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 …
Read the previous part here… Chatura smirked. “Uncle dearest, it’s fine, the poetry and all. But the fact is that you don’t know to sing. All you do is bray. And so, why take unnecessary risks, when you can be silent and enjoy the delicious cucumbers?” Now Uddata became furious. “Are you implying that I …
Read the previous part here… The one with a hundred tricks sat on the head of the fisherman, the one with a thousand tricks is hanging by the fisherman’s arm…I with only one trick am happily swimming in the water! VairāgyaKumar continued “You also said that intelligence is better than education, but I don’t believe …
Read the previous part here… “That is why I said”, concluded TruptaKumar – 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. “You didn’t listen to me when I told …
Read the previous part here… The third pundit exclaimed “इष्टं धर्मेण योजयेत् – One should tie a well-wisher to Dharma” and so the fourth grabbed the donkey and tied it to the camel. In the meantime, someone from the crowd went and narrated this incident to the washerman, whose donkey now stood tied awkwardly to …
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 …
