Grandma's Stories--913--Sinhasan Batteesi !!{20}

It was the twentieth day while Raja Bhoj again about to sit on that throne while twentieth female statue Gyanwati stopped him and said,”first listen to the story about King Vikramaditya and then decide,Are you eligible to sit on it or not ?

She started her story,”Vikramaditya was famous for good governance so he got very little free time after doing all administrative works.That time he used to spend in Meditation in jungle.One day he heard two people talking.He applied some magical ointment on his own face and became invisible,he went near them.they were looking at a skeleton.One said,” I think this is a deer’s skeleton,and died five years ago.”The other one laughed at him.

The first Bramhin said,” so you doubt ? I am an astrologer and by just looking hands and feet I could say any ones past present and future.”Then he suddenly pointed to some foot prints and said,”Look at those foot prints ,they are of a great king.” Both of them followed ,they reached to a tree, saw a woodcutter there,they asked,”Have you seen any one passing through this way ?”

“No,I haven’t seen any one”The Astrologer said,”I am an astrologer,can I see your feet.”
The woodcutter said,” I don’t know my past and never think about future,happy with my present”

Astrologer said,” I have seen heresome foot prints with a mark of Lotus,I just want to know that those are your foot prints or not.”

The wood cutter showed him his feet,The astrologer got surprised to see the mark of Lotus on his feet.

He asked,” Where do you live ?

I live in Ujjayani and have been doing this work since my childhood.

Astrologer was disappointed,he said” All books of Astrology describe about such Lotus mark,The other Brahmin also supported him.If it is wrong ,I will burn all books.

But they decided  to go and meet King Vikramaditya first ,they reached and requested him to show his feet .King Vikramaditya showed them his feet.

The Astrologer got more disappointed said,” The knowledge I got was wrong.”

King Vikramaditya said,”Books are never wrong ,but practical knowledge is also necessary.He then took off the artificial skin from his feet,and told them about the incident.He gave some money to Bramhins.They were agreed to King Vikramaditya.

Raja Bhoj,” Are you thoughtful like King Vikramaditya and Can you do justice like King Vikramaditya ?

Raja Bhoj moved back