Read the previous part here… Though well-versed in the sciences, if you have no practical knowledge, you will become the object of ridicule, much like those foolish pundits were ridiculed by everyone, since they had no knowledge of worldly-affairs. “How did that happen”, said VairāgyaKumar. TruptaKumar replied… मूर्खपण्डितकथा The story of the foolish Pundits In …
Read the previous part here… Education ranks lower than common sense, and so seek intelligence. Senseless Brahmins in their pride of being educated, made a lion, and then they died. “How did that happen”, said VairāgyaKumar. TruptaKumar replied… सिंहकारकमूर्खब्राह्मणकथा The story of the foolish Brahmins who made a lion In a city, not too far …
Read the previous part here… In a few hours, the third pill dropped. The young man dug, and found huge deposits of gold. “I told you, there will be gold further ahead!” he said with excitement. “The other two lost out on so much wealth! Nothing can be better than gold. Come, let’s take as …
Read the previous part here… All the wants of man get fulfilled only through his honest efforts. Even what is called fate, or destiny, is a quality of man. In fact, destiny is another name of effort. क्लेशस्याङ्गम् अदत्त्वा सुखम् एव सुखानि नेह लभ्यन्ते ।मधुभिन् मथनायस् तैर् आश्लिष्यति बाहुभिर् लक्ष्मीम् ॥ ३१ ॥ kleśasyāṅgam adattvā …
Read the previous part here… One should not give up greed, but one should not be too greedy as well. The wheel whirled on the head of the person who was the most greedy. DevaSharma said “How did that happen?” His wife replied… लोभाविष्टचक्रधरकथा The story of the greedy man and the whirling wheel In …
Read the previous part here… One should always think before acting, and never reach a conclusion without examining all the facts. Else, it would lead to a lot of regret, like in the case of the Brahmin lady and the mongoose. ManiBhadra said “How did that happen?” The judge replied… ब्राह्मणीनकुलकथा The story of the …
Read the previous part here… After a few more slokas, Keśava got up and walked up to the chief sanyasi, who was watching him intently. “I seek your blessings, o revered one”, he said as he fell at the sanyasi’s feet. “Please honor me by coming to my house first, when you set out to …
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 …
