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REQUEST : Can some one identify the characters in the story?
i heard this story, but do not know the names of the
characters. can some one confirm if the story is part
of any purana, and if so,identify the characters in it?
a young boy was sent to a sage by his mother. she asks
the child to beg the sage to take him as his desciple.
the sage asks the boy about his gotra and details of
his parents. the boy, having been raised by single
mother, describes his mother. the sage asks him to
go back to his home and learn about father and come
the next day.
the boy comes back and tells his mother what happened.
she asks him to return to the sage the next day with
an answer. the boy says to the sage, in front of all
his desciples, without hesitation: 'oh sage, i have
told you about my mother. but, her having served
many men, she herself does not know who my father is,
and so says she'
the sage is impressed at the honesty of the women and
the boy, and declares that there is no better qualification
for learning vedas than being honest, and takes him as
his desciple. the boy later becomes a great rishi.
gopal
