THE NINE SONS-IN-LAW
There is a story called praharena dhananjaya. One gentleman had eight or nine
daughters and sons-in-law. So when they came to stay there, he was giving them
good food and shelter, everything. They were thinking, "We are living very
comfortably at our father-in-law's expense." So they did not want to go. The
father in law thought, "It is very dangerous that all these sons-in-law are not
going." So then he began to neglect providing for them. On the first day he
did not supply salt. One son-in-law said, "Oh, they are now disrespectful.
They haven't given salt." So one went away. And the next day he didn't supply
something else. Gradually he shortened it down, and those who were intelligent,
they went away. But the last one, he was not going. He thought, "At least it
is somewhere to sleep." Then his brothers-in-law thought, "Give him good
beating." And then he went away.
MORAL: Others, those who were intelligent, went away when they saw that there
was disrespectful dealing. The last one was a rascal. He was beaten severely,
and then he went away. So the business of the material nature is kicking. But
we are so fool that we take it. "Oh, very nice kicking."
PS: I humbly request all the devotees to please forward moral / instructive stories they hear so that everyone can be benefited.
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Do you know which book or scripture had this story?
This is told by Srila Prabhupad founder of iskcon .İt's believed to be a bengali folk lore
This is told by Srila Prabhupad founder of iskcon .İt's believed to be a bengali folk lore
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