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go from door to door to beg, nor did he pray for shelter or food. This is because he had no desires. When he felt hungry, he used to satiate his hunger by eating fruits from the trees. in case he wanted to eat, he used to collect food from the left-overs of the family-men. Never did he feel shy of collecting food in this way.
Once a yagna (्यज्) was held in the palace and many people were invited to be entertained. The food which was left over at the end of the programme was left at a place close to the Palace. The sage was eating the left-overs with all satisfaction and when the King saw it, he sent his servant to him and invited him to come to his Palace and eat something. The sage said, “i never go to the house of any human being.” On being informed of it by the servant, the King ordered the former to offer some food to the sage. When the servant was about to offer food to the sage, the latter said, “Koi Kangal ko De Do” (“कोई कंगाल को दे दो”) (i.e. please offer it to the poorest of the poor). surprised, the King asked his servant to pay the sage a sum of Rs. 2/-. But the sage paid no attention to the money being offered. he instead enjoyed eating the food. The sage with hands folded said,
“Koi Kangal ko De Do” (“कोई कंगाल को दे दो”).
The servant returned to the King and told him all about this. The King then thought that the sage might have refused the offer as it was too petty an amount. he then thought to himself that it is shameful that a sage would go unfed on such an auspicious day of yagna. Thus thinking, the King asked one of his officials to pay Rs. 100/- to the sage. as the official was about to pay the said amount to the sage, the latter took no notice of his presence and began eating the remaining part of the food-stuff with all satisfaction. The official then touched the head of the sage and told him that the King, feeling worried about him, had sent that amount of money for him. The sage on his part said the same thing, “Koi Kangal ko Dei Do” (“कोई कंगाल को दे दो”). On being informed of what had happened, the King said, “The amount was not worthy of the sage. so you my accountant, bring me Rs. 1000/-”.
On being ordered by the King, the accountant went with that amount of money to the sage and tried his best to draw his attention.
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