When Sriguru was in Ganagapur, a pious Brahmin too lived there. He never lied and he would never accept any charity. He never went to anyone’s house to eat food. He would maintain himself and his wife on whatever dry food grains he would collect as alms. However, his wife was very unhappy. In Ganagapur various visitors would come everyday to arrange for sumptuous meals and offer it to the Brahmins as part of their religious ceremony. Thus Brahmins were entertained almost daily. These people would invite Brahmin couple’s for meals. They would please Brahmin-couples with sweet and sumptuous meals in addition to offering them charitable donation. This way the Brahmin community of Ganagapur enjoyed sweet sumptuous meals and money in charity. This particular pious Brahmin was very resolute about his religious vow of not accepting any food offered by anyone else. However, his wife was extremely desirous of enjoying the sweet sumptuous food. Due to this, she was very disappointed with her husband. This disappointment led her to constantly accuse and bother her husband.

One day a rich gentleman came to Ganagapur to perform Shraddha^[1] ceremony. He invited all the Brahmin-couples of Ganagapur. Hence the Brahmin lady suggested her husband to attend the ceremony together and enjoy the sumptuous meals. Her husband did not agree. The lady thought that other Brahmin ladies were extremely fortunate to attend the ceremony and enjoy the meals and monetary gifts, and just because of her husband, she has to deprive herself of this opportunity. Therefore, she approached Sriguru with these complaints about her husband. So Sriguru called the Brahmin and asked him to attend the Shraddha ceremony and enjoy sumptuous meals along with his wife. As per the order of Sriguru the Brahmin went to attend the Shraddha ceremony.

At the ceremony the rich gentleman made a solemn promise regarding his ancestors. The Brahmin lady became very happy by the mere thought that she would get sweet sumptuous meal. Just when she was about to take a morsel of food to eat, she saw that dogs and pigs had already started eating directly from the leafed-plates meant for guests. Seeing this she felt disgusted, left the meals and went away from the ceremony. Then she spoke to her husband “How did you take food there? Those dirty animals were eating food directly from the plates meant for guests”. The Brahmin replied, “Because of you this grievous wrong has taken place today. I will take the necessary permission from Sriguru and atone for this wrong act”.

Both went to see Sriguru and narrated the story. Sriguru said, “don’t worry. You had been to the Shraddha ceremony on my orders”. He explained to both, the rules of conduct, manners and principles of Brahmin community in detail. He further added, “A Brahmin who observes all the rules of conduct and principles need not worry about anything in his life. There will be prosperity with the kind grace of Goddess Laxmi in his house and he will enjoy long life. Therefore, you should observe all the rules of conduct and principles of Brahmin community with full faith”.

The Brahmin couple took Sriguru’s blessings and returned home. This incident at the Shraddha ceremony completely destroyed the Brahmin lady’s strong desire for accepting the food offered by others. Thus both became very happy with the blessings of Sriguru.