Vaat 5.239
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 239 · 5 · Verse 239
Sanskrit Original
Rājā tap karavā gayo tene thāḷ āve ne ek garīb tap karavā gayo tene roṭalo āve. Tyāre kahe je, “E tap kare chhe ne hu paṇ tap karu chhu ne mane āvu kem maḷe chhe?” Tyāre kahyu je, “Tune gher roṭalo maḷato nahī, te tapanā pratāpthī roṭalo maḷe chhe ne rājā to thāḷ mūkīne āvyo chhe tethī thāḷ āpavo paḍe chhe.”
A king went to perform austerities and he received a full dish; and a poor man went to perform austerities and he received only a piece of millet bread. Then the poor man said, “He does austerities and I also do austerities, so why do I get this only?” Then it was said, “At home you did not get even a piece of millet bread and by the virtue of your austerities you get it. But, the king has left a complete dinner and so we have to give him a full dish.”