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Sri Charitropakhyan Sahib jee Series - Charitar #58


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Although the cook did the right thing in refusing to add poison to the raja's food, he should have known that the rani is going to poison the raja herself as she was cooking a feast for the king. The cook was disloyal to the Raja and did not immediately let him know what the Rani had asked him to do (poison the Raja's food). This, in my opinion, relates back to the story, the wise minister is telling the king that due to a disloyal and foolish cook the King from the tale was killed. The minister is showing his loyalty and proving himself a well-wisher of the king through this tale. 

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Maybe the idea of 'inaction against an evil intentioned person (even if the intention is towards someone else i.e the king here) can cause your own demise?

Also, not being wary, when you know someone's character demands otherwise (like the cook was with the rani), can cause your own demise. 

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34 minutes ago, dalsingh101 said:

Maybe the idea of 'inaction against an evil intentioned person (even if the intention is towards someone else i.e the king here) can cause your own demise?

Brilliant stuff.

One can possibly face such a situation at a workplace. For instance, you have a manager or a supervisor, who openly harasses (on a regular basis) a fellow co-worker in front of you. What do you do in this situation? Now, you have to think in your mind (even though it might sound selfish) that it is very much possible that this manager or sup can harass me in the future too. Who knows. Therefore, one must take some appropraite action against such an individual asap.

 

Bhul chuk maaf

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9 hours ago, tva prasad said:

The cook was disloyal to the Raja and did not immediately let him know what the Rani had asked him to do (poison the Raja's food).

There is another possibility that we will have to think about. Let's imagine that the cook reveals this assassination plot to the king. What if the queen comes up with a barrage of false allegations against the poor servant when she refutes his complaint? Who will the king trust now, the queen or a mere cook?

From this perspective, the cook has been put in a very awkward position.

 

Bhul chuk maaf

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On 7/2/2018 at 7:44 AM, paapiman said:

Warning: Sexually explicit material below. Daas will kindly request sangat, below the age of 25 or people who are greatly affected by Lust, to stay away from this discussion.

Please read the Charitar:

 

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Gurmukhi Version:

https://www.searchgurbani.com/public/dasam-granth/page/1656

 

Bhul chuk maaf

According to Nara saab, the death of the king was pinned on the cook. He was made to eat the food, as a punishment for the crime, which he did not commit.

 

Bhul chuk maaf

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Loyalty is an issue here as well. It's like when the gangsters plan to knock off one of their own top leaders. They might 'feel around' with other associates prior to the action to garner support. If they feel they have enough support they might carry out the coup, and then knock off those people they had previously approached, but who had not supported the action as a safety measure. 

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7 hours ago, paapiman said:

There is another possibility that we will have to think about. Let's imagine that the cook reveals this assassination plot to the king. What if the queen comes up with a barrage of false allegations against the poor servant when she refutes his complaint? Who will the king trust now, the queen or a mere cook?

From this perspective, the cook has been put in a very awkward position.

 

Bhul chuk maaf

Maybe this shows the king how the son is in a very awkward position and cannot really do much about the false allegations against him. 

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On 8/5/2018 at 6:22 PM, tva prasad said:

Maybe this shows the king how the son is in a very awkward position and cannot really do much about the false allegations against him. 

Imagine, if someone's aunt or cousin wants to have sex with him. The person might refuse, but then he is in a very uncomfortable position. Should he tell his parents or siblings or anyone else about the approach or should he keep it a secret?

 

Bhul chuk maaf

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On 8/5/2018 at 10:33 AM, dalsingh101 said:

Maybe the idea of 'inaction against an evil intentioned person (even if the intention is towards someone else i.e the king here) can cause your own demise?

What do you think the cook could have done in this situation?

IMHO, he should have left the services of the king and then maybe sent a letter to him explaining the assassination plot against him. In this way, he would have saved himself and also performed his loyal duty towards the king (possibly saving his life too).

From my personal experience, once you get into trouble with women at a workplace (especially in any of the western countries), one of the best ways to save your honor, is to leave that place. Some of them can play really filthy deceptive games. If you are an ethical/moral individual, you will likely not survive this battle. It is much easier to face men, than women.

After reading the Charitars though, a person should be in a better position to deal with women at a workplace.

 

Bhul chuk maaf

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