “Please say or order me. Whatever you say, I’ll do like that.”<br /><br /> He had shown a sword to her. He said, “Take this sword. Cut off your husband head by any afford. Then we can be happy permanently.”<br /><br /> Kanaka Valli smiled at him and said, “Oh dear! Do you think that I won’t do this? Give me the sword. I’ll kill the prince. Moreover, I’ll send the minister’s son also to the heaven. Then only I’ll come to you.”<br /><br /> The handicapped man felt happy. He had kissed her. Both of they had ate the delicious food which Kanaka Valli brought in the golden basket. They chattered for some time. They made love for some time. It was beyond mid night. Kanaka Valli was getting ready to take send off from the handicapped man.<br /><br /> The minister’s son, Guna Bhadra had seen all of this and heard every word. He had thought, “What a wonder is this? This woman is crazy on her lover. She is saying very rude words due to such crazy. Can she kill her husband? Though she is crazy, is she capable to kill her husband who is a prince? Oh No! I should not forget the predict of bird. Otherwise, there won’t happen such abnormal incident. Where is beautiful princess? Where is ugly handicapped man? Unless it is fate, why did this princess got ready to kill her handsome husband for the sake of ugly lover? I should not waste time, by thinking whether she is able to kill or not. It is safe to take care first of all.” Before her move, he rushed to the palace. He had reached the bedroom of prince Sanmarga and hidden in secret place.<br /><br /> Later Kanaka Valli had reached the bedroom in hurry up. Still the prince was sleeping in the bed. She didn’t consider that the prince had married her by the witness of Fire God and elders. She had cutoff his head with sword with single stroke.<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra was shocked by this. He didn’t expect this much speed with her. He had jumped towards the bed and held her hand. He said with trembling voice “Oh Devil! Sin fellow! How dare you are to do so! What did harm, my prince had done to you? While he is sleeping, how your hands are able to cut off his head?” By that time, the body of Sanmarga was separated as two parts and he had died.<br /><br /> Kanaka Valli was very sharp. She had thrown him away. She had shouted aloud by beating on her breast and stomach. She said, “Oh God! Oh, People! Is there nobody to save me? What is this in justice to me? Oh, save me! Help, help!” It was about by nightly 13 Ghadiyas time. The security guards had rushed there. They had seen the murder of prince. She said, “Oh soldiers. This man had killed my husband. He attempted to rape me.” The soldiers had believed her words. They had caught the minister’s son Guna Bhadra and put him in chains. They had taken both Kanaka Valli and Guna Bhadra to the bedroom of the king Kusudu at that nighttime, as it was the urgent case. The king had jumped up from his bed by hearing the claim. He worried like anything. He could not understand what happened at a time. Kanaka Valli said, “Father! Look at my fate. Listen to me. Night, my husband and I were sleeping in our bedroom. This fellow had come there. He had observed our sleeping and then he had cut off my husband’s head. He attempted to rape me. I protested him and shouted aloud. By hearing my cries, these soldiers had come there. Unless they came, what happen, God should know. This fellow might rape me and kill me. The soldiers had arrested him and brought him here. If you ask the soldiers, their report can support me.”<br /><br /> The soldiers said, “Maha raja! Please listen. This man sat in the palanquin, which you have sent for the prince. Similarly, he had accommodated in the guesthouse, which was allotted for the prince. Like that always, this minister’s son had desired on the prince belongings. He is such kind of person. Such man, will he hesitate to capture the prince’s wife?”<br /><br /> The king said, “This fellow is really demon. He is sinful. I already heard about his activities. It is really sin if we watch his face. Immediately, handover him to the Northern gate minister. You say to him to kill this man after torture.”<br /><br /> The soldiers had taken him to the Northern gate monster, by that night. He asked them “Oh soldiers! Why do you come here by this night?”<br /><br /> The soldiers said, “Oh Minister! This man came along with our king’s son-in-law from his city. This man had killed the prince and afforded to rape our princess Kanaka Valli. She had shouted aloud. We had rushed there and caught this man. We had taken him to the king’s presence and informed him what happened. He had enquired all and ordered you to kill this man after torture.”<br /><br /> The minister had thought for a while and asked the soldiers to wait outside. He said with Guna Bhadra “Young man! Who are you? It seems that you belong to good family. You are looking like learned man. In spite of such case, why did you commit such sins?”<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra said, “Oh respected minister! I’m the son of the prime minister of Brahma Puri. I was minister to the prince Sanmarga …”<br /><br /> The minister had disturbed him and said, “What? You are saying that you are the son of minister. Minister should serve the king in all sense. The kings are like crops. The ministers are like sun light. In spite of this relation, by doing such coup, you had brought blame to the entire world ministers.”<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra said, “Oh respectable elder minister! You are saying so much by destructing my explanation. But, it is correct to you, being elder to counsel me like this as per the profession of minister. Nobody will say that this is not correct. Whatever you said now, by God’s kindness and by blessing of elders like your good self, I have in practice. But who can escape from their fate? What can I do, when the tiger in his native place became as a cat in other place? Your king had decided that I had done sin and ordered you to kill me after torture. Unless it is not my fate, why should he decide such and sentenced me to death? Why should you feel for this? You can perform your duty as per your king’s order.”<br /><br /> The Northern gate minister was intellectual, sincere, and moral. He had observed the talks and behavior of Guna Bhadra. He could watch maturity in Guna Bhadra’s face and eyes. He thought, “It seems that there is no sin with this young man. We can’t believe Kanaka Valli, though she is our princess. Probably, the king didn’t enquire into the matter properly. That’s why he might given such order. I should not implement his order immediately.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, he had ordered the soldiers to take him to the western gate minister and inform about the king’s order. They had taken him to the minister of western gate; and informed the king’s order. He had enquired Guna Bhadra like Northern Gate minister. Guna Bhadra had replied him as he replied to Northern Gate Minister. This minister had thought for a while and ordered the soldiers to take him to the Southern Gate minister and inform him about the king’s order. This minister also enquired Guna Bhadra and sent him to the Eastern Gate Minister. By the time when the soldiers had brought Guna Bhadra to the Eastern Gate minister, then was sunrise. The three Gates ministers had discussed among themselves and gone to the Eastern Gate. The four ministers had come to unanimous opinion about his innocence of sin.<br /><br /> They said, “Child! We are sensing something odd by your conversation. At least now, tell us what happened really. Later we will think what to do.”<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra said, “Oh ministers! Because you are asking me like this, I tell you what happened as happened. Since our 5th year age, the prince Sanmarga and I are deep friends. We lived together. Our parents performed our marriage when we became young. Our prince got married your princess. I got married the daughter of Kalinga Minister. After some days, our wives had gone to their natives to visit their parents. During conversation, we decided to do not leave wives for long time at their parents’ house. We had secured our parents’ permission and started from our city to Chola Kingdom. On the way, while we were coming, a bird said that there would be death to the former. By that time, the prince was moving before me. Then I had over taken him. Then the bird said there would be death to the lateral. Then I had ride my horse beside the prince’s horse and moved by holding his hand in my hand. Then the birds didn’t say anything. I know the birds’ language. But the prince didn’t know this. When we reached your city, we had informed your king about our arrival as per tradition. He had sent two palanquins. I felt fear that there might be any danger in the palanquin. Hence, I had changed the palanquins mutually. With the same doubt, I had interchanged the guesthouses also. I was very careful about my friend’s life. In spite of my trials, the fate was fulfilled. Our elders used to say that ‘as per our fate whatever it should happen, it will happen and whatever it should go, it will go’. Like that, as per my fate I had hidden in the bedroom of prince to prevent his death. If I didn’t hide there, there would not be blame to me like this. But now, to think about past is waste. Because this is all my fate, it had happened. I could not save my friend’s life. Let it. Now, you can perform your duty. Why should be the time waste? If you delay, you can have blame from your king.”<br /><br /> The four ministers said, “Hold! You had told half of issue. You tell the remaining also. Then only we can look into the matter to do justice.”<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra bowed his head to them and said “Oh respected ministers! What I have to reveal is very secret. Any way I lost my prince i.e. my friend. At any cost, he won’t turn alive. Why should be shameful to all of us. Leave it off. And perform your duty. I also don’t like to live after losing my friend.”<br /><br /> The ministers said, “Young man! It is good to all if the justice happens and if the truth comes out. What is there, if it is shameful to anybody or not. Justice and Truths are always great than any others. That’s why tell us truth.”<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra said, “Respected Ministers! You are equal to my father. Because you are insisting me to tell, I’m telling you. As I told you, I was hidden at a secret place in the prince’s bedroom. Then, there came the princess Kanchana Valli by carrying delicious food in a golden basket. The prince had travelled all through the day. That’s why he was tired and slept. She had sent out all the servant-maids. To check the prince’s sleeping, the princess had sang and played lute. He didn’t woke up. She had scolded him and left the bedroom by carrying the food. I had followed her. She had gone to a monastery at the edge of city. A handicapped man was waiting there for her. He had expressed anger with her for delay. She had fed him. He asked her why did she was late. She replied him that her husband came to take her. He said that love affair with married woman was equal to the keeping of a snake beneath the pillow. Hence, he told her to do not come to meet him. She had begged him to forgive. He had asked her to cut off her husband’s head. He had given a sword to her. She had promised him to do so. Later they had enjoyed with food and then with sex. I sensed the danger. I didn’t expect that she would be such sharp in action. She came there. Within a moment, like a lighting flash she had cut off the prince’s head. I jumped to her to stop. I had held her hands in my hand. I had seen on the bed. The prince’s body was cut into two pieces. Blood was floating like a fountain. I felt shock as the bird’s prediction came true like that in spite of my trials to avoid it. While I was in such shock, that princess had throne me into danger in addition to the killing of her husband. I had explained the fact as it happened. Now the decision is up to you. But I have an urge to you.”<br /><br /> The ministers were surprised at this. But they didn’t shocked. They said, “What do you want.”<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra said, “I request you to do not burn my prince’s dead body.”<br /><br /> The 4 ministers had consulted with one another. They thought, “Unless we verify the truth in his words, we cannot decide the justice.” They had hidden Guna Bhadra in a secret place and spread the rumor as they had implemented the king’s order and punished the minister’s son after torture. It became sensational in the city. People had talked on it in as many as possible ways. The ministers and soldiers on duty didn’t reveal anything. They left to their places.<br /><br /> The king Kusudu had called on his 4 ministers and explained his version. He said, “We have to perform the post death ceremony to my son-in-law’s body such as burning etc.”<br /><br /> The ministers said, “Oh king! Today we should not burn that body. Let us inform this to his parents and others. They will come by tomorrow. Then we can perform the ceremony of cremation.”<br /><br /> The king had accepted their advice. The ministers, Guna Bradra and the soldiers on duty were waiting for night. After sunset, by night to 4 Ghadiyas, they were waiting, on the way to monastery from palace. They had hidden behind bushes and watching for the arrival of princess. It was night by 12 Ghadiyas. The princess didn’t turn up. But they didn’t give up waiting. Some more time had passed. They decided to wait for some more time. They were watching the way with keen observation. There was complete silence except the cries of creatures. No people were moving anywhere in the city. Then there came Kanaka Valli. She was decorated with flowers, perfumes and ornaments. She was carrying food. They had allowed her to cross them. Then without making noise, they were following at countable distance to her. She didn’t suspect that someone might follow her. That’s why without fear, she had reached the monastery. The 4 ministers, Guna Bhadra and soldiers on duty had surrounded the monastery and watching them from dark.<br /><br /> The handicapped man who was waiting for her had seen her. He said, “Oh beauty! Did you implement our plan what I told you, last night?”<br /><br /> For that she said, “Oh my lover! As per your order to me, I had cut off my husband’s head and send him to Yama’s world i.e. hell. I kept the blame on the head of minister’s son who came along with my husband. By the way, he was sentenced to death after torture. By this time, they might be chatting in the world of Yama.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, the handicapped man felt happy. He had laughed aloud. She also laughed with cheers. Later they had enjoyed the food and chatted for some time. They were enjoyed by engaged with one another. The ministers and the soldiers on duty who were watching all this had burnt with anger. They had run to them. They had tied them as in their position with ropes. In fact, Kanaka Valli and the handicapped man were half-nude. The soldiers had covered them together by a blanket. By that nighttime itself, they had taken them to the presence of king. By watching his daughter in such nasty situation, the king Kusudu had dropped his head with shy. The 4 ministers had deposited Guna Bhadra at the king’s presence.<br /><br /> By watching Guna Bhadra, the king Kusudu said, “Yesterday itself I had sentenced you to death after torture. How could you come alive?”<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra had explained everything. He said, “Oh king! Do you get clarified<br />your doubts?” The king had realized the truth. He got severe anger. He had sentenced his daughter Kanaka Valli and the handicapped man to death. At that moment itself, he had started to go Kasi, the holy pilgrim place to have holy bathe in the river Goddess Ganga to get rid of the sin. The 4 ministers had taken the responsibility of ruling of Kingdom.<br /><br /> The saint had told like this to Marga Simha. Vikramamba said, “Oh dear friend. Now what you told is like a widow i.e. a woman without husband or like sky without moon or like lake without lotus flowers.”<br /><br /> Champaka Valli said, “Why are you comparing like that?” Vikramamba said, “It is clear that Marga Simha was too innocent to identify the coups. But Guna Bhadra was intellectual. Leave this discussion. You didn’t tell what happened to the corpse of prince. Because of that, it is like rice without salt to me. You tell me the complete story.”<br /><br /> Champaka Valli sweetly smiled at her. She said, “My loving friend! Marga Simha also asked the saint just like you, about the fate of Guna Bhadra and the corpse of prince. To that, the saint replied as “Marga Simha! Listen. The 4 ministers had well treated Guna Bhadra with respect. They asked him what to do next”.<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra said, “Please don’t burn the corpse of my prince. Let me keep that corpse in suitable oils and medicines to prevent the spoil of dead body. Keep it in a box. I’ll go on pilgrimage to all rivers, holy lakes. I pray to God everywhere and donate money and food to poor. By that time, in case the king becomes alive, it will be okay. If not I’ also scarify my life. I’ll burn my body also along with the corpse of my loving friend. This was our promise to each other in previous. You please do the required arrangements.”<br /><br /> The 4 ministers had accepted this and done all arrangements. They had kept the box in which the corpse of prince was preserved in a palanquin and sent it with him along with required soldiers. Guna Bhadra had gone on pilgrimage. He had visited all temples of God Vishnu and God Shiva. He had performed devotions and donating to poor. He had taken bathe in many holy rivers and lakes. But the prince didn’t become alive.<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra had decided to burn himself along with the corpse of the prince, Sanmarga. At that time, he had reminded about his wife Amrutha Valli. He had decided to see how she was before committing suicide. He had gone to his father-in-law’s house at Kalinga Kingdom. Kalinga Minister Surudu had sent palanquin and servants to welcome him after receiving the information of his arrival. Guna Bhadra had sent the palanquin in which the corpse of the prince to Surudu’s house in prior. Later he came into the city as a procession. He was received by his parents in law and wife. Surudu, the minister of Kalinga had provided a guesthouse to him. He had kept the box in which the corpse of prince, in his bedroom at a corner and lay on the bed. By that, it was night by 10 Ghadiyas time. He was pretending sleep. Then, his wife Amrutha Valli had came there by carrying delicious food and fruits in a golden basket along with her servant-maids. She had seen that her husband, Guna Bhadra was sleeping in the bed.<br /><br /> She said, “Oh servant-maids! My husband is sleeping. I don’t like to make him to wake up. He might be tired. Hence, there is no need of your service to me now. You can go to your places.” The servant-maids had left from there.<br /><br /> She had waited for his wake up. But he didn’t. She had lifted the blanket on his face and saw at his face. She kept namaskar to him. Then she had tied up her loose and long hair. She had tied up her sari in tight. She had taken a lemon in one hand and a long sword in another hand. She had left in hurry from the bedroom.<br /><br /> Vikramamba said, “Why she was going and to where?” Champaka Valli smiled at her and said, “Wait and hear.”<br /><br /> She was sorrow since long days her husband didn’t turn up to her to take her to his house. She desired deeply his arrival. With that desire, she had gone to Rana Veera Bhadra Kali temple and paid tributes.<br /><br /> She said, “Oh Kalika Devi! Mother! If my husband come to me to take me home, I can offer my head as sacrifice to you on alter.” Now he came. That’s why she was going to the temple of Rana Veera Bhadra Kali to fulfill this. He thought, “My wife also might be like the prince’s wife. Let me know her activities.” He had followed her. She didn’t notice it. Straight away, she had reached the temple. She had taken bathe in the holy lake there. She had paid 3 rounds around the temple. She came in front of the idol. She had taken the sword in hand and said “Oh Mother! With your kindness, after long time, today my husband came to take me home. For such, as per my promise, now I’m giving my head to you. Accept it.”<br /><br /> By saying like this, she was got ready to cut off her head with sword. At that moment, Goddess Rana Veera Bhadra Kali was pleased with her chaste nature and sincerity. She had appeared before her and stopped her from her afford. She said, “Amrutha Valli! You got ready to fulfill your promise. By the way, it was fulfilled. Don’t effort to cut off your head. I pleased with you. Whatever you want, I give you the boons. From this day onwards, you and your husband live with healthy and everlasting young bodies. You can live peacefully with your husband. Here is a secret for you. Your husband had friendship with their prince. Due to his wife’s bad activation, he was killed. Your husband was determined himself to scarify his life unless the prince became alive. If it happens, my boon will get waste. It should not happen. That’s why, take this lemon, Vibhuthi, holy water and stick. Keep them with care. After return to your house, you go to your husband. There was a box with him. He had kept the corpse of the prince in that. You open that box and join the cut off head of the prince in right manner to his body. Spread the holy water and Vibhuthi on his neck. Sprinkle this lemon juice. Touch his dead body with this stick. He will become alive.”<br /><br /> With joy and obedience, Amrutha Valli had taken them from Goddess along with her blessings.<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra had seen all this and heard all the conversation in between the Goddess and Amrutha Valli from a hidden place. He had felt very happy. He had thought, “I thought something else about my wife without knowing her good and chaste nature. She is really great. Un necessarily I suspected her.” He felt bad for his doubt. Then he had rushed to the bedroom before she reached there. He had lain on the bed and pretending sleep as if he didn’t know anything. Amrutha Valli had reached there. She had observed that still her husband was sleeping. Hence, she had stood beside his cot with silence.<br /><br /> Then Guna Bhadra had got up as if from sleeping. He had welcomed her happily. He said, “My dear wife. Why do you stand far to me? Come near. Sit here.” He had made her to sit beside himself. Both of they had enquired each other’s safety and past details. He had pet her with love.<br /><br /> Then he said, “My darling! While I was sleeping, I got a dream. It is really strange. I didn’t had such type of dream in past. And I didn’t hear about such.”<br /><br /> She asked “Dear husband! What is it?” He continued, “To this bed room a young woman came. She had tied up her hair and sari. She had left here. She had gone to the temple of Bhadra Kali. She had taken bathe in the holy lake and afforded to cut off her head. Then Goddess Kalika Devi had appeared to her and given boon to make dead people alive.”<br /><br /> Amrutha Valli said, “Dear husband! It is not dream. It is real fact. Goddess Kalika Devi had made you to dream it.” She had explained all happenings and given lemon, Vibhuthi, holy water and stick. Guna Bhadra had worn a pitch of Vibhuthi on his fore head. He had spread few drops of holy water on head as a symbol of devotion.<br /><br /> Then Amrutha Valli said, “Dear husband! I heard that your dearest friend, the prince Sanmarga was killed. You had kept his corpse in a box and brought it here. If you show him, I’ll make him alive.”<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra was eager to make the prince alive. Hence, immediately, he had lifted the corpse of the prince from the box and deposited it on the bed. He had joined the cut off head to the body in right manner.<br /><br /> Then Amrutha Valli had praised Goddess Kalika Devi and performed as her guidance. Within a moment, the prince Sanmarga was alive. He had got up as if he woke up from sleep. Guna Bhadra was extremely happy. There were tears in his eyes. He had hugged the prince with joy.<br /><br /> The prince said, “Guna Bhadra! My dear friend! What happened? Where are we? This place is new to me?” Then he had seen Amrutha Valli and recognized her. <br /><br /> Guna Bhadra said, “Oh prince! While we were going to Chola Puram I heard a prediction of bird. As per it, your wife had killed you by cutting off your head due to her craze on her lover. She had throne the blame on me. The ministers of Chola Kingdom had saved me by knowing the truth. Your father-in-law had punished your wife and her lover by death. He had left to Kasi to get rid off the sin. I had done pilgrimage by taking your preserved dead body to make you alive. But I could not. I decided to commit suicide. Before death, I want to see my wife. My wife Amrutha Valli had got boon from Goddess kalian Devi and made you alive.” Later he had explained everything to the prince as the piercing of a bead onto string.<br /><br /> By hearing that, Sanmarga felt surprise. He felt happy about the friend ship of Guna Bhadra. As well, he felt sad about the immoral behavior of his wife. He had treated Amrutha Valli as if his mother. He said, “Amrutha Valli, dear sister. In fact, you are mother to me. You gave life to me.”<br /><br /> Amrutha Valli had served delicious food and fruits to them with pleasant smile. After having food, Sanmarga said, “We have to go to our city without further delay.”<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra agreed. Amrutha Valli’s parents and others felt happy by knowing what happened. They had arranged a suitable guesthouse to the prince; Guna Bhadra had spent 3 more days there.<br /><br /> Guna Bhadra informed his father-in-law to take send-off. Surudu, the father of Amrutha Valli had well treated with valuable gifts and gave send-off. They had reached their native Brahma Puri. The king of Brahma Puri, Boudhudu and others came to know everything. They had praised Guna Bhadra and his wife Amrutha Valli. Sanmarga got married to another prince who was good and beautiful. In the due course of time, he became the king of Brahma Puram. With the wise advices of his minister Guna Bhadra, he had ruled his kingdom with peace and prosperous. Both the friends lived happily for long time.”<br /><br /> The saint had finished the story and said, “Marga Simha! If we do friendship, it should be like the friendship between the prince Sanmarga and his minister Guna Bhadra. With friendship, you had informed about the beauty in this cave to your friend Chitra Sena. But he came and took the girl away. If he could take you away, it would be friendship. But he didn’t consider you. He had thrown you in danger by leaving you to me. Is this not a deceiving of friend? Is it friendship? Elders used to say that cheap or low friendship could create life dangers to people. Hence, be wise at least from today onwards. Think yourself. Behave yourself by knowing with whom to do friendship and with whom to do not friendship. Don’t believe that all the white liquid as milk and all black liquid as water.”<br /><br /> The saint had given money to Marga Simha and said “Marga Simha! Don’t go to that sin fellow, Chitra Sena. Don’t watch his face even. You don’t know the art of hunting. You didn’t learn it. But you had learnt other arts and education. By using that arts and education, you earn for your life food. You can teach children what you leant. Go and live peacefully and with comfort.”<br /><br /> The saint had blessed Marga Simha and went on his way to do penance by leaving his Arishadwargas i.e. emotions.”<br /><br /> Champaka Valli said, “Vikramamba! Now, do you come to know? Our friendship is like the prince and Guna Bhadra’s friendship. It is not like that friendship of Marga Simha and his king. Hence, you tell me about the sorrow you have in your mind, without hiding it.”<br /><br /> Vikramamba said, “Champaka Valli! My dear friend! I tell about the sorrow in my mind to you. I tell to whom other than you? I didn’t feel sorrow by reminding my parents, relatives and husband. I didn’t feel sad, as you had done any ill treat to me. You are caring me as if your own sister. I tell you the truth. You are not a child. You are young girl. You are beautiful, intellectual and learned. You are rich as a princess. You are talented in arts. Being like this, what is the wrong or deficiency with you? Why do you determined to do not see men? Is it right? In this universe, being human beings, is it correct to behave against God’s will? If there is no love among men and women, then there won’t be this creation. Unless you experience that love, unless you give birth to next generation, there is no joy in this life and there is no fruitfulness in this life. Whoever it is, either male or female, when born on this earth, should experience all including love and should give birth to the next generation. We have to propagate our in-heritor knowledge and culture to future through our children. This is justice of the world. If anybody leaves this justice, his or her life will be like the kingdom without king or like river without water or like field without yield. Because I done friendship with you, I feel happy, if you live like me. Because you are still un-married, I feel sad about it. If it is okay to you, you tell you’re secret to me. But before replying me think the story of Guna Bhadra and tell me.”<br /><br /> Champaka Valli said, “Vikramamba! Listen with concentration. A woman can understand the difficulties of another woman. To whom that I can tell my secret, other than yourself? In previous time, there was a forest by name Hingula Vanam. In the midst of that forest, there was an ancient temple of Hingula Devi. There was a big bamboo bush in front of the temple i.e. straight before the idol of Hingula Devi. There was living a pair of pigeons. The name of male pigeon was Vallabha. The name of female pigeon was Jhullari. Every day the pigeons used to keep flowers and granules at the foot of Hingula Devi as in the part of their devotion. Later only, they used to go in search of food. Since long time, they had no children. They used to pray Goddess Hingula Devi i.e. Bhadra Kali. After some days, Jhullari had laid two eggs in the nest, which Vallabha had built in the bamboo bush. Jhullari had hatched the eggs. Two cute and small pigeons had born from the eggs. One day, both the pigeons Vallabha and Jhullari had gone out in search of food. By that time, the bamboos had rubbed among one another due to wind, fire ignited due to friction. Within moment fire had capture the entire bamboo bush. The nest of pigeons and their children had burnt in the fire and turn as ash. The pigeons had returned to the nest with food for kids. Where were the kids? There was ash only. They had cried a lot. They have thought together, “What is the use of our lives after losing our loving kids? Are our lives that much sweet than the love and lives of our kids? Hence it is better to leave our lives by entering in to the same fire.” Both the pigeons had determined to end their lives. They had paid last devotion and prayed to Hingula Devi. They had flown to sky at high and dropping themselves freely with spinning bodies, straight into the fire. At the right moment, Vallabha didn’t enter into the fire. Vallabha had escaped from the fire. He flew away. Jhullari had seen this. It became angry and sad. Jhullari said, “Oh Vallabha! I didn’t expect that you would be this kind of selfish. How long can you live by overlooking the determination i.e. the self bound. How nasty it is to withdraw from our own promise? By watching all this, it is very clear that it is not good to believe man.,” Then Jhullari prayed to Hingula Devi as “Mother! Vallabha had cheated me and gone away. I don’t like to live. What is the benefit if I live without husband and children? What is the loss if I die? It makes no difference to live or die. Mother! Please bless me. If I have another birth, let me born in royal family. Let my body emit the sweet smells of wax flowers. Let me live in that birth by avoiding men. I should not bear even the smell of men. Let me have the awareness of this life in my next birth also”<br /><br /> After praying like this, Jhullari had died in the fire. The same Jhullari is I. In this birth, I had born as ChampakaValli with the boon. That’s why I determined myself to do not bear the company of men. Friend, Vikramamba! I told you my birth secret. Now, do you satisfied?”<br /><br /> By hearing this, Vikramamba said, “Because I didn’t know this secret, I felt sad. Now I came to know. Now I have no doubts. In past, as pigeon, due to your immature thinking you had worried in that situation. That’s why you prayed Goddess Hingula Devi and took such boons. If one man shows infidelity, will all the men be like that? There are crores of creatures in this universe. Are all females and males behaving like that? There may be one man among crores of men. Are there no men who sacrificed their lives for their wives? Do you think that there won’t be such men? You should know that, there are many wives and husbands, who are living by loving each other. In fact, such pairs are in maximum proportion in this world. Well what happened had happened. Why should we cry for past. Don’t feel angry with me because I asked you to tell your secret. I thought that you also woman, like myself and hence you also have the feelings and desires like mine. That’s why I asked you to tell your secret. Don’t think otherwise.”<br /><br /> Champaka Valli said, “Vikramamba! Why do you say like this? Among friends, is it wrong to ask about the doubts and to get clarifies the doubts. Enough.” Then they were spending time with joy.<br /><br /> Bhatti who was in the form of squirrel heard all of this by staying on the top frame of their cots. He had thought “Vow! Is this the secret of Champaka Valli? Enough! I’ll perform my king’s marriage with her, within 8 days. Let people see my wisdom.”<br /><br /> Before sunrise, at East, Bhatti had gone to the cave where he had kept his body as usual. He turned into his body. He had dug in the cave and taken 10,000 Honnes out from where he kept. He had gone to Vijaya Nagaram and approached Vijaya Ranga Raya’s court. He had repaid 10,000 Honnes to him. Vijaya Ranga Raya had ordered his treasurer to deposit the money in the treasure. He had received Salya Raja i.e. Bhatti with heart. He had treated him with delicious lunch and gifts. He had taken Salya Raja to the Palace of Champaka Valli. He offered Salya Raja to wait in the lounge. Vijaya Ranga Raya had gone inside.<br /><br /> By hearing her father’s arrival, Champaka Valli had rushed to him and offered her service. He had pet her and said, “My dear daughter! My dear little mother! As you know, I had left Vikramamba, wife of Salya Raja at your palace with you before one month. Now her husband had come to take her. He was waiting at our lounge. We have to return his wife to him. Hence, bring her.”<br /><br /> By hearing this news, Champaka Valli got disturbed. She felt sad. Her face became de-glory. She thought, “Since one month, we didn’t leave one another. How deep friends can be separate? But what can I do except obey my father’s order.” She didn’t say even a single word. She had returned to Vikramamba, and said, “Dear friend! Since one month until now, we didn’t leave one another. We lived together like eyelids to eyes, throughout day and nights. But, now, we have to get separate. I heard that your husband came to take you from here. Any way, you have to go with him. Though woman stays how many days in others’ house, husband house is permanent for her, but not other’s houses. This we know. What can I say and what can you say?”<br /><br /> Vikramamba said, “My dear! My loving friend! Is it possible to me to do not go when my husband calls me. I will be happy to be with him. At any time, I belong to him. And he belongs to me. He came to take his asset i.e. myself. I have to go. I feel happy to meet my husband. On the other hand, I feel sad to leave you. My feet are refusing to move from here. It seems that if I step forward, it will be Brahma Hatya [means the sin of killing of Brahmin] and if I step backward, it will be Gohatya [means the sin of killing of cow. Indians believe cow is holy animal and Goddess. They treat it is sin to kill cow.] What can I do?” Then Vikramamba pretended crying. There were tears in the eyes of Champaka Valli.<br /><br /> She said, “My dear little sister! My friend! Don’t cry please. Don’t feel sad. Don’t forget us. Come to visit me, for each one-month or two months. I will come to you if I get possibility. If we behave like that, then only we can respect each other and others also will respect us. But please beware! You may forget us by sinking in the love of your husband.”<br /><br /> By hearing this conversation, the servant-maids had laughed. Vikramamba and Champaka Valli also enjoyed it.<br /><br /> Vikramamba said, “Wav! How are you saying like that? Is it possible to forget you? Can I live like that even in dream? You know my mind and heart. Is it correct to say by knowing my nature?”<br /><br /> Champaka Valli said, “I know. Just as a joke, I said such. Don’t think otherwise.”<br /><br /> Champaka Valli had given silk saris, diamond ornaments as mementoes to Vikramamba. She had brought Vikramamba to Vijaya Ranga Raya.<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya had brought her to Salya Raja at lounge and said, “Oh! Salya Raja! Here is your wife. As per my promise, we had protected her as if she is my elder daughter. We didn’t make any deficiency to her.”<br /><br /> Salya Raja had expressed his great fullness to Vijaya Ranga Raya in many ways. He had taken send-off from them along with Vikramamba. After going certain distance, they had stopped beside a lake. They had taken their own forms as Bhatti and Vikramadithya.<br /><br /> Bhatti had asked as if he didn’t know anything, as “Rajendra! You had behaved with Champaka Valli in a best way. Otherwise, they might suspect us. Move over, our effort and determination may become difficult to fruitful. Did you know her secret?”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya had explained everything like piercing of a bead on to the strong.<br /><br /> Bhatti said, “Rajendra! I heard everything of your friendship with Champaka Valli. Since I transplanted you in her palace, until yesterday, every day I was on the roof of your cots in the form of squirrel. I heard everything and I saw every scene.” They had chattered for some time about past.<br /><br /> Then Vikramadithya said, “Bhatti! Our forest living turn will be over. We have no much time. It is no use if we delay. We have to achieve our task. What is the right strategy to play?”<br /><br /> Bhatti said, “Maharaja! There is no use by sitting here. We have to apply a new strategy. You take a disguise of super magician i.e. the king Dommeras. [In ancient days people who patronized the magic shows and circus show as their profession, were called by name Dommera] I’ll take the disguise of Dommera Sani. [Queen of Dommaras]”<br /><br /> Bhatti called Bhethala and said, “Bhethala! You bring a good team of Dommaras. While we give performance i.e. magic show and circus show, you have to help us according to the situation in invisible form. Now go and bring Dommera team.”<br /><br /> He continued with Vikramadithya “Oh king! Bhethala will bring the Dommera team. I will go with them to Vijaya Nagaram. I’ll show super magic and super circus to them. They will be mesmerized by it. They will ask me, who is my teacher i.e. who is my coach. I’ll say to them as my coach was in forest. He had determined himself to do not see women and to do not bear even the small of women. I’ll ask them to come here if they want to see my coach. By the way, I’ll bring them here. Then you tell the story of Champaka Valli by applying your version. You tell them that female pigeon didn’t drop in the fire and the male pigeon was sincerely dead in the fire. Later we can see what will happen.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya had accepted this plan. He became as king of Dommeras. Bhatti became as young Dommera Sani. By that time, the Dommera team had reached there who were driven by Bhethala.<br /><br /> The king of Dommeras’ i.e. Vikramadithya said, “Oh! Dommeras! You are<br />talented in magic, and circus feats, on high frames and long bamboos. I know that you had learnt super magic and super circus. The king and people in Vijaya Nagaram had seen the magic and circus shows but they didn’t see super magic and super circus. This young girl is my disciple. I had taught the super magic and super circus to some extent. You take this girl along with you to Vijaya Ranga Raya, the king of Vijaya Nagaram and play your show. You can get much benefit by that. You may get big rewards than other rewards which you had got in past. Don’t think that I had told something casual. Go, play at Vijaya Nagaram and get great favors. You drop this young woman here when you go to other cities.”<br /><br /> The team of Dommeras was happy by hearing this. They had taken Bhatti who was in the disguise of Dommera Sani along with them. Bhatti had worn the classical dress of Dommeras. They had reached the court of Vijaya Ranga Raya at Vijaya Nagaram. They had requested him to permit them to show their talents. Vijaya Ranga Raya had given permission to them. He had given to Betel leaves i.e. pan to them as symbol of permission.<br /><br /> On the next day morning, Dommeras had made arrangements such as frames, planting of bamboos and stage in front of the fort, in wide ground to perform their show. All of they had got ready in their particular make-up. They were playing drums and other music instruments as signal to the starting of show. There came the king Vijaya Ranga Raya, his ministers, fellow men and people. The Queens and other royal women also came to watch this show. All the audiences were surrounded. The Dommeras were performing different feats, dances, exercises, whistling etc entertainments with suitable music and songs. By hearing this, Champaka Valli also came there. She sat behind a screen and watching the show, along with her servant-maids.<br /><br /> By that time, Bhatti in the disguise of Dommera Sani had arrived on to the stage ground. She was like divine beauty. She was very active. It seems that she was everywhere in the ground, participating in every dance, song and feat. By watching her extraordinary show, the audiences were mesmerized. They had surprised like anything. They had wondered what it was, whether real or absurd. They became like paintings on the wall or like statues. Without closing eyelids on the eyes for even a moment, they were watching the show. While she was singing and dancing, it seems that it was a challenge to the divine dancers like Rambha, Urvasi etc. In fact, the divine dancer’s talent was not equal to her. Her talent was much brighter than that of divine dancers.<br /><br /> Like this, she had entertained the audiences for some time. Then there came a handsome man. He had worn nice and rich dress and weapons like a prince. The audiences felt great wonder by watching him. Bhatti i.e. Dommera Sani had held his hand in her hand and approached the king.<br /><br /> She said, “Raja Kanterava! [That means among forest animals, lion is the king. Like that, this king is like lion among other kings] This is my husband. He is great worrier. He has great strength and wisdom. He had a desire to go to see the heaven. Now he is going to heaven. You can watch it.”<br /><br /> By saying like this, she had thrown a rope’s end into the air. Surprise! The rope was going up to so high into the sky like the trunk of palm tree. It was as if the ladder made up of rope. Both of they had gone to the first step of the Ladder. She said, “You go to heaven by this ladder with comfort and safety then come back with profit.” He had taken send-off from her. He said, ‘Bye Bye’ to the audiences by waving his hand. He had climbed up the steps of rope’s ladder as fast as possible. The audiences including people, king and Champaka Valli were watching at the sky. He had vanished into the sky, as the sight of audiences was limited. There was silence for some time. Suddenly there was big sound of musical instruments. The music was sweet but inspire to war. Everybody was watching almost by forgetting to breathe. Suddenly the cut-off heads of horses and animals were dropping on to the ground from sky. The blood was raining from sky. At everywhere in the ground there were heaps of cut-off heads of horses and elephants. The blood was flowing like small canals. The dress of audiences turned to red with blood rain. People had felt wonder. They thought, “This Dommera Sani who is looking divine beauty may not be human being. She may be divine woman or Bhadra Kali Devi. Now, the divine army may come down to the earth. If they come, there will be threatening to our heads.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, some people tried to run from there. They were looking 4 directions to escape from there. Then Bhatti i.e. Dommere Sani had indicated them by waiving her hand to sit calm and watch. After some time, the head of the handsome man who was introduced to them as the husband of Dommere Sani and had gone to heaven through the rope’s ladder had fallen on to the ground from sky. Immediately Dommera Sani i.e. Bhatti had rushed to it. She had taken the cut-off, bleeding head into her hands, cried aloud. She was kissing that head and crying. She had seen the audiences and king.<br /><br /> She said, “Rajendra! Vijaya Ranga Raya. Oh, People! Oh God! What can I do? Where can I go? With which medicine I can make him alive on this earth. You had seen that my husband had gone to heaven. There he had fought in a war with deities. He had cut-off the heads of horses and elephants of deities. The cut off heads had dropped onto the ground in heaps. All of you had seen it with wide-open eyes. Then all the deities together had fought on my husband, who was alone and killed him in un-justice way. Now they had thrown his head here. Why should I need this world when I lost my husband? I can’t live with this body on this earth. Please arrange a pyre for me. I leave this body by entering into the fire. This is my duty to do so being wife. By the way, I can reach my husband. Why are you watching my face? There is no benefit to watch like that. Please arrange a pyre immediately.” She was crying. The audience hearts were melting.<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya said, “Oh Woman. You are like my daughter. Why do you cry like that? We can’t bring him alive by crying. What is the danger to you now? You lost your husband. Try to bear your sorrow. Why should you die? We will give all your required things and respects. I will give large gifts to you and villages as gift to you. Live happily.”<br /><br /> She didn’t hear their condolence. She said, “Rajendra! There is no use to counsel me. I don’t like to live after my husband death. How to live happily by losing my loving husband? It is not peaceful, comfortable and respectable to me. I don’t need your offered villages, wealth and servants. Without my loving husband, what can I do with that wealth? How can I enjoy it being widow? I need only pyre. It is enough to me. More over it will be great wealth to me. It is the best than your offer to me. By watching your delay I doubt that you are not going to prepare pyre to me. Before sunset, I won’t be calm unless I enter into fire. If you won’t arrange the pyre for me, do you think that I will wait? See my strength.”<br /><br /> She had chanted some magic words. There created a great fire with bright light burning up to so high as if it would reach the sky. The audiences were amazing at it. Their mouths got dry up. Without breathing, they were watching her with high concentration. She had put namaskar to king, to people and to earth. She had prayed God by songs. She had paid 3 rounds around fire as per tradition. By holding her husband’s head in her hand, she had entered into the fire. She had burnt down into ash with in a moment. People had shouted aloud by watching that scene. They felt sad for her. After few miniatures, she had come out from the fire along with her husband. They were smiling at audiences. The fire became a heap of flowers. She had waved hand to audiences and made them silence. She had seen the king and said, “Oh king! Namaskar! As all of you had seen, I had entered into the fire. The God of fire had taken me to the heaven. The deities in the heaven had admired my sincere love towards my husband. And they had given boon to me by making my husband alive. They sent both of us to the earth. They asked me to convey their blessing to you.”<br /><br /> The king and others were not able to identify whether it was real or virtual image. By that time, the heaps of cut off heads of animals and canals of blood were disappeared. The dress of people turns as clean and free of blood. Bhatti i.e. Dommere Sani stood them as she was in the beginning of the show. There was no sign of her husband. She had seen around at people and said, “Maha Raja! I express several salutes to you. Now whatever seen by you is not real. As well, it is not the dream. This is the part of our talent, by name super magic. We have so many talents like this.” [In ancient India, it was believed that people were there who were capable to show these talents. Such talents were known as IndraJala and MahendraJala Vidya] <br /><br /> By hearing this, people i.e. audiences were wondered. They commented among themselves as “We never heard nor saw this type of entertainment. Now we came to know that there is this type of miracles in the super magic i.e. Indra Jala and Mahendra Jala Vidya.” All of they were thrilled. The king Vijaya Ranga Raya had rewarded the team of Dommeras with large amount of money, gold, valuable dresses and gifts. They felt very happy with the rewards. Vijaya Ranga Raya specially praised Bhatti i.e. Dommere Sani. He said, “Oh Dommera Sani! Really, you are a star. It seems that your talents and appearance are not with anybody in your team and not in any other Dommuras. You are unique. Your talent is in comparable. Your performance is really eligible to watch by deities. We never see such performance. Oh God! What a song! What a dance! What a show! What a feat! What a talent! Totally your skill is marvelous.”<br /><br /> She said, “Rajendra! Now what I have shown at your presence i.e. my dance, singing all is like water in a tumbler while compare with the ocean of Indra Jala Vidya. You are praising it like anything. In such case, if you see my coach i.e. teacher who knows this Indra Jala Vidya completely, what you can say? Really it is the talent!”<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya felt excitement by hearing it. He asked, “Why didn’t he come here?”<br /><br /> Bhatti said, “He is determined to do not enter into public places like villages, towns, cities etc.”<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya asked “Why? What is the reason?”<br /><br /> Bhatti said, “In fact, he born in royal family. He didn’t born in our Dommera professionals. He doesn’t like to see woman. He doesn’t bear even the smell and breeze of women. That’s why he won’t come to cities. He lives in forest. Being prince, in spite of his parents force to marry, he is leading bachelor life in forest. Since my childhood, he had brought up me as if his own daughter. That’s why he could bare me. He had taught me some education including Indra Jala Mahendra Jalam. He ordered me to show my talent in order to help these Dommera teams.”<br /><br /> The king and others felt very curiosity to see him i.e. the coach of Dommera Sani. Vijaya Ranga Raya asked, “Is there any possibility to us to watch his talents? If it happened, really it will be a good fortune to us.”<br /><br /> Bhatti said, “Certainly! If elders and respected people like your good self ask and desire to watch, definitely he will show. But he won’t come to city. If you come to forest where he is, you can visit him and watch his talents.”<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya said, “But our Queens and other women also interested to enjoy this wonder. How it will be possible?”<br /><br /> Bhatti said, “Let them watch behind screen.”<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya said, “Well! It is very good. Then all of you go to your coach to make necessary arrangements for the show. Let one fellow be here to guide us to the forest. By tomorrow morning, we will come there. Later we can see.”<br /><br /> Bhatti i.e. Dommera sani and other Dommeras had taken send off from the king. They had left guide for them. Bhatti had reached Vikramadithya and informed everything. Vikramadithya felt happy. They spent night. There was sunrise in the East.<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya had gone to forest along with his ministers, royal women and people. They had built tents in the ground in forest. They had sent message to Dommeras. Women were settled behind screen. Only men were outside. Dommeras came there. They were making pre-arrangements and entertaining them with music in prior.<br /><br /> The king asked them “Where is your teacher i.e. Guru?”<br /><br /> They said, “He is at his hut i.e. Parna Sala.”<br /><br /> The king ordered his minister to go to him and welcome him with royal treatment and royal hospitality. The Prime Minister had gone with some soldiers. He had brought the Guru i.e. Vikramadithya who was in such disguise there. The king had offered him a golden seat, and welcomed him. The Guru had settled in the seat. Everybody was eager to watch his talents. Champaka Valli was eagerly waiting behind the screen. Before watching the IndraJaala talents of Guru, the king wanted to know the reason by which the Guru had rejected to live in cities and why he preferred to stay at forest.<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya said, “Oh Guru! Being knowledgeous over all education, arts, and talents, why are you living in the forests? Who are you? I’m very interested to know your personal details. If you don’t have any objection to tell, please tell me.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya who was in the disguise of Guru said, “Rajendra! I belong to a royal family. I had born in fire. My parents called me by name Parakrama Surya. I had the boon of Goddess Maham Kali Devi. Hence, I had achieved all education, arts and talents. With my elder’s permission, I’m living in the forest since I don’t like to bear the presence of females. I don’t like to stay in cities. Since my childhood I’m living like this.”<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya felt wonder. He said, “Oh Gurudev! Why you had such determination? What is the reason to decide to avoid women? Please let me know.”<br /><br /> Parakrama Surya said, “Rajendra! I had born with the boons of Goddess Mahankali Devi. I had the knowledge of my previous birth. Hence, the incidents of my previous life were reminding me as if they are happening now in front of my eyes. I had taken this determination in my present life because of my wife in my past life. Why should we talk about it?”<br /><br /> By saying like this Vikramadithya kept calm. But Vijaya Ranga Raya didn’t leave him. Because the king was very curious to hear about the past of Guru, he said, “My dear Parakrama Surya! We can’t be peaceful if you say like this. By knowing your past life incidents, you should be kind on us to tell to us.”<br /><br /> Parakrama Surya said, “Oh king. By knowing all, you are insisting me to tell. Hence, it is not good to do not tell. That’s why I’ll tell you everything. Other than you, to whom that I can tell my past. Who are eligible than your good self? I tell you, listen carefully. In past, there was a forest by name Hingula Vanam. There was a temple of Goddess Hingula Devi there. In front of that temple, there was a bamboo bush. There were two pigeons living in that bush. Vallabha was male pigeon and Jhullari was the name of female pigeon. In my previous life, I was Vallabha. We were ideal wife and husband. We lived together with love and affection.” He was telling. Champaka Valli who was listening behind the screen felt surprise. She thought, “What a wonder is this? He is saying my past life events. He might be Vallabha who deceived me just before death. Why should I feel eager and worry? Let me see how he will end up the event.”<br /><br /> She had decided to wait and see. She was very eager to hear further.<br /><br /> Parakrama Surya continued … “We have no children for long time. We felt sad and bore in life. We had devoted Goddess Hingula Devi. With her boons, my wife Jhullari had laid two eggs and hatched them into bird kids.”<br /><br /> Champaka Valli said with herself “Yes. This is my story only.” Parakrama Surya said, “In fact we used to go for food in turns. When one of us went in search of food, the other must safe guard the nest and kids. But unfortunately on one day, both of we had gone for food. By the time when we returned to the nest, the bamboo bush was caught in fire. Nest including our kids tuned into ash. By watching that, we had wept like anything. We thought, “God had given us kids with right hand and took with left hand. Why should we live after losing kids? Let us die by entering into the same fire,” We decided to die after paying last devotion and tributes to Goddess Hingula Devi. Both of we were flying to the fire. Until that moment, my wife Jhullari was following me. She was doing whatever I done. We had flown up into the sky and dropping our selves straight into fire. I had dropped in the fire. But my wife Jhullari didn’t fell into the fire. It had escaped from there by flying away. Before the moment of death, I had seen that scene. I thought, “Oh God! We should not believe females. This Jhullari was very loving to me till date, but now she had deceived me like this.” By praying to Goddess Hingula Devi I died. With her boons, I had laid this birth in the royal family. When I born, my body was covered with fire. Hence, my parents considered me as I born in fire and kept name Parakrama Surya to me. Due to Goddess Hingula Devi boon’s I could remember my previous life. Hence, I determined to do not believe women. I had avoided seeing women. I won’t bear even the smell of women.”<br /><br /> He was continuing. But the screen was torn off with big sound. All had turned that side. Champaka Valli who was determined herself to do not see men stood up there with extreme anger. Her face was like rose flower. Her eyes were throwing the sparkles of fire. She was taking long breaths with anger. By watching her in such situation, everybody including the king had wondered. They said nothing.<br /><br /> She came in front of Parakrama Surya and said, “Wov! Vallabha. What are you telling? Did this Jullari had cheated you? Did you cheat me or did I cheat you? Go! Tell your story to innocents. It will be okay for you if you tell this story to persons who don’t know the truth. But will you say the same to me? I remember the previous birth very well. Enough! Don’t tell lies.”<br /><br /> Then Parakrama Surya said, “Oh king! Do you play this trick to disturb my determination? What is this in-justice? I told you in prior that I wouldn’t see women. Being women, that to being princess, how this woman is adventurous to do like this?”<br /><br /> Champaka Valli said, “Yes Yes. You are only practicing the principles and others leading life. Not only yourself, I’m also practicing the principles. I’m truthful since my childhood in practicing this principle. You are praising yourself. You are presenting self-boasting. Because you are telling lies, I left my principle and I came in front of you to stop you. Otherwise, I won’t come and I won’t stand before you. First, you should know this. By leaving this argument, at least now tell the truth to people. In fact, won’t you know that nobody should reveal the secrets? In spite of that, you had revealed the secret in public. More over you are lying. At least now, tell truth without hiding anything. You are blaming me that I had done injustice and abnormal activity. But my adventure is not injustice and abnormal. Because you are lying, I’m not able to bear it.”<br /><br /> Parakrama Surya had lifted his face to sky and pretended as if he was receiving some knowledge and knowledgeous vision. He said, “Hay! It is you, Jhullari! Oh, cheat! You are the witch. You are woman of magic’s and Pseudo medicines. You had driven me into fire and you escaped from there. Where had you gone, you magic woman? I have no love on you. You go to anywhere wherever you want to go. I’ll go away from you. Who is there to hold your hand? You were my wife in my previous life. But not now. Because you had served husband for some days at least, in your previous life, because you had served Hingula Devi for some days, you had born in this royal family as prince. Otherwise, how the cheat like you, who cheated the husband could have good birth? I think you are dare enough to say lies by thinking that there is no body to identify the truth. Now, the time came to stop everything. Enough! Don’t play tricks. Because you cheated me in previous life, because of such sin only, in this life you are suffering without husband, children and married life.”<br /><br /> Champaka Valli burnt like a fire. She said, “Vallabha! Enough! Don’t play pseudo tricks. Stop all your virtual plays. Keep them aside. Are you blaming me? Look. If you point fore finger to others, to blame them, you watch, the remaining four fingers are pointing to you to indicate you to do personal verification to identify your own mistakes. I think, the sin which you gathered by cheating me, is driving you to wander in the forests instead of living comfortable, in the cities. You cheated me and again claiming me.”<br /><br /> Like this, both of Champaka Valli and Parakrama Surya were blaming each other and arguing with serious voice. By watching all this, the audiences including the king Vijaya Ranga Raya and his fellow men felt extreme surprise. They were not able to understand their conversation. They were wondering about their behavior. The king had involved in their conversation and stopped their arguments. Both of Champaka Valli and Parakrama Surya had kept calm for time being. Then the king Vijaya Ranga Raya had a discussion with his ministers. He said, “Oh Parakrama Surya and Champaka Valli! All of we had heard your arguments. We think that while you dropped into fire, you might miss each other’s movement due to smoke and fire waves. That’s why; this type of troubles had risen. Any way both of you had entered in to the fire. That’s why both of you had born in royal families due to the boons of Hingula Devi. You had sacrificed your bodies in your previous life because of grievance of losing kids. In fact, physical body is the tool to living beings to do their moral duty and to perform their appropriate Dharma. You had spoiled such holy physical bodies by committing suicide. Because of such sin, you had influenced by psychological emotions and disorder. That’s why only both of you had taken such meaningless determination as avoiding of opposite sex person and family life. Otherwise, are there any mad persons who take such determination? Because of Champaka Valli’s excitement and imbalance, Parakrama Surya’s determination got disturbed. Champaka Valli had spoilt her own determination. This is God’s decision. Otherwise, why these incidents had happened now, after so many days? By the way, Goddess Hingula Devi had indicated us that their determinations should get end. You are responsible to break your own determinations: but nobody else. Moreover, here is a secret mingled in this issue. It is very important and it is divine secret. It is very clear by your own words that you were wife and husband in your previous births. That’s why; in this life also, you should marry at our presence. You should live like object and its shade, like God and Goddess Rathi Manmadha, or like flower and smell. You should live together with love and affection. Hence, we will celebrate your marriage. This is our decision.”<br /><br /> All the people had accepted this declaration. They had clapped their hands and shouted ‘Yes Yes’ with excitement. Unavoidably Champaka Valli and Parakrama Surya had obeyed people and agreed to marriage.<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya felt that his bread had dropped in the ghee. Since years, he was waiting for the occasion when his young daughter’s determination would get break, when her marriage would happen and when a suitable bridegroom would available. He had felt extreme happy for their acceptance. Elders used to say that good things should not delay. Hence, Vijaya Ranga Raya had declared about this marriage at that moment itself.<br /><br /> He thought, “I should not delay. If I delay, these foolish determined Champaka Valli and Parakrama Surya may arise some other objections. We don’t know their in-balance and short temper.”<br /><br /> They had returned to Vijaya Nagaram. The king had allotted guesthouses to Parakrama Surya and his fellowmen. On the court, the king had consulted his ministers, purohits and elders. They had decided an auspicious day to perform the marriage. They had decorated the city. People felt very happy because their unique beautiful princess was getting married. They had celebrated the marriage of Champaka Valli with Parakrama Surya with grand feast and entertainments. All were happy in the marriage hall.<br /><br /> Then Bhatti came there. Now he was in his real get up. He came to Parakrama Surya and said, “Oh Vikramadithya. You got the victory. There is good in all sense to you. Oh, worrier! Oh, the king of Ujjain Maham Kali city! By today, your turn to be in forest i.e. other than Ujjain is over. We have to return to Ujjain.”<br /><br /> By hearing this all the people, and the king Vijaya Ranga Raya, the delegates including neighboring kings felt extreme surprise and thrill. They had thought, “What a miracle is this!” All of they had got up to express their respect towards Bhatti and Vikramadithya. They had put namaskar to Bhatti and Vikramadithya with fear, devotion and obedience. They had folded their hands and stood with silence. Vijaya Ranga Raya said, “Rajendra! You had broken my daughter Champaka Valli’s foolish and immature determination by playing appropriate trick. You became son-in-law to me. By the way, my race itself became holy and famous. We won’t forget this faith what you have done to us.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya smiled at them and conversed with the king Vijaya Ranga Raya with sweet words. He had treated the king Vijaya Ranga Raya with respects as his father-in-law. On the next day, Bhatti and Vikramadithya had taken send off from Vijaya Ranga Raya along with Champaka Valli. Vijaya Ranga Raya had given so many valuable gifts to his daughter and son-in-law. Along with fellow men Bhatti, Vikramadithya and Champaka Valli had travelled to Ujjain. They had reached Ujjain with comfort. They had gone to Ujjain Mahan Kali temple in prior and paid their devotion there. Vikramadithya had taken Champaka Valli to the palace and introduced her to others.<br /><br /> On next day, Vikramadithya had sat on this throne and explained everything in detail to the ministers and people. The ministers had explained the details of their administration within that 6 months time period. Bhatti and Vikramadithya had given gifts to ministers, officers, soldiers, purohits and people. All were happy.<br /><br /> Like this Vikramadithya had ruled the country by sitting on this throne. He had shown much more miracles and entertainments than this. You see how talented his communication skills were. Bhatti and Vikramadithya were able to convince the others step by step. They were able to create surprise, emotions, humor and excitement through their conversation. Wherever there was an extraordinary thing, they would investigate to know it. Whenever they decide to achieve anything, they would not give up it in middle. They had concern to all the people. They were sensitive in thinking, perfect in planning and patience in implementing. If you have at least one out of 1000 of these qualities, you can climb up on to this throne. Otherwise you can go back.”<br /><br /> Mangala Kalyani, the idol on the 4th step had completed her talk like this. By that, it was sunset. All of the people and Bhoja Raja had gone to their houses.<br /><br /> People had praised the miraculary stories. They had learnt how to talk with others, how to think to solve problems and how to deal with others by these stories. They had good discussions regarding friendship and human relations in the society. More over they had learn by these stories how to observe same issue with respective different angles. They had sensed that how we could watch the same issue with respective to different persons and with their versions. Like that, there became the part of their entertainment as well as education.<br /><br />OUT COMING SKILLS: In these stories, children can absorb the skills of communicational skills. Bhatti and Vikramadithya had exhibited ‘most target oriented approach’ through their arguments and affords to achieve their task such as marrying Champaka Valli. By the stories of Marga Simha and Guna Bhadra, Children can learn many things about friendship. Moreover, children can absorb the thinking abilities. By observing of the conversation of Marga Simha and Guna Bhadra, children can learn to think about an issue in different angles. Children can absorb to think about any issue by substituting themselves in the others position. This leads the children to achieve maturity in thinking. They can easily learn direct speech i.e. direct presentation of some issue and indirect speech i.e. indirect presentation of same issue to others. …….Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-15540219040097433812009-04-18T13:27:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:06:46.682+05:30THE STORY OF MARGA SIMHA TOLD BY CHAMPAKA VALLIOnce there was a city by name Chathura Giri. The king by name Saindhava was ruling it. His minister’s name was Mukunda. They were ruling the people so that nobody got nothing problems and troubles. The king had a son. He kept the prince’s name as Chitra Sena. The king was bringing up the prince with care and affection. In their city, there was a hunter. He had a son on the same day on which the prince born. The hunted had kept his son’s name as Marga Simha. Both the boys were growing. When the prince was at 5 years age, the king had left him at a Guru Kulam to learn education. The hunter also left his son at the same Gurukulam i.e. school. Chitra Sena and Marga Simha became good friends. In their education some years had passed. They became 15 years age. They promised mutually to do not leave one another. Some more years passed. They returned home from GuruKulam. At that time, the king Saindhava had performed the coronation of Chitra Sena and made him as king. He left to forest to do penance. At the sametime, the hunter also died. After becoming king, Chitra Sena became proud. He had forgotten his friend Marga Simha. Marga Simha didn’t sense this. He boasted himself, as he was friend of the king in his colony. He had approached the royal palace to visit the king. He had thought that he would not have any problem because his friend became as king. He was waiting at the entrance of palace for 15 Ghadiyas in the day and 12 Ghadiyas in the nights. For each 2 or 3 day, the king was passing through that way. But he didn’t consider this friend Marga Simha. He didn’t enquire him for the reason of his visit and his needs. By becoming king, his eyes climbed up on to his head, then how could be considering the friends. Marga Simha sensed that his friend, the king had forgotten him. He left his home with shy. He had spent time with the savings of his father. After some days, it was over. He was struggling to lead life. By watching his sufferings, his neighbors counseled him as “You foolish man! You became poor like this by believing that the king will do some favors to you. If you patronize your inherited profession i.e. hunting, you won’t have this type of pitiable situation. Won’t you know that our profession is valuable however, it is respectable or not? Though our hunting is not respectable or glamour’s as if ruling of kingdom or service in the royal court, but our hunting can feed us. It is all enough to you to waste your time like this. At least now itself, you go to forest along with other hunters and hunt animals and birds. Sell the meat of birds and animals in city and lead life comfortably.” <br /><br /><br /> In helpless condition, Marga Simha had taken his father’s hunting weapons and tools and gone along with other hunters to the forest. The hunters had hunted many animals and birds. But Marga Simha was not able to capture single animal or bird. How could he hunt? He didn’t learn the art or education of hunting. By that time, the sun set at west. It came dark night. He felt so sad. He thought, “What can I do by going home with empty hands? How can I live in the city?” By thinking this, he was walking in the forest without any destination. Because it was dark he didn’t notice the surroundings. He was walking along the way, which he found in the light of stars. <br /><br /> After walking and walking, he had reached a cave. There was bright light in that cave. In that light, he had seen a saint who lay on the lap of a beautiful prince. With his power of penance, the saint had brought her to serve him. She was waving hand fan to the saint and the saint was sleeping. By watching this, Marga Simha reached her with wonder. She had seen him and whispered at him as “Oh man! Are you mad? If you were here, within 2 or 3 minutes this saint can wake up. He can tear you into pieces. Go away from here.”<br /><br /> Marga Simha felt fear and left the cave immediately. He ran to certain distance and sat under a tree. He thought, “This woman is very beautiful. She looks like princess or divine woman. She is suitable to live with our king. If I inform this to the king, I can get some benefit.” <br /><br /> He had returned on the same way to his city. He didn’t go to home. He rushed to the entrance of royal palace. By that time, it was about to sunrise. He urged the security guards to let him to meet the king. The security soldiers had gone to the king Chitra Sena and said, “Oh king! Good morning! There came a man, by name Marga Simha to our palace entrance. He is clamming that he is your friend at Gurukulam. He is saying that he had seen a wonder and wants to inform you about the same. He is urging us to let him to meet you. If you order him to meet, we will bring him.”<br /><br /> The king felt curious and said, “Bring him” The security soldiers returned to the entrance. They had permitted him to meet the king. The royal servants brought Marga Simha to the presence of king. Chitra Sena observed something thrill on the face of Marga Simha. He said, “My dear friend! Don’t think otherwise. I didn’t forget you. Because I have no time and I’m busy in royal works, I am not able to speak with anybody. What is the wonder i.e. miracle you had seen, let me know.”<br /><br /> Marga Simha said, “Oh King! Because you had forgotten me, sorry, no, no, because you had no time to talk with me, I faced so many troubles to lead life. In helpless situation, I had gone to forest to hunt the animals and birds along with other hunters. Because I didn’t learn how to hunt, I was not able to capture any animal or bird. I was desperate. I didn’t like to return home with empty hands. I decided to die in that forest somewhere. I walked and walked. I had reached a riverbank and a cave beside the river. In that cave, a young woman was there. I can’t say about her beauty. She was like divine woman. I can say with confirmation that there won’t be such beauty on our earth or in some other world except her. What a beauty she was! How lovely she was! I wonder how God Brahma had created such beautiful woman. If she is with you as queen to our city, it will be prestigious to us. An ugly old saint was sleeping by keeping his head on her lap. I rushed to you to inform this.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, Chitra Sena felt very happy. He decorated himself with new dress and good-looking ornaments. He had taken weapons such as sword, bow etc. He said, “My friend, Marga Simha! You show the way to the cave.” Both had ridden on horses. While Marga Simha was moving ahead, Chitra Sena was following him.<br /><br /> After travelling certain distance, the king Chitra Sena had asked the hunter Marga Simha as “Friend! Is the cave very far to here?” Marga Simha said, “No Maharaja! We reached to near. Just behind this turn, cave is there.” Chitra Sena said, “I tell you a trick to bring that woman from there to here. Listen carefully. First, you go into the cave and keep the saint’s head on your lap. Send her to here. I’ll keep her and these horses here; I’ll come there to save you. I’ll kill the saint and then we can go to our city, happily.”<br /><br /> Marga Simha had accepted the plan. He had gone into the cave. <br /><br /> The woman whispered “Oh man! What a fool you are? You came here once at last night. I warned you to go away. Why do you come again? Enough! It seems that your life will be end like this. If this saint wakes up, he will kill you. Before meeting such fate, get out of here.”<br /><br /> Marga Simha also whispered to her “Oh, Woman! You are like my mother! I didn’t come for my benefit. I came to help you. You are so beautiful. Being young beauty, you should live with young king at city instead of with this saint at this cave. I felt so bad for your situation. That’s why, I informed about you to the king, Chitra Sena of our city, Chathura Giri. This saint is ugly and old. His affection on you is not permanent. If he overcame craze on you, he will go again to do penance. That’s why, you go to our king. He is there at the turning of this hill. He will marry you and make you as Queen.”<br /><br /> That beautiful princess was suffering there since long. Hence, happily she had welcomed the event. She had whispered “Oh man. You are like my father! Really, you are God towards me. What you done is very good to me. But how can I go from here. This saint is sleeping by keeping his head on my lap. If I remove him, definitely he will wake up and open his eyes. Then we will be in danger. How can we solve this problem?”<br /><br /> Marga Simha whispered “Mother! Slowly you transfer his head onto my lap from yours. Then he won’t be disturbed from sleep. You go and meet the king. Then you send him here. Both of we can cut off the head of this saint. Then we can go to our city.”<br /><br /> She had agreed. Slowly and skillfully, she had transferred the saint’s head from her lap on to the hunter’s lap. Immediately she had rushed to the king. Chitra Sena had received her. By watching her beauty, he thought, “What a beauty! Really I never see such a beauty like her.”<br /><br /> The princess had watched the king and felt happy. Both of they had hugged and kissed each other. She was in terrible tense. She was sensing danger if the saint woke up. The king thought, “I can’t leave this beauty even for a single minute. It is not safe to be here further. What is loss for me whether the hunter came out safely or not? No bother to me whatever it happens to that man.” He had rushed to the city along with her on his horse with high speed. He had taken the princess into palace. Do you hear Vikramamba! This is cheap friendship. In fact, it is dangerous. The king Chitra Sena had left his friend, the hunter, Magra Simha to the saint without considering the friendship. Though his friend had done favor to him, this king had no concern on him. He returned to city happily. Can we say that this is the friendship?”<br /><br /> Vikramamba was hearing the story with care since beginning. She said, “Champaka Valli. I say one word. Listen to me. It is not the spirit of storytelling to give a speech in the mid of the story. What happened to the hunter? What the saint had done to him. Let me know.”<br /><br /> Then Champaka Valli had continued …<br /><br /> “Vikramamba! If you say like that, then listen the story. The hunter, Marga Simha was waiting for the king’s arrival by keeping the saint’s head on his lap. There was no king. He didn’t turn up. The king didn’t come. But the sun light comes. The poor hunter! What could he do? He was sad. Thought, “This sin man, the king had cheated me. He had deceived me like anything. It is fact that I’m going to die in the hands of this saint.” With this thought, he felt terrible fear. There were tears continuously from his two eyes. They were falling on the saint. The hunter’s body was trembling. With all these reactions, the saint had woken up. He had seen him. With a loud shout, he had raised his hand to kill the hunter. Marga Simha was crying like anything. The saint got pity by watching the poor hunter who was trembling with fear. Being saint, he had controlled his anger and asked him with soft voice “Oh child! Who are you? Where did you send the woman from here? Why did you keep my head on your lap? Tell me what happened as it happened.”<br /><br /> But the hunter Marga Simha was not able to speak because of his fear. The saint had came to know what happened with his power of penance and knowledge vision. He thought I should not kill this man. In fact, he had helped me and saved me from sin. Being saint, I got crazy on that princess and left my penance. It is not correct to my faith. Now I have to drive out all of Arishadwargas and I have to continue the penance. Let me help to this poor man.” <br /><br />[Arishadwargas means the emotions of human beings. They are 8 emotions Kama, Kroda, Lobha, Moha, Mada, and Matcharyams. That means desire, anger, miser, crazy, pride and jealousy. Indian philosophy teaches us that we should control these emotions so that we will become balanced and good persons. These arishadwargas are the root reasons for every sin in this world. By influencing with these emotion people do bad to others.] <br /> <br />The saint had called on the hunter, Marga Simha and said, “My son! Don’t fear. I’m assuring you that I won’t kill you.”<br /><br /> Marga Simha gathered some courage. He said, “Swami! I live in the city Chathura Giri. My father was a hunter. People call me as Marga Simha. The present king of Chathura Giri, Chitra Sena and I were childhood friends. We studied in same Gurukulam. Being students, we mutually promised to do not leave each other. After student hood, Chitra Sena became as king. I thought that my friend had became as king, and then there won’t be any problem to me. With this over confidence, I spent all the savings to lead life after my father’s death. I waited at the royal palace door for long time. However, the king was crossing there, but he didn’t recognize me and talk to me. I understood that the king had forgotten me. My hopes were collapsed. I was desperate. By having no other profession, I was suffering from starvation. By watching this, my neighbors had scolded me and counseled me to lead life by hunting the animals in the forest. Then I came to this forest along with other hunters to hunt the animals and birds. Since I didn’t learn the education of hunting, I could not hunt any animal or bird. I was disgusted and decided to commit suicide. Hence, I walked without destination in the forest. At that time, I came here. I had seen the beautiful woman here. I thought that if I inform this to the king, he could give money and life food. That’s why, I had gone to him and informed him. He came here. You see the turning of the hill. There he stood and asked me to send the woman by transferring your head from her lap on to mine. He promised me that later he could come, kill you and release me, from here. He made me to believe that we could go to city then happily. I agreed by thinking that he would not deceive me, because I had done favor to him. I didn’t expect that my friend could throw me in danger. I released her from you by keeping you head on my lap. I waited for the king after sending the woman from here. The king didn’t turn for me. Nobody had saved me. Later what happened, you know. This is truth. You can do what you want to do.” Marga Simha had fallen on the feet of saint. The saint pleased at him because he told truth. <br /><br /> The saint smiled at him and said, “Marga Simha! You are innocent. I know what happened with my penance power. You told the truth without hiding. Your attempt had saved me from further sin. Hence, I pleased with you. In this world whoever does not good things, they will face severe sorrows. You had done favor to non-eligible person like your king. On the other hand, if we make friendship with anybody, it is our duty to help our friend when he fell in any danger. In spite of this moral, your friend i.e. the king had driven you into dangers. Because of your fortune, you have over came that. Nobody will say that this is friendship. In my childhood, I had heard a story of two friends such as the prince and minister’s son. I tell you. Listen carefully and learn the moral of it.”Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-37903216389733262782009-02-23T11:23:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:06:46.683+05:30THE STORY TOLD BY MANAGALA KALYANI, IDOL ON THE 4th STEPOn the fourth day, Bhoja Raja, his minister Budhi Sagara and others had woke up early in the morning. They had completed their daily works such as bathe, devotion to God, meditation, and donations to poor and having food. They had enjoyed with pans and eating the delicious food. Along with the purohiths, they had entered into the Chitra Kutam i.e. court. Their purohiths had performed devotion to throne with Deepa Dhupa Naivedyas of the services. [It is the devotion method of Hindus. While devoting God, the devotee does welcoming to God washing of feet [Arghya Padyam], Achamamam, Abhishekam[Bathing], light showing, perfumes offering, dress offering etc. Deepam means lamp i.e. light. Dhupam means perfume smokes, Naivedyam means delicious dishes or fruits offering to God. These are called as Shodasa upacharas 16 services] Bhoja Raja had donated food, clothes, gold and land to poor and scholars. He had taken the blessings of elders. All of they were eager whether the king could climb up the throne or not on that 4th day. If not possible, all of they were eager to hear the wonderful stories of Vikramadithya.<br /><br /> Bhoja Raja had stepped on first, second and third steps. The idols on the steps didn’t stop him. When he was affording to keep his foot on the 4th step, the idol on that step stopped him by clapping her hands. Bhoja Raja asked “Daughter! Why you are stopping me.” The idol said, “Raja! I’m Mangala Kalyani, the idol on this 4th step. Our king Vikramadithya was a great worrier. He was noble, able to fight with any demon or enemy, able to punish the bad people whoever it was and able to protect the good people. He was kind and generous. He was moral, sincere and truthful. He had ruled this earth by sitting on this throne. If you have 1 Quality among 100 of Vikrmadithya’s qualities, you can climb up on to this throne. Otherwise you have to go back.”<br /><br /> Bhoja Raja said, “Mangala Kalyani! Let us know the qualities and greatness of Vikramadithya to realize myself. We are eager to hear. Please tell.”<br /><br /> Mangala Kalyani started…<br /><br /> Vikramadithya and Bhatti were ruling the kingdom by sitting on this throne, once the turn to rule country was over. The turn of 6 months of touring had arrived. Bhatti and Vikramadithya had ordered their ministers to look after the kingdom. The ministers were coached up as capable as Bhatti in all sense. Vikramadithya had given his royal ring and other royal signs to them to use in administration and started to spend in tour a country along with Bhatti and Bhethala. Before leaving Ujjain, they had gone to Goddess Kalika Devi’s temple and received her blessings.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">THE STORY OF CHAMPAKA VALLI</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">:</span><br /><br /> They were going through forest. They had crossed hillocks, hills, valleys, rivers and lakes. There they came across a beautiful lake. Around the lake, there were beautiful creepers and flower plants. Beside the way, there was a choultry. By that time, there came dark. To take rest, Bhatti and Vikramadithya had entered into the choultry. They were relaxing there in that night. They had secured a pleasant smell of wax flowers, sandal and other perfumes.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Bhatti! Do you sense? Here are pleasant perfumes of Wax flowers, sandal and other flowers. There should be such gardens nearby. By sun rise, you go and check.” Bhatti said, “Yes Maharaja!” Next morning, Bhatti had searched in the surroundings. There were no gardens and even wax flower plants. He informed the same to the king. Both Bhatti and Vikramadithya were thinking the root cause of such smells. By that time, some travelers were passing by that way beside the choultry. Vikramadithya said, “Oh Travelers! Here the wind is carrying the perfumes of wax flowers and other flowers. Do you know from where these perfumes are coming? If you know, let us know please!” Then they said, “Oh foreigners! First, you come out of that choultry. Then we can tell you. In that choultry, men should not stay.” Bhatti and Vikramadithya had seen at each other’s face with surprise. They thought “There should be some strange in this. We have to get clarification.” They left the choultry and reached the travelers. They had asked “Oh Travelers! You said that men should not enter into this choultry. Please let us know the reason, in detail. We are very curious to know It.” The travelers said, “Oh. Foreigners! There is a city by name Vijaya Nagaram at a distance of 2 Amadas [distance measurement] to here. The king, Vijaya Ranga Raya is ruling it. He has a daughter by name Champaka Valli. [The meaning of this name is the garland of wax flowers] By birth, she has body odor of sweet smell of wax flowers. Hence, she was named as Champaka Valli. Not only her body odors, people say that her body is as delicate as flowers and as beautiful as flowers. She is famous as God Brahma had created her by gathering all the beauty at once like her. Since childhood, she is not willing to see men except her father. She had learnt all of his education and arts through female teachers. Her determination is – she won’t see gents as well gents should not see her. She doesn’t like to bear even the smell of gents. When she entered into teen age, her father tried to convince her to get marry some prince. But she didn’t accept. She determined herself to be lonely lifelong. The king, Vijaya Ranga Raya is bringing her up with great care and affection. Now she is at the age of 22 years. The king had built a wide and beautiful palace with 7 compound walls for her. She is protecting by female soldiers only. On every Friday, she will come to here along with her servant-maids. She will have bathe in this lake, have pleasure in this garden and relax for some time in that choultry. There, her servant-maids do makeup and hairstyle to her. Because of that repeated event, the choultry is giving the smell of wax flowers. On every Thursday, the soldiers will declare a proclamation by beat of tom-tom, that the princess Champaka Valli will go to lake by Friday and hence men should not come on to the road by that time. If anybody disobeys this order, he will get severe punishment. That’s why, men should not enter into that choultry. The security guards might not notice you in the choultry. Otherwise, they could punish you. Hence, go away from here.” The travelers had gone on their way.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Bhatti! When the body odor of that young princess is giving this much pleasure, we can’t estimate that how much her beauty will be. Hence, I desire to marry her by destructing her determination. What we can do to fulfill my desire?” Bhatti said, “Rajendra! Being princess, why did she took such determination, we don’t know. She might not be normal. Some extra-ordinary reason should be there. Normal girls can’t have such determination. If there are determinations, normal girls can’t practice them. That’s why, first of all, we have to know why she had such determination to do not see men. After knowing that secret, then we can think an appropriate idea to marry her. When we decide to achieve anything, if we leave it, without achieving then it is not appropriate to our fame, prestige and respect of our race. Tomorrow is Friday. As usual, she will come here tomorrow. By doing appropriate arrangements, one of us should go along with them. By the way, let us know the reason of her determination. Later we can think about further plan to marry her.” Vikramadithya agreed. They had thought for a while. Bhatti said, “Raja! When she come tomorrow, you be in the disguise of old man and hide here somewhere. I will be in the disguise of woman and I’ll mingle in her servant-maids. Then I’ll go with them and I’ll try to know the details.” On Friday, with the help of Bhethala, they had received the required costumes. Vikramadithya became like on old man. Bhatti became like a young woman. By that time, it was morning 10 Gadiyas time. There came Champaka Valli in a pearls palanquin along with her servant-maids. The palanquin carriers were women. The security guards were women. There were many servant-maids. Some of them were serving her with hand fans. Some of them were singing. Some of them were praising her beauty with beautiful lyrics. Vikramadithya who was in the disguise of old man hidden behind a thick bush and watching them. Really, Champaka Valli was very beautiful. Her long, thick and black hair was like waves of black Ocean. There spread the sweet and pleasant smell of wax flowers. She was as delicate as jasmines. Her skin complex was like the mix of roses and chrysanthemum in pure raw milk. Her eyes were like the eyes of active deer. Her lips were like the flower sinensis. A divine glory was around her. Totally, she was very attractive. Vikramadithya 100% decided to marry her. Bhatti who was in the disguise of woman had mingled in her servant-maids. But he didn’t go near to her as he knows that she could recognize the smell of men.<br /><br /> Champaka Valli and her servant-maids had enjoyed there in the lake by swimming. They had bathed. They had played chess and other games for some time. They had enjoyed with music and dances. They had relaxed later. It was beyond noon. They had started to the royal palace. Bhatti also followed them. On the way, he had noticed that there were no men on the roads. They had reached the palace of 7 compound walls. At the gate of first wall, some servant-maids had separated. At the 2nd gate some, at the 3rd gate some, like that at every gate some of servant-maids had separated. When they reached the 7th gate, there were only 4 servant-maids along with Champaka Valli. Bhatti sensed the danger. He thought, “If I enter into the palace along with Champaka Valli, because there are no many servant-maids, they may recognize me. They ask me about my identity. What can I reply? Moreover, she may sense the small of man. That’s why, I should not step inside. It is not safe for me and for my work even. “Immediately he mingled with other servant-maids who were returning back from the palace. Like that, he had crossed the 6 gates again and came out of the palace. He walked far to the palace. He sat beside way and thought, “I had promised the king Vikramadithya to identify the reason of Champaka Valli’s condition and came up to this distance. With failure, now can I show my face to Vikramadithya? Let me go to Ujjain by another way. Let me visit the temple of our Goddess Kalika Devi and pray her to reveal the secrecy of Champaka Valli’s determination and the plans to get marry her with Vikramdithya.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this Bhatti had approached another way. He was going to Ujjain. He had walked for some time. He removed his woman disguise. It was day 12 Gadiyas time. The sun was hot in the sky. Bhatti was thirsty enough. By that time, he was walking through a thick forest. He had seen a river. On the bank of the river, there was a big banyan tree. Bhatti felt happy. He had drunk the water and lay under the shade of banyan tree. He was thinking how to solve the problem. He had found that there was a saint’s ashram at near to that place. In that ashram, there was living a saint along with his wife and doing penance. Then the saint came to have bathe in the river. He had seen Bhatti who lay under the shade of tree. Bhatti was pretending sleep. The saint felt wonder about the handsome appearance of Bhatti. He thought, “I don’t know who this man is. It seems that he will be a king or deity. Really, he is very handsome. If my wife see him, she may feel crazy on him. His appearance is mesmerizing the men even. That’s why let me change this man into woman.” He had searched in surroundings. He had brought a root and chanted some mantras. He had touched Bhatti with the root. Wonder! Bhatti became as a beautiful young woman. The saint had dropped that root beside him and gone to river. He had completed his bathe and returned to his ashram Bhatti didn’t get up. He continued his pretention. After some time, the saint’s wife had came there to bathe in the river. She had seen Bhatti who was in the form of woman under the shade of tree. She had thought “Oh God! How beautiful this woman is. She might be princess or divine woman. If my husband see her, he may become crazy on her. He may leave me. It is not safe to leave like this. Let me change this woman into man. She had brought another root and touched it to his body by chanting some mantras. Double wonder! Bhatti became again as a man. The saint’s wife had completed her bathe in the river and gone on her way.<br /><br /> Bhatti got up, picked up the both roots, and once reminded the mantras chanted by the saint and his wife. He had thought, “How kind Ujjain Maham Kali is! Before I reach the temple at Ujjain to pray for the right plan, she had given me boons like this. Really, this is great. When we go in search of a medical creeper, if the same found at our feet, what a joy and lucky it will be. Elders used to say that it would be fortune to us. By the way, today I’m very fortunate. Immediately I have to approach Vikramadithya. I have to explain everything to him.” Immediately he rushed to the Vijaya Nagaram. There in the garden, Vikramadithya was waiting for Bhatti. He was worrying with anxiety on Bhatti’s delay and craze on ChampaValli. He thought, “Bhatti had gone in the afternoon. Now it is beyond sunset. There came dark in surroundings. Why didn’t Bhatti return? By misfortune, did Bhatti say something wrong with servant-maids? Or did servant-maids could recognize him. Did the work got spoil? Wherever he goes, Bhatti used to return with success within short time. Today, why didn’t he return until now? Whatever it happens, let it be. Let me go to Vijaya Nagaram and Champaka Valli’s palace. Let me see what happen. I’ll destruct her determination and I’ll locate whether Bhatti is in some danger. I should not waste time further. Let everybody should know my strength.” With anger and impatience, Vikramadithya left his disguise of old man and turned into his own form. He was about to move. Just then, he had a look on the way.<br /><br /> By that time, Bhatti reached him. He had watched the anger and impatience of the king, Vikramadithya. He had put namaskar to Vikramadithya and stood there with silence.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Bhatti! You had left me long back and didn’t turn up until now. What you have done on the way.” Bhatti said, “Maha raja! I left you here and went with the servant-maids. We had reached the royal palace. It has 7 compound walls. At each gate, some of servant-maids were separated. By reaching the 7th gate, there were only 4 servant-maids. Hence, I didn’t enter into the palace along with Champaka Valli. Like that, my trial was failed. I didn’t like to show my face to you with failure. Hence, I tried to go to Ujjain to pray our Goddess Kali Devi. On the way, I had laid under a tree. There was a saints’ Ashram nearby. He came there to have bathe in the river beside. He had seen me. He had wanted to change me as woman. He had chanted mantras and touched with this root. I had turned as woman. He had dropped this root beside me and gone to his way. After some time his wife had came there. She had seen me as woman. She has wanted to change me as man. She had chanted a mantra and touched me with another root. I turned as man. She had dropped the root beside me and gone to his ashram. I felt happy. I collected the roots and came here”.<br /><br />[OUT COMING SKILLS: From this narration of story, when the children read this pattern, automatically they learn how to present an issue in direct speech and in indirect speech. Like that without knowing, without paying much industry, as part in their entertainment of story, they can learn the communication skills. Being kids, we i.e. my generation had learnt this. I observed the same phenomena in my daughter and others. Hence, confirmly, I’m saying this.] <br /><br /> He had shown the roots to Vikramadithya. The king felt very happy. He said, “Bhatti! Really, this is the kind affection of our Goddess Kalika Devi on us; but nothing else. I appreciate your afford. Now, what we have to do?” Bhatti said, “With the help of these roots, you can turn as woman. I’ll play a trick to accommodate you at the palace of Champaka Valli. You be friendly with her and you know the reason behind her determination. You know her opinions and feelings. Later I’ll bring you back. Then we can play another plan to get marry you with her.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya had agreed for this. Bhatti had chanted the mantra and touched Vikramadithya with the root. Vikramadithya had turned as woman. Bhatti had changed himself into the get up of king. He said, “Rajendra! Now your name is Vikramamba. I’m your husband. My name is Salya Raja. Let us go to Vijaya Ranga Raya.”<br /><br /> They had reached Vijaya Nagaram. Vikramadithya was walking behind Salya Raja as if she was a chaste woman. She was looking at her feet and toes and walking behind her husband Salya Raja. People on the way were amazing at them. She was beautiful and he was handsome. Both were graceful and with glory. They had approached the court of Vijaya Ranga Raya. Salya Raja had put namaskar to Vijaya Ranga Raya. The king, Vijaya Ranga Raya had seen the pair and their glory. He had thought, “He might be some king of some country. It seems that he is king as equal as me. It is respectable to me to show respects to this man.” He had offered seat to Salya Raja and well treated him. He said, “Oh king! Who are you? Who is she? What is your native? Why do you come here? What can I do for you?” Bhatti said, “Oh king! Bheema Puram is my native. I’m the king of that city. My name is Salya Raja. She is my wife, Vikramamba. She is sister to the king of Ujjain, Vikramadithya. As a sub ordinate king, I used to pay tributes i.e. share in the taxes to him every year in time. But since 3 years, we had no rains in our country. Hence, we had no crops. That’s why, it was not possible for me to pay tax in time. Without considering even the blood relation of brother-in-law, he insisted me to clear the arrears within time. I had mortgaged my assets. But still I had the dues. He insisted me to mortgage my wife. He didn’t consider that my wife is his own sister. He might get the pride of Emperorship. I feel ferocious. If he has no affection on us, why should I show the same to him? That’s why, by taking my wife I came to you. Now I request you to lend me 10,000 Honnes by accepting my wife as mortgage to you. If you give such money to me, I’ll clear off my credit with that rude hearted Vikramadithya. Within short period, I’ll clear your loan and I can take my wife with me. I hope that you can help me. With that hope only I came to you from such long distance.” Vijaya Ranga Raya said, “Salya Raja! We used to hear that Vikramadithya is so great, kind and good. I feel wonder by knowing this.” Bhatti said, “Oh king. It is natural. We watch the hills smooth from far.” Then Vijaya Ranga Raya said, “Vikramadithya is strong Emperor. If he did such to you being brother-in-law, he won’t consider the king like myself. That’s why, it is not correct to me to take mortgage of your wife. I’ll give 10,000 Honnes as per your request. You take them and solve your troubles.”<br /><br /> Bhatti said, “Vijaya Ranga Raya! You are ideal and moral. You are ruling your country with morals. You have sympathies on others. Moreover, you are generous so that you are considering others like you and others problems like your own problems. That’s why, you are proposing like this. Nobody can say that your proposal is not moral. I had born in king’s race. Hence, it is not advisable for me to accept others sacrifice and generosity. That’s why, accept my wife as mortgage and give me 10,000 Honnes.”<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya said, “Salya Raja. Consider me as your friend. This is the help of a friend to another friend. It is not my kindness or generosity to you. Hence, you can accept my proposal.”<br /><br /> Bhatti said, “Maha raja! You said well. I accept your friendship. Whenever I came to request you from far by searching for you, then itself we became friends. I can take 10,000 Honnes from you. But if I take like that and pay to my brother-in-law, vikramadithya, as the dues of taxes, he may think that I had kept money in secrecy in past, now I produced to him. Hence, he may trouble me in 10,000 possible ways. Why should I welcome to such sufferings. That’s why, I request you to accept my wife as mortgage and give me 10,000 Honnes. It is more than enough to me.”<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya was convinced by his argument. He had ordered his treasurer to bring 10,000 Honnes from the royal treasure. He had kept it in front of the king with obedience. Vijaya Ranga Raya had given that bag of money to Salya Raja i.e. Bhatti. He had ordered his servant-maids to take Vikramamba to palace.<br /><br /> Salya Raja [Bhatti] said, “Rajendra! You had given my desired money as per my request. I’m grateful to you. I have another request. I think you came notice that this woman i.e. Vikramamba was brought up with care, love and affection. In the palace, generally men and women live together. It may hurt my wife when she observes other woman enjoying with their husbands. Because she is a part of myself, she may feel lonely. It is not safe and good to her. That’s why I request you to accommodate at a place where men won’t move. You are the man of sensitive thinking. There is no need for me to explain what is good and what is bad. Yes. Now I remember! Your daughter Champaka Valli is determined in avoiding men and living on a specially built palace along with her servant-maids. Is not it? I heard that no man could enter into the palace. If you send my wife to there, they can be friendly with each other. My wife will be happy there without feeling the sorrow of my separation. Because the both of Vikramamba and Champaka Valli are at the same age, they can be as friends easily. Friendship will be among equal age people, but not among different age people. I don’t know your opinion. Please let me know.”<br /><br /> [Here Bhatti’s target was not taking money. He didn’t need it. His target was to transplant Vikramamba at royal palace along with Champaka Valli. To achieve such goal, how many ways did he presented his arguments? The children who read these stories automatically can access such abilities. This is one of the out puts of these stories.]<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya said, “Salya Raja! I also thought the same. Let your wife be with my daughter, be peaceful, and free there. From now on words, I feel she is my elder daughter, Champaka Valli is my younger daughter and you are my son-in-law. Hence, you don’t worry about her. You leave all tensions here and go to solve your problems.”<br /><br /> Salya Raja had expressed his gratefulness to Vijaya Ranga Raya and taken send off from him. Before leaving the court, he had conversed with Vikramamba in their indicated language and taken send off from her. He pretended as he was going to Ujjain, entered into a cave, and relaxed there. He kept 10,000 Honnes at a secret place with care.<br /><br /> Vijaya Ranga Raya had adjourned his court and take Vikramamba to the palace where Champaka Valli was residing. He had called on her. Champaka Valli had heard her father’s voice and felt surprise. Immediately she ran to him. She had put namaskar to him and stood with obedience. The king said, “Daughter. You are my heart. You see, she is Vikramamba, the sister of the king of Ujjain Vikramadithya. Her husband Salya Raja had some problems. Hence, he had left her here and taken 10,000 Honnes from us. He had gone to solve his problems. Until he returns to repay our money and take her from here, we have to protect her. From this day onwards, she will be with you. You be friendly with her and well treat her. Consider her like your own sister.”<br /><br /> Champaka Valli had obediently accepted her father’s order by remembering the elders’ word, as “There is no other great mantra than the word of father.” She said, “Yes father. I obey your order. From this day, I accept Vikramamba as my friend. I’ll take care of her. I promise you that I can perform my responsibility in well manner” Vijaya Ranga Raya felt happy by watching the obedience and good nature of his daughter. Along with Queen, he had taken send off from her and gone to his palace.<br /><br /> Champaka Valli felt happy to receive a new friend. She welcomed Vikramamba and said, “My dear Vikramamba. Don’t feel that this is a new place to you. Consider this palace as your own. Don’t feel lonely. I’m here for you. We can have a nice time by playing music instruments like lute and other. We can enjoy with arts such as singing, dancing, and painting and with discussion on Sasthras.”<br /><br /> Vikramamba pretended somewhat shy in the beginning and slowly she had mingled with Champaka Valli. Until that time, though Champaka Valli had many servant-maids, she had no friends. She was the only daughter to his father. The servant-maids could serve her but they could not extend intellectual company to her. Their maturity was not up to that. Now Champaka Valli found a right companion to her. Champaka Valli and Vikramamba were spending time with arts, music and dance and with intellectual discussion on Sasthras. Whatever Champaka Valli raised the topic, Vikramamba used to discuss on it in as many as possible angles. While playing chess and other games they were competitive. While enjoying the arts, Vikramamba became ideal role to Champaka Valli. Almost she had forgotten the other world except Vikrmamba. Day by day, she was becoming fascinated towards Vikramamba because of her talents, beauty, talkativeness, knowledge and maturity. Days were passing like this.<br /><br /> On the other hand, Bhatti had found a dead body of squirrel in the cave in which he was relaxing. He had inserted himself by Parakaya Pravesam into the dead body of squirrel. [It was believed in ancient India that there was an education by name ParaKaya Pravesam. With the help of that, mantras i.e. magic words a person can leave his body and can enter into another dead body. By the way, temporarily their body becomes dead and the dead body of others in which they had entered becomes alive] He had ordered Bhethala to protect his body and 10,000 Honnes and reached Champaka Valli’s palace. He had watched the friendship between Champaka Valli and Vikramamba was increasing day by day. Gradually Champaka Valli was not able to spend even a single minute without Vikramamba. They were eating together, spending time together and sleeping together. The servant-maids were more cheerful under the leading of Vikramamba. They were servicing them with more admiration. Bhatti was watching all of this in the form of squirrel. He was arriving the palace after noon, watching every happening up to mid night and returning to his cave every day.<br /><br /> By that time Vikramamba, i.e. Vikramadithya thought, “What is the use if I waste time like this with Champaka Valli. How to fulfill my desire? Until date, I could not find out the reason for her determination to prevent men in her life. If I spend time like this, the 6 months turn of my tour will get complete. Then I have to go back Ujjain with empty hands. That’s why I should not waste time even a moment further. Until date, I didn’t leave Champaka Valli for even a minute. Now let me pretend anger and leave her for some time. By playing this ‘Bheda’ [i.e. difference] trick on her, I can know her secret.” [To convince others, in Indian ancient literature, elders told 4 ways. Sama, Dana, Bheda, Damdams. 1. Samam means talking with friendship, love and affection. By doing like this, we can convince the others and make them to accept our deal. 2. Danam means giving i.e. donating things like money and objects to others to convince them to accept our deal. 3. Bhedam means showing indifferent behavior such as anger, threatening or making them fearful to convince them and to make them to accept our deal. 4. Dandam means punishment or rude treatment i.e. by force making the others to accept our deal.]<br /><br /> By thinking like that, Vikramamba had reached a corner and dark room in the palace and laid there by covering her face with a blanket. Champaka Valli had searched for her in all directions. She thought, “What is this wonder! Until date, Vikramamba didn’t leave me even for a single minute. Now why did she left me? Where is she?” Champaka Valli had searched all rooms and found Vikramamba in a corner room by lying on a cot with covered face. She had approached Vikramamba and said, “Oh my dear friend! Why are you lonely here? What is the sorrow you have now? Did anybody said anything to you? Did anybody here hurt you? Who is dare to hurt you or to make you anger? Or anybody disobeyed you? Or do you get bore with me? Did I hurt you without sense? Please tell me what is there in your mind. Otherwise, how can I know? Why are you sad? If you are like this, how can I live? Please tell me what happened.” Champaka Valli was trying to console Vikramamba. Vikramamba said, “My dear friend! Listen. I have no bore with you. In this palace, nobody disobeyed me. Just I slept here. Don’t think otherwise.” Champaka Valli said, “Darling. You are like diamond among women. I have doubts by watching your face and words. It seems that your feelings are different to your action and words. I sense something is in your mind. You are feeling something sad. Let me know please.” Vikramamba didn’t give reply. Champaka Valli sat beside her and turned her face towards her own face, said, “Vikramamba! If you have any deficiency or sorrow, with whom do you share except with me? First, come out of this dark and corner room. Have bathe and food. Later we can talk.” By force, she had driven Vikramamba to have bathe. Champaka Valli had combed her hair and decorated her face personally. After having food and pan, when they were relaxing in the garden, in the lonely place once again Champaka Valli had asked Vikramamba to say her sorrow. Vikramamba said, “By hearing such, I doubt that can you eliminate it?” Champaka Valli said, “What are you saying? It is surprising to me. Are you thinking that I’m rude enough to do not eliminate your sorrow? You see! Though, our bodies are different but I feel our souls are one. It is not correct if you don’t reveal your sorrow to me. Now I recall a story. In previous there were two friends like us. I tell you their story. Listen carefully.”<br /><br /> Vikramamba got ready to hear. Champaka Valli was narrating the story …Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-67652640179983265872009-02-11T17:23:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:05:37.835+05:30THE MARRIAGE OF HELA RAMBHABy 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.<br /><br /> 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?”<br /><br /> 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.<br /><br /> 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.<br /><br /> 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.”<br /><br /> 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.<br /><br /> [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.] <br /><br /> 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.”<br /><br /> 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.<br /><br /> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">OUT COMING SKILLS: </span>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.<br /><br /> 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.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-87735137765275118732009-02-06T23:25:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:05:37.836+05:30THE STORY TOLD BY PILLOWThe pillow was telling the remaining story.<br /> <br />It had continued …<br /><br /> Since the mid wife had the attitude of good and bad, because she was moral to some extent, she had left the baby beside the snake’s hill. The newborn kid was crying with cold air. The 5 headed king cobra which was living in that snakes’ hill had heard this sound. It came out. There was the newborn baby, which was cute and bright. The king cobra had paid his magic power i.e. knowledgeous vision. He came to know that this kid was the grandson of the king Gandheswara i.e. the son of his son Kanthi Rupudu. He thought, “The fore fathers of this kid were devoting our snake Gods and this snake hill since 21 generations by paying tributes with milk, fruits and gold. This boy also can serve to us and devote us. Hence, I have to adjoin this kid to his Grandfather, who was the king of this Chandra Giri.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, the 5 headed king cobra Goddess had taken the kid into the temple of Goddess Kali Devi and kept it inside the inner temple.<br /><br /> In the morning, the king Gandheswara had came there along with his ministers and other officials as usual to devote Goddess Kalika Devi. While he was paying tributes, he heard the kids’ cry from inside. They felt wonder by hearing such cry from inner temple. They had checked inside. What a wonder! They had observed cute newborn baby i.e. boy there. The king felt very happy. He praised the Goddess Kali like anything. He thought, “This kid is a gift to me from Goddess. Because I lost my son, Goddess Kali mother had presented me this boy.” He had taken the kid to palace gave to his Queen. He said, “Since we are sinking in the ocean of sorrow of missing our son Kanthi Rupudu, Goddess Kali had blessed us with this kid. We had found him in the inner temple.” <br /><br /> By watching the kid, his Queens said, “Oh king! Really, God is great. What a wonder is this? You see this boy looks like our own son Kanthi Rupudu. When Kanthi Rupudu born, he was just like this kid only.”<br /><br /> Every body wondered to such natural phenomena. They had given ‘Madana Sekhara’ name to the boy. They were bringing him up with high care, love and affection. As growing, he learnt many sasthras, war arts and other talents. He had grown up to 20 years age. One day he had gone on a visit to city on a chariot along with his near friends. The news had spread in the city. People gathered on roads to see their prince. His chariot entered into the prostitutes’ street. Everybody was talking about this. While the servant-maids were talking about the prince i.e. son of Gandheswara, Kanthi Rupini heard it. At once, she thought that her husband Kanthi Rupudu had found. She rushed to balcony. She had seen the prince with keen observation and eager. At the same time, Madana sekhara had seen her. She thought, “What a wonder! Is this my husband Kanthi Rupudu?” She had seen him for few more minutes in deep. She thought, “He looks almost as Kanthi Rupudu. But he is younger. He is not my husband Kanthi Rupudu.” Immediately she got sense of herself. She trembled with fear. She had thought, “Why I had seen this man with keen observation. If others watch me, what they will think about me? It is not good to me.” like a flashlight, she had rushed to inside from balcony.”<br /><br /> Madana Sekhara had observed all of this. He had thought, “Why this woman had seen me with keen observation. There is something strange in her eyes. She is very beautiful. Just like a flash, she had disappeared. It was as if the moon disappearance behind the clouds. Something is attracting me towards her. Who might be she? I should know about her.”<br /><br /> After visit on city, Madana Sekhara returned to his palace. With friends, he had taken food, drinks and relaxed. He had taken 1000 Honnes [the then currency] and given to his near friend. He said, “Oh my dear friend. I want to say a secret to you. Today when we had gone to city tour, I had seen a beautiful woman in the prostitute street. I have interest on her. You go to that house, give this money to that house owner and arrange my meeting with her.” <br /><br /> This friend also had seen Kanthi Rupini when she was observing keenly Madana Sekhara. He had observed Madana Sekhar’s absent-mindedness after that incident. Hence, he had assured the prince and gone to Soundara Valli’s house. By that time, Kanthi Rupini was decorating the house with flowers as in the part of her daily work. The friend of prince had seen her keenly. He thought, “This woman is really beautiful. We never see such a beauty on this earth. My friend i.e. prince had crazy on her because of this rare beauty and delicacy in her. Let me talk to the boss of this prostitute house, Soundarya Valli.” By receiving the news of the arrival of prince’s friend, Soundarya Valli welcomed him, treated him with regards. She had given him seat and sweets. She felt very happy about this event. She said, “Oh great man! You came here by treating me as famous. By your arrival, my life got success. My house becomes holy. Our elders used to say that great people do not come to anywhere unless they have appropriate reason. That’s why, I request you to explain the reason of your visit. We have to entertain people. In such case if our service entertains the people like you, it will be grateful to us.” <br /><br /> The prince’s friends said, “Soundarya Valli! I’m happy with your welcome. And I’m pleased with your conversation. Really, you are talented. By knowing that you are the best among the prostitutes in our city, I came to you. Among the prostitutes in our city, your qualities are famous. Here is the information to you from our prince Madana Sekhara. When the prince came on city tour, he had seen some beautiful woman at your house. He had desire to enjoy with her company. This is the royal work. He is our prince and future king. Being citizens, we should serve them. You are the prostitute by profession. Since generations, your family is in the some profession. Hence, there is no need for me to remind your duty. Here is your gift, 1000 Honnes. Take this money and satisfy our prince. What do you say?” [In ancient India, kings and people as a profession patronized the prostitution. The prostitutes used to dance in temples and royal courts. They used to participate in devotional programs. As well, they used to entertain men with their talents and sex.]<br /><br /> By hearing the words of prince’s friend, Soundarya Valli felt very happy. She had thought, “My daughter who was earning by prostitute profession had died. Since 20 years, I’m living without earnings by investing the savings. In such case who will look after me in future, in my further old age? After so long time I got this offer. This man had came to pay me 1000 Honnes. It is really luck to me. By moral or immoral, as prior we have to earn money. Otherwise, how to live comfortable?” <br /><br /> She said, “Oh great man! This is your house. Nobody is here to object you. I’m not disobedient to prince. He can come at any time. Always this house doors are open to him. That woman is my daughter like. He can enjoy her company.”<br /><br /> The prince’s friend had paid 1000 Honnes to her and fixed the prince’s appointment by that night. He returned to the prince. He said, “Oh prince! Madana Sekhara! I had seen that woman. Really, she is beautiful. She looks like Rambha, Urvasi, Thilothama etc divine women. She is Soundarya Valli’s daughter. Soundarya Valli is the famous prostitute in our city. She had agreed to our deal. You can visit her house by this night.”<br /><br /> The prince Madana Sekhara heard all of this. He had thought, “She is prostitute’s daughter. Hence, we have no relation with her. There is no such possibility even. Then why I had attraction on her? There is something strange. I must locate for it. If there is not anything strange, let me enjoy with her. It is not wrong to enjoy with prostitute. Anyway, today night I’ll go to that prostitute’s house.”<br /><br /> By night, after dinner Madana Sekhara got dressed up with beautiful colored silk dress and ornaments. He was eager to meet Kanthi Rupini. By hearing that she was a prostitute, he had some lust on her. But his sixth sense or natural instinct was warning him as something guilty was somewhere. With this suspicion and anxiety, he had reached the prostitutes’ street. He had left all his royal signs. It was night by 15 Ghadiyas time. [The then measure of time] It was dark. He was walking lonely. In that dark even, he could recognize Soundarya Valli’s house. Suddenly, a big blow of wind was there. All the lamps in the house had put off. Madana Sekhara didn’t stop. He was eager to go into the house. He stepped on a smooth thing. By sensing the smooth touch he jumped over it and going. There was a black cow and its calf tied by rope to a pillar. The prince didn’t notice the animals due to dark. He had stepped on the tail of calf and jumped over it. After jumping, the prince got doubt about the object on which he stepped. He had turn back to check up.<br /><br /> By that time, the calf said, “Mother! What time is this? This prince had stepped on my tail. Again, he jumped over it. He is going on.” The cow had replied “My dear calf! Do you think that it is a wonder as jump over your tail? This prince is a sin fellow. He is going to enjoy sex with his mother. To such sin doing fellow, will you be an obstacle or will me be an obstacle or will God be an obstacle? There is no doubt about such people as they can do much more sins. You keep quite. If we talk about such people, it will be a sin to us.”<br /><br /> The prince knew the language of animals. He was shocked. He had thought, “Oh God! I thought that the woman whom I had seen is prostitute. I came here to enjoy lust with prostitute. On the other hand, my inner sense is warning me. I sensed something strange. How that woman could be my mother? But, why the animals say bluff? Why should my sixth sense saying something strange is here. Why my soul gets attractive towards her? I’m very younger. My father Gandheswara king is very old man. There should be some secret in my birth. I should know it. We should not take any decision without investigating the details till end.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, Madana Sekhara had prepared his mind with balance. He had gone inside. Soundarya Valli had received him as if he was Devendra, the king of deities. She had offered him to wait in the bedroom. The bedroom was decorated with flowers, perfumes and lights. They had arranged an attractive bed there. The prince had sat on the bed with deep thinking.<br /><br /> Soundarya Valli had approached Kanthi Rupini and said, “Oh girl! Rupa Vathi! I’m protecting you since 20 years. Whenever I forced you to adopt my profession, you protested my proposal. The young and rich men in this city were harassing me since your disagreement to my proposal. Somehow, I had bared all this and protecting you with all comforts. But today, the prince of this city had came to our house to enjoy with you. You should obey me now. Otherwise, we will lose our heads.”<br /><br /> Kanthi Rupini asked her, “Prince means who he is?” Soundarya Valli said, “Madana Sekharudu.” By hearing this, Kanthi Rupini had closed her ears with two hands and said, “Oh God! How bitter is this! Please do not say such words to me. I can’t do such immoral and sin activities, in which ever manner you force me. Please leave me.” But Soundarya Valli didn’t leave her. She was trying to convince Kanthi Rupini. Kanthi Rupini had thought, “It is my sin to live after the missing of my husband. If I die on that day itself, I could escape from the blame of pregnancy, the king’s punishment and the present prostitute’s harassment. What a bad lucky person I am? How bitter my fate is! Whenever I notice that this house is of a prostitute, on that day itself, I should commit suicide. Oh God! Please save me from this disaster.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, Kanthi Rupini kept calm. By watching her silence, Soundarya Valli thought, “Silence is half agreement. This RupaVathi had agreed to my deal. Without knowing this technique, I had wasted so much of time. Otherwise, I could earn much within these 20 years. Anyway, first let me take this woman to the bedroom at which the prince is waiting. It is not safe to keep him in further waiting.”<br /><br /> By force, she had kept Kanthi Rupini in the bedroom and closed the doors. Kanthi Rupini was helpless and horrified. She was shocked with fear. She was standing beside the cot by holding its frame. She was not able to notice anything in her surroundings. With surprise, Madana Sekhara got up from the cot. He had seen her face. Being kid, he didn’t drink her breast milk. The milk from her breast had spread on his face. With this miraculary incident, his shock, surprise and guilty concept had driven him from there. Immediately he had returned to his palace. Soundarya Valli had watched the departure of prince from her house. She had worried since the prince didn’t spend much time there. Immediately she had rushed into the bedroom. There Kanthi Rupini stood beside the cot by holding its frame like a statue. Soundarya Valli got severe anger with her. She shouted, “Oh Devil! You had demolished my house. Oh God! I don’t know that which type of punishment that I’m going to receive from the king.” Soundarya Valli was crying and scolding Kanthi Rupini. Kanthi Rupini didn’t react further. <br /><br /> Like this, the night passed. It was early in the morning. The sun was like a red fruit in the East. There was cool breeze. The flowers were blossom and all surroundings were filled with sweet smells. The birds were singing. The morning devotions, mantras and temple bells sounds were spreading in the city. The king and Queen had finished their daily works such as bathe etc. The king and the ministers were ready to go to the temple of Goddess Kali Devi as usual. By that time, every day, the prince Madana Sekhara used to be there before all others. But he was not there on that day. The king had sent servants to invite him to the temple. Since the return from Soundarya Valli’s house, Madana Sekhara was very sad and confused. He had laid on bed with desperation. The servants had informed to the king as the prince was not active and he lay on the bed with desperation. The king worried like anything. He rushed to the suit of the prince. Madana Sekhara was on the bed. His face was like a folded flower. The hair was not combed. His eyes were filled with tears. The king was shocked by his appearance. He had held him in hands and said, “My dear son. Why, what is the reason? Why are you like this? You are not cheer up. What happened?”<br /><br /> Madana Sekhara said, “Father! I have some doubts. If you promise me to clear my doubts, then I’ll take bathe and food. Otherwise I’ll be like this only.”<br /><br /> Gandheswara said, “My child. I promise you. I’ll do whatever you like. Get and <br />have bathe. Take your food and come to the court.” Madana Sekhara had completed his bathe and went to the court. Gandheswara said, “My son! Tell me, what are your doubts?” Madana Sekhara said, “Father! You are bringing me up with love and affection. Nobody said anything. Till date, I feel that you and the Queen are my parents. But, now, I have some doubts. That’s why I’m asking like this. Are you my parents? Otherwise, are you bringing me up? Did I have some other parents who had given birth to me? Let me clear this doubt. Otherwise, I don’t like to live. This is my promise.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, Gandheswara felt a cyclone thunder. He trembled with fear and surprise. He thought with sorrow “Oh God! What a danger is this? My own son had missed since long time. My daughter-in-law got pregnancy and punished to be in forest. In that sorrow, I found this kid in the temple. By thinking that he is the gift of God, we are bringing him up. But, now, he is speaking like a thunder in the sky. What I have to do? If I bluff, regarding his birth details he may not believe. Moreover, he may not be with us. It is not safe. Let be happen whatever it happen. But it is always safe to tell truth only.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, Gandheswara hugged and kissed Madana Sekhara. He said, “My dear child! Why you have this type of doubts today, I don’t know. By thinking that it will be a great disaster, you had taken such severe promises. If you want to know, there is no secrecy here. I’ll tell your birth details. Listen carefully; I had a son by name Kanthi Rupudu. He was very handsome. By search all over, I had performed his marriage with appropriate beautiful princess by name Kanthi Rupini. I made them to live peacefully in the 7-stared palace at the end of our city with all comforts and servants. They were always lived together. They had love and affection towards each other. Among those days, suddenly my son had missed from the palace. We don’t know what was the faith and sin my daughter-in-law had conceived pregnancy. How she could conceive pregnancy without the company of husband? The security to that palace was very tight. She was surrounded with servant-maids. Nobody knew anything. As a punishment, I had sent her to forest. We don’t know whether she died or alive or given birth to any baby. Some time passed. My wives and myself were crying for our missed son and fate of my daughter-in-law. As usual, one day I had gone to the temple of Goddess Durga. You were there in the inner temple. It seems that you were like newborn baby. I had taken you as if you were the gift of Goddess Kali to us. I brought you to palace and gave to my wives. We had brought you up with love and affection. You are my life. I made you as prince of my kingdom. And you only the future king to this kingdom.”<br /><br /> Madana Sekhara kept calm for some time. He thought, “I was not born to this king and Queen. I was found in the temple. The black cow had said that I had gone to enjoy sex with my mother. The woman in the prostitute was strange. Why her breast milk had spread on my face? I must know the details. Nobody is here to tell me such. It is possible to investigate into my birth secret, by questioning the prostitute Soundarya Valli and the woman there i.e. Rupa Vathi.”<br /><br /> He said with the king Gandheswara “Father! I got some peace by hearing your words. But without knowing the complete secret of birth, I can’t be peaceful. Please call on the prostitute Soundarya Valli and a woman Rupa Vathi who is living in our city. We have to enquire them. I hope that they know my birth secret.”<br /><br /> The king surprised to this. But he decided to enquire until end. He ordered his soldiers to bring Soundarya Valli and Rupa Vathi. The soldiers had conveyed the King’s order to Soundarya Valli. Soundarya Valli trembled with fear. She said with Rupa Vathi “Oh Devil. You are like a ghost towards me. Where I found you as per my fate? I had protected you long time as if you are my own daughter. Is it resulting for it? You became like a snake beneath my pillow. Last night, how many ways I counseled you? But you didn’t pay attention. You burnt my life. You had ill-treated and shown disregards towards the prince. He might be anger with me. Otherwise, we don’t receive the king’s soldiers with a message of the king’s order to attend the court within short period. Oh God! May be my head won’t lie an my neck. The king’s order will be rude enough! Oh Rupa Vathi! Please let me know what happened in the bedroom at least now itself. If you tell me without hiding, I can think how to convince the prince. Otherwise, we should receive death as a punishment. Please tell me.” Kanthi Rupini didn’t know anything i.e. what happened on the night. Since she was in deep shock. She didn’t know about the observation of prince, the spreading of her breast milk on his face. That’s why she kept calm. On the other hand, the soldiers were warning Soundarya Valli to move. Soundarya Valli scolded Rupa Vathi and said, “Enough! Why should I scold you? This is all my fate! Being experienced prostitute now, I’m facing king’s enquiry and punishment because of you. By this time, it is safe to tell the truth what I know. By the way God will save me, and God may forgive me.”<br /><br /> Soundarya Valli and Rupa Vathi had arrived to the court along with the king’s soldiers. By watching them, the king Gandheswara had recognized his daughter-in-law Kanthi Rupini. He got tears by watching her in such a situation. He didn’t reveal anything. Some of his ministers also recognized her but kept calm. Gandheswara had controlled himself and started to enquire them. He called on Soundarya Valli. She stood obediently before him with folded hands. He said, “Soundarya Valli! You brought this woman along with you. Who is she? Is she your daughter or not? You will be alive if you say the truth. Don’t try to bluff. It is no use of it. Don’t think that we cannot identify what you say. This is the royal court. Here the judges and ministers are scholars. They can identify what is truth and what is false. Without fear, tell us the truth.”<br /><br /> Soundarya Valli was trembling with extreme fear. She said, “Oh Maharaja! I tell the truth as it is happened. If I had done any mistake, please forgive me. I had a daughter. She was beautiful and talented. But due to my fate, she had died by failing in delivering a baby. When she was alive, doing prostitution my house was always with full of gallants and young men. When she died, nobody came to perform post death ceremony even, to her. I felt helpless and lonely. Since I had no alternative, on that day I had taken the corpse of my daughter to the burial ground. I was burning it at night. After mid night i.e. by 15 Ghadiyas in the night, the woman RupaVathi had came there. She tried to jump into fire of corpse and die. By that time, she was pregnant of matured months. I pitied on her. I had consoled her, convinced her and taken to my house. I had protected her as if she is my own daughter. Since she is beautiful, I had desired to earn by making her to do prostitution; after delivery. One day she was suffering from delivery pains. I had called on midwife and ordered her to tie Rupa Vathi’s eyes by cloth. I bribed the midwife to kill the baby of Rupa Vathi if it is boy. I asked her to protect if the baby is girl. Oh, king! Please forgive me for this kid’s murder. In my profession of prostitution, girls will be assets to us. We don’t need boys. We used to think that it would be waste to bring up the boy. The mid wife had accepted my deal. Pity! This woman Rupa Vathi had given birth to a boy. The mid wife had taken the baby out. I don’t know whether that mid wife had killed the baby or not. Later I kept wooden doll beside Rupa Vathi and told her that she had given birth to that only. Rupa Vathi said, “Mother. I heard that the crying of kid now. How this wooden doll is here?” I said, “You are in semi conscious state with delivery pains. More over you have the hope to have a child. Hence, you might hear such cries. You had delivered this wooden doll only. If you delivery a live baby, what I can do with that kid? It might be your fate. Don’t cry for what happened. It is not safe to cry after delivery.” I had cured her with medicines, service and counseling. I let her for some more months. Later I tried to make her to do prostitution. But she didn’t obey me. She said that her husband had missed. She had committed as chaste woman. When I forced her to earn money by doing prostitution, she said, “Mother. Please don’t force me. You don’t feel that why should you feed me as a waste. Any way you are maintaining servant-maids in your house. I also do service at your house works. Let me have food for such service like your other servant-maids. But don’t force me to do prostitution. If you force me, there is no alternative to me except death.” Since that, she is doing service in my house as housekeeper. By that way, yester day …”<br /><br /> Gandheswara had destructed her and said, “Enough, enough. Stop your long narration. Who is that mid wife? Where she lives?” Soundarya Valli told. The soldiers immediately brought the mid wife to the king’s court. The king Gandheswara said, “Oh Mid wife! Do you know this Soundarya Valli and that woman, Rupa Vathi?” With fear, mid wife replied “Yes Maharaja”. <br /><br /> The king said, “In which manner, you know her. Let us know.” The mid wife said, “Oh Maha raja! Since many years back, this Soundarya Valli had called on me to attend the delivery of this woman Rupa Vathi. Her eyes were tied with a cloth. This woman had given birth to a cute boy. Soundarya Valli had offered me money to kill the kid. I had accepted that deal with the desire on money. Oh, king please forgives me for this. I had taken the baby and came out of that house. I had reached the end of our city near the temple of Goddess Kalika Devi. I had seen the face of baby. The baby was smiling at me. It was cute baby. There was glory in its face. I was not able to kill the baby. I left the baby beside the snake hill in which we believe that 5 headed snake God is there. Later I had gone home. I don’t know what happened further.”<br /><br /> The king Gandheswara said with Rupa Vathi “Oh girl. Who are you? Is Rupa Vathi your real name? What is your native? Who are your parents? Why did you reach the burial ground? Being pregnant why did you attempted suicide by jumping into the fire of corpse? Is it not the sin? What is your past? Let us know.” She didn’t lift her face. She was watching her feet only. She said, “Oh Rajendra! Mahendra Giri is my native. The king of Mahendra Giri, Maheswardu is my father. They call me as Kanthi Rupini. My husband is the prince of Chandra Giri i.e. the son of King Gandheswara, by name Kanthi Rupudu. My father-in-law had kept us in 7-stared royal palace to lead daily life in peace. We lived there together like sun God and Goddess Chaya for some time. Days passed. What happened, I don’t know. One day we slept on terrace as usual. When early in the morning when I woke up, my husband was not beside me. I searched all over the palace. I didn’t find him. Through servant-maids, I had intimated this to my father-in-law. He had taken appropriate acts to search for him. I was living in the same palace with my servant-maids by waiting for my husband. I don’t know any sin. Miraculary, I had conceived the pregnancy. The servant-maids had informed to my father-in-law. He felt shy and blame of public. They had punished me by dropping me in the midst of forest by night. I didn’t know the way. More over I didn’t have desire to live. I had searched ways to commit suicide. I had gone across the wild animals. But unfortunately, no wild animal had hurt me. By that time, I had seen a fire light at far to me. I walked in that direction. I decided to leave this body, which got the blame of public by jumping in to the fire. What happened further you had heard by Soundarya Valli. But yesterday…”<br /><br /> Gandheswara disturbed her. He said, “Soundarya Valli! While explaining you tried to say something by saying yesterday. Now this woman also used the same word yesterday. What happened yester day. You say first. Later I’ll enquire her.”<br /><br /> Soundarya Valli said, “Maha raja! Yesterday, our Prince Madana Sekhara’s friend came to my house and informed me that our prince is interested to visit my house by night. The prince’s friend had given me 1000 Honnes and ordered me to arrange to entertain the prince, with this woman Rupa Vathi. As our profession is prostitution, I felt happy for the opportunity. I conveyed my acceptance. I tried to convince this woman to attend the prince. She didn’t accept. By night our prince came. I made him to wait in the bedroom. With force, I had dropped Rupa Vathi in that room. Within one minute, the prince had left my house. I had scolded this woman for that. Mean while your soldiers informed me to attend the royal court. Truly, this was happened.”<br /><br /> When the king Gandheswara enquired Rupa Vathi, she also confirmed it. Gandheswara said, “My son Madana Sekhara! With this enquiry, do you get clarification of your doubts?” Madana Sekhara said, “Father! Everything is in sequence like beads in the garland. But there are some gaps. How to confirm that the baby kept by the mid wife beside the snake’s hill is the same as the baby who did you find in the temple? Yesterday when I had gone on city tour, I had seen this woman watching me with keen eye. I had surprised. I found something attraction and relation there. I sent my friend to enquire. He informed me that the woman was the daughter of prostitute Soundarya Valli. Hence, I thought that there won’t be any possibility that I related to this woman but my mind was thinking about her always. I sensed something abnormal. I wanted to find out. By night, I had gone to Soundarya Valli’s house. In the dark, I had stepped on the tail of cow’s calf. The cow had scolded me that I was lustful man and was going to enjoy with my mother. With shock and surprise, I had gone inside. Soundarya Valli asked me to wait in the bedroom. After some time she had brought this Rupa Vathi and left us lonely. I had seen Rupa Vathi’s face. Miracle! Her breast milk had spread on my face. Immediately I return to the palace. There I sensed that there must be some secret regarding my birth. That’s why I requested you to do this enquiry. But still I have doubts whether the I am the son of this Rupa Vathi or not. As per midwife words she had left the son of Rupa Vathi beside snake’s hill. As per your words, you had found me in the inner temple. Hence, let us go to the temple of Goddess Kali Devi. She only can clear our doubts. Let’s go to the temple and devote her. Don’t waste time with words. Let’s go immediately. Come fast.” Madana Sekhara was eager to know and to go to the temple. All the Queens were informed this. They had recognized their daughter-in-law, Kanthi Rupini. The king along with ministers, teachers, scholars and people had gone to temple. Madana Sekhara had performed devotion to Goddess Kalika Devi. He had prayed her “Oh Mother! You are mother to every living being in this world. Let my mother get rid of blame. Let me get rid of sin. You should clarify our doubts and reveal the secrets of my birth. Otherwise I’ll cut off my head at your feet.”<br /><br /> He got ready to scarify his life by cutting his head with sword. Goddess Kalika Devi had appeared in front of them. She said, “Madana Sekhara! Gandheswara! Listen. The mid wife had left the baby beside the snake’s hill. The baby was crying. By hearing that, the 5 head snake Goddess had came out and watched the baby. She had noticed that the baby was your grandson with her magical power. Because your family is devotees to her since generations, she had kept the baby in the inner temple, here. You had taken him and brought up him by name Madana Sekhara. Madana Sekhara’s mother is this Rupa Vathi alias Kanthi Rupini only. Due to Kanthi Rupudu only, Kanthi Rupini had conceived the pregnancy. Because Madana Sekhara is the son of your son, he was made to reach you, as the valuable object reaches its own true owner. Hence, you be happy.”<br /><br /> Gandheswara said, “Oh mother! You are so kind to us. What you said is true. We know this all. But still we had a doubt. You said that Madana Sekhara is my grandson i.e. the son of my son. My son was missed from the specially built 7-stared royal palace for him. This happened before Kanthi Rupini conceived pregnancy. Then how this Madana Sekhara born to him. Please let us know.”<br /><br /> Goddess Kalika Devi smiled at him with affection. She said “Son. You are asking the secret of other world. Because you are my devotees and victims, I’m saying that to you. One night your son and daughter-in-law were sleeping on their terrace. By that time, 7 Yakshinies were travelling in the air after taking bathe in the beautiful lake beside your city. They used to do such on every full moon night. By watching your son’s handsome appearance, they had taken him with their magical powers to their world. They were enjoying with your son on turns. After some days, they felt pity on your daughter-in-law. Because she is his own wife, they had decided to give her one turn. As per such, they used to drop him on every 8th night on the bed of Kanthi Rupini and brought him back before morning. Because of the 7 Yakshinies magical power, no body including your daughter-in-law, her servant-maids and security guards was able to notice it. After few months, your daughter-in-law conceived pregnancy. Any way past is passed. Due to your fate, you all including yourself, your wives, son, daughter-in-law and your grand son had faced such sorrows. To anybody, fate is unavoidable. Due to your past acts, including good and bad, your fate will be designed. Hence, everybody should always do good. This is unavoidable to any living being in any world. Even deities also cannot escape from this system. What now the 7 Yakshinies have done, they will receive the appropriate fate in future. Hence, now you don’t cry for what happened. Now you locate the way by which you can get back your son. I can punish the 7 Yakshinies. But before that, I want to give a choice to them to realize their sin. Let Kanthi Rupini do Monday devotion towards 7 Yakshinies. If she does penance towards them, they will come to her. Let her ask them ‘her husband’ as a boon. Let me watch what they will do.”<br /><br /> Goddess Kalika Devi had blessed them and disappeared. Madana Sekhara had fallen on the feet of Kanthi Rupini and cried like anything. In the same situation, she had lifted him and hugged him. The king also had wept. All the people around them had tears in their eyes. The king and ministers had consoled the mother and son i.e. Kanthi Rupini and Madana Sekhara. King Gandheswara said, “Oh my daughter-in-law, Kanthi Rupini. You are like my mother. How many difficulties you had faced. My child, forgive me. I had done mistake in your case without knowing the truth. You are chaste woman. Without noticing it, I had driven you to forest. Because of your holiness, today it was happened to meet all of us. We had appearance of Goddess Durga because of your sincerity only.” His wives had received their daughter-in-law with joy and tears in the eyes. <br /><br /> Gandheswara returned to the court. He said, with Soundarya Valli, “Oh Soundarya Valli! You had troubled my daughter-in-law to do prostitution. You are eligible to get punishment for it. But you had saved my daughter-in-law who was pregnant from death. You had protected her since 20 years with food and shelter. That’s why I excused you.” He had given so many gifts including gold and money to her and sent her. He called on midwife and said, “You are really kind woman. Unless you left the baby beside the snake’s hill without killing, we could not get our grandson. You are really great.” He had given much more gifts to her including gold and gems.<br /><br /> On the other hand, Kanthi Rupini was on fasting on every Monday and doing penance towards 7 Yakshinies. On the 7th Monday, the 7 Yakshinies had appeared to her. She prayed them “Oh Yakshini women! Being chaste woman, I won’t desire anything else except my husband’s company. Please bless me to be with my husband.”<br /><br /> They had came to know what happened since her pregnancy up to the appearance of Goddess Kalika Devi to her; with their magical power and vision of knowledge. They had realized their mistake and sin. They thought, “With craze on a handsome man, how much sin we had done. With our magical powers we had taken him off from his wife. We separated loving wife and husband. More over we made him to forget everything. Not by leaving like that, we dropped him on turn on the bed of his wife. As a result, how many difficulties this Kanthi Rupini had faced. Our crime, our sin and we are the reasons for the separation of loving wife and husband, son and his parents as well loving mother and son. By the way, we became as the reason for their difficulties. This is because of our ego, we have magical powers. This Kanthi Rupini is a chaste woman. It is better to return her husband before she curse us.”<br /><br /> They had apologized her and returned Kanthi Rupudu to her. They had gone to Goddess Kalika Devi’s temple. Because they had realized themselves, they had sacrificed their magical powers at the feet of Goddess Kalika Devi’s and went to forest to penance by leaving their Yakshinies luxurious life. <br /><br /> In the palace, Kanthi Rupudu had realized and remembered all. He had recognized his loving wife Kanthi Rupini. He had hugged her. He had fallen on to the feet of his parents. King Gandheswara had narrated what happened in his absence. He had shown Madana Sekhara. Kanthi Rupudu had received everybody with great love. All had chattered until they get satisfaction. They had narrated one another about the happenings. Kanthi Rupudu had enjoyed the company of his loving wife, son and parents. After some years, Gandheswara had made Kanthi Rupudu as king of Chandra Giri and went to forest to do penance. Kanthi Rupudu had coroneted his son Madana Sekhara as a prince i.e. future king and ruled his kingdom with morals. In his ruling, people were happy and peaceful.<br /><br /> Do you hear, oh Vikramadithya in the disguise of Vysya businessman! You are the king of kings. You are capable to do anything. Because of your greatness, though we have no talkative power, we were able to tell you stories. Otherwise, we can’t tell any, even in the presence of deities. Here is the end of my narration.”Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-67305764453599540682009-02-05T00:16:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:05:37.836+05:30THE STORY TOLD BY LIGHT STANDThe light stand continued …<br /> <br /> The 7 Yakshinies had taken Kanthi Rupudu to their world. Here on the earth, Kanthi Rupini had woken up after mid night. She didn’t find husband beside. She had watched 4 sides. He was not there. She had watched in the 7 stares of the palace. She was not able to find him. With helplessness, Kanthi Rupini had cried aloud. Her servant-maids had rushed towards her. They had consoled her first. Then she told them about the missing of Kanthi Rupudu. What the servant-maids could do? They had searched again in the 7 stares of palace and surrounding gardens. The Sun rose in the East. The servant-maids had searched every inch in the palace and garden. If Kanthi Rupudu had gone out of palace, the security guards should know it. With this logic, they had enquired the guards. But the security guards had confirmed that the prince Kanthi Rupudu didn’t go out of palace. They thought, “To play practical joke on us, the prince might hide somewhere.” With this thought, they had searched behind all plants and furniture. They were not able to find him.<br /><br /> Then they had gone to king to report it. By that time, the king Gandheswara was in his court. The ministers, scholars, courtiers and people were there in the court. By hearing the news of Kanthi Rupudu’s missing the king became un-conscious. Immediately his ministers rushed to him. They had served him, the servants and doctors had treated him with sandal powder, cool water and medicines. After some minutes, he came into conscious. He had seen 4 sides to recall his memory. Again, he remembered his son missing. He had wept with sorrow. He said, “My dear ministers! What you have done? Why did you get me to consciousness? Why don’t you leave me to die? When I lost my son, why should I live? What is the use of my life? Why should I have this kingdom? My life is waste.” Like this, he was crying. Our elders used to say that the sorrow of losing children or death of children is forever to any parent. This was circumstantial with the king Gandheswara.<br /><br /> By hearing this, his ministers said, “Oh, King! You have to cry like this if your son had died. But he is very much alive. Just he was missing. If he dead, we could find his dead body. But there is no such case. He can’t go to heaven with body because he didn’t know Anima etc Ashta Sidhi. [In Indians’ believes, there are 8 magical powers by name Animadi Ashta Sidhas. By doing penance people or saints can achieve them. With such magical powers, they can move in invisible form, travel through air, walk on water, psychologically over power others etc.] As well, he is not a devotee to go to heaven with body. However, devotees, people should leave this physical body on this earth. Only soul can go to upper worlds like heaven. On the other hand, our elders used to say that we should experience the result of our bad and good acts. Others will not experience the result of our works. Being knowledgeous, you know all these things. In spite of such, you should not cry like an ordinary man. We should not keep calm. Let us send our spies to all over the world to identify his whereabouts. You please give up crying. Please think about the appropriate work to do now.”<br /><br /> By the console of ministers, the king felt some peace. He had sent skilled spies to all over his kingdom and neighboring countries to trace his son. They had wandered all over. With desperation, they returned to report the nil result to the king. The king felt very sorrow. By watching the sorrow of Kanthi Rupini, he had forgotten his own sorrow, and he consoled her like her own father. He thought, “How cruel this fate is! She is so beautiful and young. I had searched for beautiful bride to my handsome son. But now she remained lonely.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, Gandheswara ordered the servant-maids and security guards of 7 stared palace to protect her like a flower. In fact, oh, King, can anybody avoid the fate? It will happen at its time; however, it is bitter or sweet to us. On every full moon day, the 7 Yakshinies used to come to the lake. As usual they came. But this time, why should they come to the palace of Kanthi Rupudu and Kanthi Rupini, instead of going on their way? Okay! They came. But why should they feel lust on human prince? Though they felt lust, why should they taken him to their world? They didn’t consider the sin of separating the loving wife and husband. Being Yakshinies, why didn’t they concern about sin and faith, unless it was according to the fate of Yakshinies, Kanthi Rupudu and kanthi Rupini? The king Gandheswara kept them in the isolated 7 stared building to protect their privacy from public visit. It had lead to the separation of the pair. If they live in their old palace, might be the Yakshinies not seen him and taken him. All of this was according to their fate only. Without thinking about fate, people can say anything. But it is impossible for anybody to avoid the happenings of life according to their fate. Well, let’s come back to the story, by leaving this philosophical discussion.” By saying like this, the light stand was continuing the story. <br /><br /> At the world of Yakshinies, Kanthi Rupudu had woken up from sleep. He had seen all around. He didn’t find his loving wife beside himself. He noticed that it was new place. Mean while one of the Yakishinies came into that room. She had mesmerized him with her magical power. She had served him by fulfill his needs. She had given delicious food and drinks. She had entertained him with her talents of music, dance etc. She had decorated him with beautiful dress and ornaments. She made love with him. He had forgotten everything and enjoying.<br /><br /> Like this, every day, the Yakshinies were enjoying in his company on turns. Days were passing like this. One day, due to fate they had thought about kanthi Rupudu’s wife Kanthi Rupini. They discussed among themselves as “We had separated this handsome prince from his wife. We are enjoying with him by creating loneliness to his real wife. Our elders say that it is sin to snatch food from others and eat. His wife might love him. She might be chaste woman. She may curse us. It is not safe to us if we create tears in her eyes. Hence, let us provide her one turn after us.” [What a self deceive is this!]<br /><br /> By deciding like that, they had taken him on next full moon day and dropped him beside Kanthi Rupini on her bed. They had applied their magical power on the couple so that neither Kanthi Rupini nor Kanthi Rupudu could identify what was happening. With the magical sense, Kanthi Rupudu used to enjoy with his wife Kanthi Rupini on every full moon night. Because it was the magic power of Yakshinies, no human beings including Kanthi Rupini, servant-maids and security guards could notice what was happening. It had repeated for few months. After 5, 6 months Kanthi Rupini was conceived pregnancy. By watching the symptoms, the servant-maids felt surprise. They were murmuring among themselves as “She didn’t go anywhere at any time by leaving us. How she got pregnancy?” By watching their whispers, Kanthi Rupini asked “Oh dear servant-maids! You are friends to me. You are like my sisters. Why are you murmuring? What is the matter?”<br /><br /> They had expressed their doubts to her. She was shocked with fear and anger. She said, “Will the swans which swim in lotus lakes desire to eat ordinary snails? What are you talking? Do you think that I will be immoral to love others by leaving my husband? I will not look at Devendra even, except my husband. Will the bee which drink nectar from jasmines go to ---- flower? While you are guarding me and protecting me throughout day and night, how can I meet others by spraying dust in your eyes? You are saying that you sense symptoms of pregnancy with me. This is making me surprise and frightfulness. In fact, I don’t know this. By which mystery this happened, I really don’t know. The fate and God who had separated me from my husband may be driving me into this difficulty and blame. Oh, God! How can I escape from this blame? How can I protect myself? How can I prove my morality? How can I live with this blame?”<br /><br /> Kanthi Rupini was crying like anything. The servant-maids had consoled her. Later they gathered in a secret place. The leader of servant-maids said, “Friends! Our princess had no husband. When her husband is not here, how she conceived pregnancy? She is arguing that she didn’t know the reason of pregnancy. Is any thief say that he is a thief at any time? There must be some lover to her. It is no use of we argue with her. By any trick we have to trace him.” All others had accepted this deal. To find out the truth, they were spreading sand on the ways to Kanthi Rupini’s bedroom and on terrace on every night. They were observing for footprints. With much care, they were observing every day and night. As usual on full moon night, the 7 Yakshinies brought Kanthi Rupudu through air and dropped him on Kanthi Rupini’s bed. After their bathe in the lake, they had picked him up from the bed. That’s why on full moon night also, there were no footprints on the sand. Like that, the servant-maids efforts had failed. They were not able to trace out any body. Some more months were passed. By that time, Kanthi Rupini was pregnant by 8 months. The servant-maids decided to inform to the king about all of this. They feared about the king’s punishment for the delay. In their opinion, already they had delayed. That’s why, they had gone to the king’s court and stood there with folding hands. Their bodies were trembling with fear. Their faces were pale. The king asked “Oh servant-maids! What is the matter? Don’t fear. Say the truth?”<br /><br /> The servant-maids said, “Oh king! We are protecting your daughter-in-law like eyelids to eyes. From the day on which your son had disappeared, we are watching her, serving her and protecting her. No other men can reach the 7 stared palace. The security is very tight and perfect. By slipping the notice of security guards, even male bee could not enter into the palace. We don’t know what mystery had happened. Your daughter-in-law conceived pregnancy. Now she is with 8 months pregnancy. Since we noticed the symptoms of pregnancy, we had keenly observed. But we didn’t notice any person. We brought the truth to your notice. Now the issue is up to you.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, the king Gandheswara felt sad and shy. It was like the pestles’ beat on the injured finger. He said with his prime minister, “Oh Prime Minister! You are the justice of our kingdom. Your heard the servant-maids’ report. What we had to do?” The Prime Minster said, “Maharaja! We have to proceed according to Manu Dharma Sasthra. [It is the penal code of ancient India] In the administration and ruling of country, we have to decide punishment to people without showing the partiality of our people and other people. Then only people will accept the justice. Now your daughter-in-law had done most immoral and blamable act. This makes us blame in the world and public. Hence, at night about 15 Gadiyas time, you handover her to the soldiers and order them to leave her in the forest. This is the appropriate punishment to her.”<br /><br /> The king had ordered the soldiers to do so. The soldiers had dropped Kanthi Rupini in the thick forest and informed the same to the king. The king and his Queens had cried for their son’s missing and their daughter-in-law’s fate. They were leading life with prayers and devotion to God. <br /><br /> Kanthi Rupini had never gone out of royal palace since her birth. Such delicate and beautiful soft girl, how she had wept in that forest at that dark night, you can imagine. In that thick forest, at that dark night she was trembling by watching the trees, plants and ants. When the snakes moved beside her, her body was shriveling. She was frightening when the wild animals crying. When she tried to walk, her hair and dress had wound to thorn plants. She felt some body was dragging her. She was hurting by thorns pierced in her delicate feet. She was not able to see anything in that dark time. When she got strike against rocks, her delicate body was injured. Her body and feet became bleeding. She was crying with psychological hurt rather than the physical hurt. She had gone towards the wild animals by tracing them with sound, to offer her body as a bray to them. She wanted to commit suicide like that. She thought that it was better to die than living with blame. But when she had gone in front of wild animals, though the wild animals were cruel by virtue of their nature, by watching her pitiable face, the wild animals became kind and soft. They didn’t hurt her. Instead of hurting her, the wild animals had run away from her. Kanthi Rupini had cried like anything as the death also preventing her. While she was suffering like this, the mid might had passed. In the light of stars, she had traced a narrow way. Kanthi Rupini was walking on the way. She had watched a fire at far. She walked in that direction. By the way, she had reached the burial ground of Chandra Giri. She had seen an old woman there. That woman was burning a corpse. In fact, that old woman was a prostitute whose name was Soundarya Valli [The meaning of this name is a beautiful garland or creeper.] The corpse was of her daughter Chitra Valli [The meaning of this name is a wonderful garland] Chitra Valli was beautiful and young when she was alive. She was active in her profession of prostitution. She conceived the pregnancy. But the baby in her womb was dead. Hence, Chitra Valli’s delivery had turn as tragedy. She had died. <br /><br /> By the way, Soundraya Valli had lost her younger aged daughter at her old age. Because she had no relatives, she was burning the corpse of Chitra Valli herself.<br /><br /> By that time, Kanthi Rupini had reached there. She had seen the old prostitute and burning corpse there. She had thought “Well! The light I watched is from this burial ground. The body stood in front of the fire of corpse may be a ghost. If I go in front of that ghost, it will eat me. But such death is terrible. It is better to scarify life by entering into this fire, before this ghost kills me. Certainly it will be the appropriate act.” She had tied up her sari and Pallu tight. She had tied up her long and beautiful hair. By praying God with folding hands, she had paid 2 holy rounds around the burning corpse. After 3rd round, she got ready to jump into the fire. At that moment suddenly Soundarya Valli, the old prostitute woman had rushed towards her. Soundarya Valli had dragged Kanthi Rupini far from fire. She had taken the shocked young princess to other side of fire and made her to sit beside a tree. She had observed Kanthi Rupini and said, “Oh, Girl! You are like my mother. It seems that you are divine girl or princess. You are so beautiful and delicate. More over you are pregnant with matured months. In spite of carrying a baby in your womb, why did you try to jump into the fire of corpse?”<br /><br /> Kanthi Rupini said, “Oh Mother! If any person had the serious sorrows and difficulties, such person will take these types of steps. Others cannot understand this and others cannot experience it. Due to my fate, I’m facing unbearable sorrows and difficulties. That’s why, I want to die by jumping into that fire of corpse. You had spoilt my trial and saved me. May be you are thinking that you had done faith and good to me. But you had made me to suffer from terrible future. What you have done is not at all a holy thing. Is it not sin to throw a person from comfortable death to terrible future?”<br /><br /> With this conversation, the old woman had understood the desperation of Kanthi Rupini. She said, “Oh young girl. It seems that you are delicate and soft character girl. I had a daughter who was more beautiful than you are. Unfortunately, she had dead yesterday. I’m burning that corpse only here, into which you had tried to jump. My daughter had dead, because the baby in her womb had died before delivery. You are like my daughter. I have no other children and no body. I treat yourself as if my own daughter. I’ll take care of you in all sense. Please do come to my house. There won’t be any deficiency and difficulty to you in my house. You can think that it is your own house.”<br /><br /> By this way, the old woman i.e. prostitute Soundarya Valli had consoled Kanthi Rupini. She was convinced by the old woman’s words. Soundarya Valli had taken Kanthi Rupini to her house and treated her with medicines, food and other needs. After 4 days, she had enquired Kanthi Rupini for her personal details. Kanthi Rupini didn’t tell the truth. She said, “Mother! I’m an orphan. My name is Rupa Vathi. My husband had left me when I got pregnancy.”<br /><br /> Soundarya Valli didn’t stressed further. She was protecting Kanthi Rupini with all comforts. Days had passed. One day Kanthi Rupini got delivery pains. Soundarya Valli had called on a mid wife. She said, “Oh mid wife! If this woman gives birth to male child, kill him. I’ll give large amount of money and gold to you. If she gives birth to female child, protect the baby.” The midwife had agreed to this deal. Kanthi Rupini was suffering from pains. She was un-conscious. Soundarya Valli had tied a cloth across her two eyes. She had given birth to a boy. The kid was cute and bright like the sun in the sky. As per the deal, the midwife had taken the baby out along with her gift from Soundarya Valli.<br /><br /> After some time, Kanthi Rupini became conscious. She had opened the eyes and watched beside her. There was no baby. There was a wooden doll. She had asked Soundarya Valli, “Mother! What is this?” Soundarya Valli said, “I don’t know the miracle. But you had delivered this wooden doll only.” Kanthi Rupini had wept silently. She didn’t say anything. Soundarya Valli had cured Kanthi Rupini with medicines.<br /><br /> On the other hand, when the mid wife was taking the baby, on the way, she had seen the face of baby. The kid was smiling at her. The midwife had seen the glory of the baby. She thought, “This baby is very cute. What is the use of me by killing this innocent kid? Definitely l’ll gather sin by doing like that.” There was temple of Godden Durga at the end of that city, Chandra Giri. In the premises of that temple, there was a big anthill. In that, there was living a 5 headed king cobra. By that early in the morning, before sun rise there was semi dark at all. The mid wife had kept the kid beside the snake hill and gone away.<br /><br /> Oh king of kings! I know this story up to this only. I don’t know the remaining story. Hence, I can’t continue.”<br /><br /> The light stand said like that. By hearing this, Vikramadithya in the disguise of Vysya businessman said, “Very well light stand! What a story you told? The Prince i.e. father was in the world of Yakshaw. The princess i.e. mother was in the house of prostitute. Their baby was beside the snake’s hill. By leaving them like this, you had finished the story. For the remaining story, what I can do?”<br /><br /> The light stand said, “Oh king. Don’t be anger with me. What can I do? I heard the story upto this much only. While I was hearing the story with anxiety, somebody had taken me to another room. Won’t you know that I’m dependent on others. If you want to know the remaining story, this pillow had heard the remaining story. You can ask the pillow on which Hela Rambha had leaned, to tell the remaining the story.”<br /><br /> Immediately, Vikramadithya said, “Oh Pillow. I heard that you know the remaining story up to which the light stand had narrated. You must tell me the remaining story.” Co-ordinatively Bhethala had inserted himself in the pillow and said, “Oh Rajendra! Please consider my request. These people had filled me tightly with soft cotton and stitched with needle and thread. More over this beautiful young princess had leaned on me. In this situation, it is not possible for me to breathe even comfortable. While I’m suffering from these situations, you are insisting me to tell me the story. It seems that my work is like the idiom, ‘it is play to cat and the same is danger to life of rat’. Wont you have concern on me?”<br /><br /> By hearing this, Hela Rambha had thought, “This Vysya business man should not be a business man. He should not be deity or some other man. He might be Vikramadithya who is the emperor of Ujjain. Otherwise, how the curtain, light stand and pillow can tell stories? More over they are calling him as king, Maharaja, Rajendra etc. Let me verify it.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, with pleasure, Hela Rambha had dropped the pillow in between their cots. The king Jambu Natha Varma and others who were surrounded that room, were eagerly waiting to know the rest of story. Vikramadithya said, “Oh pillow! This princess is so intellectual. She had concern on you. Hence, she had released you from your difficulties. Now let me hear the remaining story.”Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-58004469414599539192009-02-02T21:51:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:05:37.837+05:30THE STORY OF KANTHI RUPUDU AND KANTHI RUPINIThe curtain said …<br /><br /> Oh great man! Listen. The past-happened story I’m telling now. In ancient time, there was a king by name Gandheswara ruling Chandra Giri Kingdom. He had 120 wives. But he had no children. To have children, he had done penance to God. With God’s boon, his first Queen had given birth to a male child. The prince was cute. The king and his Queens were bringing up the prince with great love and affection. He was growing like moon in the bi-week before full moon day. They were calling him by name Kanthi Rupudu. [The meaning this name is light in the form of boy] When he was at the age of 5 years, his parents had sent him to a Gurukulam. [Gurukulam is the school cum college of those days. It was residential. Every disciple including rich and poor or from prince to poor should obey the rules of Gurukulam. They should obey their teacher. They should lead ordinary life by doing physical industry] Within 10 years, Kanthi Rupudu had learnt all Sasthras, arts and worrier qualities. By that time, he was at the age of 15 years. King Gandheswara was very happy with his son. He was worried to locate suitable match to him. One day he had called on his wives and said, “My dear Queens. Our child Kanthi Rupudu is very handsome. He became 15 years old. It is a tough task to locate a suitable girl to him. She must be equally beautiful to our handsome prince. She must be equally talented and learned to our boy. That’s why now itself we have to start to locate an appropriate bride to our son.”<br /><br /> All of his wives had supported him. They loved their son very much. The king had sent skilled Brahmins to neighboring kingdoms and all over the world. But they were not able to locate a suitable girl. They didn’t satisfy with any match.<br /><br /> Then the king had ordered painting artists to draw his son Kanthi Rupudu’s picture. They had done so. It was beautiful and lively. The king Gandheswara had given it to his ministers and sent them along with army troops to search for a suitable girl. They had visited so many kingdoms. But they didn’t satisfy with any princess, so that they didn’t locate any match to their prince. They felt sad and desperation. They had returned to their native Chandra Giri. On the way, they had reached a city called Thanthra Puram. Beside that city, there was a beautiful garden with flowers and fruits bearing plants and shady trees. The lake was filled with sweet and cool water. By that time, all the ministers and their soldiers were tired. They had constructed some tents on the bank of the lake and taking rest there. <br /><br /> In fact, there was a city by name Mahendra Giri at certain distance to this lake. King Maheswara was ruling it. He had 21 wives, but no children. He had done penance to have children. With God’s boon, his last Queen had given birth to a girl. The baby was like full moon. They had brought up her with great love and affection. They were calling her by name Kanthi Rupini. She had learnt all Sasthras i.e. subjects and 64 arts like music, dance, painting etc. Now she was at tean age. Her parents had wished to perform her marriage with any prince who should be equal to her in appearance, education and talents. They had sent Brahmins to neighboring kingdoms to locate a suitable prince to their princess. But they could not. Then the king Maheswara had sent his ministers along with army troops by giving the painting of their princess; to locate a right prince all over the world. They had searched wide but in vain. With desperation, they were returning to their native Mahendra giri. On the way, they had reached Thanthra Puram. They had constructed tents on the other bank of the lake to take rest in the mid of their journey. <br /><br /> By morning, both the teams of Chandra Giri and Mahendra Giri had watched the other party. The ministers of both kingdoms had sent messengers to enquire about the others. The messengers met on the way. The messengers of Chandra Giri had asked “Oh man! Who are you? Where is your native? Why did you stayed here. Let us know. Our ministers were interested to know.” The messengers of Mahendra Giri said, “We belong to Mahendra Giri. Our king has a princess. To locate a suitable prince to her to get marry, we are searching. But we are not able to achieve our task. With desperation, we are returning to our native. Who are you? Why are you staying here?”<br /><br /> By hearing that, the messengers of Chandra Giri said, “Good! This is like the appearance of God to whom we are going to pay our tributes. And this is like the winding of creeper to our feet for which we are searching. There is same case with us. We are searching for a suitable princess to our prince to marry. We have his painting. Let us inform this to our ministers.”<br /><br /> The messengers of the both kingdom felt happy and encourage. The ministers had met and exchanged their information. They had observed the painting of the prince and princess by keeping side by side. By watching the beauty of pair, they felt wonder. When they had known the names and the birth stories, they felt as if it was a miracle of God. The ministers of Mahendra Giri said, “The meeting of our teams is just accidental and un-expected. With desperation, we are returning to our native. There is same case with you. By luck, we met here. Really, God is great. This is his wonderful creation.”<br /><br /> The ministers of Chandra Giri had accepted this opinion. They had exchanged their painting and decided that Kanthi Rupini and Kanthi Rupudu were made for each other. The ministers of both kingdoms had taken send off mutually and left to their natives. They had informed to their respective kings. <br /><br /> By watching the painting of Kanthi Rupini, Gandheswara felt very happy. They had decided that she was the only choice to Kanthi Rupudu. By watching the painting of Kanthi Rupudu, Maheswara felt very very happy. Everybody had accepted the decision of performing marriage of Kanthi Rupini and Kanthi Rupudu. Both the kings had decided an auspicious day to perform the marriage, by Brahmin scholars. They had done all arrangements for that celebration.<br /><br /> They had invited all of their relatives and friends. When time approached, king of Chandra Giri, Gandheswara had started to Maheswara Giri, with his Queens and bridegroom Kanthi Rupudu. The Brahmin scholars, artists, people, ministers, sub-ordinates, relatives and friends all were there. By staying at suitable places, they had reached Mahendra Giri within few days. King of Mahendra Giri, Maheswara had welcomed them on grand scale. He had treated them with respects and love. He had given gifts to all the invitees. He provided comfortable guesthouses to all of them. On the auspicious day, Kanthi Rupini and Kanthi Rupudu were made in beautiful and valuable dress with gold and diamond ornaments. The city was decorated with flowers, Pandyals and lights. The marriage was performed with Veda Mantras and sweet music. There was a great feast to all. Including people, everybody had enjoyed the occasion. The kings had donated valuable gifts to Brahmins and poor people. They had gifted all the invitees. There was no in-satisfaction in any body. Few days passed.<br /><br /> Then Gandheswara had taken leave from Maheswara. The marriage party was arriving Chandra Giri. People were waiting for the new pair. All of the city was decorated. The entrance of the fort was delighted with flowers and pearls garlands. They reached the city. People received their prince and newlywed princess with heart. They welcomed Kanthi Rupini, a bride to their kingdom with great love and affection. As per their tradition, the newlyweds had paid their holy round visit to the city and then entered into the city temple. They had performed devotional programs there. Then they reached their palace. They had taken rest there. The king Gandheswara had given gifts to the invitees and people. All of they had returned to their houses.<br /><br /> Since then, Kanthi Rupini and Kanthi Rupudu were living together. They loved each other. There was limit less love, affection and friendship in between them. Whatever they do, always they were together. They were enjoying with each other’s company. They were very good looking pair. They were like Rathi Manmadha who were famous as beautiful pair in deities. People were comparing them with Sachi Purondaras [Purandara i.e. Devendra is the king of deities and Sachi Devi is his Queen] and Rohini Chandras [Rohini is the name of star and Chandra means moon.]<br /><br /> Because Kanthi Rupini and Kanthi Rupudu were famous as most beautiful couple, people were coming to see them from near and far away places. Hence, their daily life was not peaceful. The king Gandheswara had watched all of this. He thought, “I had no children for long time. As a rare child, I got Kanthi Rupudu by the boon of God. With great effort, I made his marriage with Kanthi Rupini. Now their life is not with leisure and peacefulness. I have to prevent this problem.”<br /><br /> He had constructed a 7 stared building with height compound walls. The compound walls were as height as palm trees. The 7 stared palace was surrounded with beautiful garden, lakes and swimming pools. The garden was furnished with beautiful flower plants and fruits bearing trees. It was filled with colored flowers, sweet smells and butterflies. The lakes were furnished with lotus, water lilies and water birds. The entire construction was in the mid of hills beside the capital city, Chandra Giri.<br /><br /> Because of these arrangements, Kanthi Rupini and Kanthi Rupudu were enjoying life peacefully and happily. The required servants, servant-maids, guards and soldiers were appointed to serve them in their palace. Days were passing like this.<br /><br /> One day, it was full moon day. The full moon was bright in the sky like a golden plate. The white full moon light had spread like silver powder all over the earth. The entire world was sleeping with peace and comfort in the lap of Goddess ‘sleep’. There was a hills range beside Chandra Giri at certain distance. Among that range, there were 3 hills. In between them, there was beautiful lake. On every full moon day, 7 Yakshinies used to come on to the earth and take bathe in that lake. [Indians believe that Yakshaw world is one, among 14 worlds on this universe. The Yakshaw had magical powers. The females among Yakshaws were called as Yakshinies.]<br /><br /> Since long time, these 7 Yakshinies were coming to have pleasure bathe in that lake. On this full moon day also, they had came and had bathe. They had seen the 7 stared palace of Kanthi Rupini and Kanthi Rupudu. They had thought, “Since long time we are coming here. But we didn’t notice this beautiful palace till now. It is so nice and attractive. Even in our rich world also, we didn’t notice this type of palace. We don’t know who is living in that palace. They might be deities or snake Gods. Unless we see this, we should not go to our world. Let us go to see that palace”. They had expressed this opinion among themselves. Then they had reached on to the terrace of the palace. <br /><br /> By that time, Kanthi Rupini and Kanthi Rupudu were sleeping on a beautiful bed i.e. Hamsa Thulika Thalpams [The bed made up of pure and soft silk, cotton and with Swans’ feathers] on the Terrace. The 7 Yakshinies had seen the beautiful couple. Later they had seen the entire palace in invisible form. They didn’t like to go to their world. They had pride, as they were most beautiful women in the universe. Now they had thought, “Oh God! Being human beings, this prince and princess are very attractive and this pair is very beautiful. Just they are looking like ‘Made for each other! God Brahma had created them and made them as a pair with most care. Though we are beautiful, but it is no use of our beauty unless we had the love of this prince. He is not eligible to be on this earth. He is eligible to be in our world and to enjoy with us.” They had shared their feelings among themselves. They had committed as “Let us enjoy sex with this prince on the base of turns. If we find a sweet fruit, we have to share among ourselves. It is not correct for one person to enjoy the fruit. And it is not correct to give the entire fruit to only one person. Unity is strength. Our elders used to tell this. [In fact, they had applied the elder’s words to the selfish things] If we live together with unity, we can achieve all comforts and luxurious. By leaving this, if we oppose one another, nobody can enjoy.”<br /><br /> Then they had applied Sammohana Mantra [a magic power by which we can make the others to loss self-consciousness and obey us] on Kanthi Rupudu. He lost self-consciousness. They had taken him to their world of Yakshaws. They had thought about unity among them; comfort of themselves and their luxuries. That’s why they made commitments to enjoy the Prince Kanthi Rupudu’s company on turns. But they didn’t think about the princess, his wife Kanthi Rupini. They didn’t concern about the sin of separating the loving wife and husband. Who is there to think about the other’s benefits by leaving their own benefits? Who is there to work for others by leaving self-benefits. People are there who are thinking to fill their bellies. People are not thinking about others. People are not concern about others. There are so many people like that. Rajendra! Won’t you see such people? You asked me to tell a story. I spaid that I can tell the story up to I know. I know this much story only. I don’t know the remaining story. In whichever manner you force me to tell the remaining story, it is of no use. Actually, some days back, I was not at a corner. Some people had spread me on floor like mat and sat on me. One of them had told this story. I was hearing if with interest and curiosity. By that time, a servant came there like God of unlucky i.e. Shani God to me. He was searching for me i.e. curtain. He had seen the people who were telling story by sitting on me. He said, “Enough! Enough! Stop your stories and chatting. While we are searching for this curtain, you are chatting here by sitting on this with leisure. It’s all enough. Get up.” Without giving sufficient time to them to get up, he had dragged me from there and taken me away. That’s why I didn’t hear the complete story?”<br /><br /> By saying like this, the curtain cloth kept calm. By hearing this Hela Rambha, servant-maids, king, Queen, ministers and others felt so much surprise. They felt sad for the in-completion of story. They were curious to hear the remaining story. With all these emotions, they didn’t notice that the curtain called the Vysya businessman as Rajendra i.e. king. They were waiting to hear the remaining story with eager and anxiety.<br /><br /> Then Vikramadithya who was in the disguise of Vysya businessman said, “Oh curtain cloth! Good! Good! What a good talk you had! Who had asked you to tell half story or in-completed story? If you don’t know this story completely, you have to say the same, in the beginning itself. You should not do like this. What is the use by giving half food to anybody to satisfy his hunger? Do you know how your work is now? While we are cheering the curd, by the moment when we are going to have butter, then if the pot get break, how it will be? Your story telling is like that! We should not work like that. If we do any work, it should be like lifting of butter from curd. However times you say that you don’t know the remaining story, I won’t leave you.” <br /><br /> The curtain said, “Oh Maharaja! It is no use to ask me repeatedly to tell the remaining story. After the servant had taken me from there, the people who were enjoying the story by sitting on me until then, they had continued to talk. But I was not able to hear. Then, this light stand on which the light is burning in the middle of yourself and the princess Hela Rambha, was there on that day. It had heard the reaming story. You ask the light stand to tell the story. It can tell you and you can enjoy it.”<br /><br /> Then Vikramadithya said, “Oh light stand! Can you tell me remaining story?” The light stand said, “Oh king! Don’t you have concern on me? I’m bearing this burning lamp on me. It is hot and oily. Actually, I was a tree branch in the forest. The royal carpenters came there, cut me off and carved me into this light stand with beautiful sculpture. You are enjoying my sculpture beauty and lighting service. But I’m suffering from hot and oily touch. I know the remaining story. But I can’t tell you.” All the listeners had felt wonder. They thought, “What a wonder is this? Till now, the curtain had told a story. Now this light stand is speaking. We didn’t hear about such wonders in previous. Where is light stand, how it is telling a story?”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, they were eager to hear the rest of story. Then Hela Rambha ordered her servant-maids to keep the burning lamp on some other stand and wipe it with cloth. They had done so.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Oh light stand! This princess Hela Rambha is so kind. She had lifted you from sufferings. Now let me hear the story. Please tell me the remaining story. I’m very eager to hear it.”<br /><br /> The light stand said, “Oh king of kings! I know the rest of story to some extent, which the curtain had told you. If you want, I tell you. Listen with care.”Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-46040550130416513022009-01-31T21:42:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:05:37.837+05:30THE STORY OF HELA RAMBHAVikramadithya also sat on the diamond carpet. It had reached an Island by name Pushkara Dweepam. Vikramadithya was wandering on that Island along with Brahmin’s son, Vedantha Kovida. In that Island, there was a city by name Jambu Natha Puram. Its king was Jambu Natha Varma. Since long time he had no children. He had done penance to God for many years. With God’s boon, he had a daughter who had the glory like son God. He had put the name ‘Hela Rambha’ to his daughter. He had brought up Hela Rambha with great love and affection. He learnt her all arts and education. She had grown up to teen age. The King and Queen were thinking to make her marriage. They had informed their decision to her. She said, “Dear father! If you want to perform my marriage, you please declare my Swayam varam. You invite all the princes of all countries. You assemble them in marriage hall. I will select my husband among them. I’ll keep garland of flowers on the neck of any prince whom I like to marry.” <br /><br /> According to her will, Jambu Natha Varma had declared the Swayam Varam of his daughter Hela Rambha. He had invited the princes of all countries. The princes had arrived to their city. The king, Jambu Natha Varma had received them with honor and accommodated them in guesthouses. The function of Swayam varam and the consecutive function of marriage was about to happen. The city Jambu Natha Varam was decorated with flowers, fresh leaves, and gems. The roads were decorated with cool pandyals, flowers and Rangolies. The sweet and festival music tunes were spread in the city. Everywhere there were perfumes of flowers and smiles of people. There was excitement and pleasure. <br /><br /> Exactly by this time, Vikramadithya had reached this city along with the Brahmin kid. By watching the festival celebrations in the city, he had enquired the public there. He said, “Why this celebration is happening?” The people said, “It is the marriage occasion of our princess Hela Rambha”. Vikramadithya said, “With whom? Who is the prince that your princess is going to marry?” They said, “She had decided to select her bride groom in the Swayam varam. Hence, all the princes were invited and all of they had arrived already.” <br /><br /> Vikramadithya had decided to participate in the Swayam varam. He had identified a Brahmin scholar in that Jambu Natha Puram. He had taken the Brahmin boy to his house and said, “Oh Brahmin scholar. You are like my father. Can you keep this Brahmin boy for 40 days in your house? I’ll give 40 Honnes [That was currency of ancient India in Vikramadithya era] to you for his expenditure. I’ll pick up him after 40 days. Can you help me like this?” The Brahmin scholar said, “Oh Paradesi! [That means foreigner] Jambu Natha Puram is not such immoral and draughtful to charge for a guest. You can leave this kid at my house without any objection at free of cost. I can protect him as if he is my own child. You need not worry.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya felt happy and kept Vedantha Kovida there. He had given his ornaments, weapons and other things to Bhethala to save them. He had made himself in the disguise of diamond’s merchant with the help of Bhethala. He had gone to Market Street. There he had spread his diamonds’ carpet and opened his selling outlet of gems. He had kept the heaps of gems like agates, amethysts, carbuncles, rubies, corals, diamonds, emeralds, jacinths, laps lazullies, pearls, quartzes, sapphires, sardonyx and topazes. The gems which he had offered to sell were very bright, good quality at cheap price. He introduced himself as a businessman of gems from far away country. Any gems were available at his Shoppe, however valuable gems they were, at reliable price. This news was spread in the city like wild fire. People of that city were visiting him. They were amazed at his communicational skills and handsome appearance. He was talking with them with sweet words and jokes. By time passing, his shop was with hectic rush of people. The wonderful news was spread up to the princes who were in the guesthouses and waiting for the Swayamvaram. They had came to Vikrmadithya’s diamonds’ shop one by one. Later they had forgotten everything including Swayamvaram Muhurtham [That means auspicious time.]<br /><br /> It was up to the Swayam Varam time. Jambu Natha Varma had watched that no princes had arrived to the marriage hall. He had sent his servants to guesthouses to invite the princes to the marriage hall. The royal servants had rushed to the guesthouses to implement the king’s order. But nobody was there. They had enquired the assistants of princes there. The assistants informed the royal servants as the princes had gone to Market Street. The royal servants had ran to the market street. There they had seen the diamonds merchant whom around all the princes had gathered. Vikrmadithya was like Devendra surrounded by deities. He was like moon in the middle of stars. They had felt wonder with the glory and handsome of Vikramadithya. They had observed the rare gems, which he was offering to the princes. The royal servants immediately informed all of this to their king Jambu Natha Varma. The king felt wonder about this. He had gone to market street to observe these matter personally. He had watched Vikramadithya. The king was mesmerized with his glory, handsome appearance and sweet words. He had invited the businessman [Vikramadithya] also to the marriage hall. Then all the princes, the king, businessman [Vikramadithya] and others had came to the marriage hall.<br /><br /> By that time, Jamba Natha Varma had ordered the servant-maids to bring his daughter Hela Rambha to the marriage hall. The servant-maids had informed the king’s order to her. Hela Rambha had worn good and bright silk dress and diamonds ornaments. She was decorated with Sandal powder, other perfumes and flowers by her servant-maids. She had taken flower garland and pearls garland in the hands and reached the marriage hall. She was accompanied with servant-maids. When she was arriving, a sweet music was made by the musicians with their instruments and voices. The Brahmin scholars were chanting good mantras. She was looking like a flashlight in the clouds. Every prince got excitement by watching her. Every prince had wished as it would be nice, if she select him.<br /><br /> Hela Rabha had gone on two rounds in the Swayam varam Mandapam i.e. marriage hall. While she was taking 3rd round, she had seen Vikramadithya who was in the disguise of businessman. She had thought, as he was the appropriate man for her to marry, by watching his glory and handsome appearance. She didn’t think anything else. She didn’t observe others. Without any doubt and fear she had put her Varamala i.e. marriage garland in his neck. All the princes and others were shocked. They had seen at one and other’s face. They had laughed aloud and said, “When all the princes are here, this princess had selected a business man as her husband. How funny is this?”<br /><br /> Then only Hela Rambha had seen the dress sense of Vikramadithya. She had noticed that he was a businessman. With shock, she became unconscious. The servant-maids had taken her inside. Jambu Natha Varma said apologies to the courtiers and princes. All had gone to their houses respectively. The king Jambu Natha Varma had gone to his palace. He felt shy and sad for what happened. He thought, “What a strange or mystery is this, we don’t know. I never think that my daughter’s fate will be like this. What is the use of her education and learning. In spite of all her education, she had shown her immaturity and imbalance.” <br /><br /> By that time, Hela Rambha was relaxed from her shock and unconsciousness by the treatment of her servant-maids and doctors. The king had gone to his daughter’s palace. She said, “Oh, father. You are very sad. I think you are feeling sorrow because I had put Varamala in the neck of a businessman by leaving all the princes and kings. There is no use of such sorrow. Who can escape from fate? When I observed the kings, Princes and businessman in the marriage hall, the businessman looks like diamond, the princes and kings look like glass pieces. The businessman should not be businessman. My mind is sensing it. By watching him, he seems to be kings of king. By watching his versatility and glory, I thought that he is not ordinary man. Because of that, I had selected him as my husband. But I sense that you have something doubt about all this. To eliminate our doubts, I tell you a trick. There is still 15 Gadiyas time to next morning. This night, you send him to my room. Keep a curtain in the mid of my room. Before sunrise, I can know his personal particulars of race and family by talking with him without watching his face. Then you can perform my marriage with him. Otherwise, let us play some other suitable trick by that time.”<br /><br /> The king Jambu Natha Varma agreed to this deal. As per that, they had arranged a screen i.e. curtain in the mid of Hela Rambha’s room. They arranged one more cot with beautiful wooden carving beyond the curtain. They had kept soft bed i.e. mattress which was made with smooth cotton and birds’ feathers with silk covers. They had decorated the room with flowers, perfumes and lights.<br /><br /> They brought Vikramadithya who was in the disguise of Vysya businessman to there. The servant-maids said, “Oh respected Setty! Please do come. Our princess had kept Varamala in your neck by leaving all the princes and kings. She had selected you as her husband. Whenever she had kept the Varamala on you, then you became husband to her, and she became wife to you. Hence, you can go to Hela Rambha’s palace.”<br /><br /> By this way, the servant-maids had invited him. As per their guidance, Vikramadithya had reached Hela Rambha’s room. He sat on the royal bed, which was arranged for him. The servant-maids had served delicious dinner to him with fruits and sweets. They had served a rich and tasty pan to him. After dinner, he was relaxing on the bed. Then Hela Rambha had came there and sat behind the curtain to him. The servant-maids had stood beside her. The king Jambu Natha Varma, his Queen, Ministers and others were waiting outside of that room.<br /><br /> By watching all of this, Vikramadithya who was in the disguise of Vysya man, thought, “They didn’t performed my marriage with Hela Rambha, because they don’t know about my particulars such as race and family details. If I keep calm, then there won’t be any fruitful in the task. Moreover, if I don’t reveal my particulars, after sunrise, they may drive me out. Before such disregards, it is better to reveal my particulars. Let me declare myself in attractive, sensational, wonderful and exciting way.”<br /><br /> He had called on Bhethala. Bhethala appeared before him, without notice of others. Vikramadithya explained him all and ordered to declare his particulars in an amazing way. Bhethala had accepted and they discussed about a trick. As per that, Bhethala had inserted himself in the curtain.<br /><br /> Then Vikramadithya said with loud voice, “When I was talking with princes and kings during my business in a humorous way, these people had brought me to the marriage hall. The princess had kept Varamala in my neck. Whenever she kept Varamala on me, she became wife to me. In spite of this, she is neglecting me and not speaking with me. To my eyes, sleep is not getting. This light is burning. The time is not passing. Hence, oh curtain cloth! Please tell me a story up to you know it. By hearing story, time will pass by with pleasure.”<br /><br /> What a surprise! The curtain said, “Oh father! You are kind. You ask me to tell a story to pass time with pleasure. But I was tied up here. By having such tight ties, how can I tell you story. Actually, in previous I was as cotton. Later I had suffered in the hands of weavers. Then I was in the form of two pieces of clothes. These servant-maids had purchased me and torn off me into pieces. They had stitched me with needle and string, on four sides. They had tied me and made me as a screen in between the both of you. By the way I’m suffering a lot. With such suffering, how can I tell you a wonderful story? How it is possible? By knowing all of my sufferings, you are troubling me to tell a story. Off course, it is natural in this world. People will consider their difficulties as severe and treat other’s difficulties as easy going. They don’t know the other’s difficulties.”<br /><br /> By hearing all of this, Hela Rambha thought, “Oh God! What a wonder! Till yesterday, this curtain was not active. But now it is speaking. We don’t know what type of magic and mystery is this. The person who is sitting here is able to converse with curtain cloth. In such case, he might be great person. He should not be normal man. I should know who he is.”<br /><br /> By thinking like this, Hela Rambha had released the ties and dropped the curtain on the floor. Vikramadithya said, “Oh curtain! This princess is so kind to you. She had released you from ties. Now you are free. Hence, you please tell us a story to pass time with pleasure.”<br /><br /> The curtain started to tell the story.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-2665611494618338182009-01-30T21:43:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:05:37.837+05:30THE STORY TOLD BY KOMALA VALLI,<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">IDOL ON THE 3rd STEP</span><br /><br /> On the third day, by morning Bhoja Raja had woken up and finished his daily works. There was same case with his ministers, courtiers and people. All of they were very interested to hear the stories of Vikramadithya. After bathe, and devotion to God, the king Bhoja Raja had taken food with delicious dishes along with his guests, friends, relatives and subordinates. They had taken the betel leaves at the end of their meals. Bhoja Raja got ready to go to the court, Chitra Kutam. He dressed up with beautiful silk and ornaments.<br /><br /> All of they had gone to the court building, Chitra Kutam. Bhoja Raja had donated money, gold, cows and land to Brahmins, scholars, musicians, poets, artists and poor public. All the ministers, sub-ordinates of Bhoja Raja, courtiers and public had attended in the Chitra Kutam already.<br /><br /> The purohits [priest] had performed pooja with Deepa [light], Dhupa [perfume smokes], Niveydyams and mantras. The music party was making sweet music by their music instruments. Bhooja Raja had put namaskar to people and then to the throne. He had climbed up two steps on the throne. There was no objection. He felt secured. With such confidence, he was putting step on to the third. The idol on the third step had clapped its hands and laughed aloud. To prevent his trial to climb up on to the throne, it said, “Oh Bhoja Rajendra. Why do you come here? Yesterday the idol on the 2nd step, Madanabhi Sheka Valli had told you many things. It seems you didn’t pay ears properly. You had heard all the stories with comfort. In spite of that, you came here again. If you hear them properly, you should not come here. Vikramadithya had ruled this country for 2000 years with the help of his wise minister Bhatti with condition of 6 months in administration of kingdom and 6 months in touring on world and forests. He had ruled his kingdom by sitting on this throne. If you have such adventure and other good qualities as one among 1000 of Vikramadithya, you can climb up this throne. Otherwise you can return by the way on which you came here.”<br /><br /> Bhoja Raja said, “Oh beautiful young girl! You are like my daughter. I don’t know the specialties and good qualities of your king Vikramadithya as a whole. You please tell me about his adventures. I’m very much curious and interested to hear. As well, my people also are very curious to hear them. You please tell us.”<br /><br /> With pleasure and pleasant smile, the idol on 3rd step started …<br /><br /> “Bhoja Rajendra! Listen. My name is Komala Valli. [The meaning of this name is ‘The delicate Garland] I’m the idol on this 3rd step”…<br /><br /> Komala Valli continued…<br /><br /> Vikramadithya and Bhatti used to take 1/6th part of the crops’ yield and income of public as tax. They used to treat people as if the people were their own lives. Days were passing.<br /><br /> In those days, there was a Brahmin scholar in Ujjain city by name Veda Kovida. [The meaning of this name is ‘a scholar in Vedas’] He had learnt 4 Vedas, 6 Sciences, 18 Epics and 64 Arts. He was rich enough. Since longtime he had no children. Hence, he was doing penance to God. Due to God’s boon, he had a son. He was growing. Veda Kovida had celebrated appropriate functions to his son according to his age such as Bara sala [Cradle Ceremony and name declaration], Upanayanam [Thread marriage] and Aksharabhyasam [Starting of education] etc. He was calling his son as Vedantha Kovida. He was educating his son personally. Vedantha Kovida was at the age of 7 years.<br /><br /> One day on solar eclipse, Veda Kovida had gone to take holy bathe in the sea along with his son Vedantha Kovida. At the seashore, he was taking the bathe. His son, the boy was beside him. Suddenly there came a large crocodile. It had dragged the boy into the seawater. It had swallowed the boy. By watching that, Veda Kovida had screamed like anything. He came out of water. He was beating on his chest and fore head. He was crying aloud. He cried as “Alas! What an injustice is this? When moral king, Vikramadithya is ruling the country, how the people in his kingdom can get death in improper ways. How people can die before long life of 100 years? In such case, my son’s age is not even 7 full years. How the crocodile had swallowed him? It is not my sin, my family sin and my race people’s sin. This king, Vikramadithya is ruling against morals. He is doing immoral. Otherwise my son won’t die by the crocodile.”<br /><br /> Like this, he was scolding the king. He had run away from seashore to Ujjain city. He had reached the fort entrance. He had approached the main i.e. royal entrance of King’s court. There he stood, cried aloud. He was beating his head with a handball size rock. He was bleeding with injures. He was spreading that blood on the entrance door and rang the bell, which was hung there to ring for justice.<br /><br /> By hearing the bell sound, Vikramadithya was shocked. He called on Bhatti and said, “Bhatti! What a surprise is this? Until date, we didn’t hear the bell ringing. Today it is ringing. What might be the reason? My dear Minister! Listen with keen observation. Somebody is crying aloud. Who is crying like that? Until date, we didn’t hear such disturbances. You go immediately. Know the things. Go immediately.”<br /><br /> Bhatti said, “Yes Maharaja!” Immediately he had gone to the entrance of royal fort. What did he see there? A Brahmin was looking like a flowered Moduga tree. [Moduga tree is a big one with yellow and thick red big flowers] With bleeding body, the Brahmin was like that tree. He was crying and hurting his own body. By watching such scene, Bhatti was puzzled and shocked. He felt sorrow. His body was trembled. [Brahmin means a man of Satwika Gunas. He will be always peaceful and patience. That’s why, by watching a Brahmin in such a terrible situation, Bhatti reacted like that]<br /><br /> Bhatti had approached near to him, held his hands as console and spoken to him with sweet and soft voice. He said, “Brahminothama! [Means you are the best among Brahmins] You are kind and soft people. In spite of such Brahmanism, is it right to behave like this? You learnt all Vedas and Sasthras i.e. subjects [Sciences]. We are ordinary people. What we can say to you? What is the difficulty now you have? Please let me know. Let us go to the court of king.<br /><br /> The Brahmin Veda Kovida said, “If the king does immoral, his people in his kingdom will get sorrows and difficulties. If you want to hear my sorrow, I tell you. I’m living in this bad city. My name is Veda Kovida. I had a son after long time after my marriage. Now his age is 7 years. I’m teaching him all the education and arts. I’m bringing him up in such a way as he become as scholar. I’m protecting him like eyelid to eye. On Solar ellipse day, we had gone to seashore to have a holy bathe. While both of we were taking bathe, a crocodile had came, dragged my son into water and swallowed him. While you are ruling the country, why my son had lost life within 7 years instead of long life of 100 years? You might disobeyed the morals and Manu moral Sasthra. [It was fame in ancient India. It taught people and kings how to behave and how to perform their duties] Otherwise, there won’t be such incidents to happen. When I lost my son, then why should I live? What is the meaning of my life and use of my life? I’ll give up my life at the entrance of your royal fort. This sin belongs to you.”<br /><br /> Bhatti had consoled him with patience and obedience. He said, “Oh Brahmin! Don’t cry. Be patience. We will bring your son back alive. Let’s go to king Vikramadithya.”<br /><br /> Bhatti was succeeded to bring the Brahmin Veda Kovida to the king. He had explained everything to the king like piercing of a bead on to a thread. Those words were like arrows to Vikramadithya’s ears. He felt very bitter. He thought, “Oh God! What an impact of time, it is! A crocodile had swallowed a kid. In such case, why should I have this kingdom? Nobody will accept to say that the justice and morals are in our kingdom.”<br /><br /> By thinking like that, Vikrmadithya immediately got down of the throne. He had gone to the temple of Goddess Bhadra Kali. Bhatti had followed him along with Veda Kovida. Vikramadithya had devoted Bhadra Kali Devi. He said, “Oh mother! Please be appearing to me.” As per his boon she appeared to him. He said, “Mother! In my kingdom, a crocodile had swallowed a Brahmin kid. I might have done something wrong. Please let me know what it is. Please bless me to get back the Brahmin’s son alive.”<br /><br /> With pleasant smile, Goddess Kalika Devi said, “My dear son. Your ruling turn of 6 months is completed by yesterday. You should leave to forest to spend next 6 months. This is the mistake did by you. You get succeed in your every trial.” She had given some Vibhuthi Powder, lime fruit and holy water to him.<br /><br /> After taking her blessings, Vikramadithya returned to the palace. He said, “Bhatti! By yesterday itself, I should go on tour. My turn of 6 months to be in ruling of kingdom is over.”<br /><br /> Bhatti verified the calendar and said, “Yes brother! We didn’t notice. Okay. You go on to rescue the Brahmin boy. I’ll look after the kingdom.” Vikramadithya said, “Bhatti. I’m so fortunate by having you as my brother and minister. By the way, I can have every benefit. Nothing is impossible for me because of your help.”<br /><br /> He had taken a diamond carpet, a copper vessel, a long stick, cheppals [shoe] and 18 types of weapons. He called on Bhethala. Along with Veda Kovida, he had started from Ujjain city. He said, “Oh Brahmin scholar! Where you had taken bathe when the crocodile dragged your son into water.” Veda Kovida had shown the spot and said, “Oh great king! We had taken bathe in this ghat only.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Veda Kovida. You are the best among Brahmins. Now you please go home by leaving sorrow. Be with happiness, peacefulness and patience. Within 6 months, I can get back your son alive. There are no needs of you to search for him here and there. You feel as if your son is at your home.” Veda Kovida convinced by his condolence. With peace, he had gone to his house.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya decided himself, as “I should not return to Ujjain unless I get back Brahmin’s son alive.” He had worn cheppals [shoe] and sat on the diamond carpet. He was travelling on the sea by floating on golden carpet. He was beating the water of sea with long stick and making large disturbance. With such loud disturbance, the crocodile had approached him. By watching its extra-ordinary large size, he decided to do not hurt it with weapons like sword. He had thrown his copper vessel towards it. The crocodile had opened its mouth as large as possible and swallow it. Vikramadithya had jumped into its mouth at the same moment. He had reached into its stomach. What a surprise! He had seen a beautiful and wide city there. It was with beautiful, big and colorful buildings. There were beautiful gardens and roads. It was just like AmaraVathi, the divine city of God Indra.<br /><br /> Vikramadithya was wandering on the roads and watching the wonders. There were some Brahmin boys going on the road. Among them, there was the son of Veda Kovida. He caught hold of him and asked “Oh boy! Who are you?” He said, “Oh great king! The great Ujjain Mahan Kali city is my native. I’m the son of the great scholar, Veda Kovida.” Vikramadithya felt happy. He had taken the boy into his hand and came out of the crocodile’s stomach by tearing its stomach with sword. He made the boy to sat on the diamond carpet on seawater. He didn’t like to spoil the city, which was in the crocodile’s stomach. Hence, by praying Goddess Bhadra Kali, he spread Vibhuthi powder on the crocodile’s body. The crocodile’s stomach injure had vanished. The crocodile got alive and gone on its way.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-2657021884869612032009-01-29T21:28:00.002+05:302009-04-22T12:02:29.607+05:30THE PERSONAL STORY OF BHETHALABhethala was impressed by the determination and adventure of Vikramadithya. He had appeared in his real form instead of corpse to Vikramadithya and said, “Vikramadithya! I’m pleased with you. I tell my previous life history to you. Listen. In my previous birth, I was a Brahmin. I was called as Kalahasthi Sarma by people. My residence was at Trisira Puram in Chola Mandalam. I was poojari [who perform devotional programs in the temple] in local temple of God Shiva and ParVathi Devi. I was known as Sthanika also.<br /><br />One day I had performed last pooja to God Shiva and Goddess ParVathi Devi. I had served God and Goddess with flowers, water and sweet dishes. I had locked the doors of temple and started to home. Then I had recognized that I had forgotten to take my prasadam and Dakshina in the temple. [The remained dishes offered to God are known as prasadam. It is holy to Indians. The money and gifts offered by people to poojari for his service is known as Dakshina] Then I went back to the temple. I had opened the doors of temple and gone inside.<br /><br />Just then, I had noticed as some body was going into the inner temple of God Shiva. I had hidden myself beside and peeped into the inner temple. There Goddess Parvathi Devi sat in front of God Shiva. She was asking him to tell her wonderful and un-happened stories in the worlds of universe. I’m listening with keen observation. God Shiva had told 23 stories with explanation to ParVathi Devi. He had told 24th story and said that the relationship among the kids was not known in that story. Without making disturbance, I came to the house. Because I was late on that day, my wife had asked me as “Why are you so late this day.” I didn’t say as “Nothing” due to my mis-fate. I said “My dear wife! God Shiva was telling 24 stories to Goddess Parvathi Devi. Until now, I was hearing them from hidden place. Because of that, I was late.” She said, “What? Did God Shiva and Goddess Parvathi Devi appear to you? Are you able to hear their conversation? It is very strange to hear. I’m not able to believe it. If it is true, tell me those stories.” I said, “My dear wife! Because these stories were told by God Shiva, they should not be telling to others. Because you are my wife, I’m going to tell them to you. Keep them in secrecy. Don’t tell any other.” I had narrated every story to her. Somehow, my wife had controlled herself for that night.<br /><br />When it came morning, my wife had taken water pot and rushed to the lake to fetch water. She was very curious and eager to tell the stories to her friends. Being woman, she was not able to keep them in secrecy. She had told all the stories to her friends. Hence, those stories were spread all over in the city. One day God Shiva had appeared to me and cursed me as “Sthanika! I had told strange and secret stories to ParVathi Devi. You had heard them by hiding yourself. Your wife had spread them all over. You are responsible for this. Hence, you become as Bhethala.”<br /><br />I had taken the curse with devotion and kept calm for few minutes. Then I said, “Mahadeva! You love your devotees. You are father of devotes. You are kind on us. God! Please forgive me for my sins. Please allot me the end of curse.” I had prayed God Shiva in several ways. He was pleased with me. He said, “Sthanika. In future, there will be Ujjain Nagaram. At a distance of two Amadas to it, there will Maham Kali temple in thick Bruhadaranyam. There will be a big Moduga tree at near to that temple. You will hang to that tree vertically inverted for 300 years. Then there come a saint by name Gnana Seela. He will perform a Yagnam. He will scarify many kings on the alter and put their heads in Yagna Gundam. Once Vikramadithya will come there, to help this Maya Saint. He will bind you to take to Saint Gnana Seela. Then you tell him all these stories one by one, with one condition. Ask him to reply your questions. As per condition, he should not break the silence. If he breaks the silence, you should not oblige him. If he keeps silence by knowing the answer to your question, his head will break into 1000 pieces. He will give explanation to 23 stories. He can’t give answer to the last 24th story. Then you obey him. Serve him for 2000 years. Then you can reach my world Kailasam along with Vikramadithya.”<br /><br />Since then, I am waiting here for your arrival. I could recognize you because of your adventure, appearance, and ability. Now I became subordinate to you. I can carry you to anywhere in this world at a moment. I can bring whatever you want within seconds.”<br /><br />Vikramadithya felt wonder and happy. He asked “Bhethala! You are a Brahmin. Is it right to get on you for me?”<br /><br />Bhethala said, “Oh king. Don’t doubt such. This Bhethala body won’t belong to Brahmin. That’s why accept me as your slave.” The king Vikramadithya had accepted this. Since then, Bhethala became slave to him.<br /><br />Bhethala said, “Maharaja! I have a request to you. Because you had accepted my deal, you became as my bass. I became as your slave. Hence, it is my responsibility to forecast the would be dangers to you and to tell you the ideas to overcome such dangers. Now you are taking me to the saint Gnana Seela. But he is not good. He is a pseudo saint. He will ask you to take bathe and put Sashtanga Namaskar to Kalika Devi. [Sastanga Namaskar means putting namaskar by laying down the entire body on the ground as head, fore head, nose, chin, shoulders, chest, belly and thighs, knees and feet touch the ground] He is planning to cut off your head as an offer to Goddess Kalika Devi. Then Goddess kalika Devi will appear him and give boons to him. That’s why, when the saint ask you to put Sastanga Namaskar, don’t do. You say to him that you don’t know to put such Sastanga Namaskar. You ask him to show how to put it. Then he will perform it. While he put Sastanga, you cut off his head with your sword. Then Goddess will give boons to you only.”<br /><br />By that time, they had reached the temple. Gnana Seela was waiting for him. He felt extreme happy by watching the corpse on the shoulder of Vikramadithya. Gnana Seela said, “Oh Vikrmadithya Maharaja! You are really great. There is no body like you in these 14 worlds. Nobody can overpower Bhethala except you. You had done the same for me. I’m really grateful to you. I’m very happy. Now let me finish my devotion to Goddess Durga. There is only one event to be complete. You go to that holy lake and take bathe.”<br /><br />Vikrmadithya had done so. When he returned after having bathe, Gnana Seela said, “Oh Rajendra! Put Sastanga Namaskar”. The king, Vikramadithya put namaskar to Goddess by standing. Gnana Seela said, “No. Maharaja! Put Sastangam”. Vikramadithya put namaskar to Goddess by sitting this time. Gnana Seela said with little bit irritating “No Maharaja! Not like that. Put Sastangam”. Vikramadithya said, “I don’t know how to put Sastangam. Show it for me.” Gnana Seela had laid his body on the ground in front of Goddess idol and put sastanga namaskaram.<br /><br />Immediately Vikramadithya had cut off his head by his sword in a single stroke. There were big sounds of bells in the temple. There was bright light. Goddess Kalika Devi had appeared in front of Vikramadithya. With extreme joy, he had praised the Goddess with devotion. Goddess Kali said, “My son! I admire your adventure and determination. Ask, what do you want? I’ll give boons as per your desire.” Vikramadithya said, “Mother! I’m your son. I’m the devotee of your feet. I should have always-moral thinking, pure heart and mind, strength and worrier ship. You should give your darshan whenever I play you to appear. In my kingdom, there should be good rains in appropriate seasons. The crops should be evergreen and yieldive. People should be happy always with luxuries and without sorrows. Oh, mother! To make you to appear this saint Gnana Seela had killed 999 princes of many kingdoms and cities. You please make them alive.”<br /><br />Goddess Kalika Devi was very pleased with his good nature and versatile personality. She had given boons to him as per his desire. She had made the 999 princes alive and blessed them. Then she had vanished. The princes thanked Vikrmadithya and praised him. All of they had left to their places.<br /><br />Vikramadithya had returned to Ujjain by riding on Bhethala. Bhethala took him by air. By hearing all of this, Bhatti felt happy. All the people of Ujjain kingdom made festivals. In Vikramadithya and Bhatti’s ruling everybody was happy and peaceful.<br /><br />MadanabhiSheka Valli continued…<br /><br />Oh Bhoja Raja! Do you hear? Vikramadithya had donative nature, devotion, adventure, logical sense, sensitive thinking while making justice in the disputes, controversial and while solving the problems. He had no ego and pride. He was always devotional to Goddess Kalika Devi. He was concern about his people and others. Do you have such qualities in you at least some extent? If you have such eligibility, then you can sit on this throne. Otherwise turn back to home.”<br /><br />By that time, it was sunset. Bhoja Raja got down from the second step of the throne. The court was adjourned to the next day. All of they had gone to their homes.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">OUT COMING SKILLS:</span> From these stories, not only children, elders also can learn many things. In fact, in Indian culture and in their epics, God Shiva and Goddess Parvathi Devi are ideal wife and husband. Their world is Kailasam. It is not rich like Vaikuntam [The world of God Vishnu], Satya Lokam [The world of God Brahma] and Amaravathi [The world of deities]. God Shiva is not rich. He lives in burial ground. He represents in beggars. But Goddess Parvathi Devi never leaves him. They stand as role model for a pair of wife and husband. They represent idol family, so that there is a name ‘Adi dampathulu’ for them. [The meaning of Adi Dampathulu is first couple of wife and husband] Such Shiva Parvathulu had enjoyed stories. God Shiva told Bhethala stories to Goddess Parvathi Devi. Like that, Indian culture had induced stories in the family life of Indians. In addition to this, there is a tradition in Indian culture as Purana Patanam. [Means reading of epic stories] Vratha Kadha Sravanam etc [Means telling stories at the end of devotions to God.]<br /><br />With confirmation, I can say that ‘story telling’ among the family members will increase the bondage among them. I practically examined this over thousands of my friends, students and relatives since my childhood. Being teacher, mother, and family member, I got success with storytelling in my work. Now even, we can observe the impact of story on the silver screen of cinemas. Cinemas having high costumes, stardom, picturaising qualities are getting failure it they have no good story. Cinemas with good and logical story having no other attracting such as fame hero, heroines, directors, rich production, high technical picturisation are getting success.<br /><br />Such that, ‘the concept of story’ had great impact on our lives. These Bhethala stories have un-imaginary turns in narration. In fact, these are like mines of stories. Not only children, elders also can absorb so many good qualities by reading these stories.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-91446475595598081372009-01-27T23:45:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:03:33.473+05:3024th STORY OF BHETHALA<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">THE STORY OF UNKNOWN RELATIONS</span><br /><br /> When Vikramadithya was carrying Bhethala to Bruhadaranyam, he was telling a wonderful story.<br /><br /> Bhethala said, “Oh Rajendra! Please listen! Once there was a king by name Sri Pathi. He wanted to take holy round around the world. He had left his kingdom and family. He had gone on tour. His wife and daughter had waited for him for long time. He didn’t return. Then they left the palace and wandering on the countryside by enquiry about him. One day they were going through a deep forest. They had taken rest for some time under the shade of a big tree and then re-started. Behind them, two Brahmin men were coming at certain distance. They were father and son.<br /><br /> The father said, “Look my son! Here are the footprints of two women. It seems that big footprints belong to elder woman and smaller prints belong to younger woman. Hence, you marry the woman who has small feet. I’ll marry the woman who has big feet”. The son had agreed.<br /><br /> Both of they had walked fast and reached the two women. They explained their commitment to the women. But when they observed the daughter had big feet and the mother had small feet. As per their commitment, the father had married the daughter in the women and the son had married the mother. After some time both the couples had sons.<br /><br /> Bhethala asked Vikramadithya “Oh King! Let me know what the relation of those children is?”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya felt puzzled to answer it. He was not able to find answer to this question. Hence, he kept calm. Since silence didn’t break, Bhethala could not escape from Vikramadithya. Mean while they had reached Kalika Devi’s temple at Bruhadaranyam. The saint Gnana Seela and his Yagna Gundam was in their visibility.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-37021118276120522652009-01-26T00:03:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:03:33.474+05:3023rd STORY OF BHETHALA<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >THE STORY OF VANAJAKSHI</span><br /><br /> Vikramadithya climbed up the tree to carry down the corpse for 23rd time. He bound it with a rope and kept it on shoulder. He was moving towards Bruhadaranyam. He was waiting with curiosity and interest for Bhethala’s story.<br /><br /> Bhethala started a story. He said, “Vikramadithya Maharaja! Hear this. In a city by name Sekhara Puram, there was a king by name Nakshatraka. He was ruling his kingdom with good administration. People like him.<br /><br /> One day he was on tour on his country to know the wonders. He was travelling from one town to another and from one village to another. On the way, he came across a beautiful young girl by name Vanajakshi. The king was in love with her. He had expressed his love to her. She had accepted him and agreed to marry him. On the way in the forest, some thieves had attacked on them. The king had fought with them and killed them. Then they had reached a city. They had seen an old temple at the end of the city. The king had asked Vanajakshi to wait there and he went to the market street to bring food for them. A servant-maid had seen him. She was servicing to a prostitute. She said to the king “Oh brother! Why are you taking pain to fetch food in this market street? If you come with me to my house, I can give you delicious food.” The king accepted her deal and went with her. She had taken him to her mistress i.e. prostitute. The prostitute was young, beautiful and talented. By watching the handsome king, the prostitute woman felt crazy on him. She had treated him like anything. Since then, he was enjoying with her dance, music and company. By the way, the king had forgotten Vanajakshi who he had kept in the olden ruined temple. Vanajakshi was waiting for the king with eager and anxiety. There came a Vysya businessman. He had seen Vanajakshi and consoled her. He had taken her to his house and protecting her with comfort. One day, a rat came into their house. The Vysya businessman had killed that rat. Then he was putting self-boosting. Vanajakshi said, “The king who brought me to this city had killed four thieves at a time. But he didn’t present self-boosting. You are waste fellow. The life with you will be dangerous to me. It is better to die while compare with living in your governance.” Vanajakshi committed suicide. The Vysya businessman felt sad and thought, “How sorrowful this is. This beauty had died due to myself boosting.” He had donated all of his wealth to poor and he also committed suicide. The king Nakshatraka had heard all of this. Then he realized his mistake i.e. what he had done by sinking in the crazy of prostitute. He felt grievance about the death of Vanajakshi. He felt fear of sin and blame of people. He also committed suicide. By knowing all of this, the prostitute felt sorrow. She had thought that herself was the root cause to all these deaths. She also committed suicide.<br /><br /> Bhethala said, “Oh King! Among these 4 people i.e. Vanajakshi, Vysya business man, the king and the prostitute, who is great?” Vikramadithya said, “Bhethala! Vanajakshi had gone to Vysya’s house as he convinced her. Because she reached to an incapacity person, she died. Because of that businessman died. The king had died by realizing his own mistake. But the prostitute died with self-claim. She had mesmerized the king with her talents as per her prostituting profession. It was not immoral to her. Hence, the prostitute is great in this story.”<br /><br /> Bhethala had disappeared from there once again because the silence had broken.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-28324636617292221412009-01-23T23:17:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:03:33.474+05:3022nd STORY OF BHETHALA<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >THE STORY OF DHARMA SARMA</span><br /><br /> As usual, Vikramadithya bound Bhethala, and Bhethala told a story.<br /><br /> Bhethala said, “Maharaja! Listen! …<br /><br /> Once there was a Brahmin colony by name Prathi Shala. There was living a Brahmin by name Sirojakudu. He had a son by name Dharma Sarma. He was at the age of 7 years and cute. Unfortunately he died. His parents had wept like anything. Their relatives had driven them to burial ground. They had made a pyre in the burial ground and kept Dharma Sarma’s dead body on it. But they were not able to put fire on the dead body. They were crying aloud. Fortunately, there came a saint. He had known the Parakaya Pravesa art i.e. education. [It was believed in ancient India that there was an education by name Para Kaya Pravesam. With the help of that, mantras i.e. magic words a person can leave his body and can enter into another dead body. By the way, temporarily their body becomes dead and the dead body of others in which they had entered becomes alive] He had seen the poor parents. He was pity on them. He had left his body in a hidden place. He had entered into the boy’s dead body with his Parakaya Pravesa Vidya i.e. education.<br /><br /> What a wonder! Within second, the boy i.e. Dharma Sarma had got up from the pyre as if he woke up from sleep. By watching this, his parents became extreme happy. They hugged and kissed the boy with joy. All the relatives felt wonder and happy. All of they had returned to their house. While returning, the boy i.e. Dharma Sarma first cried aloud and then laughed aloud.<br /><br /> Bhethala said, “Vikramadithya Maharaja! Why the boy had cried aloud and then laughed aloud? If you give reply, again I’ll escape from here. If you keep silence by knowing the answer, you know that your head will break into 1000 pieces. Hence, reply soon.”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Bhethala! The saint in the body of boy had cried by thinking as “What a fate! I had left my saint body which had given by my parents; and I myself had protected it.” Then he had laughed by thinking as “What a fun! That body was aged. Now I got a kid’s body to enjoy the life once again.”<br /><br /> Bhethala felt happy with this answer but vanished.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-56119288835644909382009-01-21T20:10:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:03:33.474+05:3021st STORY OF BHETHALA<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBHARATH%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:relyonvml/> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><link rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBHARATH%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" 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<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>THE STORY OF DEMON<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Again, Vikramadithya had climbed up the Moduga tree and brought down the corpse. He had bound the corpse and kept it on shoulder. He was walking with silence.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Bhethala started a story. He said, “Oh king! Listen my story. And answer to my question.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>He continued …<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Once a king, Yasho Varma was ruling a city Vichitra Puram. One day he had gone to forest to enjoy hunting. There he had seen a beautiful girl who seemed to be a daughter of saint. She was like a divine girl of forest. He got crazy on her. He had reached her and said, “Oh girl! Who are you? Why are you wandering here lonely. This is the dangerous forest. Don’t you know?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>She had smiled at him by hearing that words. She said, “I’m the daughter of a saint. We live here, in this forest only.” The king had expressed his desire on her. She said, “Oh king! You are the king to this country. I’m the daughter of a saint. Is it right to love me for you? Any way you urged me. Hence, I consider your request.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>They were enjoying with each other’s company under the shade of a big Neem tree. At that moment, there came a demon. He was very big and cruel. He had caught up the king and got ready to swallow him. The king screamed out with fear. He shouted and urged the demon “Oh, the king of demons! Please don’t swallow me.” The demon said, “I’ll leave you on one condition. If you satisfy my desire, I won’t swallow you. You have to offer a boy who has both the parents as food to me.” The king promised to do so. The demon had released him.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Immediately the king had returned to his city Vichitra Puram. He had enquired in his city for poor family. He had found a poor Brahmin wife and husband who had 3 sons. The king had given them huge amount of gold and wealth, then he told everything to them. They were very poor and struggling for food on every day. Hence, they had agreed to give one of their sons to the king. The father said, “I love my elder son. He has to put fire on my head when I die. Hence, I won’t give him. You can take any one of the rest.” The mother said, “I love my younger son. He has to put fire on my head when I die. Hence, I won’t give him. You can take the middle one.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>The king Yasho Varma had taken the middle boy to the demon. The demon had held the boy in hands and opened the mouth to swallow him. Then the little boy had laughed aloud. Immediately the demon had released the boy on to the ground and disappeared from there. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Bhethala finished the story. He said, “Vikramadithya. Do you hear the story carefully? Now tell me, why did the Brahmin boy have laughed?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Vikramadithya said, “Bhethala! The boy had thought, as “When the neighbors beat him, the parents should protect him. When the parents are harassing him, then the king has to protect the poor boy. When the king is doing violence on him, the God should save him. In spite of this, when the God himself is ready kill him without kind, what is there to believe.” With these thoughts, the boy had laughed. Because the demon had sensed his thoughts, the demon had left him behind. That’s all.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Bhethala was pleased with this answer. Any way the silence had disturbed. Bhethala vanished from there.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><span style="">
<br /> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">OUT COMING SKILLS:</span><span style="color: black;"> By reading this story, children can understand the responsibilities of parents, rulers and people. Being kid, the 2<sup>nd</sup> son of Brahmin was daring enough to express his satire on the face of demon. It had saved him. They will inspire children to face any difficulty and problem in this life with dare and adventure. <span style=""> </span></span></span>Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-57044553411204681902009-01-20T23:29:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:03:33.475+05:3020th STORY OF BHETHALA<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >THE STORY OF VYSYA GIRL</span><br /><br /> Again, Vikramadithya bound the corpse. Again, Bhethala told a story.<br /><br /> Bhethala said, “Oh. King, Listen…<br /><br /> Once a king Visarada was ruling a city Kanaka Puram. One day he was going on shire on the royal road. By that time, a Vysya girl came on his way. She was very beautiful. He wished to marry her. Next day he had called on his purohit [priest] Brahmin and told him about that girl. He had ordered the purohit [priest] to observe her horoscope. The purohit [priest] had gone to Vysya’s house and informed the king’s desire to him. He felt so happy. The purohit [priest] had asked for his daughter’s horoscope. The Vysya man had given it with obedience. The purohit [priest] had keenly observed it and returned to the king. He said, “Oh king! If you marry her, you will lose your kingdom as per her horoscope.” The king felt sad and despair. He didn’t like to allow her, such a beautiful girl to marry some unknown. Hence, he made his minister to marry her. Some days had passed.<br /><br /> One day the king was going on round in his city. At that time, the minister’s wife i.e. Vysya girl was on the terrace of minister’s house. The king had seen her. Once again, he felt crazy and love on her. He felt sad and in-satisfaction, as he could not get her company as his wife. The minister had observed all of this. He had called on his wife and said, “The king is crazy on you. You go to him and satisfy his desire.” Being wife, she had obeyed her husband. She had approached the king with beautiful dress and ornaments. The king Visarada thought, “She is other’s wife. I should not touch her. To enjoy with other woman is not moral. It is not safe to our country.” By thinking like this, the king had sent her back to her husband. But with such grievance, the king died within short period. The minister felt sad with this. He thought as “The king had died with the desire on my wife. Why should I live in this world?” Hence, with this grievance the minister had died.<br /><br /> Bhethala said, “Vikramadithya who is great in between the king and minister.” Vikramadithya said, “Bhethala! The minister had sent his wife to the king to save his master i.e. king’s life. The king had opportunity to enjoy her. Nobody was there to object him. But voluntarily he had avoided it for the sake of morals. He preferred death to become immoral. Hence, the king Visarada is great.”<br /><br /> When Vikramadithya had given reply, Bhethala disappeared and appeared on Moduga tree again.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-49456159067608282742009-01-19T23:01:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:03:33.475+05:3019th STORY OF BHETHALATHE STORY OF SNAKES<br /><br /> Vikramadithya didn’t feel tiresome. Moreover, he was getting curiosity to hear the stories of Bhethala trial by trial. Hence, he had bound the corpse again and travelling towards Bruhadaranyam. Then Bhethala started to tell another story.<br /><br /> Bhethala said, “Oh Vikramadithya Maharaja! Listen …<br /><br /> Once there was a city Padma Puram. There was a king by name Jeemutha Vahana. He was the best among all the kings of that time. He had good and capable army. In spite of capable staff, he used to know the affairs of kingdom personally. He didn’t depend only on the information of his spying agents. He used to wander in the kingdom in disguise, frequently to know the particulars of people.<br /><br /> In that time, there was a small forest beside his capital city Padma Puram in his kingdom. There were many snakes. Every day Garuda[Eagle] used to come there to eat the snakes. [In Indian epics, Garuda is a bird i.e. big eagle, which is the carrier of God Vishnu] Garuda used to eat the snakes without concern as which he had seen and how many snakes he had seen. All the snakes were scared with this. All the snakes had assembled at a place. They had discussed to solve their problem. Finally, they had decided to put on urge to Garuda. They were waiting for the arrival of Garuda. Garuda came. The snakes said, “Oh Garuda! We have a request. You please consider it.” Garuda said, “What it is?” Snakes said, “Garuda! You are the carrier to God Vishnu. We are your servants, and food to you. We are living in this forest. Every day you are eating us as whichever snake you see, you are killing it and eating it. That’s why we are living with high fear with a feeling as every minute there was death threaten to us. It seems to be every second as an era to us. Every minute, we are feeling fear. We are not able to live peacefully. Hence, we are requesting you like this. Every day we will come as food to you in sequence, as one snake per one day. We won’t overlook this turn system. Please you don’t come to other snakes to kill except the snake, which has turn to become food to you on that day. This is our request. You please kindly oblige it.”<br /><br /> Garuda had accepted this. Since then, Garuda didn’t kill other snakes except the snake, which had turn to become as food to him on every day. Some days passed. In sequence, on one day, it was the turn of a snake by name Sankha Chuda. He was the only child to his mother. His mother was crying like anything. The king Jeemutha Vahana arrived there, as a part of his watch of kingdom. He felt pity on her and asked, “Mother! Why are you crying?”<br /><br /> She had explained all the issue. Jeemutha Vahana had consoled her and assured her to save her son. He went to meet Sankha Chuda. He said, “Sankha Chuda! I assured your mother to save your life. I know that today is your turn to become as food to Garuda. Instead of you, I’ll become as his food. You go to your house and make your mother happy.” Sankha Chuda said, “Oh king! What is the use of my life to this world? I’m small creature. That to, I’m poisonous creature. If you alive, there will be great benifit to our country. In your ruling people are happy. You are not selfish king. You are moral. If you die instead of me, it won’t be correct. I won’t accept your deal.”<br /><br /> Jeemutha Vahana had admired Sankha Chuda’s versatility. He said, “I had promised your mother to save you. I don’t like to over throw it.” Like this, they were arguing with each other. There came Garuda with heavy hunger. Jeemutha Vahana said, “Oh Garuda. You are like Indra among birds. Today’s turn is of Sankha Chuda. But you please leave him. You eat me instead of him. He is the only son to his mother.”<br /><br /> Garuda was pleased with him. He said, “Oh king! I’m happy by watching your sacrifice and good nature. What is the boon do you want? I’ll give it to you. Say it.”<br /><br /> Jeemutha Vahana said, “Oh Garuda! I have no desire for myself. But since this day, you please do not eat the live snakes in this forest. You give this boon to me.”<br /><br /> Garuda promised to do so. Since then, the snakes in that forest had lived with secured feeling.<br /><br /> Bhethala said, “Oh Vikramarka Rajendra! Who is great among Garuda, Jeemutha Vahana and Sankha Chuda?”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “Bhethala! Listen! Being king of a country, it is responsibility of Jeemutha Vahana to protect all lives in his kingdom. Hence, his proposal to become as Garuda’s food instead of Sankha Chuda’s turn is not great. Being living being in the kingdom, it is the responsibility of Sankha Chuda to serve the king. Hence, his rejection to the king’s offer is not great. Garuda had snakes as his food by nature and God. In spite of that, he had promised the king to leave the live snakes and to take dead snakes only as food. Hence, Garuda is great.”<br /><br /> Since the silence was broken, the binding of Bhethala also got broken.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-86431945198643033152009-01-18T23:32:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:03:33.476+05:3018th STORY OF BHETHALA<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBHARATH%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:relyonvml/> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><link rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBHARATH%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" 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<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >THE STORY OF BHAGAVATHI</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>With repeated efforts, Vikramadithya didn’t give up his determination. Again, he had bound Bhethala and walking towards Bruhadaranyam with silence. Again, Bhethala had narrated a story.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Bhethala said, “Oh the best among the kings. Listen …<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Once there was a big and beautiful city by name Gopala Puram. Karthikeya was its king. He was ruling with morals. He was favorable by public. He had a daughter by name BhagaVathi. She was young and beautiful. People used to say that she was a mine of beauty. She was talented in music and literature.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>One day evening she was drying her long and beautiful hair on the terrace of her palace. At that time, a Brahmin young man was going on the road. His name was Dhana Swami. He was handsome. He was in love at first sight with her. BhagaVathi also had seen him. She also felt love on him. Both had thrown deep sights to each other. They sensed love mutually. But how to meet? BhagaVathi was princess. Dhana Swami was an ordinary Brahmin’s son. How it was possible for him to meet her? Hence, they were not able to meet each other. Dhana Swami was thinking to achieve the task of meeting the princess throughout the days and nights. Finally, he had came to a decision. He had approached his friend Loka Deva, a wise man. He had narrated all the issue and requested him to say any idea. Loka Deva felt surprise by hearing his friend’s desire. He said, “Hae Dhana Swami! What are you saying? Where are you? Where is the princess? To fulfill your desire, it is impossible. In spite of this, because you are my friend, I will play some trick. You don’t worry.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>By saying like this, Loka Deva explained a plan to implement. According to it, Loka Deva had put himself in disguise of a saint and made Dhana Swami in the disguise of a young girl. He had met the king Karthikeya and said, “Oh king. There should be all the best to you. God may bless you. I’m going to Kasi on pilgrimage. This is my daughter, by name Sukesini. [The meaning of this name is a girl who has good hair] I don’t like to take this young beautiful girl up to such long distance, because it is not safe. Please, you protect this girl by keeping in your palace until my return.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>The king had accepted his request. Since he didn’t know that Sukesini was a man in the disguise of woman, he had sent him to his daughter’s palace; by thinking both were at some age. Sukesini had mingled on the servant-maids of BhagaVathi and waiting to find lonely time. One day she could manage to talk with BhagaVathi lonely. She had narrated everything to BhagaVathi and revealed his identity. BhagaVathi had love on him. But without revealing it, she said, “What? How dare you are to enter into king’s palace like this? Did we became easy approachable to you? I’ll inform this to my father. Look, what I’ll do for you?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>But the Brahmin young man Dhana Swamy didn’t fear towards it. He said, “My darling! I had done like this due to love and affection on yourself but not for anything else. I know that you are also in love with me at first sight. Don’t try to threaten me. It will be waste. Please accept me. Why do you eager to inform to your father about me? You can save me. You are eligible to do so. I sincerely love you. That’s why, I had taken this much of risk to reach you. It is your decision either to save me or to punish me. Whatever you do, I’ll be happy.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>BhagaVathi had felt happy with his dare and risk taking. She had impressed by his sweet and loving words. She had hugged and kissed him. She said, “I’ll do this only. Don’t fear.” They had smiled at each other. Since then, they were enjoying with each other’s company in secrecy. Nobody had noticed their affair. Days were passing like this. One day a prince from neighboring kingdom had approached the king, Karthikeya and asked for the hand of his daughter BhagaVathi. The king didn’t like to give his daughter, to that prince. That’s why, the king had performed the marriage of that prince with Sukesini, on behalf of princess BhagaVathi.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>After marriage, the bridegroom had taken his wife, Sukesini to his kingdom. On the way Dhana Swami who was in the disguise of woman, i.e. Sukesini had escaped from the bridegroom’s party. Mean while, Loka Deva had approached the king Karthikeya as per their previous plan. He was accompanied with a young man. As per his plan, he said, “Maharaja! You please call my daughter Sukesini. This is my disciple. I want to perform my daughter’s marriage with this boy. And I’m very thankful to you for protecting of my daughter.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>The king felt shock. He had explained everything to the saint. He didn’t bluff because of the fear of curse by the saint. He said, “Swami! Please excuse me. Without your permission, I had performed your daughter’s marriage with prince of our neighboring kingdom, to prevent my daughter’s marriage. Instead of your daughter, please take my daughter BhagaVathi. I’m donating my daughter to your disciple as his wife.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Loka Deva who was in the disguise of saint feared by hearing this. He didn’t expected this. With that shock, he didn’t object the king. The king had performed the marriage of BhagaVathi with the disciple of Loka Deva. They were going to their native. On the way, Dhana Swami met them. He said, “BhagaVathi and I loved each other. Hence, she is my wife. Leave her to me.” The disciple said, “Her father had given me as my wife. Our marriage was performed in the palace. Hence, she is my wife.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Bhethala finished the story and said, “Oh Vikramadithya! Can you tell the princess BhagaVathi belongs to whom?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Vikramadithya said, “In my opinion, marriage means it is a declaration as so and so boy and so and so girl belong to each other. It is a declaration, as the couple will live together. Such that, marriage is official and authoritative. Like that, the king, being father of princess BhagaVathi had given his daughter to the disciple. He had performed their marriage in public. Though BhagaVathi and Dhana Swami loved each other, though they had enjoyed with each other’s company for some time, their relation was not declared one. It was secret. It had involved sin. Hence, BhagaVathi belongs to the disciple of Loka Deva only.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Within a moment, Bhethala disappeared because the silence had broken. <span style="color: red;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-42674779594005724172009-01-16T23:52:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:03:33.476+05:3017th STORY OF BETHALA<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">THE STORY OF RATNA VATHI</span></span><br /><br /> Vikramadithya had returned to the Moduga tree and was carrying Bhethala on his shoulder. Bhethala started a story. He said, “Oh! Vikramadithya. Listen this story to forget your tiresome. In fact your determination is ever lasting.”<br /><br /> He continued …<br /><br /> Once there was a city by name Ayodhya Nagaram. There was a famous businessman in that city by name Veera Keshudu. He had a daughter by name Ratna Vathi. She was very beautiful. People used to say that there were no beautiful girls than Ratna Vathi among divine girls. Beside beauty, she was famous for her good qualities like obedience, learning arts and education. Because of her beauty and good nature, so many young men had wished to marry her. Some young men had contacted Veera Keshudu to get marry her. He wished to perform her marriage with suitable person. By hearing such information, Ratna Vathi informed her parents, as she was not interested to marry anybody. Veera Keshudu and his wife had tried their level best to convince her, but Ratna Vathi was determined to do not get marry. Because of their love and affection, Veera Keshudu and his wife could not force her. They were protecting their daughter like eyelid to the eye.<br /><br /> Days were passing like this. At this time, there was increased the robberies in Ayodhya Nagaram. The thieves were digging holes to houses and thefting the valuables. Nobody could catch the thieves. People were suffering from thefting. They gathered as a group and approached the king. They prayed to the king to save them from the thieves. The king of that city was good and capable. He had promised them to solve the problem of thieves.<br /><br /> The king had appointed the soldiers and officers to arrest the thieves. But there was no use. By knowing all this information, the thieves were performing their robbery and thefting with much care and talent. Hence, the army officers were not able to arrest the thieves. Hence, the king had personally gone to arrest the thieves. He had taken his weapons and wandering on the streets in disguise.<br /><br /> That was new moon day and mid night. There was thick dark in the city. Nobody was able to watch what was in front of him or her. The king had observed that some huge body was standing before him. He had asked “Hae! Who are you?” It was the chief of thieves. He had recognized the king. He said, “Oh King! I’m the son of this city’s Goddess Maham Kali. I’m famous by name Pothu Raju.” The king could sense him as the chief of thieves. He had pretended, as he believed him as Pothu Raju. The king said, “Oh! Pothu Raja! Excuse me, as I do not realize you. You are the son of our Goddess Kali. Hence, you are also God to us. Your mother is protecting our city. I have a desire in my mind. Since days, I wished that you also had to protect our city. Without over looking you have to give this boon to me. I’m praying you in 1000 ways. You should accept my prayer. Hence, you should guard our city.”<br /><br /> By hearing this, the thieves’ leader thought, “This king had believed me as Pothu Raju. I should not spoil this belief. Let me kill this king in suitable time. Later I can occupy this kingdom.” He said to king, “Oh King! I accept your prayer. Let us go to the entrance of fort.”<br /><br /> He had walked towards the entrance of fort and the king had followed him. They had reached the entrance. The king urged the thieves’ leader i.e. Pothu Raju to protect the fort. He had gone in side. The chief of thieves had called on all of his subordinate thieves and explained his plan to kill the king and to occupy the city. They had supported him with excitement. All the thieve team was getting ready to implement their plan.<br /><br /> The king’s spying agents were following the thieves’ team as per their king’s order. These agents had informed all about the thieves team’s activities to the king. In appropriate time, the king had attacked on the thieves’ team along with his army. All the thieves were got arrested. The king’s army soldiers had killed all the thieves. The king had caught the chief of thieves and ordered his soldiers to bring to the court. In the court, he declared the punishment to the chief of thieves as death sentence by cutting his head in public place; which was known as Vadhya sila. [The meaning of this name is death rock]<br /><br /> As per their administration, the soldiers had decorated the chief of thieves with red dress and garland of neem leaves in his neck. The soldiers were taking the chief of thieves as a procession to the Vadhya sila i.e. death rock. The king ordered them to do so and hence it would be a warning to people and thieves. On the streets, people were watching the thieves’ leader with curiosity. While the procession was passing through the street in which Veera Keshudu’s house, Ratna Vathi had seen the thieves’ leader through her room balcony. She had rejected so many wedding proposals with determination to do not get marry. Such Ratna Vathi had fallen in love with the chief of thieves at first sight. Immediately she had rushed to her parents and said, “Father! You see the man who was taking by the soldiers to the Vadhya sila, he is right person to me as husband. You please get him release. You please perform my marriage with him. Otherwise, I want to die.” Her parents had shocked by this. Veera Keshudu had tried to convince her and to counsel her. He said, “My dear little daughter! What a foolish thing this is? Is there anybody in this world to love a thief who had sentenced to death? If you marry a thief, people will blame you as you also a thief. Because of such marriage, our family respects and race respects will get spoil. Being your loving parents, we should get affect to the public blame. You should not think like that to marry a thief. There are many young men, who are handsome, educated, rich and respected to marry you. In such case, is it right to wish to marry a thief? Is it correct to us?”<br /><br /> But these all became as sweet sound of holy cone in front of deaf man. She didn’t convinced by her parents counseling. What could the businessman Veera Keshudu do? He felt sad about his daughter’s foolish determination. He had thought to do what. He had taken Valuable diamonds and gems and visited the king. He had kept the valuable diamonds at the king’s feet. He said, “Oh king! You are great. You had ordered the thieves leader to implement death. I pray you to order to release him. By watching him, my daughter had loved him. She is wishing to marry him. I had this daughter after long time after my marriage. I had this only daughter. If she dies, I can’t live. Hence in helpless situation, I’m praying you to release the thief.”<br /><br /> Like this, Veera Keshudu had prayed the king like anything. The king felt wonder first and then anger. He fired on him. He said, “Oh Business man! Are you mad? Why are you trying to save the thieves’ leader? You might be big thief. Otherwise, you won’t try to save the thief. The thief might give the things such as money, gold, and other valuables which he had robbery in the city. Otherwise, why are you trying to save him by showing your daughter as a reason? I know all of your business tricks. Get away from here. If you stay here for one more minute, you will get the same punishment as that of the thief. Go. Get last. Get out from here.”<br /><br /> With frightfulness, Veera Keshudu had rushed to his house. He had explained all to his daughter Ratna Vathi. By hearing that, she had fallen on to the ground as if a banana tree which was cut off at its root. She became unconscious. Her parents had treated her with cool water and sandal powder paste. Within few seconds, she got up and ran onto the road. She was crying with loud voice and following the thief in the procession. By watching her position, Veera Keshudu and his wife were not able to be in the house. They were crying and following her.<br /><br /> It was spread in the city. People felt surprise. With high curiosity and interest people gathered around them. All of them and the procession had reached the Vadhya sila i.e. death rock in the burial ground. The soldiers had made the thief to take 3 holy rounds around Vadhya sila. They had put the body of the thieves’ leader in the Vadhya sila. The chief of thieves had seen Ratna Vathi and her parents. First, he had laughed loud. Later he had cried aloud. Then he lost life.<br /><br /> By watching the thief’s death, Ratna Vathi became panic. She had made pyre in the burial ground and got ready to die by jumping into the fire on the pyre. God Shiva and Goddess ParVathi Devi were watching all of this. They felt kind to Ratna Vathi. They had appeared in front of Ratna Vathi and stopped her from her trial to die. They had asked her “Oh daughter! What do you want?”<br /><br /> Ratna Vathi had put namaskar [wish] to God and Goddess. She praised them with joy. She said, “Oh God Girisha! Oh Goddess Girija Devi! You are like my parents. If you have kindness on me, you please make this thief alive. I had taken this man as my husband. If you admire my decision, you please donate me husband. Except this, I have no other wish.”<br /><br /> God Shiva and Goddess ParVathi Devi had admired her determination and sincerity in love. As per her wish, they had given boon to her by making the thief alive. He got up as if he got up from sleep. By blessing them, the God and Goddess disappeared from there. Veera Keshudu and his wife had felt extreme happy by watching all of this. People praised Ratna Vathi’s determination and sincere love. Veera Keshudu had performed his daughter’s marriage with the chief of thieves after inviting all his relatives and friends. The king was informed all of this through his spying agents. He felt high surprise and fear towards the determination and sincere love of Ratna Vathi. He felt that Ratna Vathi was chaste woman. He had called on the chief of thieves and appointed him as the army chief. The thieves’ leader also realized the human values such as determination, devotion, good, evil and sincerity in doing works. He had turned as a good and capable army chief.<br /><br /> Bhethala completed the story and said, “Oh king Vikramadithya. Now you please tell me why the chief of thieves had laughed first, cried later before he died?”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “The thief laughed by watching Ratna Vathi. He sensed fun as Ratna Vathi loved him without knowing his particulars. The thief had cried by watching her parents. He sensed sorrow as Veera Keshudu and his wife were crying for her daughter.”<br /><br /> The silence was broken; Bhethala disobeyed Vikramadithya and escaped from there.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-29159720264164826102009-01-12T23:16:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:03:33.476+05:3016th STORY OF BHETHALA<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBHARATH%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:relyonvml/> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><link rel="themeData" 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<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Vikramadithya again caught up Bhethala. Bhethala again told a story.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Once upon a time, there was a city by name Avinasi. [The meaning of this name is a thing or living being which has no end of life] In that city, there was a Brahmin by name Devanadhudu. He had a son, Arjuna Swami. He was handsome and learned. He was grown up to marriage age. His father Devanadhudu had performed his marriage with a Brahmin young girl, by name Anamathi. She was very beautiful and good nature. Both the wife and husband Anamathi and Arjuna Swami were like ‘made for each other’ to the people. They were pretty couple. They were always with affection to each other, moving together, eating together and doing every work together. People were admiring their life style.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>One night they had slept in their house garden to enjoy the cool breeze. It was mid night. A demon was going in the air. Demons used to move in nights only. This demon was very big and cruel. He had seen Anamathi. He had admired her beauty. He was crazy about her. Hence, he had taken away her with his magical powers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>In the morning, when Arjuna Swami woke up from sleep, he could not see his wife. All the family members had searched for her. Nobody noticed anything. Arjuna Swami was sad. He wanted to search for her all over the country. He had gone on country tour. He had searched in all possible places but in vain. He could not trace her. With despair, he returned to his native, Avinasi city.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>On the way, he reached a village. He was very hunger. He asked for food in a Brahmin’s house in that village. The host had called on his own wife and asked her to give food to Arjuna Swami. She offered him meals in a leaves’ plate. Arjuna Swami asked her to give food packet. She had given rice, curries, sweets and fruits in a small basket of bamboos. Arjuna Swami had taken that basket and reached the river, which was flowing beside that village. On the bank of that river, there was a big banyan tree. Arjuna Swami had kept his food basket under the shade of banyan tree. He had a bathe in the river.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>After bathe, he had started to eat the food. By that time, an eagle had caught up a black king cobra. It had sat on the branch of banyan tree and was tearing the snake to eat it. The snake had spitted the poison. Right beneath to this branch, Arjuna Swami sat. He was eating. The poison had fallen uniformly on the food. Arjuna Swami was hungry. Hence, he didn’t notice it. He had continued to eat the food. Due to the snake’s poison Arjuna Swami died immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Bhethala said, “Tell me Maharaja! Who should bear this brahma hatya sin? {In Indian’s believes brahma hatya means killing of a Brahmin i.e. Satwa guna person. It is sin. Like that Sishu Hatya [Killing of kid], sthree hatya [Killing of woman], Gohatya [Killing of cow] also treated as great sins} Is this sin goes to the donors of food or someone else? Give reply. If you break the silence, I won’t obey you. If you keep silence by knowing it, your head will break into 1000 pieces.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Vikramadithya said, “Bhethala! In this, nobody had done sinful act. Because Arjuna Swami asked for food, being hunger. The host i.e. Brahmin and his wife had given food to him. He was taking food under the shade of tree. The eagle was eating its own food i.e. snake. The snake was suffering from death pain. Hence, it had spitted poison. Hence, this sin goes to any person who says as ‘this sin goes to so and so’ without thinking properly. That’s why before saying something, we have to think properly.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>Bhethala admired Vikramadithya’s reply. But as the silence had broken, Bhethala disappeared from there along with the corpse.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><span style="">
<br /> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">OUT COMING SKILLS:</span><span style="color: black;"> By reading this story, children can learn to control their tongue while talking. It warns us to use our tongue after thinking. Otherwise, it will create more complications and problems in life. Another important feature is there, in this story. The root cause of the wandering of Arjuna Swami and his death was ‘the missing of Anamathi, his wife.” Hence, the name of this story was ‘Anamathi’. By the observing this children can inspire to think cause act relation. </span></span>Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735790379788597768.post-5013356049453336132009-01-12T23:14:00.001+05:302009-04-22T12:03:33.477+05:3015th STORY OF BHETHALA<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><br /> THE STORY OF REBIRTH OF A TIGER</span><br /><br /> Vikramadithya again afforded to bind Bhethala. He was walking with silence towards Bruhadaranyam by keeping the corpse on his shoulder. Bhethala started to tell a story.<br /><br /> Bhethala said, “Oh. Vikramadithya! Your determination is marvelous. I tell a story. Listen it to forget your tiresome.<br /><br /> He continued …<br /><br /> Once there was a Brahmin colony by name Brahma Puram. In that colony, there was a Brahmin by name Vishnu Swami. He had no children. He felt unhappy. He had done penance to God Shiva. With God’s boon, he had four sons. He taught education to them. To learn much they had gone on country tour. At abroad they had met a saint. They had joined as disciples to that saint. They had served him as their guru i.e. teacher with obedience and sincerity.<br /><br /> The saint was pleased with them. He had made taught them some mantras i.e. magic words including Mrutha Sanjeevani. [In Indian Mythology, Mrutha Sanjeevani Mantra means by chanting that magic word, the dead people or living being can become alive] After completion of their education, they had taken send off from their Guru i.e. teacher. They were travelling towards their native. On the way, they had seen the ruin of a dead tiger. The four brothers had observed it. They wanted to test the impact of their learnt mantras. The first brother had gathered its bones and chanted some mantras. The skeleton of tiger had framed. The second brother had chanted some mantras and created nerves and organs to that tiger’s body. The third brother had created skin, flesh and blood. The fourth brother had given life to the dead tiger with his mantras. The tiger had got up as if it had got up from sleep. As it was with great hunger, it killed all the four brothers and ate them.<br /><br /> Bhethala asked “Oh King! Say, to whom this sin goes?”<br /><br /> Vikramadithya said, “The fourth brother who had given life to the dead tiger should bear this sin.”<br /><br /> Again the silence had broken.<br /><br /> Again the Bhethala had escaped.Character constructive storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921876962898185noreply@blogger.com0