tennali raman stories
Once when King Krishnadevaraya's mother became incredibly ill, she addressed the ruler about her craving of expecting to give mangoes to the Brahmins. Not being a period of mangoes, the master found it hard to fulfill her longing and before his gatekeepers could find any mangoes in the bordering states, his mother kicked the bucket. The ruler was melancholy blasted that he couldn't fulfill his mother's last longing. Time slipped by yet ruler couldn't neglect to recall this episode using any and all means.
So eventually, the ruler called a Brahmin and asked him for a urging. He said, " O Brahmin! It was my mother's last craving to give mangoes to the Brahmins. It was everything except a mangoes season so it was adequately inconvenient and before we could find any, my mother kicked the bucket. I couldn't fulfill her last longing and as of now I continue to ponder whether my mother's soul will track down joy in the great beyond? O dear Brahmin! sympathetically help me with conveying congruity to my mother's soul."
This Brahmin was a ravenous man and thought about this as a once in a lifetime chance to bring in a few cash for him and different Brahmins. He shared with the ruler, " O my dear Lord! This is to be sure a grave circumstance. On the off chance that an individual's last wish isn't satisfied then the spirit of this dead individual never achieves harmony and meanders in obscurity. Now that you haven't had the option to satisfy her desire when she was alive, you should ensure that you satisfy it before its past the point of no return. In any case, at the present time the best way to do this isn't by giving genuine mangoes however just unadulterated, brilliant mangoes to the Brahmins."
Being a strict and reliable man, King Krishnadevaraya promptly concurred with the Brahmin's idea. He dispersed brilliant mangoes among the Brahmins as well as offered them different gifts. The Brahmins ensured the King that now his mom's spirit would find happiness in the hereafter. This made the lord exceptionally cheerful and alleviated.
Tenali Raman had seen the strict service and was discontent with the Brahmin's covetousness. The way that enraged him more was that the Brahmins had really plundered and hoodwinked the lord for the sake of religion. So he chose to show the Brahmins a thing or two.
When the Brahmins prepared to leave the ruler's court, Tenali Raman moved toward them and mentioned, " O dear Brahmins! I am so dazzled with the customs that you performed to free the spirit of the lord's mom. Today is my mom's passing commemoration and I demand you to come visit my home and play out a few strict ceremonies for her. I have made game plans for a gifts that I wish to give you after the ceremonies are performed."
Catching wind of the gifts the Brahmins promptly consented to play out the ceremonies and cheerfully went with Tenali Raman. They knew about the way that Tenali Raman generally got gifts from the ruler for his clever responses and knowledge. So they knew that Tenali Raman would offer them costly gifts. When the Brahmins went into Tenali's home, Tenali locked the entryways from inside and got a fire going in the hearth inside the kitchen. He additionally put a long iron bars in the fire to warm.
The Brahmins were stunned by Tenali's demonstration and thought about what was happening. They saw no groundwork for the strict ritual that should have been performed. Then again Tenali was caught up with warming long iron poles and diverting it appropriately from all sides to warm well. Subsequent to becoming annoyed, the Brahmins asked Tenali, "Dear Raman, could you at any point let us know happening here? We see no indications of groundwork for rituals to perform. Then again you are in the middle of warming iron poles. On the off chance that you don't wish to play out any custom, kindly let us know so we could leave." On this Tenali answered, " O Brahmins! if it's not too much trouble, have some persistence. I'm trusting that the bars will warm, whenever that is done you can begin with the ceremonies."
Bewildered, the Brahmins began taking a gander at each other. They began to get a piece apprehensive. One of them asked Tenali, " Tell us Dear Raman, what has iron poles have to do with the customs that are to be performed for your mom? This simply seems to be a finished exercise in futility and we need to get back."
Smoothly, Tenali Raman answered, "The thing is my mom experienced joint pain. She utilized scorching irons to assuage torment in her joints. On her last day, she requested that I heat the iron bar, however before I could do so she died. Presently I realize that her spirit hasn't accomplished harmony since her last desire was not satisfied. So I will put this scorching irons on your bodies. This way I am certain her last wish will be satisfied lastly her spirit will find happiness in the hereafter." The Brahmins looked stunned. Tenali proceeded, "No difference either way! In the event that the ruler's mom can accomplish harmony by you getting brilliant mangoes why mightn't my mom at any point achieve harmony assuming I put scorching iron on your bodies. On the off chance that the ruler's wrongdoing can be rewarded by offering you brilliant mangoes then I am certain my transgression can be rewarded by putting super hot iron on your bodies."
The Brahmins looked astounded. Tenali permitted them a chance to recuperate from their shock. Then, at that point, he said, "O Great Brahmins! Kindly have persistence. Presently in couple of moments I will carry scorching iron to every single one of you." And, saying so Tenali Raman headed inside. Presently the Brahmins had acknowledged what message Tenali Raman needed to pass on them. They were embarrassed about themselves. Every one of the Brahmins went to Tenali Raman and requested his pardoning. The extremely following day they went to the ruler's court and returned the brilliant mangoes. Asking why, the lord requested clarification. The Brahmins answered, " O Lord! You have been thoughtful and liberal to us. Yet, we enjoy taken unjustifiable benefit of the circumstance. We got avaricious and we are embarrassed about our way of behaving." Now they enlightened the ruler regarding their episode with Tenali Raman and how he assisted them with understanding their mix-up.
Subsequent to paying attention to this the lord said, " O Brahmins! It is against my custom to reclaim the gifts that I give as good cause. So it is absolutely impossible that that I will reclaim the brilliant mangoes. If it's not too much trouble, keep them with you." On this the Brahmins answered, " No way we could keep the mangoes and keep on being the miscreants. Satisfy O King! try not to drive us to keep the mangoes."
The ruler blew up on listening this and began becoming irritated. At last Tenali Raman acted the hero. He said," O Lord! Kindly don't compel the Brahmins to acknowledge the mangoes against their desires. Your stand is additionally correct when you say that you can't take the gift back. In any case, I would demand you to send the brilliant mangoes straightforwardly to every Brahmin's home. This way the issue will be tackled easily." The King promptly concurred and was satisfied with Tenali Raman. He approached and embraced him.