Sri Guru Charitra - By Shri S.N.Huddar

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Dhoumyarishi lived at Dhwarawati. He had three disciples; Aruni, Baid and

Upmanyu. In former times, the Guru tested his disciples before giving

knowledge to them. Dhoumys said to Aruni, `go to my field and fill it with

canal water.' Aruni went to the field. The canal water was flowing with

great force. Paddy was sown in the field, which was on higher land than the

level of the water. He placed stones to divert the water to the field. He

then laid his body across the canal and thus half the flow of water entered

the field. Even by sunset, as Aruni did not return, Dhoumya went to his

field and called him loudly. He feared a serpent might have bitten or a

tiger might have attacked him. Hearing the Guru's voice, Aruni came out of

the canal and bowed to the Guru, and stood near him Dhoumya embraced with

pleasure and blessed him saying `you will know all Vidyas. Go home get

married and live happily'.

 

Dhoumya then said to Baid, `Go to the field, keep watch on the crop and when

it is reaped, bring it home. Baid accordingly went to the field, and kept

the watch day and night. When the crop was reaped, a cart with one buffalo

was given to him. Baid placed the corn in the cart, yoked the buffalo on one

side of the yoke and he himself pulled the cart on the other side. He could

not draw the cart with the buffalo; still he drew it with much strain. The

buffalo got stuck in the mud and could not go forward. So he alone drew the

heavy cart. Subsequently his neck was strangled and he had to face great

strain. In the meantime, Dhoumya came there and released him from the yoke.

He embraced Baid and said, `you know Vedas and Shastras well.'

 

The third disciple Upmanyu was fat and dull Dhoumya asked him to take the

cattle for grazing the forest. Upmanyu took the cattle to graze. At times,

being hungry he would return early from the forest. The Guru told him not to

come from the forest till sunset.

 

The cattle would graze on the bank of a river Upmanyu would bathe, take alms

from the Brahmins living nearby. Thus he satisfied his hunger. One day the

Guru asked him, `How are you living?'

He said that he took alms and dined. Guru said, `How do you dine without us?

Give the alms in the Ashram and again go to the forest.'

 

Upmanyu acted as directed by the Guru. He would give the alms in the Ashram.

But as he did not get full meals at the Ashram he again took alms from some

Brahmin houses and satisfied his hunger. When the Guru knew this. He angrily

said, `Give both the alms in the Ashram.'

 

 

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