XI.Poem: Education is essential for all !

 XI.Poem : 

                    Chaduvu chadavakunna Soukhyambulunu levu

                     Chaduvu Jadivineni Sarasudagunu.

                    Chaduvu Marma merigi Chaduvanga Judumu

                    Viswadha abhi rama Vinura vema.

Telugu Version :

చదువు చదవకున్నను సౌఖ్యంబులును లేవు,

చదువు జ దివినేని  సరసుడగును. 

చదువు మర్మ మెరిగి చదువంగ జూడుము ,

విశ్వదాభిరామ వినురవేమా. 

Meaning      :One can get success and lead comfortable life only by studying well .Only Education can dispel ignorance from one's mind and makes one happy and successful. But while learning one has to understand every subject .If learning is too superficial one can't achieve his or her goal successfully. Hence one should understand need of education to lead a comfortable life .Many uneducated people will neither be respected nor enjoy comfortable life.

Story : The best example of this poem can be found in Kalidasa's life.Kalidasa who was one of the poet laureate of King Vikramaditya and the most famous of Navaratnas was an innocent person and a moron who wasn't educated at all. There is a story about how he became the Maha Kavi Kalidas :

Vidyottama a Princess near Ujjain was known for her knowledge and wisdom and declared a Swayamvara that who ever defeats her in an examination would be her husband. She defeated all the Pandits of Vikramidtya court and stood victorious.All the ashamed Pandits wanted to take revenge against her and deceitfully presented Kalidasa as the most intellectual person in their kingdom and get her married to her.She got yo know about is ignorance on the first day of her marriage when she asked Kalidasa a question "Asthi Kaschit Vag Visesha" (Do you have any Speciality in your language)for which Kalidas stammered and couldn't answer.She felt too dejected for her fate, but couldn't help but to accept him as her husband.Kalidasa just to impress his wife and also to make her proud of his knowledge and wisdom left home and went to Mahakali temple .He prayed to Kali mata wo bestowed him with abundance of Knowledge and communication skills.Thus he turned to be a great poet and wrote"Kumarasambhavam' Megha sandesham" and Raghuvamsham" the three master pieces of literature which we still read and revere.

So only Education brings name ,fame and wealth.