It is said that Kalidasa, India’s renowned classical Sanskrit writer was extremely stupid. Soon by his hard work, he came out of his stupidity and widely regarded as the greatest poet in Sanskrit. Know an inspirational story behind his success
The princess Vidyottama was a scholar, she had defeated so many Sanskrit scholars. She announced that she would marry a person who could defeat her.
To take revenge all those defeated scholars decided to play a cruel trick on Vidyottama. Those wise men were planning to defeat her by a fool so they started searching for a stupid man. On the way, they observed Kalidasa sitting on the branch of a tree at the edge. They noticed Kalidasa sawing off the branch at the side he was actually sitting! That is, when he had successfully cut the branch, he would himself fall down along with the branch he was removing.
The wise men took Kalidasa to the palace and made him appear as a great sage who was observing a vow of silence. They advised Kalidasa to keep his mouth shut under all circumstances and simply move his fingers when questioned and they told the princess that Kalidasa could only communicate through gestures. The princess interrogated Kalidasa. On every question, Kalidasa moved his fingers. Wise men interpreted his responses in intelligent manner and that made Kalidasa seem the wisest man in the kingdom.
Delighted, Vidyottama married Kalidasa. Shortly after their marriage, she discovered that she was married to an idiot. She kicked him out of the palace.
Kalidasa was miserable. He determined that his life was not worth continuing. He went to the river to drown himself. At the river bank, he observed that the rocks beside the river got profound marks due to the wet clothes scrubbed by the washer-women.
“If merely wet clothes can wear down something as hard as stone, surely my thick, numb, stupid mind can also be worn through,” Kalidasa thought.
Soon, with his hard work, Kalidasa stammering tongue was freed, his mind became clear, and his deep heart became unblocked. He became the most silver-tongued and fluent poet in Indian history.
Kalidasa’s wit and brilliance in using appropriate metaphors and analogy are uncomparable. People tend to call him “The Indian Shakespeare”. Though Kalidasa lived much before (386 AD) the Shakespearean era.
“Never, never, never give up.”
“Don’t complain; just work harder”
Source:Experience Hinduism
The princess Vidyottama was a scholar, she had defeated so many Sanskrit scholars. She announced that she would marry a person who could defeat her.
To take revenge all those defeated scholars decided to play a cruel trick on Vidyottama. Those wise men were planning to defeat her by a fool so they started searching for a stupid man. On the way, they observed Kalidasa sitting on the branch of a tree at the edge. They noticed Kalidasa sawing off the branch at the side he was actually sitting! That is, when he had successfully cut the branch, he would himself fall down along with the branch he was removing.
The wise men took Kalidasa to the palace and made him appear as a great sage who was observing a vow of silence. They advised Kalidasa to keep his mouth shut under all circumstances and simply move his fingers when questioned and they told the princess that Kalidasa could only communicate through gestures. The princess interrogated Kalidasa. On every question, Kalidasa moved his fingers. Wise men interpreted his responses in intelligent manner and that made Kalidasa seem the wisest man in the kingdom.
Delighted, Vidyottama married Kalidasa. Shortly after their marriage, she discovered that she was married to an idiot. She kicked him out of the palace.
Kalidasa was miserable. He determined that his life was not worth continuing. He went to the river to drown himself. At the river bank, he observed that the rocks beside the river got profound marks due to the wet clothes scrubbed by the washer-women.
“If merely wet clothes can wear down something as hard as stone, surely my thick, numb, stupid mind can also be worn through,” Kalidasa thought.
Soon, with his hard work, Kalidasa stammering tongue was freed, his mind became clear, and his deep heart became unblocked. He became the most silver-tongued and fluent poet in Indian history.
Kalidasa’s wit and brilliance in using appropriate metaphors and analogy are uncomparable. People tend to call him “The Indian Shakespeare”. Though Kalidasa lived much before (386 AD) the Shakespearean era.
“Never, never, never give up.”
“Don’t complain; just work harder”
Source:Experience Hinduism
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