Story of Shoora varma & Butcher

Story of Shoora:

King Vikramaditya with more patience gets on to the tree and takes Bhethal one more time on his shoulder. Starts his walk away from the tree. When Bhethal again starts telling one more story, O King..!! I will tell you a surprising story which you never heard. You have to answer after listening to the story or else your head will be cracked into 1000 pieces.

                In the kingdom of Ujjain there lived a Brahmin AagamaSwamy. He have a son named VedaPalak and a daughter named SomaPrabha. Father thought of marrying her daughter to the best man. He invites the young from various areas for choosing one to his daughter when Gyani, Vigyani and Shoora named three competed for her hand. Father decides to give her hand to Gyani but the other two argues without accepting it.

                At that time a demon comes and steals his daughter Somaprabha. Father and Brother becomes sad of this when Gyani with his intelligence identifies the path and place where the demon lives. Vigyani brings the horses and weapons. Shoora with them chases and hunts down the demon. He brings back the lady and handed over to his father.

                Now king Vikramaditya tell me who is the best match for SomaPrabha. Vikramaditya says,” Shoora is the one who is eligible to be as her husband”. Accepting the answer of Vikramaditya demon Bhethal flies back to the tree.

Story of Butcher:

King Vikramaditya with more patience gets on to the tree and takes Bhethal one more time on his shoulder. Starts his walk away from the tree. When Bhethal again starts telling one more story, O King..!! I will tell you a surprising story which you never heard. You have to answer after listening to the story or else your head will be cracked into 1000 pieces.

                Once there is a kingdom named helavathi ruled by King Chandra. He is blessed with a son named Rupavantha. In happy king constructs the temple premises and conducts the festival. Thousands of people from different areas attended the festival. A Butcher who came in this way to the city likes a women there and in the temple he pledges near goddess as he will give his head away if he gets the hand of that women. Then he approaches their parents to ask her hand. They agrees and both of them gets married.

                Butcher has taken his wife to native and lived happily. Few days after her parents wish to see both of them and sends their son to bring them. When they are coming back butcher remembers his oath to the goddess seeing the temple. Butcher immediately visits the temple and cuts his head off. Looking at his brother in law committing to death, her brother also cuts his head off. Women thinking of no reason of his life thinks to give away her life in similar way.

                Goddess appear before her and says not to do it. She tells the women that their lives will be spared back when their body parts are kept together. In a hurry women places the head of husband to body of brother and body of husband to brother’s head. They become alive as promised by goddess. The women identifies her mistake which is irreversible and thinks what to do..!!

                Bhethal asks Oh King Vikramaditya..!! now,  tell me who is the husband of women.  King Vikramaditya says that head is the important part of the body and hence the body carrying the head of her husband is her husband” Accepting to the answer of King Bhethal flies back to tree.

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