*Brahman, Thief & Brahma Rakshasa * (A story from Vishnu sharma's Panchatantram)
from my friend moorti [image: Inline image 1] An indigent Brahman lived in a town, and for his livelihood he was entirely dependent on the kindness of some good Samaritans. He never had good clothes, good ornaments, not even a good mouthfuls of pan leaves but he lived on at the mercy of others, unshaven and un-manicured, Without having any proper living place he grew thinner and weaker by the day. Taking mercy on such a poor soul, an affluent landlord presented him with two young calves. The Brahman was overjoyed, and he managed to feed the calves with oil cakes, fresh grass and cottonseeds, and the cattle grew in time giving him milk in plenty and rendering his life worth living. A thief was watching the newly found affluence of the Brahman with interest. He decided to steal the cows from the Brahman somehow or other. Armed with a rope he set out on his mission one fine night. En route he met a person with monstrous features, red, round eyes, spear-like protruding teeth and a huge tummy. Though frightened to the core the thief asked the other person who he was and was given the reply that it was a brahmarakshas by name Satyavachana. The thief in turn informed the ogre that he was a burglar named Kroorakarmaa. He was on a mission to rob a Brahman of his two cows. After some conversation they confided to one another. The Ogre said. "My food habits are very regular. I would eat one Brahman every third night. You are going to the Brahmans house. You can have the Brahmin's cows and I shall have the Brahman himself as Dinner" Discussing this and many other mutually complimentary activities the thief and the ogre reached the house of the Brahman. The Brahman was fast asleep. The ogre immediately tried to jump into action. The thief restrained him. "My dear friend, let me just steal away the cows and just please wait for your dinner till I leave." The ogre was irritated. "If you try to tie the cows and take them away, they are sure to make mooing sound and the Brahman will wake up. If that happens, my dinner will be lost for all practical purposes". The thief would not agree. "If some melee occurs in the process of you killing and eating the Brahman, my mission will be a non-started; so let me act first" insisted the thief. The argument became louder with the shout, "I first", "I first". Disturbed by the shouts, the good Brahman woke up. The thief told the Brahman, "Maharaj, this ogre has come to your house to eat you up". The ogre chimed in, "This fellow has come here to steal you cows" The Brahman rose up to the occasion chanted some strong mantras (spells) and drove away the Brahmarakshas. Simultaneously, he made the best use of a sturdy wooden rod on the pate of the thief and the burglary mission was also spoiled. *Let the Brahmans (Wise and Highly Knowledgeable and selfless) Chant some strong Mantras (Programmes, Strategies to execute) drove away the Thieves and Brahma Rakshsas from this country.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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