Vaishnava Kathamrita

A king used to maintain a group of monkeys to entertain his sons. The monkeys were fed with sumptuous delicacies everyday. There was also a herd of sheep in the king’s palace and the little princes used to ride them for fun. Some sheep were fond of stealing food from the palace kitchen, and the cooks in the kitchen quite often would be forced to beat the sheep to inhibit this mischievous behavior. The monkey leader thought that the sheep's behavior and the cooks reaction to that behavior may in the long run result in disaster for the monkeys. He thought: “ The sheep are extremely gluttonous and the cooks, on the other hand, are intent on beating them with whatever they find at hand. If the cooks at any time hit a sheep with a burning stick from the fire, the wooly body of the sheep would surely start burning. If a sheep, burning and in a frenzy, starts running around and by chance enters into the nearby horse stable, the hay inside first will catch on fire and in no time th

 .....  continuation after part 1; To read Part - 1, click here: PART 1 The woman’s husband with astonishment inquired from Bilva “ Namaste, we are so fortunate to have you visit our home after all it's the householders duty to serve their guests especially holy man like you, kindly tell us how we can serve you, is there anything we can get for you ”. Bilva with nervous voice says “ umm… yes, I would like to… I would like to be alone with your wife” . Woman’s husband “ Oh! this is the strange request but yes, if that's what you want then it's our duty to serve you… I will wait outside sir & you can be alone with my wife ”. Later Bilva goes (after getting alone with a woman in a room) “ Dear lady, kindly let down your hair & now hand me your hairpins, once again I have been tempted by the sight of a beautiful woman, these eyes have betrayed me, they are my enemies ”. Ashamed of himself for once again falling victim to his lusty desires, Bilva plucked o

Many years ago, there lived a South Indian Brahmin. He is Bilavamangala ; he born in a rich & respectable family. By the will of providence he attracted to a prostitute; her name is Chintamani . He was so captivated by her beauty that even when the priests were performing his father's death ceremony, he was so impatient that he left crematorium in between just to see her. Bilva to priests “ I have to go, can't you hurry up, I have to go, how much longer is this going to take ”. He desperately wanted to be with Chintamani. He could think of nothing else. As soon as he could, he left the funeral ceremony & set off to meet his beloved Chintamani. That evening there was a terrible storm raging but that didn't stop him. When he got to the river it was a raging torrent but without a thought for his own safety he dived into the river & swum across to the other side. Chintamani thought “ Oh! it's such a terrible night, I don't think Bilva will come, not in