Beyond Doubt

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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contingent of 5000 soldiers and laid a siege around the kingdom. The enemy king had gathered information from his spies that the king had an army of only 3000 soldiers hence he brought with him 5000 soldiers. The enemy king sent a message to the king to accept his sovereignity by the next day otherwise he would wage war against his kingdom. On getting the message the king convened an emergency meeting and consulted his ministers regarding the enemy's ultimatum. Someone suggested the king to take the advice of the Vaidyaraj. Vaidyaraj Mafatlal was summoned the whole matter was placed before him and the king asked him if he had any solution to the crisis.
Mafatlal was over confident of his Triphala powder and so he said "If the 3000 Soldiers of our army take the powder three times till morning, after every two hours, then I think this danger shall be removed."
On the other end the Commander-in-chief of the enemy king had posted several soldiers and spies on the outskirts of the city to make note of the latest developments in the king's army. When they counted the soldiers who came out three times during the night to attend to their nature's call they found them to be 9000 in number. Hence they sent an alarming massage to their king that the prior information about the number of soldiers as only 3000 was wrong, as they had counted them as 9000.and it is better that they withdrew and return to their kingdom.
On hearing this, the enemy fled without fighting. The endangered city was now freed from the danger. All the credit went to Vaidyaraj and was accorded a grand felicitation. The illustration proves that when meritorious deeds bear fruit,
the person is favoured by fortune and success, even in diverse
situations faced by Vaidyaraj Mafatlal.
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