Read the previous part here… The king agreed, and consulted some wise men. “My wife has given birth to a girl with three breasts. Is this something I should be worried about?” The wise men replied “This child will not bring you any disrepute, but you should give her away, and when she reaches marriageable …
Read the previous part here… The blind man, the dwarf and the princess with three breasts, all did wrong things, Yet they all got their wishes fulfilled, just due to fate. “How did that happen?”, said TruptaKumar. VairāgyaKumar replied… अन्धककुब्जकत्रिस्तनीकथा The story of the blind man, the dwarf and the the three-breasted girl In a …
Read the previous part here… “That is why I say”, concluded TruptaKumar, यो लौल्यात् कुरुते नैवोदर्कम् अवेक्षते ।विडम्बनाम् अवाप्नोति स यथा चन्द्र-भूपतिः ॥ – He who acts out of greed and without thinking of the consequences, gets cheated, much like ChandraBhoopati. “Well, I will have to go now. Let me at least try to return to …
Read the previous part here… “Millions”, replied PrāptaBuddhi. “Don’t tell anybody, but I saw the neighboring king reach there with his entire army, and they all got necklaces. And by the way, his army is much bigger than yours.” “Ok ok”, said the king, a bit ruffled. “we will set out tomorrow.” The next morning, …
Read the previous part here… “Oh mighty king! ShāliHotra (the expert in horses) has recommended a cure for this. कपीनां मेदसा दोषो वह्निदाहसमुद्भवःअश्वानां नाशमभ्येति तमः सूर्योदये यथा – by applying the marrow of the bones of monkeys, the burn wounds of the horses will disappear, like darkness disappears when the sun rises. You will have to act fast, o king, before the horses …
Read the previous part here… Even the best of families are torn apart due to quarrels. Good friendships end because of a rude word, empires crumble because of ill-rule and people lose fame and respect because of their bad actions. And so, before we all perish, let us leave this place and go somewhere far …
Read the previous part here… He who acts out of greed and without thinking of the consequences, gets cheated, much like ChandraBhoopati. VairāgyaKumar said “How did that happen?” TruptaKumar replied… चन्द्रभूपतिकथा The story of King Chandra In a city, not too far away from here, lived a king named Chandra. His son liked to play …
Read the previous part here… He who worries about what has not happened, or what will not happen, becomes white and sleeps, just like the father of SomaSharma. “How did that happen?”, said TruptaKumar. VairāgyaKumar replied… सोमशर्मपितृकथा The story of SomaSharma’s father In a city, not too far away from here, lived a miserly Brahmin. …
Read the previous part here… Manthara reached home by evening. “My dear, my dear”, he called out as he walked through the door. Seeing her in the kitchen, he went to her and said “My dear, today I had the good fortune of seeing a Yaksha. He has promised to give me whatever I ask …
Read the previous part here… He who has no sense of his own, and does not heed the advice of his friends, dies like the weaver Manthara. TruptaKumar said “How did that happen?” VairāgyaKumar replied… मन्थरकौलिककथा The story of the weaver named Manthara In a city, not too far away from here, lived a weaver …
