In English
To establish the truth of such statements to the world, it was who told in , “Go to the forest for the sake of adhering to truth.” had no kind of attachment, and he had the ability to discriminate between the right and wrong. He was not an ignorant person. recognised that all attachments are only relationships between one body and another and such is a purely worldly attachment. On one occasion when the Sage visited , was asking him for the chronology of his own dynasty. put the question to with a view to finding out whether his family will uphold truth and . Even at that time, told that the sons he was going to have will be the embodiments of , and that they will protect Truth and will have several good qualities. From that day, he was thinking that even if he has only one son, that will satisfy him provided that son will bring him reputation and glory. It is in that context that it has been said that it is better to be a swan and live for a short time rather than be a crow and live for a long time. What is the use of having barrels of donkey’s milk? To have a spoonful of good cow’s milk is better. So, even if it is one individual, if that one individual can spend all his time in serving the community around him, it is enough.