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About Pippilikanan

It was dark when he reached there. It was a biggish village or town with couple of stone houses. The rest were huts. As the town situated amidst a dense jungle even the horse repeatedly pulled short fearing beasts. The whole town resounded to the calls of peacocks.

As he decided to walk leaving his horse there, he found walking quite troublesome with long and piercing thorns littered there in abundance. He related it with his own life. Like the pathways it was also thorny.

He thought "am I so useless and downtrodden that any one can crush me? All my education, dreams, determination have they no value, no meaning?" A sense of self-pity began to overpower him. Suddenly, at that very moment a sturdy thorn pierced that sole of his right foot, causing him excruciating pain.

He screamed mildly and thought it to be a scorpion sting but later he found it to be a thorn. He pulled it out from his foot and it represented to him his enemy. And with a grim determination he began to uproot the thorny bushes. "I take a vow that I'd not rest till I have uprooted all of my enemies. I'd show to the world that Chanakya is a deadly adversary!"

Uprooting the Thorny bushes

Hearing this, a lady came out of the hut and asked him: "Oh traveler what are you saying? Do you need some water?"

Chanakya said: "No! Get me some whey if you have".

The lady said: "Whey…….! At this time! You shouldn't drink it now as it might cause you cold?"

Chanakya replied: "No! I want it not for drinking but for pouring it over the roots of these thorny bushes! I want them killed, for ever!"

The lady feared of this dark and fearsome man with countenance and started running towards the hut when he asked: "Lady! Can you guide me to the Maurya's house? Do you know where he lives?"

"Who….. Senapati Maurya! Who doesn't know him. See that biggish stone house with a tiny lamp burning in front of it. That's his house."

Despite his aching foot and tired body, Chanakya covered the distance on foot. 'He began to derive a diabolic pleasure out of his pain. Pain is the real truth of life which reveals the shortcomings of one's personality,' he concluded.

He decided to write his experiences in the form of aphorisms.

Swetha

At the house of Senapati Maurya

When he knocked at the gate of that stone house, a women peeped through the slit in the door and was quite frightened. She was uncertain for some time and asked: "Who's there?"

"I am Chanakya, son of Chanak. Sent here by Katyayan ji."

The mention of Katyayan's name worked wonders and the door opened. "Come in, please," said an aged lady holding a tiny lamp guiding his way to a small chamber.

"Is Senapati Maurya not in?" Chanakya asked as he sat on the wooden plank that the lady had beckoned to him. "No! He is out in the farm. Are you coming from Pataliputra?"

"Yes? But whatever is Senapati ji doing there at such an odd hour?"

"He would be here only by the morning; he has to look after the crop which is almost ripe. It has to be protected from the beasts!"

A valiant warrior engaged in such an unusual job! The commander-in-chief of the Magadh forces now trying to preserve his crop from beasts and not his motherland from beastly persons, reflected Chanakya sadly.

When he was thinking to leave the house the lady enquired: "You said you are the son of Chanak. Did I hear it rightly?"

"Yes, Aryaa!"

"Then ain't you Vishnu! I couldn't recognize you for I am seeing you after ages. Anyway, be comfortable here. You look very tired and hungry. I'd bring something for you to eat. Now tie your horse under that thatched shed and wash your hands and face with the water of the well nearby. In the meantime let me arrange your food and bed."

Chanakya thanked her and felt somewhat reassured that the wife of Senapati could recognize him and grant him shelter. Although his foot was still aching he slept soundly. By the time he woke up the sun was quite high up. As he came out he found the lady waiting for him. "So…. You slept well? Now get ready as I have warmed up some milk for you."

Finally they Meet (C & CGM)

While Chanakya was taking bath at the well close by, he heard someone giggiling. Some boys were playing the 'King and Subjects' game. One very impressive looking boy was acting as the king. He was seated on the platform beneath a huge tree. He had some peacock feathers tucked up in his headband, while others were acting as his subjects and coming with their 'petitions' one by one.

The young boy was none other than Chandragupta Maurya …………………………….. 😊

My next post will be the background of CGM which were many of the stories. i will be posting the 4 stories which i found and the one among which i am going to take it in my updates.

Too good!!!!!!!!!!!! Shweta!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved it!!!!

thank u Radhika n Jayathi!

wow...its just awesome...!!

thanks kushi! nice to c ur comments!

@ swetha :

thank you Polly!

Agla part kab aayega?????? waiting yaar!!!!!!!!!