VIKRAM_VAITAAL Stories;10th series; Blood's characteristics

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Characteristics of the Blood

Blood has its own characteristics

Vikram was walking fast. He had to reach the Yogee in time. Vaitaal said - "Vikram, Now listen to the story. The King of Adhak Desh was very brave and mighty. His Kingdom was very large. One day a Vaishya came in his court. He greeted him prostrating in front of him and said - "Victory to the King." That Vaishya had three sons, but unfortunately all were blind. They also greeted the King and stood aside.

The Vaishya said - "Raajan, I am in great difficulty. I need 1,000 gold coins. I will return them after 6 months." King asked - "What is such a need?" The Vaishya said - "I want to go to foreign lands for business." The King didn't speak anything. At this the Vaishya said - "I am leaving my three sons in return of the money." The King asked - "But they are blind, what will I do of them?"

Vaishya said - "Please do not say like this about them. my all the sons are very qualitative." "How", the King asked. Vaishya said - "Raajan, They work on the basis of touch and smell. My first son is very good at horse, the second one knows women very well, and the third one knows weapons very well. If you find anything wrong with their judgment, you may cut their head, and punish me also when I have come back. My three sons will help you in carrying out your royal duties." The King agreed, he gave him 1,000 gold coins and the Vaishya went away. The King made the arrangements of his sons' living and food etc.

Thus some time passed. One day a horse trader came in the court and showed a beautiful horse to the King. The King liked the horse, so he got ready to buy that horse. The trader said - "It is very beautiful horse. It is from Kaabul." He told the King very high price for that horse. The King was about to buy the horse, that he remembered the Vaishya's first son. He ordered to bring him in the court.

The Vaishya's son was bought to the court. He asked him to examine the horse and advise him whether to buy or not to buy that horse. Vaishya's son went to the horse and started examining him by touching him at many places. The trader and the courtiers were smiling thin King that what this blind boy can tell about the horse without seeing him. As he started smelling him, the trader said - "Leave him alone. Is a horse examined by smelling?" Still the boy continued his examination by smelling the horse.

After a while he said - "Raajan, Please, never buy this horse even by mistake." "Why?" "You may ask somebody to sit upon him and try him." The King asked one of his soldiers to try him. He sat on the horse, and drove him, but after a while the horse had thrown him down and started shaKing his head badly. The trader got surprised to see this. He said to the King - "Raajan, This horse has never behaved with me like this before."

The boy said - "He will never behave like this with any milkman. You are a milkman. You have abandoned your own job, and now you are in the business of horse trading." The trader asked him - "How do you know that I am a milkman?" "This horse is born in your house only. His parents are also with you. You have fed him buffalo's milk. I knew it by his smell." The trader was very surprised to know all these details. He bowed to the King and went from there asKing his forgiveness. The King got very happy with the Vaishya's son, he ordered his people to make his food double.

One day a jeweler came in the court of the King. He showed him many beautiful gems. The King liked some gems, so he got ready to buy some of them. But then again he remembered the Vaishya's second son, he ordered his people to bring him in the court. He was brought in the court.

The King said - "O Boy, I want to buy these gems, advise me on this matter." The boy examined them and separated some beautiful gems and advised the King not to buy them." "Why?" "Because all of them are inauspicious. At least do not buy this ruby. This is very inauspicious. It goes in whichever house, kills somebody in that house."

That jeweler knew this, he got very scared hearing this. The King asked him - "Tell me O jeweler, Is it true?" The jeweler said folding his hands - "Maaraaj, Please forgive me." The King forgave him and the jeweler went away. The King asked his people to make his food also double. After a while a trader in weapons came to the King's court and this time also the Vaishya's third son proved himself.

After a while the Vaishya came back from his business and he asked his sons back. The King asked him - "You are the father of these boys, what is your specialty?" The Vaishya said - "I know the person." The King asked - "Then tell me, what do you know about me?" The Vaishya said - "You are the son of a cook. You have never given any reward to my sons, but to increase their diet." The King became severely angry hearing this. He immediately ordered to kill the Vaishya and his sons.

Vaitaal said - "Tell me, Vikram, Was the King sinner or not?"

Vikram said - "The King was not a sinner. This is true that the characteristics of blood never go away, but the Vaishya should have acted intelligently. He was killed along with his sons only because of his foolishness."

Vaitaal laughed loudly, ran away and hung from the same tree. Vikram was again following him.

VIKRAM-VAITAL Stories; 8th series; A Truthful Woman

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A TRUTHFUL Woman:

Vaitaal said - "Listen to another story, O king. There was a Vaishya Hiranyadatt, who had a very beautiful daughter, Madansena Sundaree. As she was growing her beauty was also increasing. The people of that country, Madanpur, ruled by Beerbar, had spread this news everywhere. So many suitors drew their portraits and sent them to that Vaishya. The Vaishya showed all of them to his daughter and asked her to choose anyone she liked, but she told him that none of them pleased her, then she begged him to find such a boy who has good looks, good qualities and good sense.

Once four suitors came from four different countries. The father asked them to prove their knowledge to him, as he was satisfied with their looks. The first one said - "I am well versed with all Shaastra and there is nobody equal to me in science." The second one said - "I have specialization in archery and I can shoot at an aim which is not seen but only heard (Shabd Vedhee Vaan)." The third one said - "I understand the languages of all water, air and land animals." The fourth one said - "I can make certain cloth which can be sold at five rubies. After selling those five rubies, I give the proceeds of one ruby to a Braahman, one ruby to deity, one I wear myself, the fourth one I give to my wife, and the fifth one I spend on giving feasts."

The father thought that "the excess of anything is not good. Seetaa was very beautiful that is why Raavan took him; King Bali of Mahaabaahpur gave much alms that is why in the end he became poor. My daughter is too fair to remain maiden, to whom I should give my daughter?" Thinking thus he sat down hanging his head down. After a while he spoke to himself, the boy who is good at Shaastra, is Braahman; the boy who could shoot an arrow at the sound is a Kshatriya; and he who made the cloth is a Shoodra; but the one who understands the languages of all animals is of our caste so I will marry my daughter to him." Thinking thus he proceeded to fix her daughter's marriage.

Meanwhile Madansenaa went to a garden for a stroll, that she saw Dharmdatt Vaishya's son Somdatt who came there with his friend just for pleasure. He saw Madansenaa and fell in love with her instantly. He said to his friend "I have to marry this girl." And saying thus he came to her, held her hand and said to her - "If you will not marry me, I will commit suicide." She said - "Please do not do this as this will involve me in a murder and I will be punished for that." Somdatt said - "I cannot live without you, so you make me the promise."

Madansenaa said - "Oh, Kali Yug indeed has come, lying has increased and truth has decreased in this world, religion is destroyed, crime has increased. My marriage is after five days, but if you will not kill yourself, then I will visit you first then I will be with my husband." Having sworn like this Madansenaa went home and Somdatt also went away.

Marriage day arrived, ceremonies were started, turmeric was rubbed on their bodies, and marriage procession went to bride's house and both were married. Her husband brought his wife home after the marriage. After a few days she was taken to her husband's room. As her husband was about to take her hand, that she jerked it away and told him about Somdatt, his committing suicide and her promise to him. Her husband said - "From your speech, it seems that you are speaking the truth. If you really want to go to him, you may go."

With the permission of her husband, she went to Somdatt's house in her full marriage dress. On the way, a thief saw her and asked her where she was going adorned like that? She told him that she was going to her lover's house. "And who is your protector here?" "Kaam Dev, Rati's husband. Please do not destroy my jewels, I will give you everything when I come back." The thief agreed and he freed her to go and sat down there waiting for her to come back, thinking - these six things lower the man - friendship with a fool, causeless laughter, flattering with women, serving an unworthy master, riding an ass, and speaking any other language than Sanskrit. And these five things are decided before we take birth - age, action, wealth, science and fame. Today I have done a good work.

Meanwhile Madansenaa reached the home of Somdatt. He was fast asleep. As she woke him up, he asked her - "Are you a deity or a saint, or a serpent? From where have you come?" She replied - "I am human, Madansenaa, the daughter of Hiranyadatt Vaishya. Do you remember taking my hand in that grove and told that you would kill yourself, if I did not marry you, and I promised you to visit first and then I will remain with my husband." Somdatt was surprised to hear this, he said - "So, have you said everything to your husband?" Madansenaa said - "Yes, I have told him everything, he has understood the whole situation and I have come here with his permission."

He got very sad hearing this, he said - "This matter is like pearls without dress or food without Ghee, or singing without melody - they are alike unnatural. In the same way unclean clothes will destroy the beauty, bad food will destroy the strength, a wicked wife will worry her husband to death, a defamed son will ruin the family, and a woman whether she loves or hates will be a source of pain. For there are a few things a woman will never do - she never brings to her tongue what is in her heart; she will never speaks out that is on her tongue; and she never tells what is she doing. That is how God has created the woman. You may go home, I have no concern with another man's wife."

Madansenaa went away. On the way she met that thief, but pleased with her truth, he allowed her to go untouched. As she reached her house, her husband said - "No, Not a king, not a minister, not a wife, not a person's hair, not his nails look out of their places. The beauty of Kokilaa is in her notes, an ugly man's in his knowledge, a devotee's in his forgiveness and a woman's in her chastity."

After narrating the story so far, Vaitaal asked Vikram - "Who among the three was most virtuous?"

Vikram was so engrossed in hearing the tale, that he replied - "The thief." "Say why?" "Because when her husband found that she loved somebody else, he could not love her anymore. Somdatt let her go because of the fear of the king, but the thief had no fear of anybody, that is why the thief was the best."

Vaitaal laughed loudly and said - "Here ends my story." and escaped from the bag as before leaving father and son in dismay. Vikram said to his son Dharmdhwaj - "When next time Vaitaal asks me a question, you pinch me before answering his question. Because if this will go on like this, we will never be able to finish our task." But he was not sure that his father's plan will work. As they took him again, Vaitaal again started his new story.

VIKRAM-VAITAAL Stories:7th in series; Foolishness of the four wise

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Foolishness of the Four Wise:

Vaitaal started a new true story - "There was a Braahman in Gaur (Bangaal) university, named Vishnu Swaamee. He could write prose in very old languages, not very good, but still better than many people, that is what it made him distinguished. He had all Ved, Puraan etc on his finger tips. He had written bulky commentaries also. With regard to speaking truth, he was second Yudhishthir. He knew all the events chronologically even 5-6 million years before of his birth. But this was also true that sometimes he even lost his memory to tell you where the Yavan country (Greece) was located. Still even the Pandit of his alma mater Kaashee, looked forward to learn from him.

He had four sons. He taught all good qualities to his children - humility, obedience, respect, attachment etc. He admired them at their back but scolded them on their face. He dressed them coarsely to save them from vanity. Whenever they anticipated a "treat" he strongly disappointed them to teach them self-denial. If he promised them to give reward, he gave them to teach them discipline. At the age of six, they were sent to "Chatushpadee" (school) where they labored till noon, then they had two hours time for their usual work (bathing, eating, sleeping, worship); and at 3.00 pm they resumed their labor. This lasted till twilight, then they worshipped, ate, drank for an hour. Then they returned to their study till 10.00 pm.

All Four Go to Kaashee
In those days, teachers did not intend to dull their students with lots of study, but they taught them god behavior - not to engage in night frolics, not to use light expressions, not to draw pictures on the walls, not to eat honey, flesh etc, on no account to wear sandals, or use umbrella and by no means to steal neighbor's mangoes. But Shani must have been in 9th mansion when those boys came to light. At the age of 12 they went to the University of Kaashee, and without losing any time, the first one became a gambler, the second one a confirmed libertine, the third one a thief, and the fourth one a high Buddhist (in other words an atheist)."

At this point Vikram frowned at his son to behave like a king's son. He asked Vaitaal the meaning of "Atheist". Vaitaal said - "It is difficult to explain. The sages assign it to three or four meanings. First, who denies that God exists; secondly, one who believes that the gods exist but denies that they are busy with human affairs; thirdly, one who believes in the gods and in their providence and also believes that they are easily to be set aside. But according to Buddha, none exists but the five elements (earth, water, fire, air and space).

He did not believe in spirit because it could not be detected in the body. Reason was a developed instinct for him, and life an element of the atmosphere affecting certain organisms. He believed in Sat, Raj and Tam (Notes 127) but only as a properties of matter. He acknowledged Sthool Shareer (gross matter) and Sookshm Shareer (atomic matter), but not the Ling Shareer (archetype matter). He did not credit the miracles of Krishn, because, according to him, nature could never suspend her laws. He ridiculed the idea of Mahaapralaya (Great Deluge); because as the world had no beginning, it had no end.

Thus in the end, the University Guru called the four and said to them - "There are four types of characters in the world, (1) he who perfectly obeys the command, (2) he who practices the commands, but follows the evil, (3) he who does neither good nor evil, and (4) he who does nothing but evil. The third character may be considered as an offender, because he neglects which he ought to observe, but you all belong to the fourth category."

Then they turned to the eldest one and said - "Books on Government say that cut off the nose and ears of the gamblers, hold up his name to the public contempt, and drive him out of the country. For, who play must often lose than they win; and while losing either they should pay or not pay, in latter case they should lose their cast. And although a gambler has a family but it should not be considered as it is there, because nobody knows when it is lost. So you should go to a country life."

Then they said to the second one - "The wise shun a woman who can fascinate a man in a twinkling of an eye, but the foolish forfeit all for her. Even elders cannot advice such people because they make others also bad, because it is said that, "Who has lost all senses of shame, fears not to disgrace others." and "A wild cat who devours its own young, is not likely a rat to escape." That is why you also leave this seat of learning."

Then the third one proceeded to justify himself by quoting from Leelaa Shaastra - "Fortune favors foolish and force, but the elderly professors drive him out of execrations." Although professors did not approve the thief and an atheist but could not disregard the words of wisdom, so they punished him with some fine and mutilation of hands for theft; and when detected in the act with loss of life; and chopping off his fingers for snatching things. They drove him out of the door, as he shamelessly began to quote texts about the four approved texts for house breaking - picking out the burnt bricks, cutting through unbaked bricks, throwing water on a mud wall, and boring the wood."

They spent six hours to convict the atheist, the fourth one - by inference, by comparisons, by sounds, by Shruti and Smriti - revelational and traditional, rational and evidential, physical and metaphysical, analytical and synthetically, but they found all their endeavors vain, because it is said - "For a man who has lost all shame, who can talk without sense and who tries to cheat his opponent, will never get tired and will never put down." He fell foul of the gods, accused Yam for kicking out his mother, Indra tempting the wife of Maharshi Gautam, and Shiv associated with low women - thus no one can respect them. Thus he made the professors so angry that they drove him out of the assembly.

All Four Are Expelled from Kaashee
Thus all the four came back to their home. Their father considered them as a disgrace to his family. He also asked them to go out until they showed some signs of improvement. He said - "For, those who have read science in their boyhood; and who, in youth, are agitated by evil passions; have remained in ignorance, feel regret in the old age, and are burned in the fire of avarice." He stopped their monthly allowance, but to aid to their task he told them if they went to the neighboring university of Jayasthal and did some better, he might ask their maternal uncle to supply them food and other necessities.

They tried in vain to soften the heat of their father by threatening him to commit suicide, so they deferred their father's proposal as a last resort. They decided to enjoy life before going there. They tried to live without monthly allowance but it was like squeezing the oil from sand. The gambler lost all the games and had to sell himself for slavery. He found it difficult so he told his brothers that they would see him at Jayasthal where he would learn wisdom. After a month the second one could not afford new good clothes, so women did not like him, so he also went to Jayasthal.

The third one, the thief, thought about himself - "Am I not a cat in climbing, a deer in running, a snake in twisting, a hawk in pouncing, a dog in scenting, keen as hare, tenacious as a wolf, strong as a lion, a lamp in the night, a horse on a plain, a mule on a stony path, a boat in the water, a rock on a land?" The answers of all his questions were affirmative; but in spite of all these qualities one day he was caught and was handed over to the justice. As he was a Braahman he was fined heavily, but he could not pay it so he was put in the jail for some time. He escaped from there, made a parting bow to Kaarttikeya (Notes 138), stole a blanket and finally went to Jayasthal.

First the atheist, the fourth one, engaged himself in discussions, but could not continue because people did not want to discuss anything with him because they could not oppose him as they knew his father; so he went to another city where nobody knew him and nobody invited him to his house. Once he attempted his usual trick on a group of sages but he was pushed back from there and thus he also ended up at Jayasthal.

All Four Come Back to Gaur
Now all the four discussed what they should study so that they should be respected at Gaur. They came to conclusion that they should study "white magic". They chose a Guru. In those days one made an unusual discovery, but only some enthusiastic people could approve it, while others did not. Wise of Gaur and the wise of Jayasthal discussed the matters of each other what they least understood about each other. The four men mastered the difficulties of that life giving process, and in due time their industry gave them reward.

They returned home. On the way they saw a Kanjar (one of the lowest caste people in India) carrying a bundle of skin and bones of a tiger which he had found dead. The thief said to the gambler - "If we take these remains, we may prove our science to Gaur." Being now possessed of knowledge they now thought to apply that knowledge for a good cause - power over the property of others. So the libertine, the gambler and the atheist engaged the Kanjar in conversation, while the thief took a bone, kept it upright on another and did something that the man ran away in fright.

Vishnu Swaamee lately wrote a learned commentary on the mystical words of Lokaakshee - "The scriptures are at variance, the tradition is at variance. Who give a meaning of his own, quoting the Ved, is no philosopher. True philosophy, through ignorance, is concealed as fissures of a rock. But the way of the Great One, that is to be followed...."

As the four boys came home, Vishnu Swaamee welcomed them with an open heart. He had already heard from his brother-in-law that the boys could support themselves; and when he was informed that they wanted to show their knowledge to public, although not believing them, he agreed to do show it. All Pandit, Guru, pious learned teachers and professors, spiritual fathers, poets, philosophers, mathematicians, school masters, coaches, mentors, monitors, met together in a big garden.

The four brothers came there slowly lowering their eyes. After making an introductory speech, composed by their father for them, they announced that they were about to prove a truth of a science, the rivals of Jayasthal did not believe. Their huge words, their intellectual convocation deserved all praise. None objected of what was being proposed except one of the heads of houses. His appeal was dismissed because his Sanskrit style was vulgarly intelligible. He had the bad name for being a practical man.

The metaphysician Rasik Laal looked at the poet Vaishwat, who in turn looked at a theo-philosopher Vardhmaan. Haridatt, the antiquarian, whispered something in the ears of the metaphysician Vaasudev who burst into laugh, while other learned in Ved stared at him with astonishment. He felt offended and went home. They opened the bundle of a tiger's skin and bones before the large crowd.

One of them spread the bones just in correct fashion. The second one connected its skeleton with the heart, muscles of an elephant which he had already procured for this purpose. The third drew from his pouch a brain and eyes of a tom-cat which he carefully fitted in its skull, and then covered its body with a young rhinoceros. And the fourth one, the atheist who was the director of this whole operation, produced a globule having another globule in it. And as the crowd pressed on them, he placed the Principle of Organic Life in the tiger's body with such effect that the monster immediately heaved its chest, breathed, agitated its limbs, opened its eyes, jumped to its feet, shook itself, glared around, and began to grind its teeth.

The sages sprang back, and the animal sprang forward. All of them rushed to the garden gate, but the beast having muscles of the elephant, bones of a tiger, made a few bounds 80-90 feet each and devoured 121 people, including Vishnu Swaamee and his all sons."

After telling this story, Vaitaal hung for a few minutes then said to Vikram - "Listen to me O King now, Which of those learned people was the greatest fool? Although the answer is easy, yet it is distasteful to you. Remember "science without understanding is of little use; understanding is superior to the science; and those who do not have understanding perish like the people perished in above story."

The King mistook the mortification imposed upon him and replied - "The greatest fool of all was the father himself. Is it not said that "There is no fool like an old fool."

Vaitaal again burst into laugh and said - "Now I return to my tree. By this head I have never heard a father condemning another father." and he slipped out of the bundle. Vikram scolded his son for his disobedience, for which he promised to remember next time. They went back to the tree, took him and set off for their journey again. Vaitaal had to speak, so he started telling them another story.

VIKRAM-VAITAAL Stories; 6th. in series: Severed Nose

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The two stories are the same under different titles;


SEVERED NOSE:
A meanest person can also have humanity

This time Vikram got very angry with him. He again came after him, caught him, put him on his shoulder and started walking. Vikram said angrily - "You deceive me, Vaitaal? I will cut your head. Why do you run all the time?" Vaitaal first didn't say anything, but after a while he said - "Why are you so angry?" Vikram said - "Why do you run away?" I run because of your correct answer. What was our condition? Do you remember? That you will not speak at all." Vikram said - "But when you talk about justice, then I have to speak. You know that it is my nature." Vaitaal said - "Then running away is my nature." and he laughed heartily. "OK, Listen now, I tell you a story just to pass time." Vaitaal started his story and Vikram listened it quietly.

Vaitaal said - "This time the story is very strange, and you have to tell me the correct judgment, otherwise your head will split and scattered away in pieces, you know that. This is my Shaap to you " Vikram nodded silently.

Vaitaal started - "Once upon a time, there lived a rich man in Avanteepur. His name was Gunvant. He was very religious. His wife was very beautiful but was very wicked. She gave birth to a daughter who was from some other man, and that is why she was more beautiful. After some time she grew up and became like her mother. Her name was Ratnaavatee. Her father started looking a boy for her, but in the meantime, she had illegal relations with her servant. Hearing this Gunvant sacked his servant. He went away and started living at another place.

But Ratnaavatee still continued to see him. She used to go in night and come back in night. Only her mother knew about this affair. In the meantime Gunvant had searched a good match for her and married her to him. Thus she went to live with her husband, but she could not break her relationship with her servant. She took her maid in confidence and continued to visit him in the night. The maid helped her brother also to meet Ratnaavatee.

After a while her husband came to know about this, he sacked the maid. Now it had been difficult for Ratnaavatee to meet her lover, but one night she got this chance. She went there and told him the story. He advised her that she should wait for sometime, and when the situation is better, she might come again. Her husband knew everything, so he managed to give that servant poison. He took the poison mixed with food and slept. In sleep, he died. On the same night, Ratnaavatee went to meet him.

On the way a thief saw an ornament-laden woman going in dark, so he followed her. When she had entered in the servant's house, he watched her from hiding. Now, under whichever tree the thief was standing, a Vaitaal lived on that tree. He also saw Ratnaavatee going inside the house and fell in love with her instantly. He thought why shouldn't he enter the servant's body and enjoy with Ratnaavatee. So he entered the dead body of the servant. Ratnaavatee had come to him. She met with her lover. In excitement he bit her nose with his teeth. After biting her, Vaitaal went out of the servant's body, but the piece of her nose still remained in his dead body's mouth.

Ratnaavatee cried with pain. Besides she saw her lover dead. Seeing her lover dead, Ratnaavatee got confused and ran away from there. The thief was also watching, he also got frightened. He didn't leave Ratnaavatee, he still followed her. Ratnaavatee came back to her own house and started crying in front of her husband's room. Her husband got up, his other family members also got up. She said that her husband had bit her nose. Ratnaavatee's husband was giving explanations but nobody was listening to him

The matter went to king's soldiers. Ratnaavatee and her husband were presented in king's court. There she blamed her husband for her bitten nose. The king got angry and ordered to hang her husband. When the thief heard this, he went to the king and told him everything and said - "If you will see the dead body's mouth, you will find the piece of her bitten nose in his mouth." The king sent his people there, and indeed they found the piece in his mouth. The king released Ratnaavatee's husband, and expelled Ratnaavatee after shaving her head.

Vaitaal said - "Now you do justice, who was at fault, and who stayed on his good path?" Vikram didn't reply. Seeing him silent, Vaitaal said to him - "OK, I tell you another story. In Indraapur named city lived a very rich religious man named Mahaadhan. He had a son whose name was Shreedhan. He was very wicked. Fed up with his wickedness, Mahaadhan had expelled him from his house so he went to Chandra Nagar.

There lived a rich man named Hemgun whose daughter Chandramukhee was very beautiful. Hemgun was in the process of searching a good boy for her, and Shreedhan was in search of money.

One day he disguised as a poor and went to Hemgun and told that he was robbed by robbers while he was going for trading. Now he doesn't have a single penny. The rich man pitied him and let him stay in his palace. Hemgun told everything to his wife. His wife thought why not they should marry their daughter to him. She told this to her husband, the man liked the proposal and he talked to Shreedhan.

Shreedhan got very surprised to hear this, because he came here only for some money while that man wanted to marry his daughter to him. He immediately got ready to marry her. So they were married and he started enjoying life with his wife. Hemgun had given him lots of dowry. After some time, Candramukhee asked him - "Will you not go home?" Shreedhan said - "Yes, I will go. In fact I just forgot everything in your love."

Shreedhan started for his home. At the time of going from there, he got more wealth. He was not a good man, so as he was passing through a lonely forest, he threw Chandramukhee in a well, and went away with all the wealth. Now Shreedhan came to another kingdom. There he started gambling with that money.

Chandramukee got stunned to see the behavior of Shreedhan. Luckily the well was dry. As she fell down her head got hurt and she became unconscious. When she gained consciousness, she started crying. A traveler was passing by, he heard a woman's cry, but couldn't see anybody around. Then he peeped in the well and took her out of the well.

Chandramukhee introduced herself to him and told him that she was going with her husband that some thieved surrounded them. They took her husband away and threw her in this well. The traveler was very kind, he took her to her father's house. She told the same story to her family also what she told to that traveler. Chandramukhee just started passing her time there, and Shreedhan was enjoying his money.

One day came when he had nothing nothing in his pocket, so he started begging. He came to Hemgun's city. Although he did not want to go to Hemgun but still he tried to find out about him and his family. He was surprised to know that Chandramukhee was still alive. He got scared. Later he came to know that thieves took away Chandramukhee's husband, threw her in a well and some kind traveler brought her here. He got very surprised at his wife's behavior.

Vikram, Now you see Shreedhan's drama. He was already poor, he entered Hemgun's house. In spite of his bad condition, Hemgun recognized him. He was very surprised to see him. Shreedhan told him that somehow he was coming escaping from thieves after four days of crossing the forest.

Hemgun let him stay with respect for some time, and then later bade farewell. He again gave lots of money to him. This time also he behaved in the same way. This time he didn't throw Chandramukhee in well, but he killed her and went away with all the wealth."

Now you tell, that in these two stories, who is more respectable? The just king of the first story or Hemgun of the second story? One did justice and the other one trusted his son-in-law every time."

Vikram said - "These are not important in any way. In the first story, I consider the thief honest and great, because if he didn't tell about the incident, then that innocent man would have been hanged; while in the second story, Chandramukhee is like Seetaa or Saavitree. She accepted to die by her husband but didn't say a word against him. That is why these both are respectable."

As the king spoke, Vaitaal laughed heartily and suddenly he disappeared from the king's shoulder and hung upside down from the same tree. The king Vikramaaditya again got very angry at this. He took out his sword and caught him before he could reach the tree. Vikram said - "You again ran away?" "No, I didn't. I am still walking with you." and he again sat on his shoulder. Vikram started his journey again.

VIKRAM-VAITAAL Stories;Wisdom is Greater:4th in series

Sushma on her website www.sushmajee.com has compiled several stories from four different sources ( Vetaal Kathaayen; Vikram aur Vetaal; Translations from Burton; Bhavishya Puran and other sources.. ) with very good introduction of the genesis of the stories etc. Here, I will be putting them one by one as per my own evaluation from her following link;
http://sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/intro-vaitaal-1.htm
Both the stories are the same under different titles;
The link for the title "Wisdom is greater" is:
http://www.sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/vaitaal-1/1-wisdom-1.htm
The link for " A man deceives a woman: is
http://www.sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/vaitaal-2/1-vajramukut-1.htm


Wisdom is greater:
Wisdom is Greater...-1
Everything is possible if acted wisely

As king Vikramaaditya took Vaitaal on his shoulder, Vaitaal started telling him a story - "Listen O King, Once upon a time, there ruled a king in Vaaraanasee city. He had a son named Vajramukut. King had a minister who also had a son named Ratnraaj. Both were very good friends. They both were seen together. They used to go together for hunting too. Once they went to a forest for hunting, but got separated while they were following their deer. After some time, Vajramukut sensed that he had come very far, and now he should go back. So he turned back without hunting the deer.

When he was coming back, he saw a beautiful palace. It looked like a king's palace. There was a beautiful garden also beside the palace. Many kinds of flowers were blooming there. There was a small temple also in the garden. Prince was very tired, so he came in the garden with the idea that he would take some rest there. He was about to lie down there, that the gardener of that garden came and said to him - "O traveler, You go from here because the Princess is just about to come here to worship. If she saw you here, she would scold me." Prince said - "OK, I will go from here." Gardener went away assured that the Prince would go away. Prince also started preparing his horse to go from there.

In the meantime, the Princess came there with her friends to worship in that temple. Vajramukut got stunned to see her and continued looking at her. She was very beautiful. He has never seen such a beautiful girl before. She went to the temple to worship and when she came back she saw the Prince standing there. She also got attracted to him.

She picked up the lotus flower from her head which she brought from the temple, touched it with her ears, bit it by her teeth, put it under her foot and then touched it with her heart. Vajramukut was still looking at her. The Princess went away, so he also came back. He was very sad as he was unable to forget the Princess. On the way he met his friend Ratnraaj.

Ratnraaj found him sad, so he asked him - "O Prince, What is the reason, why do you look so sad?" First the Prince didn't tell him any thing, but when Ratnraaj insisted, he told him the whole story. Ratnraaj smiled and asked him - "What do you want now, tell me." The Prince said - "I want to marry her." Ratnraaj asked - "Did she also see you?" "Yes, She also saw me." "Then what did she do after seeing you? If you tell me everything, maybe I can help you." The Prince told him everything as how she picked up the lotus flower from her head, touched it with her ears, bit it by her teeth, put it under her foot and then touched it with her heart. Hearing this Ratnraaj got very happy. He said - "You are through now." Vajramukut asked him - "How do you know?"

O Vikram, listen further what happened. Ratnraaj told him that "she touched the flower with her ears", it meant that she lived in Karnaatak Pradesh; and "bit it by her teeth", it meant that she was the daughter of King Dantvaad; "put it under her feet", it meant that her name was Padmaavatee; and then she "touched the flower with her heart", it meant that she loved you. Vajramukut got very happy to hear this and said to Ratnraaj - "So now we should go there." "Sure".

Both started towards king Dantvaad's city. In Dantvaad's city, Ratnraaj started looking for someone who often used to go to the Princess. After some time he found an old woman who used to go to her daily. So they came to her house and knocked the door. When she came to open the door, Ratnraaj said to her - "Mother, We are travelers. We wish to see king Dantvaad's city, can we stay with you for a couple of days?" The woman said - "If you wish so. I live here alone." So Hey Vikram, They both stayed with that woman. That woman had brought up the Princess by breastfeeding her, that is why she used to go to her once a day, just to see her.

Next day when that old woman was about to go to see the Princess, Ratnraaj said to her - "Will you take our message to the Princess?" "What is that?" Ratnraaj said - "Tell her that whoever she saw in the temple, he has come." The woman said - "If she got angry, she would kill me." Ratnraaj assured her that this would not happen. The woman agreed.
When the woman met the Princess, she conveyed the message of Ratnraaj. The Princess first smeared some sandal paste on her cheek and then slapped her five times and pushed her out of the palace. The woman got frightened, because the Princess has never behaved with her like this before. She immediately came back home and said to the boys - "You have put me into trouble. I am sure the king will severely punish me for this. The Princess was very angry with me. She slapped me five times and pushed me out of the palace."

Hearing this the Prince got worried, but Ratnraaj laughed. The Prince said - "This poor woman was slapped and you are laughing? What is there to laugh?" Ratnraaj stopped laughing and said - "The Princess has said that "let five days of bright fortnight pass, then I will tell you, what to do." Both, Vajramukut and the woman, got a sigh of relief. When the woman went there next day, the Princess behaved normally with her, so the woman got happy.

After five days, the Princess slapped her with inked hand and sent her out through west door. The woman told this to those boys. Vajramukut asked Ratnraaj - "Now tell me what does this mean?" Ratnraaj said - "Now the Princess has sent the message that you go there in the night through west door, and she will meet you there." Prince got very happy to hear this.

At midnight, when the Prince went to the west door of the palace, the Princess was waiting for him. She took him inside, he stayed there for overnight. He came back from there next day. But when he came back, he was very sad. Ratnraaj said - "Friend, What is the matter? You are coming after meeting your beloved, and still you are sad? You should be happy." Vajramukut said - "The Princess told me that she loved me very much but her father has fixed her marriage somewhere else. What to do now?" Ratnraaj said - "Let me think, I try to find some way."

Ratnraaj asked - "When she has asked you to come back?" "She has called me tomorrow." "OK, then I will tell you tomorrow." Next day, when the Prince was about to go, he gave him a Trishool (trident) and asked him to make a mark on her thigh with that Trishool and come back with all of her jewelry. First Vajramukut hesitated but then agreed to do the same. He did so. He made a mark with Trishool on her thigh, took her all jewelry and came back. Now Ratnraaj assumed his guise as a Saadhu and Vajramukut as his disciple and went to a temple.

Ratnraaj sat in the temple and asked the Prince to sell that jewelry in the market. The Prince said - "But these are Princess' jewelry, as I will sell them, I will get caught." Ratnraaj said- "We want the same thing, when they will catch you, you will tell them, "My Guru has given them to me to sell." When they will come to me, I will deal with them." The Prince went to sell that jewelry to the same jeweler who used to make jewelry for the king. As the jeweler saw the rincess' jewelry, he handed him over to the king's men.

The king's men asked him - "Where did you get these ornaments?" The Prince said - "My Guru gave me these to sell in the market." "Who is your Guru?" "Come with me, I show him to you." So all came to Ratnraaj. They arrested Ratnraaj and presented them in the royal court. Ratnraaj said to the king - "Mahaaraaj, A witch came to me last night, I made a mark on her thigh, and took all ornaments off her body."

The king got very surprised to hear this. He found out that the Princess had that Trishool mark on her thigh. He expelled her out of his kingdom. The Prince went to see the Princess. First the Princess got very angry, but after knowing the purpose of this, she got very happy. The Prince took her away, married her, and they lived happily ever after.

After telling this story, Vaitaal asked Vikram, "Who is at fault in this?"

Vikram said - "Listen O Vaitaal, The minister's son kept his friendship, the soldiers obeyed their king, but the king himself is at fault, because he expelled the Princess without consideration."

"You are right." Saying Vaitaal ran away from the king's shoulder laughing loudly and hung upside down from the same tree. The king Vikramaaditya got worried that this Vaitaal had deceived me. He took out his sword and came back to the same place. He asked him - "Why did you come here?" "Why did you speak?" The King said - "You asked me to do justice, and I did that." Saying this the King again took him from the tree, put him on his shoulder and started walking. Vaitaal said - "King, You are very cruel. You twisted my neck in such a way that it is hurting me terribly." "Then why did you run away?" "This is my nature, what can I do?" The king was holding him tightly and was walking fast.

After a while, Vaitaal said - "I have heard, that you have a throne in which there are 32 female figures?" The king said - "Yes, I have it, but why do you ask?" Vaitaal said - "In fact my great grandfather sculptured them, that is why I know them very well. In fact, that throne itself was made by my great grandfather."

Vikramaaditya kept quiet. Now he had firmly believed that he was the same Taantrik, who was referred to by that Dev, that was why he thought to be careful, and the king became more careful. Vaitaal said - "O King, Just to pass time, listen to this story now."
"You be quiet."
"Vaitaal cannot keep quiet."
"I will not listen to your story."
"Then I will run away." and he ran away again.

Vikram had to run after him, he caught him again and started walking. Vaitaal again ran away, and Vikram again had to bring him back. At last Vikram said - "OK, Tell your story, I will listen to it."

VIKRAM-BETAAL Stories; Four Delicate Princesses; 3rd in series

Sushma on her website www.sushmajee.com has compiled several stories from four different sources ( Vetaal Kathaayen; Vikram aur Vetaal; Translations from Burton; Bhavishya Puran and other sources.. ) with very good introduction of the genesis of the stories etc. Here, I will be putting them one by one as per my own evaluation from her following link;
http://sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/intro-vaitaal-1.htm
All the three stories are the same under different titles;
Link for Three sensitive Queens is;
http://www.sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/vaitaal-3/4-three-queens.htm
Link for Three Delicate Queens is:
http://www.sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/vaitaal-2/10-delicate.htm
Link for the story Four Delicate Princesses is:
http://www.sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/vaitaal-1/10-delicate.htm

Four Delicate Princesses
Real tenderness is of heart, not of the body

Vikramaaditya had again lifted Vaitaal, put him on his shoulder and continued walking. Vaitaal said - "Vikram, There is lots of time. You will be successful in your mission, you will reach the cremation ground in time, but till then let us enjoy. So listen now to another story.

The king of Swarn Desh was a very gracious king. He had four beautiful daughters. They all were very tender and delicate. His first daughter was like that, if she came out in moonlight, she had blisters on her skin. Her second daughter was like that, if any rose flower is thrown at her body, it bled from that place where it hit. The third daughter was like that, if anybody spoke a little loudly, she became unconscious. And the fourth one was like that if somebody touched her, a mark was made at the same place. All princess became very famous for their tenderness, even in far countries. Whoever heard about them, he got surprised at this.

The first princess was always kept in shade; nobody touched the second one; all only whispered in the presence of the third princess; and the fourth princess was like the second princess. The king was very much worried about their marriage, how they will be married? Will they be able to live after their marriage? He was especially worried about the second and the fourth ones.

The king had employed separate maids to take care of them. One of those maids was very kind. She used to donate something to a beggar whenever she got an opportunity, especially when she went out of the palace.

Because of their tenderness, the princesses used to wear extremely light clothes and jewelry. One day, the maid, who used to give alms to beggars, came out of the palace carrying an ornament. A poor man saw the ornament in her hand and requested her to give that ornament to him as he wanted to marry his daughter. He didn't have any ornament to give to his daughter in her marriage. O Vikram, the maid pitied him, and gave that ornament to him and came back empty hand. The king got very angry at this and he sacked her out. She went back to her house.

After a while a Vaidya (traditional doctor) came in that country. The king told him about his daughters and asked him, "Who is the most tender girl among them?" Vaidya laughed. King got surprised at this laugh and asked him why he was laughing. Vaidya said - "I am laughing at their tenderness." The king said - "Can't you treat my tender most daughter?" Vaidya refused to treat any of them and went away.

Vaitaal said - "Vikram, Now tell, Vaidya said right or wrong? Who was the most tender princess among them?" Vikram was silent. Vaitaal again said - "Is keeping quiet your justice? You are famous for your justice, speak something."

Vikram said - "No princess was tender among all the princesses."
"What are you saying?"
Vikram said - "My justice says that only, because the tenderness of heart is more important than the tenderness of the body. The most tender was that maid who used to give alms to beggars. If somebody's heart is not tender, then what is the use of tenderness of body, that is why the Vaidya refused to treat them. This is my justice."

Vaitaal remained silent for a while, then he broke into laughter and wanted to run away from Vikram's shoulder but Vikram had held him tightly. He said - "You are running away, I will not let you run away." "OK, OK, But only one condition. I will tell you another story and you will do justice as usual." Vaitaal continued - "After that Vaidya went away. After some time the king married his first daughter. The prince always kept her in shade. When the time came she gave birth to a daughter. On this occasion many Deepak (lamps) were lit in the palace. Somehow, one Deepak's light fell on princess' body and it caused blisters on her body." Hearing this Vikram also laughed. Vaitaal asked why he was laughing. Vikram said - "Because this is not the tenderness of the body. This is kind of disease. That is why I am laughing."

Since Vikram broke his silence, Vaitaal again ran away from the king's shoulder and hung on the tree upside down. Vikram again went back to the tree, caught him by his hair, put him on his shoulder and started walking fast again towards the cremation ground.

VIKRAM -VAITAAL Stories: Two friends: 2nd in series

TWO FRIENDS;(http://sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/vaitaal-1/6-two-friends.htm ; or
The Exchanged Heads (http://sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/vaitaal-3/2-heads.htm) ; or
Wife belongs not to one's body but to his head;(http://sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/vaitaal-2/9-wife.htm)
All the three stories with different ttiles are the same;
Sushma on her website www.sushmajee.com has compiled several stories from four different sources ( Vetaal Kathaayen; Vikram aur Vetaal; Translations from Burton; Bhavishya Puran and other sources.. ) with very good introduction of the genesis of the stories etc. Here, I will be putting them one by one as per my own evaluation from her following link;
http://sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/intro-vaitaal-1.htm
TWO FRIENDS:
Only face is the introduction of a man

As Vikramaaditya walked away from the tree, Vaitaal again started speaking - "Listen now, and do not be angry. Your justice is very good that is why I like to talk to you, it increases my knowledge." Vikram didn't say a word and continued to walk. Vaitaal also continued his talking, he said - "Now I tell you a story just to pass time, listen to it and do justice." Vaitaal started his story and Vikram started listening.

Vaitaal said - "There lived a rich man in Ujjayinee Nagaree. He had only one son. His name was Gandharvsen. He was very handsome, like a prince. He used to go to city riding on a horse. Many girls were attracted to him, but he didn't like any of them. By chance, one day he went to that side of city where washermen were washing the clothes. Suddenly he saw a girl who was washing her clothes with full attention. He instantly fell in love with her. He gazed at her for a few moments, then sat on the steps of a nearby temple. He sat there till sunset. All washermen had gone from there after loading their clothes on donkeys.

Gandharvsen got very sad. Then he got up and said to Devee in the temple, "If I am married to this girl, I will offer my head to you after one month." And he came back to his home. He was not able to forget that girl even for a moment. He fell sick. His family got worried about him. Several Vaidya (traditional doctors) came to see him but nobody was able to identify any disease.

He had a good childhood friend. His name was Devdatt. He also got worried seeing his condition. He asked him the reason of his sadness. Then he told everything to him. Devdatt went to the father of that girl and talked to him. He got very happy with this proposal. The girl, whose name was Roopmatee, told that she also liked him but was helpless. Hey Vikram, Thus Gandharvsen and Roopmatee got married. Gandharvsen loved Roopmatee so much that he did not allow her to go anywhere even for a moment.

Thus one month had passed. Gandharvsen remembered his vow taken in the temple, so after one month he came to the temple along with Devdatt and Roopmatee. He asked them to wait outside and he alone went inside the temple. He cut his head and offered it in the feet of Devee. When he did not come out of the temple for some time Devdatt and Roopmatee got worried. Devdatt went inside and got stunned seeing the severed head of his friend.

He thought, if he tells this to others, they will think that Devdatt himself has killed Gandharvsen to get Roopmatee, so he also cut his head and offered in Devee's feet. Seeing this sacrifice, Devee appeared and she joined both the heads to both the bodies, but in hurry, she made a mistake. She joined Gandharvsen's head to Devdatt's body and Devdatt's head to Gandharvsen's body. Thus both were alive but with different bodies.

Now you tell Vikram, to whom Roopmatee should choose as her husband? If she chooses Gandharvsen as her husband, will she be not a sinner?"

Vikram got silent hearing Vaitaal. He was walking fast and he had held him tightly. Then he said - "Listen O Vaitaal, Roopmatee should select only that body on which Gandharvsen's face has been joined ." "Will it not be a sin?" "No, It will not be a sin, because only face is the introduction of a person, only face shows the feelings of a person, that is why Gandharvsen's face is very important. This body is the slave of eyes. Whatever they will say, the body will do the same. In this way Roopmatee will get the love of Gandharvsen only, if she will marry the body on which Gandharvsen's face was joined."

Hearing Vikram, Vaitaal said - "You are right Vikram, only face gives the introduction of a person." Saying this Vaitaal again laughed heartily and ran away from the king's shoulder and hung upside down from the same tree. The king Vikramaaditya again got very angry at this. He followed him taking out his sword, took him from the tree, put him on his shoulder and started walking.

He said to him - "If you will run away this time, I will cut your neck." Vaitaal spoke softly - "Don't be so angry, O Vikram. You are very courageous. And you are a just king, that is why I want to gain some knowledge from you." He was speaking and Vikram was listening.

VIKRAM-VAITA L Stories

Sushma on her website www.sushmajee.com has compiled several stories from four different sources ( Vetaal Kathaayen; Vikram aur Vetaal; Translations from Burton; Bhavishya Puran and other sources.. ) with very good introduction of the genesis of the stories etc. Here, I will be putting them one by one as per my own evaluation from her following link;
http://www.sushmajee.com/shishusansar/stories-vikram-vaitaal/vaitaal-2/1-vajramukut-1.htm
THREE SUITERS:

One should regard relationship too

Vikram again came after him, caught him, put him on his shoulder and started walking. Vaitaal said - "I pity you, O King, that you are making untiring efforts, without relaxing, to take down me there as if you wish to achieve something. However, you will realize the futility of the whole thing if you listen to my story. So just to pass time, listen to this story now." Vaitaal started his story and Vikram started listening.

Vaitaal said - "There was a city named Dharmsthal on the banks of Yamunaa River. There lived a Braahman named Keshav, in that city. He was a very religious and learned Braahman. He had a daughter, her name was Madhumaalatee. She was very beautiful. When she became of marriageable age, her parents started looking a suitable match for her.

One day Keshav went to one of his Yajmaan (customer), and he saw a handsome Braahman boy sitting there. He was very happy to see that Braahman boy. He talked to his parents about the marriage of his daughter to their son, they agreed, so he fixed her marriage to him. When he came home, he was about to tell this to his wife, that she said - "Our daughter is very lucky that she has got a good husband sitting at home only. You have heard the name of Tryambak Shaastree, did you?" He knew him very well. He was a a very learned Pandit and knower of Puraan etc. The wife said - "I have fixed her marriage with his son."

Keshav said - "I have also fixed her marriage at one place." and he told her his own story. In the meantime his son came and told them that he had also fixed his sister's marriage with a very qualitative boy. In spite of being agreeing with one another, they could not decide one boy to whom to marry her. So all the three boys came to their house and claimed to marry Madhumaalatee. All wanted to marry her because of her beauty. Madhumaalatee also liked all the three boys, so she was also unable to decide to whom to marry.

Now, by chance, Madhumaalatee went out in the courtyard and a black snake bit her. All the three boys started crying for her. Several people were called to cure her but she could not be revived and she died. At last she was cremated. The three boys were very sad. The first boy's name was Vikram, the second boy's name was Vaaman and the third boy's name was Madhusoodan.

Vikram tied her bones in a bundle, kept them with him and started doing Tapasyaa in a forest. The second one, Vaaman, had stored her ashes and started living in a hut. He used to cry a lot in her remembrance. The third one, Madhusoodan started wandering around assuming the guise of a Saadhu. Once he came to a kingdom in which he stayed in the house of a Taantrik. Taantrik came very late for his dinner.

The Taantrik didn't like the food, so he became angry and he threw his son into the fire. His son died. At this his wife started weeping. Taantrik got pity on her, so he took out his book of Sanjeevanee Vidyaa, gathered the ashes and bones of his son and brought him alive. Madhussodan got very happy to see this. He stole that book and ran away from there. He searched his other two companions. He met them. Vaaman gave him her ashes and Vikarm gave him her bones. Madhusoodan took out his book and brought Madhumaalatee alive.

Now all three started claiming her as their wife. Madhusoodan said - "Because I brought the knowledge to revive her, that is why she is mine." Vaaman claimed that if he had not preserved her ashes, Madhusoodan could not have brought her alive, that is why Madhumaalatee was his." Vikram said - "I have given the bones, that is why Madhumaalatee is mine." Now you tell me whose wife is Madhumaalatee?

Vikram pondered a little and said - "She was the wife of Vaaman." "How" "Listen O vaitaal, One has to see the relationship in this world. Madhusoodan gave her life, that is why he was her father; Vikram kept her bones, that is why he was like her son; and who has kept her ashes, only he can be her husband. That is why Madhumaalatee was the wife of Vaaman."

The King had broken his promise by speaking, so, saying "You are right." Vaitaal ran away laughing loudly from the king's shoulder and hung upside down from the same tree. The King Vikramaaditya got worried at this. He took out his sword and came back to the same place. At the same time a snake appeared there and changed into a handsome young man. He said to the king - "Excuse me Raajan." The king asked - "Who are you?" "I am the wishful snake. I want to save your life. One of those 32 figures in you throne, Manjaree is my sister. Vaitaal Taantrik is Satan. You should not involve in this matter. You may lose your life too."

The king got silent. That young man spoke again - "I just came to tell you the same only." And that young man went away again changing himself into a snake. The king stood silently for a while, but he was not going to accept defeat. He considered to follow Dharm as his duty - to fulfill his promise made to that Yogee. So he again went back to the tree, lifted that Vaitaal, put him on his shoulder, and started walking again. The king was holding him tightly and was walking fast.