3-Sacrifice
Value
is of the feeling in sacrifice
Vikram
again came after him, caught him, put him on his shoulder and started
walking. Vikram said angrily - "Why do you deceive me?" Vaitaal said - "I
am very happy to see your justice, that is why I go back to the tree and
celebrate it. Don't be angry, because you are a just King. But I pity you,
that you are
making untiring efforts without relaxing, as if you wish to achieve
something. So just to pass time, listen to
this story now." Vaitaal started his story and Vikram started
listening.
Vaitaal
said - "Once a king lived in Vardhmaan city. His name was Roopsen. He was very kind and
a gracious king. Hearing his
praise, once Beerbal named soldier came to his kingdom and got very happy to find
everything as he heard. One day he came to the palace and desired to see
the king. He was taken to the royal court. Beerbal bowed the king and said
- "Raajan, I am very sad." "Why are you so sad?"
Beerbal said - "I am very faithful, I can obey, I can work as a night
watchman, but nobody is giving me any work." "Why doesn't
anybody give you job?" "Because I demand 100 gold coins
daily"
Hearing
this, king also compelled to ponder over the matter, then asked him - "How many
members are in your family?" Beerbal said - "We are four, Sir.
My wife, one son, one daughter and myself. I served the King Jayasen for many years.
He has died now that is why I have come here to serve you." The king asked - "What did he
give you?" Beerbal said - "I got 100 gold coins daily." The
king said - "But nobody gives so much salary just for nightwatching." Beerbal said -
"Even this money is less for my services." The king thought for a
while and said to him - "OK, You will stay with me."
Beerbal
got very happy to get the job and all courtiers got very surprised to see
the salary of a night watchmen. They started criticizing the King, but the
King had already employed him. Beerbal used to keep watch the whole night and
take his money in the
morning and go away.
One
day the king asked his spy to spy on his new employee that what did he do
of his money? He reported back, that Beerbal used to give 25 coins to poor,
saying "Pray for the King Roopsen, that he should live long." He
gave 25 coins in temples and 25 coins to Braahman. He gave 10 coins to
widows and orphans, and another 10 coins to lepers and handicapped. The
remaining 5 coins he gave to his wife.
Roopsen
got very happy to hear this, so he didn't feel any problem in giving 100
coins to him. He was very happy with Beerbal. Whenever he used to ask
"Anybody is there?" Beerbal always replied "I am here,
Sir."
One
day when Roopsen was sleeping comfortably that he woke up hearing the
sound of a crying woman. Roopsen called as usual, "Anybody is
there?" and Beerbal replied as usual, "I am here, Sir",
Roopsen asked him to find out who was that woman who was crying at such a
late night time?
Beerbal
proceeded towards the direction from where the sound was coming. It was
coming from the cremation ground side, so he came there and saw a woman crying. She
was wearing many ornaments from tip to toe. She was very beautiful, but
there was no tear in her eyes. Surprised to see this, Beerbal asked her -
"O Beautiful, Why are you crying like this?" She said - "My
name is Lakshmee and I live in a royal family, but at this time Shani
(Saturn) has attacked on that family. Roopsen's all kingdom will be lost
and he will die in a very bad condition, that is why I am crying."
Hearing
this Beerbal asked - "Is there any solution of this problem, so that
the King is saved." At this she said, "Yes, If somebody can
sacrifice his own son with his own hand then the King can be saved."
Beerbal thought and thought and then turned around.
In the
meantime, Roopsen also thought,
"Let me see what Beerbal does." so he followed him and witnessed
all that conversation which took place between Beerbal and Lakshmee. When
Beerbal returned from there he also followed him.
Beerbal
didn't go to the palace, he went straight to his house and told everything
to his wife. The wife said - "Go and sacrifice our son. This is the
opportunity to do our duty towards our master." They woke up their
son and told him everything, so he also got ready to be sacrificed. All
went to the Devee temple to sacrifice the son.
First
Beerbal worshipped Devee, then prayed her - "Hey Devee, Please save
my king, I give you my son to save his life, be pleased with me." And
he cut his son's neck with his own hand. O Vikram, Seeing this Beerbal's
daughter also cut her neck
that "when my brother is not there, what I will do to live."
Beerbal's wife also died in the grief of her children. Now Beerbal
thought, "My whole family has
gone, what I will do in this world?" So he also cut his neck. Seeing
this Roopsen also could not hold himself, he picked the same sword and cut
his neck."
After
telling this much, Vaitaal got silent. They have come more than half way
long. He said - "Vikram now tell me, whose sacrifice was most
valuable - Beerbal's, son's, daughter's, wife's or king Roopsen's?"
Vikram
thought for a while and said - "In sacrifice, feeling is the main
element. Among them whoever's feelings are highest, his sacrifice will be
considered most
valuable. Beerbal was faithful to his master, sister sacrificed because of love of her
brother, mother had the feelings of motherly love for her children, Beerbal had lost his
family that is why he sacrificed himself, but what was the feeling of the
king? Why did he sacrifice himself? Sacrificing oneself for a
servant is a strange thing for a master. That is why Roopsen's sacrifice
was the most valuable."
As the
king spoke, his promise was broken so Vaitaal ran away laughing loudly from
King's
shoulder and hung upside down from the same tree. The King Vikramaaditya
again got worried at this. He took out his sword and
came back to the same place. Vikram asked - "Why did you run
away?" "Hearing your judgment." "Was my judgment
wrong?" "No, You were right, I admire you." "Is that why you came here?"
"No,
I came here because I didn't tell you the story further. One ghost lives
here on this tree. He also asked me the same question which I asked you.
He told me that he would tell me the further story after getting the right
answer. I have given him the right answer, he has told me the story
further, now you can take me." So the King again lifted that Vaitaal,
put him on his shoulder, and started walking again.
"Now
listen to that, O Vikramaaditya, what that ghost told me. Seeing all these
sacrifices. Devee got pleased and he revived all of them. Roopsen was also
happy to see all those people alive. He brought all of them in his palace.
At this his minister got very angry, he said - "First you gave him
100 coins daily, now you have brought him and his family to your palace."
King
said - "You don't know, what is Beerbal for me? Whatever he has done
for me, nobody else can do it for me any time." Minister got silent hearing
this, but one other person got Beerbal killed. This time Beerbal could not
be revived. Tell Vikram, Why?" Vikram said - "This is all fate
There was no sacrifice in this one." "You are right." and
Vaitaal again ran away jumping from king's shoulder. Vikramaaditya came
back quickly to the same place only to find that Vaitaal was still hanging from the
same tree.
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crore years = Bramaa's one day = that is bag Bang theory =
MBH Chap 201
three lines - Bahu Vachan
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