Sage

Stories tagged Sage:

• The Foolish Sage and the Jackal Aug 16, 2025

  

  In the ancient kingdom of Magadha, there lived a sage named Vidyadhar who was renowned throughout the land for his vast learning. His hermitage was filled with countless scrolls and palm-leaf manuscripts containing the wisdom of ages – treatises on philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and spiritual knowledge. Scholars would travel from distant kingdoms just to debate with him and learn from his extensive library.

  However, despite all his book learning, Vidyadhar had developed a fatal flaw: he had become incredibly proud and arrogant. He believed that because he could recite thousands of Sanskrit verses and explain complex philosophical concepts, he was superior to all other beings in the world.