In the previous post,you read a brahmin was very well known for his knowledge in vedas and shastras.He got a son who was dull and foolish.Local people commented him, your father was a learned man but you are foolish,your life is worthless.At this he became upset and went to forest.He thought of giving up his life and he cut his tongue and placed before goddess and prayed if you dont be kind with me, i shall offer you my head.That night goddess came in his dream and asked him to go to Guru who was sitting under audumber tree.She told him guru will fulfill all your desires.He rolled at guru's feet and was blessed to attain knowledge.The moral is one who touches guru's feet will acquire all knowledge.To read previous posts, Click the links below:SRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 1
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 2
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 3
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 4
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 5
SHRI GURUCHAITRA-Chapter 6
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 7
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 9
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 10
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 14
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 15
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 16
CHAPTER 18
A Poor Brahmin Gets Wealth.
Varuna Sangam is known as Kashi in the south. Shri Guru came here from bhilavadi and stayed near Panch Ganga sangam for 12 years. Shiva, Bhadra, Bhogavati, Kumbhi and Saraswati are the five rivers. This is a famous holy place like Kashi and Prayag. There is a temple of amareshwar and an Audumbar tree as a Kalpataru. Sixtyfour yoginis lived here. There are 8 holy places in the neighbourhood. They are Shukla Tirth. Papavinshi, Kanyatirth, Siddha Varad, Prayag Tirth, Shakti Tirthm Amar Tirth and Koti tirth.
Shri Guru lived under the Audumbar tree here. He would go to Amarpur for alms. In Amarpur lived a Brahmin knowing Vedas. He had a devoted wife. He had a sem creeper at his door. When he could not get sufficient corn he would live on the boiled seems. He adored Shri Guru with devotion. He invited Shri Guru for alms one day. After taking the alms Shri Guru blessed him saying that his poverty was wiped off. While leaving the premises, Shri Guru cut the root of the sem creeper. Seeing this the Brahmins's wife bitterly saying `our means of livelihoood are lost.' The Brahmin tried to console her saying, there must be some good intention of shri Guru in cutting the root of the sem. It is our good fortune that Shri Guru in cutting came to us for alms. Do not blame Shri Guru who blessed us. He will protect us.
The brahmin took away the leaves of the creeper from the courtyard and while digging to take off the root of the creeper, he found a vessel full of coins. He told this to his wife ho was much pleased and now repented for blaming Shri Guru. Both then went to shri Guru and worshipped him with devotion and reported what had occured.
Shri Guru said, `Do not tell this to any body, else the wealth will be destroyed, you shall live happily with your sons and grandsons.'
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