Stories

     Elephant Mathematics Seth Ghanshyam Das lived in a very big mansion. He had three sons. He certainly had money, servants, horses and carts, but among his treasures he loved his 17 elephants the most. He was very careful that no stone was left unturned in the care of the elephants. He was always worried about what would happen to his elephants after his death. Time passed like this and Seth realized that his last moments were not far away. He called his three sons to him and said that his time has come. After my death, distribute all my property among yourselves as per my will. Take special care of one thing that no harm of any kind occurs to my elephants. After a few days, Seth went to heaven. The three boys divided the property as per their father's wishes, but everyone became worried about the elephants. The reason was that in the distribution of elephants, Seth had given half to the first boy, one third to the second and one ninth to the third. It seemed completel...

            photo of king Once upon a time there was a king in a kingdom who had only one leg and one eye. Everyone in that kingdom was happy because the king was very intelligent and majestic. Once the king thought why a portrait of himself should be made. Then what happened, painters were called from all over the country and abroad and one by one great painters came to the king's court. The king folded hands and requested them all to make a very beautiful picture of him which would be displayed in the palace. All the painters started thinking that the king is already disabled then how can his picture be made very beautiful, it is not possible and if the picture is not beautiful then the king will get angry and punish. Thinking this, all the painters refused to paint the picture of the king. Then a painter from behind raised his hand and said that I will make a very beautiful picture of you which you will definitely like. Then the painter quickly got the p...

             way to heaven It is the time of Mahatma Buddha. In those days, some special rituals were performed to allow the soul to enter heaven after death. What used to happen was that some small stones were put in a pitcher and after performing puja, havan etc., it was hit with some metal. If the pitcher broke and the stones came out, it was considered a sign that the soul had passed away. She has been freed from her sins and has got a place in heaven. Since the pot was made of clay, in this process the pot would always burst and the soul would go to heaven and in return for doing so, the pundits would take a lot of donations. After the death of his father, a young man thought why not try to purify the soul. For this, the help of Mahatma Buddha should be taken, he would definitely know some other better and sure way to take the soul to heaven. With this thought he reached before Mahatma Buddha. “O Mahatman! My father is no more, please suggest some...

        lesson of success no An eight-year-old boy came to visit his grandfather in the village during summer holidays. One day he was very happy, he came jumping to his grandfather and said with great pride, “When I grow up, I will become a very successful Asami.” Can you give me some tips to be successful?” Grandfather nodded 'yes', and without saying anything he took the boy's hand and took him to a nearby nursery. Going there, grandfather bought two small saplings and returned home. After returning, he planted one plant outside the house and another plant in a pot and kept it inside the house. “Which of these two plants do you think will be more successful in the future?”, grandfather asked the boy. The boy kept thinking for a few moments and then said, “The plant inside the house will be more successful because it is safe from every danger whereas the plant outside is in danger from strong sunlight, storm, water, and even animals…” Grandfather said, “Let's see w...

          the pillar held Once an alcohol addict went to a saint and said in a humble voice, 'Gurudev, I have become very sad due to this addiction to alcohol. Because of this my house is getting ruined. My children are dying of hunger, but I cannot live without alcohol! The peace of my home has been destroyed. Please tell me some simple solution by which I can regain peace in my home. Gurudev said, 'When this addiction causes you so much harm, why don't you give it up?' The person said, 'Pujyashri, I want to give up alcohol, but it has become so ingrained in my blood that I am refusing to give it up.' Gurudev laughed and said, 'Come again tomorrow! I will tell you how to give up alcohol?' Next day at the appointed time the man went to the Mahatma. Seeing him the Mahatma immediately stood up and held tightly to a pillar. When that person saw the Mahatma in this condition, he stood silent for some time, but when the Mahatma did not leave the pillar even a...

 animals should not be                        tortured Sage Mandavya was engrossed in penance. Some thieves passed by. They ran away after looting the treasury. The looted money was also with them. The king's soldiers were chasing them. The thieves hid the looted money in the sage's hut and ran away themselves. When the soldiers reached there, they went inside the hut in search of the thieves. The thieves were not found but the money kept there was found. The soldiers thought that surely the person sitting outside was the thief. To save himself, he has disguised himself as a saint and is pretending to do penance. They caught hold of the sage and presented him before the king. The king also did not give any thought nor did he ask any questions to the arrested accused and sentenced him to be crucified. Sage Mandavya started The sage saw, "There is a boy of 8-10 years old." He is holding an insect in one hand. There is a fork...

             farmer and rock Was a farmer. He used to do farming in a big field. In the middle of that field, there was a part of the stone protruding above the ground due to which he had tripped and fallen many times and who knows how many times the farming tools had also been broken after colliding with it. Like every day, even today he reached for farming early in the morning, but the same thing happened which had been happening for years, once again the farmer's plow broke after hitting a stone. The farmer became very angry, and he thought in his mind that whatever happens today, he will take this rock out of the ground and throw it outside this field. He immediately ran and called 4-5 people from the village and with all of them he reached near that stone. “Friends”, the farmer said, “Look, this part of the rock that has come out of the ground has caused a lot of harm to me, and today we all have to pull it out by the roots and throw it out of the...