Friday, January 27, 2023

The Dark Town, the destroyed king


 (At the end of the district, some "sadhus" were talking to each other).

The Guruji (to one of his disciples ):"Narayandas, this town looks lovely from here. Just look  out, if we get some alms we, can worship the lord.

 The disciple Narayandas : "Guruji, this town seems very beautiful but it will be a pleasure if we get a handsome amount of alms".

Guruji (tells his other disciple) :"Gowardhandas, you go towards the west and Narayandas you go towards the east".

Gowardhandas (goes and stops at the grocery shop, then he asks ):"what is the rate of this wheat ", the shopkeeper replies" one rupee". 

Gowardhandas: And rice?

shopkeeper: One rupee.

Gowardhandas: And sugar?

Shopkeeper: That too one rupee.

(Gowardhandas walks further and stops at a fast food shop. And their conversation goes on).

Gowardhandas: What is the rate for this bhaja?

The female shopkeeper: Oh! Babaji that's for one rupee.

(Gowardhandas got so happy as he moved forward that he stops at a sweet shop).

Gowardhandas: What is the rate of all these sweets?

The shopkeeper: Everything is for one rupee.

Gowardhandas: Oh! Wow, this is amazing, really, it is all for one rupee?

The shopkeeper: Yeah! yeah, Babaji, it is true, everything is for one rupee. Everything in our town is sold for one rupee.

Gowardhandas: Why kid, what is your's town name?

The shopkeeper: The dark town

Gowardhandas(with joy): The dark town, the destroyed king, one rupee for bhaji, and one rupee for khaja.

The shopkeeper: Baba, if you want to buy something, then buy.

(Gowardhandas takes the sweet and goes to meet his guruji).

Guruji: Gowardhandas , what alms did you get? your bag seems heavy.

Gowardhandas: Guruji Maharaj, I Got 7 rupee alms, and from that money, I bought 3 and a half rupee sweets.

Guruji: Oh! which town is that?

Gowardhandas: The dark down, the destroyed king, one rupee for bhaja, and one rupee for khaja.

Guruji: Then, it is better not to stay in such a town. Where the khaja and bhaja are sold for just one rupee.

Gowardhandas: Guruji, in this entire world there is no town of the such kind where by having just  2 rupees, we can relieve our empty stomach, I will not leave this town.

Guruji: Listen, you will regret it afterwards , I will not stay in this town even for 1 sec. See,  kid trust  me, and listen to me or else you have to regret it afterward. I am going, just wanna say, if you will fall in any trouble here, then just remember me.

(Gowardhandas sits in a jungle and starts eating sweets).

(A poor man from The Dark town goes to the king goes to the king).

Maharaj: Say, what's the problem?

The poor man: Maharaj, the grocery Kallu's wall fell, and my goat died by getting buried under that wall. Oh Maharaj, please do the justice.

Maharaj: Oh! okay, go grab and bring that Kallu grocer. 

(The constables brought Kallu.)

Maharaj: kallu explains why his goat got buried under your wall.

Kallu: Maharaj! it's not my fault the carpenter made the wall weak so that's why it collapsed.

Maharaj (tells his constables): Okay leave this Kallu and bring that carpenter.

Carpenter: Maharaj! I am innocent, the cement maker gave me the bad cement.

Maharaj: Okay, so this is the case, then call that cement maker.

(The carpenter goes and the cement makers come.)

Maharaj: Hey cement maker, why did you give the bad cement?

Cement maker: Maharaj! I am innocent, my worker added a lot of unrequited water, and that is the reason why the cement got weak.

Maharaj: Okay then call the workers. 

(Constables then bring the worker and send the cement maker).

Maharaj( To the worker): Why did you add unrequited water.

The worker: Maharaj! this slave has no fault the butcher made the water bag so large, that is the reason why the unrequited water got poured.

Maharaj: Okay! leave him and bring that butcher.

(the butcher arrives.)

Maharaj: Oh butcher, why did you make the water bag so large huh?

The butcher: Maharaj! I  have no fault the herdsman sold a giant wolf in one rupee so that's why the bag came to be made big.

Maharaj: Okay leave the butcher and bring that herdsman.

(A constable brings the herdsman).

Maharaj: Oh brother, why did you sell a big sheep?

The herdsman: Maharaj, I have no fault, there were a group of policemen coming in their jeeps so, I didn't think of big, small sheep. I am innocent.

Maharaj: Oh! leave him he is innocent, go catch that policeman 

(The Policeman comes).

Maharaj: Hey policeman! Why were you taking such a ride that the herdsman got nervous and had to sell the big sheep?

Policeman: Maharaj! I am innocent, I usually go on a ride to manage the town.

The Mantri( thinks ): This is so strange, the king is so foolish, I fear if he calls the entire people of the town and hangs them to death.

The Mantri ( speaks abruptly): No, why did you take out your ride in an uproar.

Maharaj: Yeah, yeah why did you take your ride in a such uproar that a goat died?

The Policeman: Maharaj! Maharaj!.

Maharaj: No Maharaj, Maharaj, take him and hang him to death.

(Gowardhandas is still enjoying his sweets in the jungle.)

Gowardhandas ( speaks alone): Guruji asked me to leave this town. I agree that this town is in a very bad state, but why do I care. I am not involved in any work here so why should I fear.

(Four constables surrounded Gowardhandas showing their arrows. a constable then speaks)

Constable:  Hey brother, let's go, we'll hang you to death now since you are too fat.

Gowardhandas: Oh brother, I have not ruined anything of yours, what kind of justice is this. Joking with "sadhus" is a crime.

A constable: Then, now when you'll be hanged then you'll realise is it a joke or a choke. Are you coming with us nicely? or should we have to be brutal?

Gowardhandas: what is the actual thing that you are taking me to be hanged.

Constable: The story is this a policeman was sentenced to death, but when we took him, the rope which is supposed to choke his neck was a bit larger in size so, he didn't fit in that hanging rope. So our Maharaj asked us to look out for a fat man and hang him to death, because an innocent goa died, and for justice, someone has to be sentenced to death.

(Gowardhandas started yelling and crying loudly, hey Prabhu! hey Prabhu!. The constable holds him and takes him to hang him.)

Gowardhndas ( shouts): Oh lord! I am innocent why are you hanging me to death. Oh brothers, just think about the dharma. Oh! oh! please leave me. I didn't listen to my Guruji that's why I am here, oh Guruji! oh, Guruji! , where are you?

(Then Guruji arrived ).

Guruji: Oh, what is wrong with you?

Gowardhandas( joining his hands and sobbing): Guruji, a goat died by getting buried under a wall which fell down, and that's why they are hanging me to death. Please save me Guruji, save me.

Guruji: Oh! Baccha I already warned you that it is not good or healthy to stay in such kind of town, but you didn't listen to me.

Goardhandas (holds Guruji's feet): I didn't listen to you, and that's why I am here, this is all my fault, please save me Guruji, save me.

Guruji:  No worries, no worries, Narayan will solve everything.

Guruji( to the constables.): Hey, hear me out I want to give my last lesson to my disciple, you all just leave us alone.

Constables: okay, we'll go, you may give your last lesson to your disciple.

( After the constable leaves, Guruji starts explaining something in Gowardhandas 's ear)

Gowardhandas( with full joy): Then guruji, I want to be hanged right now.

Guruji: Array baccha, I explained to you so much, let me be hanged.

( Gowardhandas and Guruji start getting into a debate about getting hanged. They said that the one who would be hanged right now would go directly to heaven. The constable informs the Maharaj about this, and then Maharaj comes).

Maharaj: Guruji, why are you willing to be hanged?


Guruji:  This is a very divine time, the one who will be hanged will directly go to heaven.

( the Mantri was standing at the back and he  comes forward and says)

Mantri: If it is so then I will be hanged.

Gowardhandas: No! no! I will, I was sentenced. oh, constables, hang me up right now ( he shouts).

The policeman: I will be hanged, I was the real culprit.

Maharaj: Shut up you all, when I am here, no one can go to heaven in my presence. Hang me up, make it fast.

( the maharaj gets hangged to death)


MORAL; GREED IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS THE PEOPLE SO ARE THE KING.






Online Learning

 Online learning, also known as e-learning, has become increasingly popular in recent years, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. I...