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How can he sing well?" See the manifold nature of Karma. The
voice of this singer was so sweet it superseded everyone! On
the other side, his nose was flat! He had a big belly and small
chest! He was a dwarf with a triangular face! On looking at him,
the mistress thought, "What talent must he be having? What
even if the maids extoll him long. I don't want to listen to
anything. Let's go back!" Thinking so, she turned to return back
home. But before that, she made li le mischief! Mistress was
arrogant of her beauty, so she went away spi ng on the singer.
Some people around the singer were awake. So, a er
the mistress went away, when the singer got awoke, those
people told him, “What are you sleeping and dozing off? Today
the wife of a reputed merchant of the city came over here. She
went away spi ng on you saying 'How poor and ugly he
looks…!' How the people are! Instead of soothing the fight,
they are ready to ignite and add fuel in the fight! People lack
noble wisdom and are clever in abusing at the back!
The singer said, "Is it so? Ok, now I'll teach her a lesson. I
won't let the sunrise for her. A er all, I'm an ar st." Are these
signs of an ar st or a devil? One who wants to show ones skill in
such a way can't be an ar st, but a devil. One may be skilful in
doing business but if he thinks ‘Today I'll show everyone in the
market, corner everyone.' What is this? The play of extrovert
outlook is very dangerous! On sigh ng the pride of the
mistress, the devil inside the singer woke up!
The singer properly inquired and traced the
whereabouts of merchant and the mistress. He traced, who is
the merchant? Where is he now? Then he framed a musical
play on it. The melodious voice was already ready at hand! He
played the song right in the merchant's street. He tuned
musical notes from the violin and started his song.
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“O..Merchant! You are very fortunate and prosperous.”
"Wow! Merchant! Your name itself is fortunate. You
have a shining fortune. Even your goods and valuables are
fortunate as you...O great man, you embarked on a foreign
journey...Oh! Oh…! Your goods and cash got doubled and
tripled...and got ten mes! O, merchant! You are very
fortunate and prosperous…!”
“Now you are filling your bags with jewels and diamonds
instead of silver! Oh...I didn't give this news at your home...you
are very fortunate and prosperous…”
Such is a splendid profound effect of music, that the
words of the song tune and excite the strings of heart!
A er coming at home from outside, the mistress wasn't
s ll sleeping. And there the song began! Her ears got a en ve
as soon as the song started. She thought ‘Oh! Wow! Is such a
superb voice possible in this world? And all his talks are
favouring me! Very nice! mind-blowing !’ Mistress got lost in
hear elt sensa on when that singer con nued further.
"O, Great merchant! What respect and honour of you!
The king over there gave you a palace to stay! O...everyday he
is especially sending you a royal palanquin to take you to the
palace! Aaa...the business is flourishing… wealth is
increasing...O... o...o... Merchant! You are very fortunate and
prosperous…!”
The more the mistress was listening to it, the more she
was ge ng curious! She thought, “Now what next?..”
And there the singer sang loudly.
“A...a.., you winded up your business and you are
returning back home…! Wow! The whole king's family along
with the army and with the band has come with you to bid you a
farewell! And you came out of the village...People are crying
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