Ambience Of Serenity

Embodiments of Love! 

I was reading an article on prudence/wisdom and was attracted to the episode on Kalidas and King Bhoj; beautiful!

One day Raja Bhoj entered his court and addressed the first wise man as “fool” (मूर्ख-murkha, in Sanskrit)

That man was shocked and did not say anything in return!

Raja Bhoj was disturbed as there was no response;

He turned to the next wise man and called him “fool”; same story

Then Raja turned to Mahakavi Kalidas, the blessed child of my Mother Kali!

Everybody was eager to know his response; Kalidas did not disappoint them; he replied:

Khadan na Gachhami, hasan na rajan,
gatam na sochami, krutam na manye
Dwabhyam trutiyo na bhavami rajan,
kim karanam bhoja bhavami murkha ?

Meaning:

I do not walk or laugh while eating,

I do not think of past

Or

Repent for what happened in past,

I do not butt in when 2 people are in conversation,

By what reason then Raja would I become a fool?

Upon hearing this King Bhoj was overjoyed and hugged Kalidas and explained what made him call the other wise men and kalidas( pundits) as  fools.

King narrated that after his morning ablution, he wanted to visit his wife and it was without any appointment; at that time Queen was talking to her friend; the king interrupted and tried to gain his wife’s attention forcefully; at that point the queen called him a fool; on hearing this king left that place and wanted to understand, why he was called a fool by the queen!

So there are some basic manners (etiquette) and system, applicable to all and the beauty of Sanskrit and intelligence of Kalidas!

Tail piece:

if the same would have happened in this century, the family court would have given a divorce to Bhoj and his wife and we would have missed the master piece of Kalidas( and of course you would not have to read another horrific episode from Rajagopal) ;

this is another message that underlines the greatness of mutual respect that prevailed in the earlier days!

धन्यवाद:

See you in the next episode

With lots of love

श्वस्ति , मङ्गलं भूयात्

राजगोपालः

rajagopal

30.09.2012