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heard this news he was astonished. He at once sent his emissary to bring Abhaya Kumar and when he came the king warmly greeted him and asked - "Son! Who are you and where from do you come?"
With due respect Abhaya Kumar replied - "Lord! I am your son." King Shrenik was taken aback at this answer from Abhaya Kumar. When he looked at wide eyed Shrenik, his father, he narrated in details the story of his life from his birth to his arriving at Rajagriha. King Shrenik was exhilarated with joy. He got up from his throne and embraced his able son. After this the father and the son brought queen Nanda into the palace with due celebrations and pomp and show. On the way the citizens of Rajagriha extended an unprecedented welcome to the royal family. Impressed by Abhaya Kumar's autpattiki buddhi, very soon the king honoured him with the post of prime minister.
5. The Cloth - Two wayfarers coincidentally reached a lake at the same time. One of them, who appeared wealthy, was wearing costly dress and had a very costly woollen shawl on his shoulders. The other was dressed in ordinary clothes and had a rough cotton shawl on his shoulders. At the bank of the lake they both put off their clothes and started bathing. The man with ordinary dress quickly finished his bath, put on his dress, picked up the costly woollen shawl and left hastily. The wealthy man called when he saw this - "Hey! Where are you taking my shawl?" The swindler did not respond and continued to walk slowly. The wealthy person rushed after getting dressed and caught the swindler. But the swindler started a dispute by claiming the shawl to be his. At last they went to the court and requested the judge to pass a judgement after telling him about their respective claims.
At first the judge failed to arrive at some conclusion. There was no identifying mark on the shawl that could point at its owner. After pondering over the matter for some time the judge called for two fresh combs. He asked the two claimants to comb their hair well and return the combs. He then carefully examined the two combs. He found that the comb of the wealthy person had some fibres of wool and that of the cunning had cotton fibres. The secret of the shawl was revealed. The judge gave the shawl to its rightful owner and got the cunning person apprehended and punished.
6. The Chameleon - Once a man was passing through a jungle when he suddenly wanted to defecate. In hurry he found a hole in the ground and sat over it to relieve himself. This was not a simple hole but a chameleon's burrow. While the man was defecating the chameleon rushed and entered its burrow touching the man's anus. The defecating man felt as if the chameleon had entered his stomach through his anus. He kept worrying about it for some days and it turned into a phobia. He fell sick and in spite of all treatment did not recover. His weakness increased with every passing day.
One day he went to a very experienced doctor. The doctor examined his pulse and conducted other tests as well but failed to find any medical cause of his weakness. At last the doctor asked him since when he was having this condition. The man told him the story of going to relieve himself in the jungle and a chameleon entering his anus. The doctor at once understood that it was a psychological ailment and with the help of his autpattiki buddhi he at once found the solution.
However, he said to the patient - "This is a serious disease. I will have to make a special medicine to expel the chameleon out of your stomach. Your treatment will be done tomorrow." After the patient left, the doctor arranged for a dead chameleon, covered it with shellac and placed it in a bowl. He placed this bowl Aagam-44 - Nandi Sootra
64- Compiled by- Deepratnasagar
