The Story of Dharmavyadha
I. Answer each of the following in a sentence or two:
1.What was Kaushika very angry with the bird?
Answer:Kaushika was sitting under a tree and studying the Vedas. The bird’s
loud twittering disturbed him. So, he was very angry with the bird.
2.Why did the housewife delay in giving alms
of Kaushika?
Answer:The housewife was attending to the needs of her husband who had come
just then. She considered it her primary duty. So, she delayed in giving
alms-to Kaushika.
3.Who did she advise Kaushika to meet?
Answer:She advised Kaushika to meet Dharamavyadha who lived in the city of
Mithila.
4.Why did Kaushika feel stunned at the words
of Dharmavyadha?
Answer:When Kaushika came to Dharmavyadha shop he invited him heartily and
asked him it the woman had sent him. By hearing these words Kaushika felt
stunned.
5.What did Kaushika do after his visit to
Dharmavyadha?
Answer:Kaushika returned home and thereafter he spent his days in the service
of his parents and in teaching others the Vedie lore he had mastered.
6.What did Sage Markandeya tell Yudhistira in
the end?
Answer:Sage Markandeya said that there were enlightened souls in all divisions
of people who could guide even scholars and masters of Vedic teachings.
II Answer each of the following in a paragraph
1.Narrate how Kaushika felt on listening to
the lady.
Answer:Kaushika went to a town and stood before a house begging for alms. The
lady of the house was attending to her husband. She took some time to bring
alms to Kaushika. Kaushika became angry and glared at her. The lady said that
she was not a crane to get burned up by his angry looks. Kaushika was startled.
He wondered how she knew about the crane. She said that he had only mastered
the Vedas but had not learnt the principles of Dharma. She advised him to go to
Dharmavyadha and learn the mysteries of Dharma from him.
2.What are the essentials of Dharma, according
to Dharmavyadha?
Answer:According to Dharmavyadha the essentials of Dharma are to engage oneself
in one’s inherent duty, to be truthful, to be patient and merciful, not to be
elated in happiness or depressed in difficulties, to be engaged in prayer and
tapas, to appreciate the good qualities in others, not to boast, to have bath
in sacred rivers, to visit holy places and to serve our parents and the guru
who has bestowed knowledge on us. These are the mysteries of Dharma.
3.What can we learn from the story of
Dharmavyadha?
Answer:Dharmavyadha was a meat seller. He was doing his family profession with
all honesty and sincerity. He never lied, cheated or killed any animal. Though
he was selling meat, he followed the simple path of Dharma. He was truthful,
merciful and patient. He respected others. He served his Guru and parents. He
considered it his primary duty to take care of his parents in their old age. We
should also develop such good qualities.
III Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions/ incomplete statements. Choose the most appropriate one.
1.‘The Story of Dharmavyadha’ is taken from
the
A) Ramayana
B) Vedas
C) Mahabharatha
D) Panchatantra
Answer:C) Mahabharatha
2.Kaushika felt proud at the death of the
crane because
A) its loud twittering had disturbed him
B) it had perched on a branch over his head
C) it was reduced to ashes
D) he realised his ascetic power
Answer:D) he realised his ascetic power
3.Dharmavyadha was a
A) meat-seller
B) saint
C) teacher
D) vedic scholar
Answer:A) meat-seller
4.The story of Dharmavyadha was narrated by
A) Markandeya
B) Yudhishtira
C) Kaushika
D) the lady
Answer:A) Markandeya
5.Kaushika realised that his Dharma is to
serve
A) his parents
B) his teacher
C) the sage
D) Yudhishtira
Answer:A) his parents
6.Kaushika was very angry with the bird
because
A) it had disturbed him with its loud twittering
B) it had perched on a branch overhead-
C) it did not listen to him
D) it did not allow him to sit under the tree
Answer:A) it had disturbed him with its loud twittering
7.Who did the mistress advise Kaushika to
meet?
A) Yudhistira
B) Markandeya
C) Dharmavyadha
D) the crane
Answer:C) Dharmavyadha
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