THE MAGIC
STONE- A BEAUTIFUL STORY
There was a
hermit who knew the hymn by which one could get the Chintamani-sheela or the
wish-fulfilling stone. Whatever one wished to have holding the magic stone in
his grip. could have it But the magic stone was not transferable, One had to
ear oneself—by going through a rigid discipline and reciting the difficult hymn
for an indefinite period,
A merchant
went to the her. mit and served him well and then said, “Sir, home the hymn by
which I can get a magic stone Why do you want it? Don’ you have enough wealth
to live happily?” asked the hermit The wealth 1 through hard labour, Today it
is there, Tomorrow it may be lost Besides. 1 have to pass anxious times in
order to safeguard my have is got wealth, Once [ have the magic stone. | need
have no other ath. The magic stone will give me whatever [ need!" ex
plained the merchant and he kept on pleading for the her mit’s favour.
The hermit
taught the neces-sary hymn to the merchant “How long should 1 go on citing
it?" asked the mernt ‘As long as you have not got the stone!” replied the
hermit
The
merchant lived a diseiplined life and went on reciting the hymn was coming out
of the Ganga after a white stone lying on the edge of the water. It was the
magic stone
He picked
it up and looked at it, It was not very bright. “What a fool Lam to think that
this dull thing could be the magic stone! The magic stone is not likely to fall
into my hands so easily he mumbled to himself.
He then
flung the stone into the river and went his way Five years passed, One day he
saw a glittering stone lying before him, “At last 1 have the magic stone!” he
cried out in joy. He squandered away all his ith, for he was sure that whatever
he needed will be given him by the magic stone. When nothing of his old
properly was left, he went into the forest and asked the stone to build for him
a new house there But there was no result, He was hungry and he asked the stone
to give him at lest some food. There was no result, for it was an ordinary
stone except for its glitter! The magic stone comes only once. It had come to
him, but he had spurned it, because it did not look very bright.
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