Just In
- 13 hrs ago Heeramandi Screening: Alia Bhatt, Ananya Panday, Rashmika Mandanna And Others Serve Finest Ethnic Style!
- 14 hrs ago From Alia Bhatt To Kriti Sanon, Korean Beauty Products That Bollywood Divas Swear By
- 17 hrs ago Exclusive: On World Malaria Day 2024, Dr Shares Danger Signs Parents Must Watch Out For In Child With Malaria
- 17 hrs ago Exclusive: Expert Debunks 5 Common Misconceptions About Expectant Mothers That You Need To Steer Clear From
Don't Miss
- Movies Pavi Caretaker Box Office Collection Day 1 Prediction: Dileep's Movie Expected To Open Strongly
- Sports Who Won Yesterday's IPL Match 41? SRH vs RCB, IPL 2024 on April 25: Royal Challengers Bangalore End Losing Streak
- Finance Bajaj Group Stock Declares Rs. 60/Share Dividend: Buy Ahead of Record Date On 28 June?
- News MEA Dismisses US Human Rights Report On Manipur As 'Biased And Misinformed'
- Automobiles Royal Enfield Unveils Revolutionary Rentals & Tours Service: Check Out All Details Here
- Technology Elon Musk’s X Is Launching a TV App Similar to YouTube for Watching Videos
- Education AICTE introduces career portal for 3 million students, offering fully-sponsored trip to Silicon Valley
- Travel Escape to Kalimpong, Gangtok, and Darjeeling with IRCTC's Tour Package; Check Itinerary
In The Light Of True Knowledge
A short story from Hinduism reveals the truth.
A scholar once visited the court of a wise king. He offered to teach the king, the 'Srimad Bhagavatam,' the story of Lord Krishna, claiming a nominal fee.
The wise king who had enough of the sacred scripture and who also had the knack of judging people aptly, could make out that the scholar had not grasped the essence of the 'Bhagavatam'. He had come to seek wealth from him than the Lord Himself from the depths of his own heart.
The king said, “I will learn Bhagavatam only from a proficient teacher!"
The scholar thought to himself as he went his way, “How foolish can the king be! I have read the Bhagavatam over and over again, and he doubts my knowledge of it!"
However the king's words aroused a doubt in the scholar of his own proficiency in the scripture.
The scholar then exposed himself to the scripture with great care several times, before he met the king again.
The king, for the second time, turned him away.
The third time, the scholar locked up himself in isolation and read through the scripture with great intent.
After some days, the king becoming curious of the scholar, as he had not turned up for a very long time, set out to meet him.
He saw the scholar as a changed man with divine radiance and love. The king fell on his knees and said, “Now that you have grasped the essence of the Bhagavatam, I am ready to be your disciple. Will you teach me?"
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa thus warns one of pride and greed. In the effulgence of true knowledge, the darkness of base qualities are dispelled.
- on wisdomThirukkural-On Wealth-On Wisdom-Kural-429
- on fateThirukkural-On Virtue-On Fate-Kural 377
- on fateThirukkural-On Virtue-On Fate-Kural 373
- true knowledgeThirukkural-On Virtue-True Knowledge-Kural 357
- true knowledgeThirukkural-On Virtue-True Knowledge-Kural 356
- true knowledgeThirukkural-On Virtue-True Knowledge-Kural 355
- true knowledgeThirukkural-On Virtue-True Knowledge-Kural 354
- true knowledgeThirukkural-On Virtue-True Knowledge-Kural 353
- true knowledgeThirukkural-On Virtue-True Knowledge-Kural 352
- true knowledgeThirukkural-On Virtue-True Knowledge-Kural 351
- paramahamsa nithyanandaThe Ego Of Knowledge
- anecdotesTao Story : The Taoists Versus Confucians