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That is, on the wishes of the Creator and even after working hard, one can never get more than one's fortune. In the region of South India, there was an abbey of Bhagwan Shankar outside the city Mahilaropya, where a monk named Tamrachud used to earn his living by asking for alms from the city. He used to fill his hunger by eating half of the collected  alms and tied the other half in a bundle and hung it on a hook. He used to give that saved alms to the people who cleaned the monastery as...

शिथिलौ च सुबद्धौ च पततः पततो ना वा।  निरीक्षितौ मया भद्रे दश वर्षाणि पक्ष च॥a   That is, one gets as much as it is written in his fate, look how the jackal had to wander for fifteen years in the hope of killing the bull alone.   In a forest, there lived a bull named Tekshnasringa, he got intoxicated with his power, got separated from his herd and used to roam alone. He ate green grass, drank cold water and used to play with his sharp horns. A covetous jackal also lived with his wife in...

That is, some people earn money, but they are not able to use it. Somilak also reached the forest, but he could not take any advantage of it.   अर्थस्योपार्जनं कृत्वा नैव भोगं समश्नुते।  अरण्यं महदासाद्य मूढः सोमिलको यथा॥ A tailor named Somilak, who lived in a town, was a respected and well known artist. He used to stitch fine clothes for the kings, but still he could not earn as much money as ordinary tailors. Distressed by his financial condition, one day Somilak said to his wife,...

Once upon a time, a hunter went hunting in a dense forest. Then his eyes fell on a black, fati wild boar. The hunter attacked the boar with his arrow. The injured boar also turned an dthrusteded his horns into the hunter's chest. In this way, the wild boar died due to the arrow and the hunter also died due to the horn of the boar. In the meantime, a jackal, tortured by hunger, came there. As he saw two dead beings, it applauded its fate and said, "Looks like God is pleased with me today....

That is, if Shandali wants to take black sesame by giving her washed sesame seeds, then there must be some reason behind it.   A Brahmin lived in a town. One morning the Brahmin told his wife that today is Dakshinayan Sankranti and any donation done today will have a good result. I am leaving with this hope. You must also feed a Brahmin today. Hearing this, the Brahmani said, “Aren't you ashamed to say all this? What is kept in this poor house that I should feed someone? Neither do we have...

सर्वेषामेव मत्त्याँनां व्यसने समुपस्थिते।  वाङ्मात्रेणापि साहाय्यं मित्रादन्यो ना सन्दधे॥ That is, in times of crisis, even verbal assurance can be obtained only from a friend, just as Hiranyaka received help from his friends as soon as he asked for.   Many birds and animals lived in a forest under the shade of a banyan tree. A crow named Laghupatanak also lived on the same tree. One day as soon as he went out in search of food, he saw a hunter with a net in his hand going towards his...

A monkey was a devotee and confidant of a king. The king had appointed that monkey as his bodyguard and he was allowed to move freely anywhere in the palace.   One day the king was sleeping and the monkey was blowing air with a fan standing near him. A fly sat on the king's chest while he was sleeping. Even after repeatedly trying to remove it with the fan, it kept sitting on his chest again and again.   Frustrated, the foolish monkey struck the fly with a sharp sword. The fly flew away...

Jirnadhan & the Scale When mice can eat the iron scale, then there is no doubt that an eagle can snatch a child and fly away.  There lived a merchant named Jirnadhan in a city. After running out of money, he thought of going to a distant country for business. He had a large heavy iron scale from his ancestors. Having mortgaged it to Seth's house, he went abroad. After a long time, the merchant returned to his city and went to Seth and said, "Seth ji! Give me back my scales I mortgaged...

Silly heron and crab  Many herons used to live on one of the trees in the jungle. A black dreadful snake lived in the hole of the same tree. He used to eat the young ones of the herons without the wings. Once upon seeing the snake eating his children and being saddened by their death, the heron went to the bank of the river and sat down with tears in his eyes.   Seeing him like this, a crab came to him and asked, "Sir! What happened? Why are you crying today?" The heron said, "Brother!...

Dharmabuddhi & Paapabuddhi Now I know both Dharmabuddhi and Paapabuddhi as the father died due to smoke because of his son's foolish act.  There were two friends named Dharmabuddhi and Paapbuddhi who lived in a village. One day Paapabuddhi thought that I am a fool, that is why I am poor. Why don’t I go abroad with Dharmabuddhi and do business and then cheat and earn a lot of money.   Thinking this, one day Paapabuddhi said to Dharmabuddhi, “We are wasting our time in this village. Why...

It is no use to bend a stick if it can not bend, the same way a stone can not be used to shave the beard and there is no way that an illiterate can follow a command. Suchimukh is an example of above said statement Foolish Monkeys and the Bird’s warning A herd of monkeys lived in a forest in a mountainous area. They were all shivering as they got drenched in rain during the cold season. To get some warmth, they gathered dry grass that looked like fire and tried to generate fire by blowing on...

In a forest, a pair of sparrows named Chatak and Chatki lived in a nest in an evergreen bayleaf tree. After some time, Chatki laid eggs in that nest. One day a drunken elephant came and stood under the shade of that dense tree to avoid the scorching sun. Drunk on his power, he broke the branch of the tree in which the sparrow had made the nest. He grabbed it with his trunk and pulled it. The sparrow's nest collapsed and all the eggs broke. Chatki started crying as her eggs broke. Hearing her...

Different outlook of three fishes In a pond there lived three fish namely Anagatvidhata, Pratyutpanmati and Yadbhavishya. One day, some fishermen saw the pond and said, "Ah! There are so many fishes in this pond. We will definitely come here tomorrow.” Hearing their words, the Anagatvidhata called all the fishes of the pond and said, “Did you listen to the fishermen? We should go to the nearby pond tonight to escape from them." After listening to Anagatavidhata, the rest of the fish said,...

Kambugriv, the tortoise lived in a pond. He had two swan friends named Sankat-Vikat. They were his well-wishers. The pond slowly started to dry up as there was no rain for a long time. One day all three were talking among themselves about the same subject. The turtle said, "Friends! In the absence of water, we will not survive. We have to think of some way to save our lives." The swans said, “At a short distance from here there is another big pond, which is full of water. We should all go...

Near the shore of the sea lived a couple. The couple were Titihari birds and the female Titihari was ready to lay eggs. She asked the male Titihari to find a quiet place where she could lay eggs. The male Titihari said, "How beautiful this beach is, you can lay eggs here."    The female Titihari said, "The tide that comes on the full moon is so big that it can take away the big elephants. Please quickly find some other place." But the male Titihari said, "You are right but this ocean has no...

There lived a lion named Madotkat in a forest. His servants were a rhinocero, a crow and a  jackal. One day while roaming here and there in the forest, he saw a camel named Krathnak. The camel had separated from his companions. Seeing the camel, the lion said, "Ah! This is a very beautiful creature. Find out whether it is a domesticated or a wild one." Hearing this, the crow said, "Master! This pet animal named camel is your food. You kill it immediately." The lion said, "No! I will not kill...

In a jungle somewhere lived a Fox named Chandarav. Once he entered a nearby town looking for food. When the dogs in the town saw him they started chasing him. The Fox ran to save his life and hid inside the house of a washerman. The washerman had a pond full of Indigo and the Fox fell inside it. When he came out of the pond he had turned blue. Because of his blue colour, when he came out of the washerman’s house dogs could not recognize him and did not bark after him. The Fox slowly entered...

किसी जंगल में चंडरव नामक एक सियार रहता था। वह एक बार भूख से व्याकुल होकर खाने की खोज में किसी नगर में जा पहुंचा। नगर में रहने वाले कुत्ते उसे देखकर भौंकते हुए उसके पीछे दौड़े। उनसे अपनी जान बचाने के लिए सियार भाग कर पास ही एक धोबी के घर में घुस गया। वहाँ नील के पानी से भरा एक नांद तैयार रखा था। कुत्तों से डरा हुआ सियार हड़बड़ी में उस नांद में गिर गया। जब वह उस नांद ने निकला तो नीले रंग को हो जाने के कारण कुत्तों ने उसे नहीं पहचाना और उसके पीछे नहीं भागे। नीले रंग से रंगा हुआ सियार धीरे-धीरे जंगल...

In a jungle somewhere lived a Fox named Chandarav. Once he entered a nearby town looking for food. When the dogs in the town saw him they started chasing him. The Fox ran to save his life and hid inside the house of a washerman. The washerman had a pond full of Indigo and the Fox fell inside it. When he came out of the pond he had turned blue. Because of his blue colour, when he came out of the washerman’s house dogs could not recognize him and did not bark after him. The Fox slowly entered...

Once there lived a white louse in the clean white bed of a palace. When the king slept on that bed, the louse would bite him and fill his stomach. One day a bedbug came from somewhere. When the louse saw the bedbug he said, “Where did you come from? Please leave before anyone sees you here.” The bedbug replied, “Why are you speaking to me like this? I have bitten many humans in my life, but never a King. I want to bite the King and experience how it tastes.”  The louse said, “I bite the king...

Once there was a big jungle where there lived a very greedy Lion called Bhasurak. Everyday he would hunt lots of animals in the Jungle - deer, rabbits and many more. He always hunted much more than he could eat.  One day all the animals went to request him "Dear Lion King, if you keep hunting and eating this way, you will end up killing all the animals. Our whole Jungle will be destroyed.  Can we offer to send you one animal each day to satisfy your hunger and in return you promise us to...

There was a pond filled with many creatures. There lived a heron, who because of his old age had become very weak and could not hunt for fish. One day he was sitting near the pond, crying due to hunger. A crab saw him like that and asked, “Uncle! Why are you not looking for fish today, instead sitting here crying?”  Heron replied, “You are right. I am fasting until death. I don’t want to eat anymore.”  The crab enquired, “What is the reason for your disillusionment like this?” Heron said,...

Once there was a giant banyan tree somewhere. In the tree lived a crow couple. When the female crow would lay eggs, a giant black snake living inside a whole under the tree would come up and eat them. The crows were very sad because of this and they went to their friend Jackal and said, “My friend! What should we do in this situation? How do we protect our eggs from that giant snake? Please suggest some way.” The jackal heard the crow and said, “Friend! When the enemy is stronger and cannot...