CHAPTER-5 KATHA

When DUSHGREEV came to his hut, he saw his father sitting outside.It looked like he was thinking of something,he went and sat beside him and said "Baba what are you thinking for so long".

"Oh ho it's evening"Baba said in surprised voice.

"what were you thinking Baba?"

"I was thinking about my old times DUSHGREEV.Ok leave it, What lesson did ACHARYA SUKRACHARYA teach you today?"

"Today he taught me the lesson of VARDAAN Baba".

"And what you have learn from the lesson".

"That If we want a boon then we will have to do a lot of penance".

"Just penance is not enough son, If you are not worthy of the boon then you will never get that boon from God even if you did hard penance".

"Why Baba? "

"I also did many austerities, many austerities were successful, but my most difficult penance failed".Baba said.

"For which god did you do that hard penance, Baba"? boy asked.

"For Lord BRAHMA son".

"What did you want from Lord BRAHMA Baba? "

"AMRIT ".

There was peace for some time then the boy said"The same Amrit Baba who makes a man immortal, whose story you told me last night"?

"Yes DUSHGREEV, the same Amrit that can make a person immortal, but I had forgotten that AMRIT is only the right of the gods, And when Lord Brahma pleased with my penance and came to me, He told that "Visharava I am pleased with your penance, ask what do you want.

"And you asked for immortality Baba?" boy asked.

"Yes, I told him Lord I want the AMRIT, But he refused and said that "Ask anything other than AMRIT, I will give it to you but i can't give you the AMRIT", I got angry on hearing this, because my years of penance got wasted".

"What did you do then baba?"

"I had another way to get the nectar but that was the wrong way".

"Did you take that wrong path Baba".

"Yes DUSHGREEV because when you are angry you forget what is wrong and what is right.I knew that were i had to go,north face.

"Where did you go in north baba"?

But then Kumbhini comes and says that "Baba, mother is calling both of you".

"Tell her we are coming".

But DUSHGREEV says "Baba can't you tell me the whole story?

"No son it is too late today,I will tell you the whole story tomorrow night".

"At least tell me where you went in the north Baba?"

"LANKA".