In plain words
Vidyāsāgar won renown as a great scholar and speaker. Many learned people used to flock to hear his talks. Once, as he had to address a gathering in a nearby town, Vidyāsāgar set out for that town by train. In the very compartment he had boarded, an I.C.S. officer was also travelling. The officer had only heard Vidyāsāgar's name; he had never seen him. So he did not know that Vidyāsāgar was travelling right alongside him. The moment he got down at the station, he began looking for a porter. Noticing him shout ‘Porter, porter!’, Vidyāsāgar went up to him and asked, “Sir! How much luggage do you have?” “Only this suitcase,” said the officer. “Why do you need a porter to carry such a small suitcase? I will bring it along. Tell me where you have to go,” said Vidyāsāgar. “A great scholar called Īśvaracandra Vidyāsāgar is to give a talk here, I hear. I have to go and hear his talk,” the officer said, and Vidyāsāgar picked up the suitcase and walked along behind him.
When they reached the place of the meeting, Vidyāsāgar handed the suitcase to the officer. At once the officer took out his purse and asked, “How much do I owe you for the carrying?” “You gave me a chance to serve. That alone is enough for me,” said Vidyāsāgar. Thinking that this fellow, whoever he was, must be some kind of madman, the officer took his suitcase, went and sat down in the gathering. Then the sight he saw on the platform left him utterly astonished. Everyone was garlanding and welcoming the man who had carried his suitcase all the way from the railway station! Realising that this man was Vidyāsāgar himself, he felt deeply ashamed at having made so great a man carry his suitcase. In his heart he bowed to Vidyāsāgar.
That day, in his talk, Vidyāsāgar explained the qualities a learned man should have, and stressed that the ornament of learning is humility. When the programme was over, the I.C.S. officer met Vidyāsāgar: “Sir! Your talk has opened my eyes.