During one of his travels, Kalidasa felt very thirsty and looked around for water. He saw a woman drawing water from a well.
He went up to her and asked her for water. She agreed to give him water, but asked him, “Who are you? Introduce yourself.”
Now Kalidasa thought that an ordinary village woman was not worthy of knowing him,
So he said, “I am a traveller.”
But his lady replied, “In this world there are only 2 travellers – the Sun and the Moon. Both Rise and Set every day and keep travelling perpetually.”
Then Kalidasa said, “Alright then, I am a guest.”
The lady promptly replied, “In this world there are only 2 guests – Youth and Wealth, both are temporary and hence can only be called as guests.”
Intrigued Kalidasa said, “I am a Tolerant person (sahansheel vyakti).” Now the lady replied, “In this world only 2 truly know the meaning of Tolerance – Bhoomi (Earth) and Tree. How much ever you stamp the Earth or throw stones at the tree (for the fruits), both continue to nurture us.”
Now Kalidasa was completely perplexed. He said, “Fine. I am a stubborn person (hatavaadi).”
The lady smiled and said, “There are only 2 truly stubborn things – our nails and our hair. We keep cutting them non-stop, but they continue to grow.”
Kalidasa had been patient so far, but now in anger he said,
“I am a fool” Now the lady gave a wide smile and said, “There are only 2 kinds of fools in this world – a King who rules without having any capability or knowledge & a Minister who is a sycophant to such a King and lavishes praises on such a useless king.”
Kalidasa fell at the feet of the lady.
When he got up, he saw -
Mata Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning and Wisdom.
She said,
“Kalidasa, you are wise, but not humble. Sooner or later pride bows down to knowledge."
Satish Menon is a practicing Astrologer, Spiritual Speaker and Lifeguide.
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Did not know this story. Loved it. So much to read and learn!!!