Satyam Vada means to speak the truth.
A thief once approached a sage for guidance to get peace of mind. He was advised to give up any one of his bad habits. The thief promised to give up lying and practice Truth. Subsequently, during one night when the thief went out for stealing, the king, in the disguise of a thief followed and met him. After getting introduced by the thief the king introduced himself as a thief; both of them entered the Royal Treasury and robbed two precious diamonds leaving the third one intact as it was impossible for them to share same equally. The next day the thief was caught by the king’s men and brought to the court session to be briefed in his presence. The thief confessed having stolen one diamond and acknowledged that the second one was taken away by another thief. Subsequently, the treasurer of the royal palace was summoned and asked to report the theft the previous night after verifying with the royal chest. The treasurer, upon finding that two of the diamonds out of three were missing, pocketed the third one, hiding the same under his headgear, reported to the king that all three diamonds were missing. The thief was resolute in his stand about the third diamond denying repeatedly any knowledge about the third one.
The king in an afterthought ordered the commander-in-chief to search the treasurer and the treasurer was caught red-handed. The greedy treasurer was put behind the bars for his unpardonable crime and the thief who stood by his word was made the treasurer for his truthfulness and contentment.
Dharmam Chara means to lead a righteous life
Dharmam Chara, highlighting the greater importance of Righteous Conduct and how this could win the highest knowledge for the ordinary folk, which was not possible for others leading egocentric life. Sage Mahatapa was meditating on Lord Shiva chanting the Panchakshari Mantra – Om Namah Shivaya. Once, during his penance, he got enraged and cursed a bird to burn to ashes for dropping on his head resulting in disturbing his concentration. The Sage having acquired great powers due to his severe penance went to a nearby village to exhibit his powers. He stood in front of a chaste woman who was busy serving her husband. Sage Mahatapa begged alms and the woman requested him to wait for a while. The Sage, who was impatient and highly short-tempered, insisted the woman to hurry up responding to his request. The chaste woman retorted that she was not the bird to be burnt to ashes. The sage was amazed to know that this ordinary looking woman serving her husband with single pointed devotion could know about what had happened to the bird. Upon posting the question by the Sage the chaste woman replied that it was not necessarily the one should take up severe penance in order to attain knowledge, but was enough if one could perform his duties with the dedication to God. To acquire more knowledge the Sage was advised to meet Dharmavyada, a butcher by profession in Mithilapuri.
The sage met Dharmavyada, who was busy cutting and selling meat. The butcher greeted the sage saluting him, “Welcome Sage sent by Pativrata. The Sage was again surprised beyond words as for how could such an ordinary butcher attain this knowledge who was engaged in his worldly life, selling meat. The Sage was further amazed when the butcher told him that he knew how the sage could burn a bird into ashes with his anger. Dharmavyada further explained that he was devoted to his parents and serving them in all possible ways as an offering to God which has won him knowledge -wisdom.
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