जिस का कोइ कोई कोइ कोइ ॥
Jis kā ko▫e ko▫ī ko▫e ko▫e.
If anyone really
has anyone else - how rare is that person!
A Brahmin was
blessed with five sons the youngest of which was a devout bhagat who attended
Sat Sangat on a daily basis and as such did not get involved in the day to day
dealings of everyday life.
The Raja {king} of that kingdom was without
offspring despite trying everything in order for his spouse to concieve.
The Raja approached several Jyotshi
{astrologers} in the hope of some divine intervention.
"Heh Rajan {oh king}! if you were to
do the bali {alter sacrifice} of a young boy in order to appease the dieties ,
you in return will be blessed with a son of your own" claimed one such
jyotshi "but the bali cannot be carried out forcefully it has to be done
with consent."
Upon hearing this from the mouth of the
jyotshi the Raja immediately had an announcement made in the kingdom that any
person who is willing to sacrifice their son in order to appease the deities
will be rewarded with whatever sum they wish.
Upon hearing this news the Brahmin decided
to sell his youngest son who was a devotee of Satsangat since the Brahmin
considered him futile in engaging in ordinary materialistic tasks etc.
The Raja informed the child that tomorrow
you will be sacrificed to the deities and as such today you can eat whatever
your heart desires. Security guards were promptly put in place in order to
secure the child.
the child asked the guards to take him to
the sea front in order to bathe. They escorted the child according to his
wishes. The child first bathed and then built four sand castles. The child built
the first but then demolished it , built the second but demolished it , built
the third but demolished , when he built the fourth one he did not demolish it
in fact he walked around it several times and finally bowed his head to this
fourth sandcastle.
Upon returning to the palaces the Rajah
inquired as to what the child did at the sea front. The guards promptly
informed the Raja of the child's bathing and then the rather puzzling act of
the four sandcastles. Upon hearing about this incident the Raja was intrigued
to discover the reasoning behind the child's behaviour. The Raja summoned the
child and asked him to explain his actions.
"Why does it matter since I am going
to be sacrificed tomorrow" he replied.
"I am sincerely intrigued and since I
am your Raja it is your duty to obey my command".
"The first sandcastle represented my
parents , the second represented the Raja , the third represented the
deities" remarked the child.
"But why did you look at them and then
promptly knock them down" eagerly asked the king.
"The first sandcastle represented my
parents to whom I looked for support but they were the ones who sold me to you
for material greed so this was not worthy".
"The second sandcastle represented the
Raja to whom citizens look upon for support and protection but the Raja himself
for his own personal gain was prepared to give my bali {alter sacrifice} so
that's why that wasn't worthy either".
"The third sandcastle represented the
deities but rather than saving me they are the ones to whom I shall be
slaughtered to and as such was not worthy either" remarked the child.
"Then why do the Matha tek {bowing of
head} to the fourth sandcastle and keep it intact rather than demolishing
it?" enquired the king.
"The fourth castle represents Waheguru
the creator , only Waheguru gives sharan {sanctuary} whereas everyone else is
interested in self gain and that is why the fourth sandcastle cannot ever be
demolished and is the only one worthy of Matha tek"............
Upon hearing these words from the young
child's mouth the king was astonished "If I had a son of my own would what
are the chances that he would've been as wise as this child?" he began to
ponder.
The king's heart melted when he heard these
words from the mouth of an innocent young child.
"What if I am still childless after
the bali?" he began to contemplate , the child would die
unnecessarily"
With Waheguru the creator residing in every
heart the Raja immediately summoned all the ministers and his family and
publically stated that as from today I am adopting this child as my own son who
will be my successor in the near future......
There were cries of happiness throughout
the kingdom as they had received such a wise Prince to succeed the King in due
course.
जिस का कोइ कोई कोइ कोइ ॥
Jis kā ko▫e ko▫ī ko▫e ko▫e.
If anyone really
has anyone else - how rare is that person!......................
