XXX: Poem: Pride hath its fall !

XXX Poem :

Tamasinchi Cheya dagadetti karyambu

Vegirimpa nadiyu vishayemagunu

Pachikaya techipadaveya phalamoune

Viswadha Abhirama Vinura vema.

Telugu Version :

తామశించి చేయ దగదెట్టి కార్యంబు ,

వేగిరింపు నడి యు  విషయమగును . 

పచ్చికాయ తెచ్చి పడవేయ ఫలమౌనె ,

విశ్వదాభిరామ విమురవేమా 

Meaning : Do not act impulsively as it doesn't fetch positive results and better not to be proud of your own skill as it may lead to your downfall. One has to be humble and calm while taking any decisions otherwise, it boomerangs on us.

A raw fruit can't forcibly turn to a ripe fruit likewise any action done impulsively doesn't fetch good results.

Story : Agasthya Maharshi along with his wife used to live in Kasi, the present Varanasi.  Once Narada was heading towards Varanasi and came across Vindhya mountain. Vindhya bowed her head to Narada to show her respect and showed exemplary hospitality towards Narada while he was leaving and asked Narada to decide who is great? Meru or Vindhya"? for which Narada softly replied that each one is great in their own way but his answer didn't satisfy Vindhya mountain so she wanted to prove herself to be greater than Meru mountain, hence she grew her size gigantically and hurdled the Sun from moving around the Meru.Due to this the whole world became pitch dark. Realizing the chaos created by Vindhya mountain's pride, Brahma summoned all Devas (Gods)and said that Only Agasthya can teach a lesson to Vindhya mountain and bring back the Sunlight to the Universe. Hence Agasthya was called to complete this task. Agasthya had decided to sacrifice his life for a cause and went to Vindhya mountain to convince her. On his arrival Vindhya mountain bowed her head in respect: In response to this gesture, Agasthya ordered her to stay in the same position by bending her head till he comes back. Having said this he left Varanasi with his wife and never came back. Thus the Vindhya's pride lowered and the universe got back its sunlight. The sacrifice of Agasthya remained forever as a mark of respect.

II Story: Dasharatha was a skilled archer. He could aim at his target just by listening to the sound coming in from the direction. Shravana was on the banks of the river Sarayu to fetch water in a pitcher for his blind parents. The sound of the gurgle in the water attracted Dasharatha’s attention and he aimed his arrow mistaking Shravana for a deer.

As soon as he shot the arrow, he could hear the cry of a human. Dasharatha realized that the target hit by his arrow wasn’t a dear but a man. He rushed to his aid but by then Shravana was badly injured. Before breathing his last, Shravana asked Dasharatha to take the pitcher full of water for his parents.

When he reached out to Shravana’s parents, the Prince of Ayodhya, loaded with a sense of guilt, admitted to killing their son unintentionally. But the old couple, which had lost their only child forever, couldn’t bear the loss and cursed Dasharatha by telling him that he would meet the same fate and yearn for his child one day.

Thus, separation from Rama led to the untimely demise of King Dasharatha. Hence , one has to be careful in his actions.