"O
King, listen. Here is the plain truth. I am not the man to sell good
learning for a hundred land-grants. But if I do not, in six months time,
make the boys acquainted with the art of intelligent living, I will
give up my own name. Let us cut the matter short. Listen to my lion
roar. My boasting arises from no greed for cash. Besides, I have no use
for money; I am eighty years old, and all the objects of sensual desire
have lost their charm. But in order that your request may be granted, I
will show a sporting spirit in reference to artistic matters. Make a
note of the date. If I fail to render your sons, in six months’ time
incomparable masters of the art of intelligent living, then His Majesty
is at liberty to show me His Majestic bare bottom".
The
challenge that was taken by Vishnu Sharma when he accepted to make the
three sons of King of Mahilāropya, Amarasākti, who was worried about
the future of his kingdom; his three dull sons lacked discernment and
showed no interest in learning the principles of governance.
Thus the Panchatantra Stories were born.
Source: The Madras Courier
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