Reading Notes: Mahabrahata Part D
The Mongoose
The mongoose told the story of a farming family who lived meagerly. There was a father, mother son and daughter-in-law. They farmed for their food eating corn they grew once a day. Eventually, famine killed all their crops and they were forced to live off of powdered barley. They grew thin and wear from the lack of nutrition. Then as they sat down for dinner one day, a guest appeared. The family welcomed the stranger in and the father gave up his meal to the guest. After the guest ate, he was still hungry so the mother gave him her meal as well. Soon he was done with that and so the son dutifully handed over his food. Finally, the daughter-in-law served the guest her meal as well. After the guest ate all of their food that they had graciously shared, the guest revealed themself as Dharma. Dharma granted them a place in heaven for their generosity.
The mongoose, who had gold across of his body, then explained that he rolled in grains of barley that had been left over. These blessed grains turned to gold on his body.
Bibliography: The Story of the Great War by Annie Besant (1899).
Image: Mongoose, Wikipedia, source
The mongoose told the story of a farming family who lived meagerly. There was a father, mother son and daughter-in-law. They farmed for their food eating corn they grew once a day. Eventually, famine killed all their crops and they were forced to live off of powdered barley. They grew thin and wear from the lack of nutrition. Then as they sat down for dinner one day, a guest appeared. The family welcomed the stranger in and the father gave up his meal to the guest. After the guest ate, he was still hungry so the mother gave him her meal as well. Soon he was done with that and so the son dutifully handed over his food. Finally, the daughter-in-law served the guest her meal as well. After the guest ate all of their food that they had graciously shared, the guest revealed themself as Dharma. Dharma granted them a place in heaven for their generosity.
The mongoose, who had gold across of his body, then explained that he rolled in grains of barley that had been left over. These blessed grains turned to gold on his body.
Bibliography: The Story of the Great War by Annie Besant (1899).
Image: Mongoose, Wikipedia, source
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