It had been only two days since Krishna Chandra's marriage was completed when an envoy from the palace came to Beli Rama with the message of the king.
Krishna Chandra did not want to go to the palace due to some personal reasons, but Beli Rama sent him forcibly.
King Ballabha Kumara was waiting for Krishna Chandra in his room. He was so upset that he could not properly greet Krishna Chandra.
"Aacharya Krishna Chandra, please help me. You have to rejoin your post of aacharya." King Ballabha Kumara said immediately.
Krishna Chandra was not coming to the palace only because of this reason.
"My king, I'm sorry to you, but I can't do it even if I want to. I had left my shishya in the middle. It was aacharya Tejasraja who handled the situation. I am deeply grateful to him, just because of him my dear shishya's education continued. Now that I am back, he has to go...No King, this is miserably wrong. My principles don't allow me to do this unfair act. And at the same time, it is also wrong from a practical point of view. The one who has supported in difficult times should not be punished but instead rewarded...No food provider, I cannot do this." Krishna Chandra explained everything.
Krishna Chandra also expressed his admiration for Tejasraja.
"I knew that a gentleman like you would say this. But aacharya, I am very compelled. My Keshava has clearly said that if he studies then you will be his aacharya, otherwise, he will remain uneducated. Apart from you, he is categorically refusing to receive education from anyone else. You are clueless that...aacharya Tejasraja has been coming daily for the last fifteen days but Keshava does not go to study. He is returning without teaching for fifteen days." King Ballabha Kumara said with great shame.
"Impossible... a decent boy like a prince can't do that."
"It has become possible and not once or twice, it has been happening daily for the last fifteen days."
"How can this be true, sir, he is a very intelligent and obedient child, no... my conscience does not agree." Krishna Chandra said firmly.
Krishna Chandra refused to accept so, as he knew the personality of Keshava Kumara very well.
"It is with great regret that he is doing this despicable act every day. You understand my pain too. With what face will I keep asking for forgiveness from aacharya Tejasraja every day? The king expressed his pain.
Krishna Chandra saw tears in the eyes of the king. Those tears forced him to trust his king.
"It is a matter of great sadness...but I still cannot believe that my Keshava can do this. Has he ever told you why he is doing this?" Krishna Chandra asked thinking.
King Ballabha Kumara said yes with eyes. That gave a little relief to Krishna Chandra.
"The night I returned from your wedding, he came to my room and told me everything. I felt like calling you at the same time...but it was your marriage...so..." King Ballabha Kumara said.
"Yes that I...I am sorry for my busy schedule. Please tell me, what did Keshava say?" Krishna Chandra asked.
"Keshava said that when you used to teach, he used to like to study. He remembers everything you taught him. But this is not the case with aacharya Tejasraja. His method of teaching is different. He could not learn anything from him." The king replied.
There was trust in the king's voice. That was more shocking for the former Aacharya.
"What are you saying? While Keshava Kumar is a brilliant shishya, I have heard that aacharya Tejasraja is also a great scholar." Krishna Chandra said as he could not digest the truth told by his king.
"Aacharya, having knowledge and sharing knowledge are two different things. I have seen your style of teaching. You don't impose things. You allow understanding to find its way. Due to this habit, the increase in intellectual knowledge happens automatically without giving any stress to the mind. But aacharya Tejasraja..."
The king stopped himself all of a sudden.
Krishna Chandra was frightened by that.
"What happened?" terrified Krishna Chandra asked.
The king took a few minutes to decide whether he should tell the truth or not.
"I have the right to know. Please tell me." Krishna Chandra requested his former employer.
"Aacharya Tejasraja wanted that whatever he told should be memorized." King Ballabha Kumara said hesitantly.
"What?" Suddenly came out of astonished Krishna Chandra's mouth.
"Yes aacharya, I am telling you the truth." Ballabha Kumara said firmly.
"But memorizing is not learning." Krishna Chandra expressed his feelings with little anger.
"I know Aacharya. A shishya who studied from you will never remember things forcibly. His effort will be to understand things. I have seen how you used to answer Keshava's every why and how...if you didn't know anything, you dared to apologize to the little one. I heard myself when you said that I do not have the answer yet, I will find it and tell you. Unlike you, aacharya Tejasraja wants that every sentence that comes out of his mouth should be accepted as true as it is Brahmawakya." The king told.
Krishna Chandra shook his head in sorrow, feeling the tension of poor Keshava Kumara.
"This is ridiculous." Krishna Chandra expressed his feelings.
The king's expressions were telling that he also agreed with Aacharya's words.
"Asking any question, aacharya Tejasraja considers as an insult. Now tell me, Brahmin lord, what is Keshava doing wrong by refusing to study from such an aacharya?" King explained everything.
Hearing that, Krishna Chandra did not like it at all. That was going thoroughly opposite to the teaching he had wished for Keshava Kumara.
Keshava Kumara was being taught to walk in sheep's gait.
"It means that Keshava's education has not progressed." At the behest of Krishna Chandra, the king nodded in despair and agreed.
"Soldier, give my message to my shishya, tell him that the holidays are over and the study starts tomorrow." Krishna Chandra said in a little anger.
Just after Saying, Krishna Chandra left.
The king and the soldiers became very happy.
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