Story of Arjuna

               

                 
       King Vikramarka, gets on to the tree one more time to bring Bhethal. Bhethal started saying a new story again. He repeats his condition before telling the story that if he says answer Bhethal will fly back to tree and if he didn’t say answer even though he knows his head will be cracked into 1000 pieces.

       Long Back a country named Varanawathi was ruled by VeerDev. In it a Brahmin named Praveena was living. He was blessed with a son named Arjun. Brahmin in Pride married his son in his 14^th year to a girl named Utsahavathi.

                One day Arjun was playing with his wife nearby a lake and suddenly a demon has taken away his wife. Arjun informed all the people and started searching for her. He was not able to find her anywhere. Then he wished to go out of village and search for his wife though his parents didn’t agree for it. 

                He reaches out all countries in search of her and finally reaches Vangadesh. He visits a Brahmins house named Padmanabha and requests for food. Padmanabha asks his wife to give him required food and leave house in work. Padmanabha’s wife cooked food for him and when she invites to eat. Arjun says,” Mother..! I need to fulfill my rituals ( Sandhya Vandanam- A salute to Lord Surya in evenings) during the evening. Please give me the food, I will have it after the rituals are complete.

                Padmanabha’s wife packs the food for him with all she cooked and gives him. Arjun visits a near by lake. Performs the ritual and opens the packet of food. Feeling thirsty he visits the lake again for drinking water.

                Meanwhile a garuda(Eagle) which is hungry grabs a snake and eats it over the tree. The snake in pain spits the poison which drops into the food. Arjun who had the food dies at the lake.

O King VIKRAMADITYA..!! now tell me whose mistake it is in real. Who is responsible for death of the Brahmin Child- Arjun…… Is that the Brahmin who ordered his wife to give food? Is that the Brahmin’s wife who cooked and gave food? Is that the Garuda which killed the snake? Is that the snake which spitted poison in food?? 

King Says, “ Asking food is Dharma. Following the word of husband is wife’s Dharma. Hunting the snake is Garuda’s Dharma. In a position of death snake spitting poison is common. So it’s no ones mistake.”

Listening to the answer Bhethal flies again back to the tree.

                                            ---Next story Continues

Paramanandiah Sishyulu

                I still remember the days when I sat in my mother’s lap and listened to the funniest stories. The days which are unforgettable, days which made me learn the good and bad. Every story has a moral and if implemented in real life there will be a change in every day’s life.

                Among the best stories of Andhra Pradesh in INDIA. The stories of PARAMANANDIAH SISHYULU has the top most significance. These stories are funny and tells us about what happens when all the fools come together in form of disciples (SISHYULU) near a teacher PARAMANADIAH.

                I have listened many stories of PARAMANANDIAH SISHYULU since my childhood and here incorporating the best funny stories among them.

BASE STORY:

           PARAMANANDIAH is born to Guru SACHIDANANDA. His Father Sachidananda is a famous guru in about 30 villages around. He lost his wife in very young age after the birth of PARAMANANDIAH. He always believed in god and worked for truth, peace, justice with patience. He spent his life in teaching what he knows always to all the villages. The people in villages used to respect him utmost. He became a role model for all Guru’s with his teachings.

            PARAMANANDIAH is brought up in a comfortable way from childhood. Being the son of a Pandit, he got all respect and fame from young age. As a result, he didn’t gain even 10 % of knowledge from his father. All the disciples of his father turned back to some other Guru’s after his death. The only thing he learned from his father is being a good human and innocence.  PARAMANANDIAH is married to PERINDEVI, she is an innocent woman who always followed husband. Though he occupied the position of his father he was always incapable of managing it. Things never turned in a wrong way to him as there are no one to question his wisdom or talent in those 20 villages.

            In his father’s era, Pandit used to go every village and give his teachings and as a result villagers will look after all the expenses of his family. PARAMANANDIAH now facing situations without disciples and revenue.

Story of Disciples

                 

           The disciples of Paramanandiah are in real Gandharvas who are cursed. One day in heaven there is a performance of dance between the Dancers Rambha and Urvashi. All the Yaksha, Gandharva, Kinnera mortals were present in the court of INDRA to view the performance. Among them ten Gandharvas started dancing along with the dancing queens Rambha and Urvashi. Looking at this the court of Indra has spoiled completely and all started dancing around the beauties Rambha and Urvashi.

                INDRA in anger curses the 10 Gandharvas to live a life of foo on earth. Rambha, Urvashi and others who experienced the life on earth already know that on earth even an intelligent cannot live a better life pleads INDRA for excuse along with GANDHARVAS cursed.

                INDRA says that his curse is irreversible they have to go to earth. But they can go to Paramanandiah and be his disciples making fun to everyone around and come back. Gandharvas reach Paramanandiah and asks him to accept as his disciples. Paramanandiah and PERINDEVI not having kids accepts them as children and disciples as well. 

                The villagers take the responsibility of family again and invites PARAMANANDIAH for his teachings along with his disciples.

PARAMANANDIAH with his foolish disciples start his life of teachings to all the villagers in next coming stories.

Moral from a Bird's Life

The story of Bald Eagle

A beautiful story of a Bird which gives courage, moral to all humans and any living thing on earth. I have once listened about it from a Genius and got to read more on it. This Bird is Chosen proudly as a National emblem by one country. The country is none other than USA and the Bird is Mighty Bald Eagle.

                The story which attracted me is, “Bald Eagle has a life span of 70 years. But to reach that age it needs to get transformation at the age of 40 years. At the age of 40 eagle grows to a maximum size. It’s long and flexible talons can no longer can no longer grab prey, It’s long and sharp beak bends, Eagles thick feathers make the fly difficult as it stuck at chest. Eagle comes to a very hard decision, the eagle choses to break off its beak and rips of its feathers. It flies to a mountain peak and knocks its beak against a rock until it plucks it out.  Once the beak grows back it pluck out it’s talons. When the Talon’s grow back eagle starts plucking its old aged feathers. This painful procedure takes place for about 5 months. The Mighty Bald EAGLE then waits for them to grow back which extends the eagle life to 70 years.”

                Moral is “Many times we need to transform to get something new in life or to survive”. You need to sharpen the skills when the skills are not enough to survive in this world.

Bald Eagle was chosen as the emblem of United states of America on Jun 20, 1782. This breed of Eagle does exist only across this continent. The Great seal of USA shows a wide spread eagle, faced front, having on his breast a shield of 13 perpendicular red and white stripes, surmounted by a blue field with the same number of stars.

Bald Eagles are not Bald- They have feathers on head and neck, tail as well. “ Bald” is derived from the old English word “Balde” which means “ white”. Bald eagles fly with a minimum speed of 20 to 40mph in normal flight and can drive at speeds faster than 100mph when required. These Eagles typically use the nest for years and sometimes decades. They Build their nests at about 50 -150 feet high on the trees. This mighty bird can carry about 4 pounds of weight during its flight. These birds have a typical attitude, This eagle mates with one in life and if one among the pair dies, the other chose a new mate in same territory.

The nests of Bald Eagles are very large. They lay eggs till 20 years of their age. Interestingly they lay only 2 eggs per year and it counts as 40 eggs in each bird’s life span. It is calculated as only one egg among 8 survives. It takes 35 days to hatch and the young remains in nest for another 10-12 weeks until they fly. Typically, these birds didn’t make the babies learn how to fly. It preys on all the weakest of animals- Fish, snakes, Rabbits and all animals, including the dead being a scavenger.