Gaining the king dom of the most degraded outcaste

Sri Vasista

1. -10 Gadhi became distressed to see all that. Even so, he saw the following scene. His disembodied soul entered the womb of a woman of very low caste. The soul suffered the incubation in the womb. In course of time the woman delivered a baby with dark complexion. The child, the embodied soul of Gadhi - grew into a beautiful young man with heavy and musculer shoulders. He used to go for hunting along with some hounds and thus was responsible for the killing of thousands of wild animals and beasts. At appropriate time he married an young woman of the same caste. She was youthful and dalliant with boquet-like breasts, delicate hands and dark teeth. She decorated herself with flowers. They moved together in youthful joy all over the forest like bees around flowers.

11. -19 . In course of time, they developed a family of several sons. As age advanced, Gaadhi, as the 'chandala', became decrepit. Then he took his family to a remote place and lived like a hermit. However he became cruel in temperament. [All this was beeing seen by Gaadhi, the brahmin, who was standing in the river water]

20. -23 . In course of time, the chandala, lost his wife and family. He was left alone like a deer which stayed out of its herd. He felt totally desolate and started weeping. He spent some time there and left the place like birds which fly away from a dried lake.

24. -31 . The grief stricken 'chandala' wandered aimlessly like a cloud driven by winds. In these wanderings he reached the 'Keera' country and its capital. The city was grand with well laid streets. The road leading to the palace was like a celestial path. It was full of kneedeep layer of flowers giving out enhanting fragrance. The road was crowded with nobles who trod on the path. There was a highly decorated elephant which was moving about like a mountain. It was set free in search of a successor to the king of 'Keera' who passed away recently. Gaadhi, the Cahandala stood staring at the elephant in utter wonder at the majesty of the elephant. As he was staring, the elephant came near him and lifted him up with its trunk and put him on its back.

32. -34 . Immediately cries of victory and glory rent the skies like huge clouds sending out thunder. People cried' Glory unto the King.' The courtiers sang praises of the new 'King'. Women surrounded him to decorate him approprictely. With due decoration Gaadhi, the Chandala, looked glorious and enchanted the citizens. They led the elephant to the palace and enthroned him as king. The chandala became king out of sheer luck,

45. -48 . With beautiful women performing all services, the chandala looked brilliant with his anointments like an evening cloud of red hue. He started ruling the kingdom with the ministers in attendance. All grief of the earlier days left him. His law prevailed all over the kingdom. He became famous as king 'Gavala'.