Story of Padmavathi:
Once King Vikramarka got bhethal
onto his back, it started telling another story. O king..!! Tell me the answer
of my question after listening to this story. If you didn’t tell knowing the
answer your head will crack and if you tell the answer I will fly back to tree.
Once there is a kingdom on the bank
of Ganges named TanjaNagar ruled by king Pratap. He have a son named Vajramukh.
Vajramukh have a close friend named Subuddhi who is the son of minister of
kingdom. They are so close to each other from childhood. Subuddhi is very
clever. One day both of them went to jungle for hunting and lost their route
home. Becoming exhausted they sat near a river and rested for a while.
Suddenly they saw a beautiful lady
with her friends. She also gets impressed for the handsome personality of
prince and likes him. But she doesn’t want others to notice her, hence to clue
him. She takes the lotus from her hair and keeps it in ear. Starts biting the
fruits, Presses the leg on land and places the flower on her leg. Finally she
signs him by placing her hand on chest. All of them plays in river and goes
away from there.
Prince was very sad when she left
and looking at his face subuddhi asks him why he is feeling bad. Prince
expresses his interest towards the lady to friend when he says why you feel so sad
when she left all clues and invited home. Surprised prince asks his friend how
he is saying like that. Subuddhi then answers his friend saying , “ Dear prince..!! she is a very clever lady.
She clued you without the knowledge of others. By placing the flower in her ear
she said her town is Karnapur. By biting the fruit conveyed that she is a
daughter of strong person. By pressing her leg on land indicated that king is
kalinga and by placing flower on leg told her name as Padmavathi. Finally
indicated your place in heart by placing hand on chest.”
Prince gets delighted by this
message and starts for Karnapur. They stays at the residence of a old lady.
Tells her that she will be rewarded with money on her help of carrying the message
to lady. Old lady accepts it and reaches Padmavathi. Tells that prince has
arrived and is waiting at residence of her. Padmavathi doesn’t accept her
message and sends the old lady back by tying a rope from her balcony. Old lady
reaches home and tells everything happened to prince and advices him to leave
that town. Prince with a question mark in his face looks at his friend when he
smiles and said prince she acted smart again and sent another clue. She invited
you into her place from the way back to her room. This midnight you reach there
and go up with the help of rope. You can find her.
Prince feels happy and does the
same as said by his friend. Once he reaches the rope he found padmavathi
waiting for him. Both of the felt happy and lived secretly for many days. After
many days he remembers his friend subuddhi and wish to go back. But Padmavathi
objects him and doesn’t allow to go. Days passed padmavathi notices that he has
a deep friendship with Subuddhi. She thinks to conquer his heart solely and asks
prince to take some sweets with him while going to visit and to bring him here.
She gave some sweets saying so and
asks prince not to eat. Prince felt happy and left to visit his friend.
Subuddhi becomes happy to see his friend. Prince told him everything and gave
sweets. Subuddhi identifies that there is poison in sweets and tells prince.
Prince did not believe to the words of Subuddhi and explains him that she is
very good at heart. Subuddhi throws the sweets to a dog and on having it dog
instantly dies. Watching the cruel mentality of Padmavathi prince decided not
to believe women forever.
Subuddhi then tells prince that it
is not safe to live in that city and they have to take padmavathi and leave to home
town. He tells him that there is a plan for it and as a part asks him to go
back tonight near her and when she is in deep sleep asks to steal the precious
stones chain from her, then to make three nail marks on her chest. Prince does
as said by his friend.
Next day subuddhi takes the form of
a sage and acts like he is commencing penance in burial ground. The son of
king’s minister become his follower. He gave him the chain of precious stone
and asks to show the people. Also tells him that, “Whoever comes and ask it
bring them to me”. Follower walks across the country with that chain and king
knowing of it enquires the cost. He answers that his Guru is only aware of the
price and requests to come near him.
King follows him to the burial
ground and reaches subuddhi who is in form of sage. King asks the sage to tell
the price of chain when sage says ,” O king there is no need to pay the price
for taking this jewel chain. I am living here from a long time. Daily your
minister’s son come here to eat the dead corpses and yesterday his daughter
came here and ate the spirits living here. I have injured her on chest with my
trishul and took her jewel chain. Later she went back to her house. It will be
dangerous if she is left back in your city. As it is not acceptable to kill a
women leave her in a deep jungle tying her eyes.”
King took the jewel chain and left
back to his court. He ordered his minister to check whose chain is that.
Minister identifies that the chain belongs to his daughter. King tells him the
complete story and asks him to leave his daughter in forest. Minister with no
choice left does the same as said by king. Subuddhi and prince reaches the
forest and picks padmavathi. They went to their kingdom and lived in peace and
happiness.
Bhethal says, “ Oh King…!! Tell
now. Who is guilty among them.”
Vikramaditya says,” Bhethala,
prince is a youngster and hence he loved a beautiful lady. Lady too have loved
him and hence both of them are not guilty. Subuddhi has kept his friendship all
time and has been a royal servant too. But the king didn’t give proper justice
in case of padmavathi. He got bluffed with some wrong information and made
injustice so he is alone guilty.”
Bhethal feeling OK for the answer
of King Vikramaditya flied back to the tree.
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