The Greedy Brahmins - Tenali Raman Stories in English | Moral Stories for Kids by Mocomi

King Krishnadevaraya’s mother was a very pious and orthodox lady. She had visited all the holy places and gave much of her treasure and wealth in the form charity to temples. When she showed the desire to give away fruits as charity, her son the King, obliged at once.

Krishnadevaraya immediately got many mangoes from Ratnagiri. He deeply respected his mother and never wanted to let her down. Unfortunately, before the auspicious day of donation could arrive, his mother passed away.

Krishnadevaraya followed all religious rites, which went on for many days. On the last day, the King called some Brahmins and said, “My mother’s last wish was to offer mangoes to Brahmins. But she passed away before she could fulfil this wish. What can I do so that my mother’s last wish can be fulfilled and she can rest in peace?”

The Brahmins were greedy. They tricked the King by telling him that his mother would only be able to rest in peace if he gave each Brahmin a mango made of gold.

Upon hearing this, Krishnadevaraya immediately ordered some mangoes to be made of gold and presented them to the Brahmins. He believed that this would ensure that his mother would finally be happy and at peace.

Tenali Raman heard about this and called those Brahmins to his home to perform the last rite ceremonies of his own mother.

When the Brahmins came to Tenali’s house he closed all the doors and windows and stood in front of them with a red hot iron rod. The Brahmins were taken aback until Tenali explained what he was doing.

‘My mother had knee pains and as a remedy she wanted me to cure her with these hot iron rods. But she passed away before I could help her. I want to fulfil her wish by giving this treatment to all of you”, Tenali said to the Brahmins.

The Brahmins were shocked and said that this act was injustice to them and that they would not be a part of it.

Tenali reminded them that since they had taken the golden mangoes from the king in order to provide peace to his dead mother, this was the only way Tenali’s mother would be able to find peace.

The greedy Brahmins understood that they had not done the right thing and returned the mangoes to the King.

Tenali Raman later told King Krishnadevarya that he should not be exploited and that the treasures of the palace should not be given to such greedy people. Instead, it should be used to feed and serve the needy.

Moral: You should not be greedy and take more than you need.

The videos you are watching from our Tenali Raman series are inspired by the Kathputli style of puppet theatre in India.

The puppets are usually made out of wood, metal and cloth with exaggerated facial features which have been painted on. The movement of the limbs are controlled by string or in some cases, metal rods. The use of puppets can be seen as one of the oldest forms of entertainment and storytelling in India. The stories performed were not just for amusement – they were also a form of moral and social education for the masses, covering subjects such as illiteracy.

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