17-Volatility
Volatility
is the man's worst characteristic
Vikram
pulled Vaitaal from the tree, put him on his shoulder and continued his
journey again. Vaitaal said - "Vikram, You don't feel bored,
that is why I tell you another story, listen--
In
Ujjain city lived a Braahman. His name was Vaasudev Sharmaa. He was very
religious. He had a son, his name was Gunaakar. Gunaakar had very bad
habits. He lost his father's all wealth in gambling, so his father
expelled him from the house. He refused to accept him as his son
too.
Gunaakar
started wandering around. Once he came to a cremation ground. He was very
hungry. He saw a Yogee there who was sitting beside a burning pyre. He
asked some food from him. Yogee pitied him, so immediately he took the human
skull and offered him food in that. Gunaakar could not eat food from that
skull, so he said - "I cannot eat food from this human skull." Then
Yogee read a Mantra and a beautiful woman appeared before him. Yogee asked
her to take him and give some food. She took Gunaakar in a beautiful house
and offered him nice food. Gunaakar got attracted to her so they enjoyed
each other's company. After that, that woman disappeared.
Gunaakar
came to Yogee and said "Mahaaraj, She has gone away."
Yogee said - "Yes, She had to go, she was only a Maayaa (illusion)."
Gunaaker held his feet and requested him to teach that knowledge. Yogee
said - "You have to do Saadhanaa for this." "I am ready for
this, tell me what do I have to do." Yogee told him the Mantra and
the method of Saadhanaa. But that woman didn't come even after a week of
Saadhanaa. Sad Gunaakar again came to the Yogee and told him that she
didn't come. Yogee said - "You might have made some mistake in
Saadhanaa." "No, I followed your instructions exactly as you gave them
to me." "OK, Then do it in front of the pyre."
Gunaakar
did it in front of a pyre also, still she didn't come. Gunaakar again went
to the Yogee and reported that she didn't come. Yogee kicked him away and said
- "Oh, What a foolish disciple I have got." Gunaakar didn't go
from there and continued to request Yogee, but the Yogee was not paying
any attention to him.
At the
same time another young man came there and became his disciple. Yogee told
him the same thing what he told to Gunaakar. Gunaakar was very surprised
to see that his Saadhanaa got complete and that woman had appeared before
him. Gunaakar started crying, then Yogee threatened him with Shaap and
asked him to leave. Gunaakar got very disappointed so he committed suicide
by jumping in a well.
After
saying this Vaitaal got silent, after a while he said - "Vikram, Now
tell "is that Yogee not criminal because of whom Gunaakar had to
commit
suicide? Why didn't Gunaakar get that woman?"
Vikram
said - "Vaitaal, Yogee was not at fault in this, because another man
got that woman by the same method. Gunaakar himself was at fault." "How."
"Listen, Volatility is the worst characteristic of a man. No man can
ever be successful with this characteristic. This was the reason that
Gunaakar could not be successful." Vaitaal asked - "What kind of
volatility he had?" Vikram said - "He was all the time thinking
about the enjoyment with that woman, that is why his Saadhanaa could not
get complete. One has to concentrate to succeed anywhere. This was the
reason of his failure."
Vaitaal
laughed heartily hearing Vikram and said - "You are right, Vikram."
He jumped away
from his shoulder, ran away and hung from the same tree, but Vikram had
held him tightly. He could not free himself. Vikram said - "I will
not let you run away this time." "I will also not run away this
time. Listen to another story." and Vaitaal again started his story--
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