KAKOLUKIYAM-PTKU11

 SUBHASHITHANI:428

काकोलूकवैरकथा-
The story of the enmity between the crows and the owls

The crow king Megavarna asked Stirajeevin as to how the enmity between the crows and owls started. The story briefly is as follows:
Once there was a congregation of all birds to discuss various problems. During this meeting some of the birds mentioned that  their king Garuda is too devoted to Sri Vishnu and is not taking care of their welfare and hence they should look for another king. The birds were about to decide on owl as their king when a crow intervened and said that a bird which is blind during day and active during night hardly is suited to be their king. .....

नराणां नापितो धूर्तः पक्षिणां चैव वायसः ।
दंष्ट्रिणां च शृगालस् तु श्वेतभिक्षुस् तपस्विनाम् ॥ ७५ ॥

narāṇāṃ nāpito dhūrtaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ caiva vāyasaḥ |
daṃṣṭriṇāṃ ca śṛgālas tu śvetabhikṣus tapasvinām || 3.75 ||

Among men the barber is cunning; among birds the crow; among beasts
the jackal; and among mendicants Svetambara sect.

बहुधा बहुभिः सार्धं चिन्तिताः सुनिरूपिताः ।
कथञ्चिन् न विलीयन्ते विद्वद्भिश् चिन्तिता नयाः ॥ ७६ ॥
bahudhā bahubhiḥ sārdhaṃ cintitāḥ sunirūpitāḥ |
kathañcin na vilīyante vidvadbhiś cintitā nayāḥ || 3.76 ||
Plans thought out by experts and discussed with many and from various points of view seldom fails under any circumstances.

वक्र-नासं सुजिह्माक्षं क्रूरम् अप्रिय-दर्शनम् ।
अक्रुद्धस्येदृशं वक्त्रं भवेत् क्रुद्धस्य कीदृशम् ॥ ७७ ॥

vakra-nāsaṃ sujihmākṣaṃ krūram apriya-darśanam |
akruddhasyedṛśaṃ vaktraṃ bhavet kruddhasya kīdṛśam || 3.77 ||

One who, looks so unpleasant and formidable with his crooked nose and squint- eyes, when he is not angry, what will it be when he is angry?

स्वभाव-रौद्रम् अत्युग्रं क्रूरम् अप्रिय-वादिनम् ।
उलूकं नृपतिं कृत्वा का नः सिद्धिर् भविष्यति ॥ ७८ ॥

svabhāva-raudram atyugraṃ krūram apriya-vādinam |
ulūkaṃ nṛpatiṃ kṛtvā kā naḥ siddhir bhaviṣyati || 3.78 ||

By nature, very frightful, very fierce, cruel and always unfriendly in speech; what shall we gain by making such an owl as our king?

एक एव हितार्थाय तेजस्वी पार्थिवो भुवः ।
युगान्त इव भास्वन्तो बहवो ऽत्र विपत्तये ॥ ७९ ॥

eka eva hitārthāya tejasvī pārthivo bhuvaḥ |
yugānta iva bhāsvanto bahavo 'tra vipattaye || 3.79 ||

One mighty king is a blessing to the whole world; if there are too many kings it will result in destruction like too many suns destroy the whole world at the end of an yuga.

गुरूणां नाम-मात्रेऽपि गृहीते स्वामि-सम्भवे ।
दुष्टानां पुरतः क्षेमं तत्-क्षणाद् एव जायते ॥ ८० ॥

gurūṇāṃ nāma-mātre'pi gṛhīte svāmi-sambhave |
duṣṭānāṃ purataḥ kṣemaṃ tat-kṣaṇād eva jāyate ||3. 80 ||

Good results follow after mere mention of the name of a great master before the wicked men.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH