అనగా అనగా..........
Long long ago, there were two friends as well as saints names Bharadwaja Maharishi and Raibhya Maharishi. Both of them used to wake up early in the morning, performing all their duties and keep themselves in Dyanam i.e. chanting God. To lead life, they used to depend on fruits & roots from forest.
After some time they got children. Bharadwaja got a son named Yava Kreethudu. Raibhyaya got two sons named Arya Vasuvu and Paravasuvu. Being busy with his devotionals activities, Bharadwaja neglected his son’s education. But Raibya afforded to make his sons as scholars. In the due course of time, Aryavasuvu and Paravasavu were famous for their knowledge. Their reputation spread all over that surrounding places. By watching all this, Yavakreeth felt jealous about the sons of Raibya. He thought that he might become a scholar instantly.
With this motive he started meditation regarding God “Indra”. God Indra pleased with him so that he tried to convince Yavakreeth and said “Dear Yavakreeth! Education must be learn, through teacher. Without that, you can’t shine with Veda Vedanta knowledge. That’s why stop this meditation and approach appropriate Teacher.”
But Yavakreeth didn’t satisfied. He wanted to become scholar immediately. He continued to meditate God. Indra took another trial to change his mind. This time God Indra came in the form of old Brahmin and stood on the bank of river. When Yavakreeth came to the river ghat for bath, God Indra pretended as pouring handful of sand in the river water continuously.
By watching the continuity, Yavakreeth asked the old Brahmin i.e. God Indra “Dear grandpa! Why are you pouring sand into the river water?”
The old man replied, “I’m trying to contruct a wall against the flow of water.”
With laugh Yavakreeth said “How it is possible to construct a wall against this river flow with handful of sand?”
The old man replied “My dear child, when compare to your trial to get Veda Vedanta Education without Teacher’s guidance & student hood, my trial to construct a wall against this river flow, may not be a foolish thing.”
Immediately Yavakreeth could recognize the God Indra, fallen on his feet and prayed to give him boon of education.
At last, God Indra could convince with his prayer and gave him the boon. God Indra gave a vessel containing sacred water i.e. Kamandalam, which could give him instant education. By using it, Yavakreeth became a scholar. It is just like the certificate of degree, P.G. and other ranks etc. by doing disputes.
After this, Yavakreeth approached Bharadwaja Maharshi, his father and told him everything. Bharadwaja said with his son “My dear son! Achieving education without hard working and student hood of proper time, will lead you to ego. Achieving education with boons will lead you to characterless & ego. Ego will lead you to self destruction. I warn you my child, don’t go to the surroundings of Raibhya’s Ashram. Don’t get rivalry with his sons.”
Yavakreeth paid careless towards his father. He toured surrounding areas exhibited his eticacy. Like this some days over. One day, it was the season of spring. Atmosphere was very pleasant. All the trees were green with fresh leaves. The forest bore with fruits & flowers. The breeze flourished by the sweet smells of flowers.
At that moment Yavakreeth went to the garden of Raibhya’s Ashram. By that time, Raibhya & his sons Aryavasuvu and Paravasuvu were not in the Ashram. The daughter-in-law of Raibhya was there lonely in the Ashram. By watching her beauty, Yavakreeth attempted rape on her and returned home.
When Raibhya came to Ashram, his daughter-in-law explained him about the event with sorrow. Raibhya Maharishi got anger with this; he created a beautiful woman & a giant by performing a Yagnam and ordered them to kill Yavakreeth.
The beautiful woman approached Yavakreeth and tempted him with her beauty and stolen his vessel countaining sacred water i.e. Kamandalam. By the way he lost all his eticacy, memory of mantras and power Yavakreeth was easily killed by the giant, exactly at that door of Bharadwaja’s Ashram.
By watching the death of his son, Bharadwaja Maharishi cried like anything and said “My child. I told you that the achieving education without effort will lead you self destruction. You didn’t pay attention towards it.”
With that great sorrow of son’s death, Bharadwaja cursed Raibhya, fell in fire and died. Because of Bharadwaja curse Raibhya lost life.
Then Aryavasuvu returned Ashram. By knowing all this, he devoted God Surya and got a boon to give life to his father Raibya, Bharadwaja & Yavakreeth. After getting life, Yavakreeth asked God “I also done meditation like this Raibhya & Aryavasuvu. Then how they became great than me.”
God said “Child! They learnt education by spending proper years of time in servicing Guru i.e. teacher and student hood. By the way they could learnt to control their emotions and desires i.e. arishadwargas. They learnt to overcome ego. Without all such effort, you got education. But you couldn’t get strength. Always education must be learn through serving to the teacher and by the student hood.
That’s the entire story.
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అనగా అనగా..........
Once upon a time, there was a king. He had a son. He noticed that his child became lazy because of over petting. That’s why only the boy didn’t learn single quality though he got 15 years age. The king felt so bad about it and was thoughtful to eliminate the laziness from the boy.
Then one day, he called on his son and asked him to earn two silver coins on his own industry before sunset. When he asked the boy to show his earnings at the time of dinner, the boy gave two silver coins to the king. The king threw them into fire. The boy kept calm and finished his dinner. The king knew through his spying agents that the boy requested the queen and taken two silver coins from her.
The king ordered him to continue the earning for next day also. Same incidents were repeated at the time of dinner. This time the boy got the coins from the Minister. Next day the boy collected them from royal employees. But the king didn’t stopped strategy. Days turn into months. By collecting money from employees, the prince got deglammoured and unpopular. In spite of this, the king didn’t stop to the prince to show his earning.
After getting disgust, the prince one day approached a brazier and asked him for a job work. By doing assistant work throughout the day to brazier, he earned two silver coins before sunset. With great self-satisfaction and joy the boy, i.e. prince approached his father and gave two silver coins to him. As usual the king threw them into fire. But this time, the boy had jumped to near fire and picked out the silver coins from fire with a stick and asked his father with angry as “Dad! Why you throw them into fire? Do you know, how much painful to earn them?”
By watching this, the king felt very happy and council the boy about the real joy of working, how much care should be take towards the result of industry. After noticing this with practical experience, the prince became a generous, sincere and good king as time passed.
This is the story!
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One day a student approached a Guru i.e. teacher who was famous for the art of sword using fight. When the student approached the Guru and prayed [i.e. requested] him to accept him as a disciple, the Guru didn’t express his acceptance or refusal. The student was waiting for Guru’s reply. Paying silence towards him, the Guru allowed him to reside in his Gurukulam. He was provided food and shelter.
But the Guru was beating him whenever he saw the student, whatever he was doing by that time. While he was cleaning the floor, bringing water with pots, preparing fire to cook food, watering plants, plucking the flowers and fruits in the garden, whatever he was performing the ashram’s duty, the Guru was beating him suddenly from possible ways and directions.
The student was puzzled, didn’t know, why Guru was beating him. If the Guru didn’t like his presence, he could call him and send him out by saying the same. If the Guru hates the student, directly he could say it. No need to beat like this without saying any reason. But the students didn’t give up the ashram duty. He didn’t turn to home. He didn’t give up his determination to learn sword-playing talent in the middle of trial. But to protect himself from the beating of Guru, he was more alert and active. Whatever he was doing he was very careful about the sounds in surroundings, watching actively all corners and very sharp in body movements.
Like this some months were passed. One day the Guru called him to near and said “My dear boy. I’m pleased with your determination. To learn sword playing talent, the soldier must be quite alert & active. Now you acquired it. So with in short period your course can be completed. You will become perfect warrior. Bring the sword. Now I’m starting your coaching to handle your sword, God bless you.”
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One day on old man was going to Market, called Santha to sell out his goat. It was black in color. He was walking through a forest to reach the market. He tied his goat with a small rope and driving it in his direction.
Four thieves had watched this. They wanted to steal this goat from that old man. They can beat him to steal the goat. But they didn’t like to do so as if might become a remarkable crime.
Hence they thought about a strategy. According to that, one of the thieves approached the old man and said “Hello! Grand father, why are you dragging this street dog, by tieing it with rope? Are you mad?” the old man got surprised and said “No child, you are mistaking. This is black goat, not a dog.” The thief argued, “No grand pa, your sight might become weak.” By saying this, he left the place.
The old man watched keenly his animal, by confirming it as goat, he continued his journey. But after some distance, the second thief approached him in opposite direction to the previous thief and repeated the same drama, but with prolonging script. He argued continuously with the old man and tried to convince him as his goat was black dog. The old man was reluctant to accept it.
While leaving the place, the second thief played a powerful strategy as “Okay grand father. As you believe, it is goat. But take care. It may be a dog and it can bite you if you stress it to move along with you. Okay. Bye.”
The old man got severe wonder and checked once again his animal. It was 100% goat but not dog. He continued his journey to market. But on the way, he was thinking why those two men, who were quite unknown to him as well as to each other, that to met him from opposite ways, argued with him like that? There was nothing benefit for them by saying his goat as dog at par his vision. Then, why they tried to convince him?
When he was in this dilemma, the third thief approached him with the same drama and added some essence to it as “May it is a mad dog, and it can bite you.” the old man bluntly opposed this and continued his journey. But the suspect in his brain was getting increase. He started to suspect his ability of sight and common sense.
At this juncture, the fourth thief met him and said “Hi old man! Why are you taking this black dog with you? Are you mad? Or did your old age get you blindness?”
By losing confidence on himself, the old man left the goat in forest and returned home with empty hands. The four thieves happily captured the goat and enjoyed its meat.
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