Decision for victory and defeat

*!! Decision of victory and defeat!!*

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It was a long time ago. A debate went on between Adi Shankaracharya and Mandan Mishra for sixteen days. The judge in the debate was Mandan Mishra's wife Devi Bharti.

The decision of victory and defeat was yet to be taken, meanwhile Devi Bharti had to go out for some time for some important work.

But before leaving, Devi Bharti put a flower garland around the neck of both the scholars and said, these two garlands will decide your victory and defeat in my absence. Saying this, Devi Bharti left from there. The debate process continued.

After some time, Devi Bharti returned after completing her work. She looked at Shankaracharya and Mandan Mishra one by one with her decisive eyes and announced her decision. According to her decision, Adi Shankaracharya was declared the winner and her husband Mandan Mishra was defeated.

All the spectators were surprised that without any basis this scholar declared her own husband defeated. A scholar politely asked Devi Bharti- O! Devi, you had left in the middle of the debate, then how did you give such a decision as soon as you returned??

Devi Bharti replied with a smile- Whenever a scholar starts losing in a debate, and when he starts seeing the glimpse of defeat, then due to this he becomes angry and the garland around my husband's neck has dried up due to the heat of his anger whereas the flowers of Shankaracharya ji's garland are still as fresh as before. This shows that Shankaracharya has won.

Everyone was stunned to hear the decision of Vidushi Devi Bharti, everyone praised her a lot.

*Moral:-*

Friends! Anger is that state of a human being which opens a new way of defeat after coming close to victory. Anger not only opens the door to defeat but also becomes the reason for rift in relationships. Therefore, never let your flower-like qualities wither due to the heat of your anger.