In English
There used to be one king who was well versed in all aspects of administration including moral, political and academic. He was always able to speak the truth and also make his people speak the truth. He believed that truth is the basis for all types of . He established the fact that all is based on truth. On one occasion, there was a test for him and for his firm determination. When he was sitting on his throne and conducting the business of the state, a very well-dressed and beautiful woman came in and said that her name was . The king asked why she had come there. She said that she wanted to go away and came seeking permission of the king. She was permitted to go, and the king did not show any sorrow or unhappiness. After some time, another beautiful woman came and stood there and said that her name was Righteousness. She said that there was no use of Righteousness remaining in the mansion after wealth had left and so she also wanted to go away. She was also allowed to go. After some time, a beautiful young man came and described himself as Good Conduct. He said that without wealth and righteousness, there was no place for good conduct and so he wanted to seek permission to leave the palace. The king agreed to his leaving the palace as well. After some time another person came and said that his name was or Reputation. He said that where there was no money, Righteousness, Good Conduct, there cannot be room for reputation and so he also sought permission to leave. The king agreed to this also. After some time, another beautiful person came and stood there and said that his name was Truth. He also asked for permission to leave, but then the king caught hold of his feet and begged him not to leave. He said that he could live without wealth, righteousness, good conduct or even reputation but not without truth. He, therefore, begged that truth should stay on. He said that truth was the very essence of his life. In this way, when the king requested truth to stay on, he agreed to stay on. When truth thus decided to stay on in the king’s mansion, Wealth, Good Conduct, Righteousness and Reputation also decided that they had no value without truth, and they all came back to the palace.