Read the previous part here… I am PadmaNidhi, and I represent the wealth that you earned in your previous lives. I will come to your house in the morning, in the same form as I am now. You must hit me on the head with a club, and I will instantly turn into gold, and …
कुदृष्टं कुपरिज्ञातं कुश्रुतं कुपरीक्षितम् ।तन् नरेण न कर्तव्यं नापितेनात्र यत् कृतम् ॥ १ ॥ kudṛṣṭaṃ kuparijñātaṃ kuśrutaṃ kuparīkṣitam |tan nareṇa na kartavyaṃ nāpitenātra yat kṛtam || 1 || One should not get into anything, without thinking of the consequences, without knowing all aspects of it, without proper analysis, and without practically testing it…not like that foolish barber. …
Read the previous part here… There are many comforts, the women are beautiful too, there is only one problem in foreign lands…one’s own go against you. “How did that happen?”, said KarālaMukha. RaktaMukha replied… In a village, not so far away from here, lived a dog named Pāradeśika (The one who lives in a foreign …
Read the previous part here… The pearl is smooth, beautiful and unbroken…yet gets bound in a thread when a hole is pieced in it’s centre. Similarly, a man could be without enemies, well-behaved and pleasant in character. But he is defeated by his smallest weaknesses. And so, the fox approached the tiger, with his head …
Read the previous part here… How is your goodness worthy, if you only good to people who are good to you? He who is good to people who have even harmed him, is a truly good man, so say the wise. RaktaMukha replied… “In that case, return home, and fight him. The wise have said… …
Read the previous part here… He who is arrogant and foolish enough to disobey the words of the wise and his well-wishers, perishes quickly, much like the camel with the bell tied around it’s neck. KarālaMukha said “How did that happen?” RaktaMukha replied… घण्टोष्ट्रकथा The story of the camel with the bell around it’s neck …
Read the previous part here… You have double the intelligence that I have. Your lover is gone. You lost your husband as well. Oh naked lady, what are you waiting for? As KarālaMukha concluded this story, another friend of his came around and said… “O KarālaMukha! What are you doing here? Your house has been …
Read the previous part here… You have double the intelligence that I have. Your lover is gone. You lost your husband as well. Oh naked lady, what are you waiting for? RaktaMukha said “How did that happen?” KarālaMukha replied… नग्निकाहालिकवधूकथा The story of the farmer’s naked wife In a village not very far away from …
Read the previous part here… Though well-disguised, seemingly frightful and clad in tiger-skin, the donkey got killed because of his voice. KarālaMukha said “How did that happen?” RaktaMukha replied… वाचालरासभकथा The story of the talkative donkey In a village not very far away from here, lived a washerman named ShuddhaPata (the clean cloth). He had …
Read the previous part here… What will not man for a woman do, when heads are shaved, at odd times too? What will not man for a woman say, when those who are not horses, neigh? KarālaMukha said “How did that happen?” RaktaMukha replied… नन्दवररुचिकथा The story of Nanda and VaraRuchi Once, not very long …
