Story of shibi Rana - Righteousness
Story of shibi rana,Righteousness
Meaning of wod Righteousness?
Righteousness is the quality of being morally right or justifiable.
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Story of shibi Rana
Story of shibi Rana
Story of shibi Rana - Righteousness
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What do you mean by Righteousness?
Meaning of wod Righteousness?
Righteousness is the quality of being morally right or justifiable.
Such behaviour is characterised by accepted standards of morality, justice, virtue and uprightness. It comes from a reasonable understanding of right and wrong. Read the following story of king Shiby Rana to see how he practises righteousness to do justice to both the eagle and the dove.
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In the past India was ruled by many kings who were righteous in every way. The welfare of their subjects was very important to them. Their concemn extended not only to their subjects but also to birds and animals. Their whole life and activities were centered around the rule of righteousness. One such king was king Shiby. His sense of righteousness was known far and wide
Hardly, had the king given his word of protection to the dove that a big eagle appeared on the scene. It had blood shot eyes and its talons were very sharp. It told the king, "Oh! wise monarch, this dove is my natural prey. Leave it to me. Otherwise, I will have to die of hunger and you will be responsible for it."
On hearing this, the dove looked at the king piteously and pleaded again to be saved from the clutches of the eagle.
The king was now in a dilemma. If he allowed the eagle to eat the dove, he would be breaking his pledge to save it. On the other hand, if he did not give up the dove, the eagle would die of hunger. Either way, he would be breaking a tenet of righteousness. He offered the eagle meat of some other animal, but it straight away refused.
Finally the king offered the eagle freshly cut flesh from his own body equal in weight to that of the dove. The eagle agreed to this offer but with a condition. It said, "Oht king, if a single tear drops from your eye, I shall be constrained to accept your flesh as my food."
At this juncture, a drop of tear appeared in the left eye of the king. The eagle objected to this by saying, "Oh! king, I cannot accept the food given in pain. The tear in your eye shows that you are unhappy. So, give me my prey back and you shall regain your normal health.
With a faint smile on his lips, king Shiby said, "Be hold! Ohl eagle, the left eye is not crying out of grief, this is a tear of joy. It is happy that now my left side of the body will also be used to honour the word that I have given you."
Finally, the king himself sat on the the scale and offered whole of his body to the eagle. The moment he did so, both the eagle and the dove disappeared from the sight and the king of righteousness appeared before king Shiby along with the king of heaven. They flowers on king Shiby, and said, "We wanted to test your sense of righteousness showered and you have passed the test. Now, rule the country happily for many more years."Saying this, both of them blessed the king and disappeared. The king looked at his body and saw that there was not even a scratch on it, leave alone a wound!
Our ideal in life should be to speak the truth and act righteously. What is right is always right and what wrong is always wrong under all conditions. A good understanding of right and wrong builds a powerfu character and helps to take better decisions in life. Through your understanding of different mora virtues, develop a strong sense of right and wrong and practise it diligently all through your life.
One day King shiby was sitting on his throne in the open darbar hall. Suddenly, a dove few in and fell right into the king's lap. It was shivering with fright and pleaded the king to save his life.
Hardly, had the king given his word of protection to the dove that a big eagle appeared on the scene. It had blood shot eyes and its talons were very sharp. It told the king, "Oh! wise monarch, this dove is my natural prey. Leave it to me. Otherwise, I will have to die of hunger and you will be responsible for it."
On hearing this, the dove looked at the king piteously and pleaded again to be saved from the clutches of the eagle.
The king was now in a dilemma. If he allowed the eagle to eat the dove, he would be breaking his pledge to save it. On the other hand, if he did not give up the dove, the eagle would die of hunger. Either way, he would be breaking a tenet of righteousness. He offered the eagle meat of some other animal, but it straight away refused.
Finally the king offered the eagle freshly cut flesh from his own body equal in weight to that of the dove. The eagle agreed to this offer but with a condition. It said, "Oht king, if a single tear drops from your eye, I shall be constrained to accept your flesh as my food."
The king agreed and called for the knives and balance. In one pan of the balance the dove was kept and on the other side a large chunk of flesh from the right thigh of King shiby . But strange as it may seem, the pan with the dove always weighed more even as additional flesh was added! Thus, almost whole of the right half of the king's body was cut. Still the weight could not be equalled.
At this juncture, a drop of tear appeared in the left eye of the king. The eagle objected to this by saying, "Oh! king, I cannot accept the food given in pain. The tear in your eye shows that you are unhappy. So, give me my prey back and you shall regain your normal health.
With a faint smile on his lips, king Shiby said, "Be hold! Ohl eagle, the left eye is not crying out of grief, this is a tear of joy. It is happy that now my left side of the body will also be used to honour the word that I have given you."
Finally, the king himself sat on the the scale and offered whole of his body to the eagle. The moment he did so, both the eagle and the dove disappeared from the sight and the king of righteousness appeared before king Shiby along with the king of heaven. They flowers on king Shiby, and said, "We wanted to test your sense of righteousness showered and you have passed the test. Now, rule the country happily for many more years."Saying this, both of them blessed the king and disappeared. The king looked at his body and saw that there was not even a scratch on it, leave alone a wound!
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What we learn ?
Our ideal in life should be to speak the truth and act righteously. What is right is always right and what wrong is always wrong under all conditions. A good understanding of right and wrong builds a powerfu character and helps to take better decisions in life. Through your understanding of different mora virtues, develop a strong sense of right and wrong and practise it diligently all through your life.
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word Meanings
- Virtue - behaviour showing high moral standards
- Pleaded - an emotional appeal made
- Talons - the claws of a bird of prey
- Piteously - out of a feeling of sorrow and compassion
- Dilemma -a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made Between two or more
alternatives - Pledge- a promise or undertaking
- Tenet - principle or belief
- Constrained- limited
