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Chapter 18 A Woman's Confession

"King, the story this time is very exciting!" Betal buzzed like a fly.

There was a businessman named Helan Yadati who specialized in buying and selling banyan trees. He had a daughter named Madan Sina Sangdari.She looks very good-looking, as beautiful as a fairy, and she is still alone, waiting in her boudoir.

When it was time to get married, her parents became anxious and tried to arrange a blind date for her all day long.At that time, Madanpu Kingdom belonged to the reign of King Beba.Everyone knows that the Helan Yadati family has a daughter who is as beautiful as a flower, as beautiful as a jade, and as beautiful as a fairy. Her beauty has attracted the admiration of many men, and her mystery has attracted more men.

Many promising young talents have come to propose marriage, almost breaking the threshold.Madan Sina Sandari was spoiled by her father since she was a child, so she was very willful.

"You just choose one of these people to be your husband." Her father said to her.

"All of these people are ugly, and I don't like any of them. I hope my father will find me a handsome husband with good conduct and a good feeling."

Four men from different countries came to Helan Yadati's mansion in person.Helan Yadati then told them that she decided to choose the best one among the four of them to be her future husband.The appearance of these four people made him very satisfied, but he didn't know if they had any real talents.

"Excuse me, four of you here, do you have profound knowledge?" Helan Yadati began to ask.

"My knowledge is very profound. I am proficient in the scriptures and have knowledge about natural science. No one can match me. I am pleasing to the eye and have a detached temperament. Your daughter will definitely take a fancy to me." The first one is very confident Say.

"In terms of archery, I have profound attainments. I know everything about bows and arrows. As soon as the prey comes into my sight, it is doomed. I am unrestrained and straightforward. I will definitely make your daughter happy." The second one also Not to be outdone.

"I can understand the languages ​​of various animals, and I can greet them happily. As for my appearance, I will definitely not disappoint your daughter." The third said.

"I am also very knowledgeable," said the fourth, not to be outdone, "I can sell five gems very comfortably, and then make very suitable clothes. After selling the first gem, I will do it for the Brahmin minister. A lot of clothes; I sold the second one, and I will dedicate the beautiful clothes I made to a god; I sold the clothes made from the third one...I wear it myself; Future wife; after selling the fifth one, I will buy some presents. I have a lot of knowledge. Of course, I am not bad looking!"

After Helan Yadati listened to the introduction of the four young people, he kept thinking: these four people exaggerated themselves, but they didn't know if it was what they said.Gita (the daughter of King Jacka, who later married Ramachandra. One day, Ramachandra went to the forest to worship by himself, so he let his brother Lakshmana take care of his wife, and the devil Rava That pretended to be a beggar and snatched her wife away.) What a good girl she was before, but she was eventually taken away by the devil Rava; once the king of Bali in Mahabapu (God Vishnu deceived him , so that he could not rule the heavens and the earth, but because of his piety, he was finally sent to manage Patra or the king of Hades.) He gave relief to thousands of poor people, but in the end, he was destitute and destitute. became a poor man.I have to think carefully, this is related to my daughter's future happiness.

Helan Yadati wanted to see what her daughter meant, so she came to her daughter's boudoir and described the situation of these four men in detail.Helan Yada asked her daughter, "Which one do you like?" She was very confused, drooping her head, and said nothing.

Helan Yadati faltered: "A person at the Brahmin level should be the guy who is proficient in scriptures; a person belonging to the Kshatriya warrior class is the young man who is very accomplished in archery; a servant class is the person who can make clothes. ; People of our same class should be young people who can understand various animal languages ​​(In India, when young people reach the age of marriage, their parents will look for a partner with the same social class, language, region, background, and astrology. ). So, just marry your daughter to him.” So, he began to arrange his daughter’s marriage.

One day, Madan Sina went out to play with his servants. The mountains and hills in the distance turned and turned lush, which was really refreshing.As they were preparing to go home, Samdat, the son of a dihamatat merchant, bumped into them.

The first time he saw the beautiful Madan Sina, he was immediately attracted by her beauty and tenderness. At that time, he vowed to marry her, otherwise his life would be wasted. What else is there in life? significance.Samdat liked the beautiful woman in front of him so much, and when he thought of her disappearing from his eyes, his uneasy heart could no longer calm down.He rushed to her involuntarily, and said affectionately: "I like you, be my wife, or I will die."

"Don't do this," Madanxin said anxiously, "I already have a fiancé. If you do this, you will only make me commit an unforgivable sin, and you will only push me to the point where there is no redemption. After that, I life will be miserable."

"What you said is not true," he said in disbelief, shaking his head, "you know, you have been deeply imprinted in my heart, and these words of yours have hurt me deeply. I love you love My heart is broken, I love you so much I can't extricate myself from it. I really don't want to be separated from you. The burning heat in my heart keeps me suffering. I have lost my mind now. My love for you is sincere and true. .Can you give me a promise? Give me a reason to continue living."

"Since the time of Kali Yug (Iron Age) telling the truth, but since then, for some reason, there have been more lies and less truth. People always tell each other that they are telling the truth Yes, but the heart is changing and deception is breeding; people are destroying religious beliefs, and crimes are rising; the land is suffering from continuous drought, and food production is declining, but the king is collecting taxes; Most of the time, the courtiers don't obey the king's orders at all; quarrels between brothers, misunderstandings between friends; treacherous ministers are in power, loyal ministers stay away, and servants are no longer willing to serve their masters; Throwing away the tenderness and consideration that a woman should have. In five days, I will marry my fiancé. If you don't die, I will visit you one day. But, I can't be with you, because I will always belong to my husband."

In order not to forget this promise, Samdat wanted Madan Sina to swear, so the two came to the Ganges.After taking the oath, Madan Sina returned home, and Samdat also embarked on the journey home.

A few days later, Madan Sina got married and Hiran Yadati spent 10,000+ rupees on wedding banquet and gifts.The midsummer sun shone dazzlingly on the joyous church, surrounded by the crowd, the couple kissed sweetly.On the day before the wedding, the bride begins to apply oil, bathe, change clothes, comb her hair, draw eyeliner, apply lip sand, apply red on her feet, red tika on her forehead, and black moles on her chin according to the traditional makeup method. Use vegetable dyes to paint Hanna patterns on the hands and feet, then sprinkle perfume, wear jewelry and hair accessories, and finally dye the teeth black, chew betel nuts, and wear lipstick.There were singing and dancing in the streets and alleys, and the faces and legs of the young people were covered with ointment oil, and the groom's beard had been completely shaved.

The wedding procession was mighty, the streets were full of gongs and drums, the lights were brightly lit, and people were ecstatic with torches; elephants, camels and horses were also dressed in luxurious clothes.The groom rode a white horse to the bride's house.At this time, a fire altar has been set up in the bride's house, and the relatives and friends of both parties circle around the fire altar to pray in the auspicious mantra recited by the priest.Afterwards, the bride, surrounded by her female companions, walks to the fire altar, and the priest will tie the bride's sari and the groom's scarf together, representing a long and lasting marriage.When approaching the bride's house, some of the men in the welcoming team were killed and some were injured (in India, the welcoming team is often regarded as an attack target, and is often suddenly attacked by wooden sticks or stones in the dark, so it attracts There were bouts of riot and strife.).After the wedding, blessings from people continued to flow, and Helan Yadati prepared a sumptuous dinner to entertain relatives and friends.

After the wedding, Madan Sina was taken home by her husband.Relatives ushered her into the groom's room, where she sat on a bed of flowers, feeling very uncomfortable.When her husband kissed her, she broke free, and immediately she told him frankly and unfairly about her chance encounter with Samdat and her commitment to him.

After listening to her story, the husband looked a little bit wrong, so he replied: "You mean, you already have feelings for each other, and both of you have already recognized that you are each other? You have known each other for a long time, and the relationship has developed so fast. I hope This matter is false, you made it up. But if everything you said is true, then you must really want to see him, if this is true, I will grant you, then you go!"

With her husband's consent, she dressed herself up carefully, and then left the house.On the way, I met a thief, and the thief approached me maliciously: "Beautiful girl, it's so late, you are wearing such beautiful clothes and expensive jewelry, where are you going?"

"I'm going to meet the man I love deeply," Madan Sina replied.

"Is there no one to protect you?" asked the thief.

"Kama Deva," she said decisively, "he is young, beautiful, and straightforward. His rocket can shoot into the hearts of two lovers in the world. He will bless me." Immediately afterwards, she put the whole This incident was told to the thief, and at last he said: "Please do not take my jewels and ornaments now, and when I return, I will give you all of them."

The thief began to think in his mind: It would be useless if he robbed her jewelry now, why not take a good job and fulfill the couple.Besides, she promised to give me the jewelry, so she will definitely keep her word.So the thief let her go, but he got up alone under a tree and said to himself, "Sometimes it is strange how I have stayed so long in my mother's womb. There is no light there, and I feel No one cares about me. I was born by my mother, and now I can enjoy the best things in this world. I should really thank my mother now, but where is she? Admitting that when I started begging for a living, I should feel ashamed as a man. There are six things in this world that can devalue a man's value and dignity: treachery to friends, falling into trouble, overestimating one's ability, laughing at others, following Women quarrel, serve a master who does all kinds of evil, ride a donkey, speak any language but no Sanskrit. At the moment we are born, God has written five things in our destiny: age, words and deeds Manners, rich and poor, natural science knowledge and reputation. As long as a person has high moral character and profound knowledge, many people are willing to become his servants and obey his arrangement and command. But when this virtue gradually disappears, Everyone will be his enemy."

Finally, Madan Sina arrived at the previously appointed place, but Samdat fell asleep.

She woke him from his sleep, and he was terrified and trembling.He rubbed his eyes and asked, "Who are you? A goddess, or a poisonous snake? Where do you come from?"

"Honey, I'm your Madan Sina, the daughter of the banyan tree merchant in Helan Yadati. Have you forgotten the oath we made? We used to be by the Ganges..."

"You told your husband the whole thing?" Sumdat asked in amazement.

"Well, I told him everything, and he understood, so I got his permission."

"This thing," cried Sumdat suddenly, as if thinking, "is like a fine dress without a matching set of jewellery, or a good meal without salt, It feels good, but it doesn't taste like that, or a very good song without a very pleasant tone. People care about it; eat moldy and expired food, your body's immunity will decline, and your health will not be guaranteed. Women are the source of pain, no matter whether she loves or hates. The world is so big, there are few things that are women It can't be done. A woman never tells anyone the real secrets and thoughts in her heart. She is full of lies. You can't figure out what she is thinking. I don't know why God made women such a strange animal .”

After that, he said the last sentence: "I can't make friends with other people's wives and live on."

Madan Sinna was so sad that she left Samdat crying.On the way, she met the thief again. She told the thief what had happened. The thief encouraged her to live a good life and let her go without taking anything from her.

She hurried back to her husband and told him the whole story.However, he no longer loves her. Her husband said: "In this world, whether you are a king or a minister, a wife or a husband, as long as you do something out of line, you will never be forgiven by people." The reason for beauty is because it has a loud singing voice, the beauty of an ugly person is because of his profound knowledge, and the beauty of a religious person is because he has a kind heart. In the same way, a woman is beautiful because of her chastity."

Speaking of this, Betal suddenly asked the king: "Among these people, which one do you think has the most noble character?"

Wickram has been deeply intoxicated in the story, and his emotions followed Betal's narration, smiling for a while, and secretly sad for a while. At this time, he said three words casually: "Thief."

"Why?" Betal asked.

"Because, when her husband found out that she was thinking of another man, he didn't want to love her any more, despite her innocence; Samdat gave up the woman he loved because she was someone else's wife , is no longer chaste; and the thief didn't get anything at all, and kept encouraging her, so he has the most noble conduct."

"Really?" Betal smirked loudly, "My story ends here."

With that, the vampire slipped out of his pocket and disappeared into the night, leaving the king and the little prince behind.They stood there alone, looking at each other in frustration.

"Son," the king said distressedly, "next time, if that nasty vampire asks me a question, before I answer, you must screw me to clear my mind. If you do this again Dang, I think our mission will definitely come to naught."

"I will remember, father." Although the little prince agreed, he knew in his heart that his father's method would not work.Betal's wanton laughter came from afar.

"Is he joking that I'm not a grown-up, father. I hate people laughing at me like that." The little prince said sadly.

"Let it succeed for a while." King Wickram growled, hating Betal's mocking voice.

(End of this chapter)