WU for 27th August, 2011
The epi starts with Shani saying that a kid's good or bad nature is totally dependent on the upbringing of his/her parents as they are the first teachers who teach their kids the values & principles of life. Shani says he's going to tell the story about Attrey who was destined to write the Rigveda.
Rishi Mandukya is teaching his son Attrey that he should not disobey his elders, he should never do something that would make them feel insulted & he should never display his knowledge in front of his elders. Attrey promises to follow his father's teaching.
Shani is shown saying that Rishi Mandukya has a selfish motive behind teaching his son these things for the sake of his own prestige.
Attrey is shown following his father's teachings. He is about to sit in the front line while another student senior than him comes there, so he leaves the place & lets that senior student sit in front while he sits behind. A background song is being played saying that Attrey has now become quiet due to his father's wrong teachings; he lets others go in front & himself is left behindđ
Shani says that Rishi Mandukya has given wrong education to Attrey.
Another Rishi enters the ashram, & is welcomed by Mandukya. Mandukya says that he has invited him to take a test of all his students. The rishi sees Attrey & asks him who that kid is & when he gets to know that Attrey is none other than Mandukya's son, he decides to ask him the question first. He asks Attrey about Brahma. Attrey remembers that his father had told him not to display his knowledge in front of his elders, so he stays quiet. The rishi gets angry & says if Mandukya couldn't educate his own son then how he would educate the other students. He calls Attrey stupid & says that he'll talk to another senior rishi(forgot the nameđł) & get Mandukya's teaching rights cancelled as he has no rights to teach if he can't teach his own son properly.
Mandukya is furious & is calling Attrey stupid. Tara (Mandukya's wife) defends Attrey saying that he is following what he has been taught by his father. Mandukya then starts calling her stupid too. He says he disowns his stupid wife & stupid son & will marry another woman & have intelligent childrenđĄ
Shani says now Mandukya is liable to get punished.
Tara & Attrey are praying in front of God, while they get shocked on seeing Mandukya bringing another wife. The second wife throws Tara & Attrey out of the house & they start living somewhere in another hut in the ashram. Both the mother & son start working hard for their living.
Tara is shown standing on a well & says she can't see her son suffering like this so she's going to put an end to her life. She is about to jump in the well while Shani appears in front of her. She bows in front of him. Shani tells her that what she's trying to do is a sin & has she ever thought what will happen to Attey if she dies. He tells her to leave the ashram as Attrey is destined to carry out a very important task in future.
Tara & Attrey leave the ashram & enter another ashram. Tara is feeling thirsty. Attrey sees a water pot & is about to take water then stops & thinks he should first take permission before taking the water. He calls out to the owner of the ashram. Shani in disguised form appears there & says there is no need to take permission to drink water. He tells Attrey that he is impressed with his knowledge & tells them to stay there.
Attrey is writing down some mantras on a paper. Shani comes there & picks up one paper & reads it. He seems impressed & asks Attrey did he write it himself. Attrey seems to be thinking. Shani replies that Attrey didn't understand what his father was actually trying to teach him. Shani says there's nothing wrong in displaying knowledge as it's a good thing to spread knowledge. Shani says if the knowledge is displayed to insult the seniors then only it is considered bad otherwise there's no harm in displaying knowledge in front of the seniors.
Attrey (his eyes are closed) is shown pronouncing mantras, after which Varun dev appears in front of him. After his second mantra, Vayu dev appears over there, then Indra dev, then Surya dev & finally Brahma. Varun dev says they've all come there for Attrey & asks him to ask for a boon. Attrey opens his eyes & says his teacher had told him to pronounce those mantras & has nothing to ask for.
Shani in the disguised form comes there. Brahma calls his name out & Shani bows in front of Brahma. Attrey looks at Shani; Shani disappears from that point & appears in his true form in the line of the other gods. Attrey seems happy. Shani requests Brahma to let Attrey complete the Rigveda & requests all the gods to bless Attrey for this task. All the gods raise their hands & provide him with the power of knowledge.
Attrey is shown writing down the Rigveda. As time passes by, he grows up into a young man & is shown still writing the Veda.
Shani says now it's time for Mandukya to get punished for what he did to Tara & Attrey.
Mandukya is shown his ashram. Shani in the disguise form appears there. Mandukya welcomes him & asks him to take a test of the students over there & the one who is the best among all will take over the responsibilities of the ashram. Mandukya's son (Kritava) stands up & says there's no need to take any kind of test as automatically his son will take his place. Another son of Mandukya also supports Kritava. Mandukya feels insulted. Shani in his mind is saying that once Mandukya called his son stupid when he listened to him & now his other sons are not listening to him.
Mandukya is complaining to his second wife & she too supports Kritava. They throw him out of the house. She disowns her husband & the other sons too disown him. Mandukya tells Shani in the disguised form that he's now being punished for what he had done in the past. Shani tells him to go towards the north direction of this ashram if he wants to wash away his sins. Mandukya leaves & on the way drops down out of thirst. A woman pours water in his hands; she's none other than Tara. Tara recognizes him & calls out Swaami, he too sees her apologizes. She takes him to the ashram & calls out for Attrey & tells him that it's his father. Attrey & Mandukya hug each other & have tears in their eyes.
Mandukya, Tara & Attrey are in front of the idol of Shani & Attrey says that he has finished writing the Rigveda & asks the idol of Shani to accept it. Shani appears in front of them & tells Attrey to keep it for the people living on the earth. Shani says that the Rigveda will do the work of a bridge of connecting Gods with the people living on the earth.
Shani says that parents should not educate their children for the sake of their own selfish motives but for the welfare of their kids & for the welfare of the society.
The episode ends.
Edited by vik rocks - 14 years ago
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