Characters : A Sage, three pupils, Farmer, King Once upon a time, there lived a sage by the name of Manikantha. He lived in an ashram on the banks of the river, Kaveri. He used to teach students who were the heirs of royalty, farmers, merchants, and people of other guilds. At that time king, Ramana ruled Kerela and the northern part of Tamilnadu. He had three sons, Prince Tanaka, Karu, and Kulya. They were very talented in warfare but they had no intelligence. Their father was worried about the future of the kingdom in his son's hands. Hence he asked the sage to teach his sons regarding wisdom and kingship. The sage agreed and started teaching the princes. They were not familiar with that kind of environment. Hence it took them a lot of time to get used to life in the ashram. They were very quick learners, hence they learned the epics like the Vedas and Upanishads in no time. The sage then moved to advanced concepts like Physics, Ayurveda, Law, and debating. Within 3 years ...
