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Nandi Sootra
hed at what he king carefully lookallowed to enter in
the city in the sand and was about to step on the model Rohak stopped him - "Sir! Please don't step on this road."
Taken by surprise the king asked, "Why? What is the matter son?"
Rohak - "Sir I This is the king's palace. Nobody is allowed to enter without the king's permission."With curiosity the king carefully looked at the model made by Rohak. He wasastonished at what he saw, and thought - "This little boy is highly intelligent. He has wandered around the city and made this scale model. I have 499 ministers. If I have a sharp witted prime minister as their chief my kingdom will make tremendous progress. But first I should test him." The king inquired about the boy's name and address and returned to the city. A little later Bharat came and left for his village with Rohak.The king did not forget this incident and made necessary arrangements for assessing Rohak's wisdom.
2. The Rock - First of all the king summoned the villagers from Rohak's village and asked them to make such a pavilion that suits the king's grandeur and then cover it with the giant rock lying outside the village. But the condition is that the rock should not be dug out from that place.
The acrobats returned to there village and were deeply worried - "There is no problem in erecting a pavilion but how to place the rock over it without lifting it up." While they were deliberating thus, Rohak arrived there to call his father for dinner. He heard the exchange between the elders and at once understood there problem. Looking at the elders he said - "You are unnecessarily bothering yourselves with this small problem. I will free you of your worries just now."
The astonished chief asked boy Rohak about his solution. Rohak explained - "First of all you clear some land by digging out the sand around the rock then erect strong pillars under its edges all around. The pillars should be strong enough to take the weight of the rock. Now excavate out all the sand from under the rock and fill the gaps between the pillars with beautifully designed walls. The pavilion will be ready without removing the rock from where it rests."
The villagers were pleased. They constructed a beautiful pavilion following Rohak's instructions. When the job was completed theywent to the king' and with pride informed him that they had made a pavilion following the king's instructions. He could come and inspect it at his convenience.
The king came and saw the pavilion and was much pleased. He asked - Who advised you how to make this pavilion?"
The villagers uttered Rohak's name in one voice and acclaimed his wisdom and intelligence. The king expected this reply. He also praised Rohak and returned to plan another test.
3.The Ram - For Rohak's second test the king sent a ram to the villagers with instructions that it should be kept in the village with all necessary care so that when it is returned it should neither have gained nor lost any weight.
The villagers again got worried - If we give it rich food it will gain weight and if not it will loose." When they failed to find a solution they called Rohak and asked his advice. Rohak at once provided a solution. Accordingly a tiger was caught and put in a cage. In front of the cage the ram was tethered to a tree and fed richly and in abundance. A fortnight later the ram was sent back to the king. When the king got the ram weighed he was surprised to see that there was no change in its weight. When he asked about the person who did the trick, he was pleased to know that this clever solution was also provided by Rohak. Aagam- 44 - Nandi Sootra
Compiled by- Deepratnasagar
