1-Wisdom is
Higher...-2
Everything is
possible if acted wisely
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."
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