Time Tales – II Conclusion

We have a few questions from the previous post,
answers to which be found here. Just a small recap of the questions herewith –

Why does he do so? – – – – – – (1)

When he’s being interrogated, the court jester only repeats one sentence ” Present Time’s Present “

What does it mean? – – – – – – (2)

The guards inform the king about this three worded reply of the court jester after two days and the king immediately sets him free and asks for him to be treated with respect.

Why does he order for release of the court jester? – – – – – – – (3)

King Yashodhwaj was a very intelligent man. He constantly craved for intelligent encounters, for the ones in his court were never enough. Besides, his court didn’t have the most intelligent of men either. That made him all the more worried.

He was also worried about the neighbouring king, King Vardhman, who was one of the wisest men he had heard about and who was dethroned recently. He had planned to send a messenger to King Vardhman, when the news of the latter’s defeat had come. But, there was still hope, for the king was not found dead, yet.

So King Yashodhwaj had his guards look in every corner of the town, in hope of finding the defeated king. Every new face in the town had been taken to the king, probed in the form of riddles and then released in disappointment.

During the contest, when King Yashodhwaj received such a brilliant answer in the form of a poem from the Court Jester, he knew at once that the latter had something to do with King Vardhman. So, he ordered imprisonment for the Jester for two days, so that further search could be carried out in his house and his true identity be dug out. After all, he could be the Senapati’s man spying around in his kingdom! That too roaming around so closely to the king!

During their search on the second day of imprisonment of the court jester, the guards came upon a piece of parchment containing the following message –

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Priya Raja,

Rajeshwar,

Every evening shall bring the horizon to us,

So full of colors that will last,

Eons though may pass in 24 but,

Not a day without the dewy cast may pass,

Though time is to tear this cloth again,

Time itself only shall mend,

If not the stars, no they can’t, but

Moon shines far enough to this end,

End may near either North or South,

South if it, God forbid, does,

Pray go to the East and never return,

Rolling stones may, at times, become a must,

Ever you shall remain dear and peace me award thus,

So please please do not look for, but only forward,

Endings may few times be beginnings new,

Now, save the little hope we have, won’t you?

To accomplish what deceit has torn, what lays disarrayed.

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The above parchment was found lying in the house of the court jester. The parchment was taken to the King, who immediately knew and ordered release of the famous poet Kavi Ritumai, who belonged to the court of King Vardhman and who was their present court jester!

Kavi Ritumai had helped King Vardhman escape and had come here to the kingdom of King Yashodhwaj, to find shelter. He had setup a hut in the corner of the town for himself and arranged a shelter in a cave in the nearby forest for King Vardhman and his 3 year old son. He would meet them every evening and give them supplies. But when he was taunted by the ministers, a day before the contest, he understood that he might be in for trouble. So, he left the parchment at his house in hope that failing to find him at their regular meeting place that evening, the defeated king would come to the town to his house and find it and leave the place for good, as explained and requested in his poem; Ritumai had known that he could be punished.

Upon reading the parchment, King Yashodhwaj understood the acronyms for “Present Time’s Present es Present” and ordered for release of the poet with respect and honor. He not only gave shelter to the wise King Vardhman, but also helped him recapture his throne.

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