10th Figure's Story -
10-Prabhaavatee
Vikram Jumps in a Frying Pan
As Raajaa Bhoj
tried to sit
on the throne again, this time the 10th figure whose name was Prabhaavatee
burst into laughter and asked him - "Do you still think you are the right person to
sit upon this throne?" Raajaa Bhoj again said with courage - "Yes." She said - "First listen to
this story and then decide if you can sit on this throne. Listen, Once Raajaa
Vikram went for hunting and
while hunting went quite ahead of his group. He looked around but he could
not see any of his soldiers.
At the same time he
saw that a young man climbed up a tree and tied a rope on a branch of the
tree. That rope had a noose on its other end. He put his head inside the
noose and hanged himself, but Raajaa understood that he wanted to commit
suicide, so he supported that man and took out the noose from his neck. He
scolded him that committing suicide was not only sin and cowardice but also
is a crime. And for that crime he could punish him also. The man also
understood by his look that he was a king so he got frightened.
Raajaa asked him -
"You are a healthy person then why are you committing suicide? You can find
a livelihood on the basis of your health." Then he told him that livelihood
was not the reason of his committing suicide. Raajaa wanted to know the
reason. He told that he lived in Kaali and his name was Vasu. One day he was
passing through a forest that he saw a very beautiful girl. He got attracted
towards her so much that he told her about his love to her. Hearing this
that girl laughed and told that she could not love anybody because her
Destiny was like that. In fact she was very unfortunate Princess who was born
in such a Nakshatra (stars) that even her father could not see her, because if
he saw her, she will immediately die. That is why her father sent her far to
a Sanyaasee's hut. She was brought up in that hut only. And her marriage
could be performed only to that man who could do impossible work. He had to take a
dip in a frying pan filled with boiled oil and come out alive from it.
Hearing her, Vasu
went to her hut and saw many skeletons lying around. They all had lost their
lives in trying to marry her. Vasu lost his courage and he came back from
there. He tried his best to forget her but could not forget her. He couldn't
sleep, he had no appetite, so there was no other alternative for him, except
committing suicide.
Vikram tried to
convince him that when to marry that Princess was such a impossible task,
then he should marry somebody else, but he did not agree for that. He told
that Vikram saved him uselessly. It would be better if he had let him die. Vikram said - "Committing suicide is a sin and I could not see anybody
committing this sin in front of my eyes." Then he promised him that he would
do his best to marry him to that girl.
Then he remembered
his two Vaitaal and they immediately came to him. He asked them to take him
to the hut where the Princess lived. So they took him to her hut. It was
hut only for namesake, otherwise every comfort was there for the Princess -
servants, maidservants, her friends etc. Vikram went to the Tapaswee and
introduced himself. He asked the Princess for Vasu.
Tapaswee got very
happy to receive Vikram in his hut. He told Vikram that he could give his
life to Vikram easily but he will give Princess only to that man who will
jump in a frying pan of boiling oil and will come out safe and sound. Vikram
asked - "If somebody else fulfills this condition for that man, can he ask
the Princess for that man?" Tapaswee said - "Only this condition
should be fulfilled, then it does not matter whether he is asking the
Princess for himself or for any other person." He then tried to convince
that this Princess has to be unmarried for her whole life. At this Vikram
said - "I am ready to jump in that frying pan for that man." Hearing this
Tapaswee got stunned.
They were talking
like this, that the Princess came there. Vikram saw her, she was
extraordinarily beautiful. There is no wonder if several people had lost
their lives for her. A frying pan was made ready. When the oil was boiling,
Vikram remembered Kaalee Maa and jumped in that pan. As soon as he jumped in
the pan, he died and his body became black. Maa Kaalee pitied on him and she
ordered her Vaitaal to make him live. They did so by dropping drops of Amrit
in his mouth.
As soon as he came to
life, he asked the Princess for Vasu. The Princess' father was informed
about this and both got married with pomp and show.
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