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Articles: Moral Stories | pancha tantra kadhalu...renDava tantramu..mitralaabhamu
- Mr. Siri Siri
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THE WOMAN WHO SOLD SESAME SEEDS
Once, I had gone to perform some religious rites. It was rainy season. I requested a Brahmin to allow me to stay in his house for some days to which he agreed.
I stayed at his home, keeping myself busy in the worship of the deities. One day, in the morning, I heard the Brahmin telling his wife-
'Tomorrow being 'Dakshinayan-Sankranti' is considered to be the most auspicious day for making donations. I have decided to go to a nearby village to seek alms. You too must feed a Brahmin'.
The Brahmin's wife got very angry, as there was nothing in their home. She said-
'It was my misfortune that I got married to you. Since the day I married you, I have never seen joy and happiness in my life'.
But the Brahmin convinced his wife explaining the importance of donations made on Dakshinayan Sanskranti. The Brahmin also advised his wife on the negative aspects of excessive desire. He narrated the following story.
PRAPTVYAMARTH - THE GROCER’S SON
A grocer named Sagardutt lived in a city. One day, his son purchased a book for one hundred rupees in which it was written-
'A man gets whatever is written in his destiny.'
Sagardutt got very angry that his son had purchased that book for one hundred rupees in which only one sentence was written. Admonishing his son that he could never earn money in his life, the grocer drove him out of his house -
His son migrated to another city and started living there. When people asked him as to who he was, he used to give the same reply that he was
'PRAPTVYAMARTHAM LABHATE MANUSHYAM'
People gave him the name Praptvyamarth to him.
One day, a princess who had come to attend a festival, saw him and became infatuated by his smart and handsome appearance. She intimated her friend about her feelings. Her friend went to Praptvyamarth and told him about the feelings of princess towards him. She also told him that the princess would die if he did not meet her. Praptvyamarth then asked her how could he meet the princess. She said-
'Come to the palace in the night. You will find a rope hanging down the palace. You can climb up holding that rope and enter the palace.'
Praptvyamarth said: 'All right.'
When she went back, Praptyamarth thought that it would not be proper to go because-
'One who makes love with wife of his teacher, wife of his friend, wife of his master and wife of his servant, goes to the hell'.
But he had in his destiny to meet the princess. As he was loitering around, he accidentally passed by the palace. He saw a rope hanging down. He climbed up through the rope. When the princess saw him, she felt very happy. She treated him with all the respect and made him sit on her bed. She said-
'Since the day I saw, I have chosen you as my husband. Now I cannot even think of marrying anybody else.'
But Praptvyamarth did not reply. The princes forced him to say something. He repeated the same line.
'A man gets, whatever is written in his destiny.'
The princess thought that perhaps he was somebody else. She sent him back.
On the way, Praptvyamarth saw an old temple and feeling tired, he slept there. By chance, the police officer of that city arrived there to meet his beloved. When he saw Praptvyamarth sleeping there, he sent him to sleep on his bed, fearing that his secret love affairs would be disclosed. Praptvyamarth went away but by mistake he slept on another bed.
The police officer's daughter - Satyavati was also sleeping on that same bed waiting for her lover. She thought that her lover had arrived and became very happy. But, Praptvyamarth was quiet. When she coaxed him to say something, he said-
'A man gets whatever is written in his destiny.'
She became angry and drove him out. While Praptvyamarth was going out, he saw a marriage procession coming. He mingled with that group. Hardly had the marriage procession reached the bride's house; a rut elephant arrived there. Everybody ran for safety. Praptvyamarth, thinking that the bride might be alone went to protect her. He told her not to get afraid. He held her right hand. Suddenly the elephant arrived. Praptvyamarth shouted loudly at the elephant. Luckily the elephant went away.
After the elephant had gone, the bridegroom returned back along with the marriage processionists.
When the bridegroom saw him holding the hand of the bride, he asked the bride's father -
'You had promised to marry your daughter with me. Who is this fellow holding her hand?'
The bride’s father asked his daughter. She replied that ‘he’ was his saviour and she was going to marry him. She said -
'I can never marry the man who ran away leaving me to die.'
A commotion erupted among them. The king was passing through that place accompanied by the princess. The king asked Praptvyamarth to narrate the whole story. He said -
'A man gets whatever is written in his destiny.'
After thinking for a while the princess said -
'Even God is incapable of changing that.'
Then the daughter of the police officer said-
'For this reason nothing makes me sorrowful and I am not amazed by anything.'
At last the bride said-
'Whatever is mine others cannot claim it.'
The king then asked all the assembled people to narrate their stories separately. When he came to know about the facts, he was very pleased with Praptvyamarth and at once married the princess to him. Praptvyamarth also called his parents and lived happily.
After narrating this story Hiranyak said-
'A man gets whatever is written in his destiny. Perhaps being disenchanted with this world was in my destiny and this friend has brought me to you.'
Mantharak said -
'Indeed Laghupatnak is your friend despite being hungry he did not eat you'.
Mantharak then told Hiranyak to live near the lake, leaving behind all his worries and woes. He said-
'Wealth, youth, wife and ripe cereals do not remain with your forever.'
Then Mantharak narrated the tale of Somilak who was a foolish man and who could not enjoy his wealth, because it was not in his destiny.
Hiranyak was curious to know about this story. He asked - 'How?'
Mantharak narrated this following story -
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