Monthly Archives: October 2013
98. THE SAGE WHO LEFT HIS BODY BEHIND
In the Koshala country is a city called Unassailable. In it ruled a king named Fine-Chariot. One day a forest ranger came with this report: “Master, all the forest kings have become turbulent, and in their middle is the forest chief named Vindhyaka. It is the king’s affair to teach him modest manners.” On hearing this report, the king summoned Counsellor Strong, and despatched him with orders to chastise the forest chieftains.
Now in the absence of the counsellor, a naked Sage arrived in the city. He was master of the astronomical specialties, such as problems and etymologies, rising of the zodiacal signs, augury, ecliptic intersection, and the decanate; also stellar mansions divided into nine parts, twelve parts, thirty parts; the shadow of the gnomon, eclipses, and numerous other mysteries. With these the fellow in a few days won the entire population, as if he had bought and paid for them.
97. THE SAGE AND THE MOUSE
There lived a famous sage in a dense forest. Everyday, the animals of the forest came to him to listen to his spiritual preachings. They would gather around the meditating sage and the sage would tell them the good things of life.
There was also a little mouse living in the same forest. He too used to go to the sage daily to listen to his preachings.
96. THE ROTATING WHEEL
Once upon a time, there lived four friends in a village. They were very poor. They wanted to earn a lot of money, but didn’t know how to do it?
After a lot of thinking they decided to leave their village and go somewhere else in search of wealth. So, after a few days of journey, they reached a place called Awanti. The four friends first bathed in the nearby river Shipra and then worshipped in a temple. There in front of the temple they met a sage named Bhairwanand. They bowed before him in respect. The sage asked, “From where have you come? What’s the purpose of your visit to this town?”
95. THE RICH MOHAN AND THE POOR SOHAN
Long ago, there lived two friends in a village. They were known as Mohan and Sohan. Mohan was a jeweller and was very rich, while Sohan was very poor. Once on the occasion of his sister’s marriage. Sohan took a few gold ornaments worth rupees five thousand from Mohan and promised to pay the price of it within six months from the date of buying on credit.
