Goddness Of Truth

In the olden days there was great king named Aparajita. he loved his subjects dearly. All were happy and joyous under his care. The country was prosperous under him.

One morning, he went to bathe in a nearby river. There, he saw a beautiful girl who had actually come out of his palace. He stopped her and asked, ‘Oh Mother, who are you? Where are you going at this hour all along?’

She replied ‘O King! I am the goddess of wealth, I don’t stay at one place for long. But I stayed here for a long time, as you are a good man. Now I am leaving this place.’

‘Is it so? If you are not happy here, you may go’ said the king.

After some time another girl was passing along, ‘O Mother! Where are you going?’ asked the King. She said, ‘Your Majesty! I am the goddess of virtue. I follow the goddess of wealth.’

‘As you wish mother. You may go’, said the king

After sometime another lady came along. ‘Who are you and where are you going? asked the king. She replied ‘I am the goddess of justice. I reside where the goddess of virtue resides. So I am leaving.’

‘All right! I will not stop you’ said the king.

After sometime, he saw yet another lady ready to leave. The king asked, ‘Mother! Who are you and where are you going?’ She replied, ‘I am the goddess of truth. I stay where my sisters are. I am leaving as all my sisters have left.’

Hearing this, the king became very sad. He instantly fell at her feet and said, ‘Mother! Please be gracious. I did not worry where the other three left, but I cannot exist without truth. So kindly do not forsake me.’

The goddess of truth was moved by these words of the king and said, ‘All right, I am not leaving your kingdom.’ The king was happy and he said.’O Compassionate Mother! Glory to thee.’

Since Truth stayed back, the goddess of justice returned. She said, ‘O King! I stay only where the goddess of truth resides.

‘ It is my good fortune Mother! You are welcome!’ said the king.

Goddess of virtue returned and pointing to her two sisters said, ‘ I do not stay without them. So let me also stay back.’ After a while, the goddess of wealth too returned. She said, ‘without justice, virtue and truth, wealth will be the cause of disaster. So I too have returned.’

The happy king prostrated before the goddesses and said, ‘ O Mothers! Let the people of my kingdom too realize the greatness of truth and understand that wherever truth is, there will be justice, virtue and wealth.’