English Meaning:
rAmakRshNa is the minister of kRshNadevarAja. He is very clever. Once the king asks rAmakRshNa - “Friend, in my kingdom, all the people are very honest. What is your opinion?” rAmakRshNa says - “King, in this kingdom, nobody is honest”. The king angrily says - “How come this is your opinion? What is its proof?” rAmakRshNa says - “OK. I will show the proof”.
rAmakRshNa keeps a big pot in the palace. He makes just a small hole in the face of the pot. He declares everywhere in the kingdom that - “all people should come to the palace and pour a little milk in the pot”. People do the same. After that, rAmakRshNa opens the pot. The king also looks upon. In the pot, there is only water. There is not even a little bit of milk.
rAmakRshNa says - “King, look. Not even a single person has poured milk in the pot. Every person’s thought was thus - other people will our in milk. But I will only pour water. My little water will get mixed up with the milk”. This is the proof of what I said”.
The king was surprised seeing rAmakRshNa's cleverness.
Transliteration:
vane ekaH vR^ikShaH AsIt. vR^ikShe ekaH chaTakaH vasati sma. ekadA tatra mandaM mandaM vR^iShTiH bhavati. ekaH vAnaraH AshrayArthaM vR^ikShasya adhaH AgachChati. vAnaraM dR^iShTvA chaTakaH vadati - "bhoH vAnara, bhavataH sharIraM manuShyasharIram iva asti. hastau pAdau cha samyak santi. bhavAn uttamagR^ihasya nirmANaM kiM na karoti?" tat shrutvA vAnaraH kupitaH bhavati. vAnaraH chaTakaM vadati - "kimarthaM bhavAn maunaM na tiShThati? kimarthaM mama upahAsaM karoti?" iti uktvA vAnaraH vR^ikSham Arohati. vAnaraH chaTakasya nIDaM nAshayati.
nItisaMdeshaH
ayogyaH upadeshaM na arhati.
Meaning:
There was a big tree in a forest. In that tree, lived a sparrow with his wife. Once there happens a drizzling rain. A monkey reaches the base area of the tree for shelter. Seeing that monkey, the she-sparrow says - “O monkey, your body looks like the body of a human. Hands are feet are in good condition. Then why don’t you build a good house?” Hearing that, the angry monkey says - “Why don’t you keep quiet? Why do you ridicule me?” Saying this, that monkey climbs the tree. It destroys the nest of the she-sparrow.
Message
Advice to an improper person or in an improper place, brings danger.
There was a village. In the village, there are many cows. The cows everyday morning go to the forest from the village. In the forest, they eat grass. Afterwards, they again come back to the village from the forest.
Once, all the cows go toward the village. But, a cow by the name Punyakoti, eating the grass, stands in the forest. Then a tiger saw the cow.
The tiger says - “Hey cow, for a long time, I did not obtain any food. You are my good food. Therefore, I will kill and eat you”.
Punyakoti says - “Hey tiger, true. I am your good food. Kill me and eat. But I have a request. In the village, there is my baby calf. He is waiting for me. I will go to my village. After giving milk to my baby, I will come back to you. After that, kill me and have me for food”.
The tiger says - “Hey cow, how do I trust your words?”
Punyakoti says - “I never tell lie. Please believe in my words”.
The tiger says - “Ok, go. After giving milk to your baby, come to me quickly”.
Punyakoti goes to the village. The calf drinks her milk. Other cows are also there.
Punyakoti says - “I go to the forest again. A tiger is waiting for me. He will kill me and eat”.
The other cows say - “Hey sister, do not go to the forest again. Stay here only”.
Punyakoti says - “Sisters, I know that my death is certain. Even then, I will go to the forest. I never tell lie. Please look after my baby”.
Saying thus, Punyakoti goes to the forest.
The tiger says - “Oh, you are indeed speak truth. You came back here to die. I do not wish to kill sacred one like you. Without fear, you go to the village”.