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After a while the priest happily said, “There! Now I have mastered it.” The jackal jumped up and said, “Not as well as I have!” The priest chased him for a while and then lost him. The jackal went deep into the forest. Soon he got married and promised his wife that he would become the king of the forest with the help of the magic spell that he learnt from the priest. He sat on a log and began to utter the magic spell. In no time the animals were attracted to him and made him the king of the forest. Then they seated the jackal and his wife on a lion which stood on two elephants. They conferred on him the title of Sarvadatta and bowed before him awaiting his orders. With all the honor showered on him, the jackal concluded he must be powerful indeed! He decided to capture the city of Varanasi. So with all the animals following him, Sarvadatta marched to the city of Varanasi and camped outside the city gate. The encampment stretched for many, many miles. When the king heard of the animal army, he was worried. The family priest assured the king that he would take care of the problem. The priest stood at the balcony and addressed the jackal, “Sarvadatta, how do you plan to take the city?” The jackal replied, “I will make the lion roar and people will run away. Then we take over the city. It is simple as that.” “Don’t brag Sarvadatta,” the priest replied. “See if you can get him to roar. Don’t you know that he has lost his roar since you became the king?” Foolish Sarvadatta asked the lion to roar. The lion roared and roared and terrified all the animals. The elephants threw the lion to the ground and began to run. There was a stampede as all the animals ran towards the forest. In the stampede Sarvadatta was trampled to death. That was the end of king Sarvadatta who so arrogantly attempted to conquer Varanasi. |
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The Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants
(AGII) |
In a secluded spot in a forest, the family priest of
Brahmadatta, the king of Varanasi, was trying to master a secret spell. As he
repeated the spell to himself, a jackal nearby pricked up his ears and listened.
The jackal memorized the spell.