SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 25

In the previous post you read, a person named trivikram bharti lived in a village kumasi.He was a staunch devotee of shri narhari.He criticized shri guru saying "Such kind of high living does not become a Sanyasi.Shri Guru asked Gramadhipati to arrange for going to Kumasi.Shri guru was seated in a palkhi and a grand procession started towards Kumasi.Trivikram was worshipping narhari in his mind but he could not see shri narhari in meditation.He saw all sanyasis(saints).He was amazed and fell in the feet of shri guru.He praised shri guru saying you are an incarnation of god.Shri guru appeaed before him in his original form.He said I could not recognize you due to my ignorance.Please pardon me and wipe off my ignorance.Shri guru blessed him saying you will have parmartha.You will not have any birth hereafter.To read previous posts in detail, 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 8
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 9
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 10

SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 11
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 12
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 13
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 14
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 15
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 16
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 17
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 18
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 19
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 20
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 21
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 22
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 23
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 24

CHAPTER 25

Impudent Brahmin's vanity.

There was a cruel Muslim king in Vidura. He used to call the Brahmins, ask them to recited Vedas and explain their meaning. He would then give money to such Brahmins. He would say that if Brahmins kill animals in sacrifices, then why should they blame us for killing animals? One day two Brahmins, knowing three Vedas, came to the king and said to him, `If there are any learned Brahmins in your city, call them to discuss with us on all the four Vedas. The king enquired, but no learned Brahmin came forward to discuss with these Brahmins. They decided to visit other places in the country and discuss. Vedas with Brahmins and obtain victory certificates from them. In course of time they came to Kumasi and invited Trivikram Bharati for discussion or else demanded a certificate for victory. Trivikram bharati humbly declined to discuss. But due to their persistance he said, `My Gurudeo resides at Ganagapur. Let us go there. You wwill be given certificates if necessary.' Trivikram Bharati and two Brahmins came to Ganagapur. Trivikram bowed to Shri Guru and told him why those Brahmin had come there . Shri Guru asked the Brahmins' `Why do you want to discuss? We being sanyasis do not give any importance to victory or defeat. What will you gain by such discussion?' The Brahmins said, `We have roamed all over the country and have won victory everywhere. Here we have several certificates of victory. Hence you and Trivikram can both discuss with us.' Shri Guru: `Vanity results in destruction. What was bali's fate? What did Banasur gain? Ravana and Kauravas have also perished. Even Brahma and others do not know all the Vedas. So think over again and give up the idea of discussing.' Still the impudent Brahmins insisted to have a discussion.