Question

GOVINDA’S DISCIPLE

SUMMARY:

Rabindranath Tagore’s Govinda’s Disciple is a moral fable which beautifully deals with the

relation between Govinda and his disciple Raghunath. It brings into focus the master-

disciple relationship and shows us how the master teaches values of living and spiritual well

being through living examples of painful experiences.

Govinda, one of the founders of the Sikh religion was sitting on a rock on the bank of river

Ganga and reading scriptures, when his disciple Raghunath arrived with a pair of gold

bangles to please his teacher. Raghunath tries to please his master by presenting him the

pair of gold bangles but the master is not pleased with the disciple’s gift. He tries to teach

his foolish disciple, a disciple who seeks a divine life should not be attached with material

world, so he throws one of the gold bangles into the river. The panic-stricken disciple jumps

into the river to get back the gold bangle. Govinda kept on reading his scriptures calmly, as

the daylight faded, Raghunath came up to him begging him to show the place where it fell

so that he could make another attempt to get it. To his shock, the master took the other

pair of the gold bangle and threw it in the same direction where the first one fell.

This is how the master teaches his disciple that for a spiritual teacher, riches have no value.

He also teaches him the importance of material renunciation to achieve a divine life, a

person who has come to seek spiritual knowledge should not be fond of riches. The only

way to please his teacher is with selfless regard foe him and his quest to seek true wisdom. 2 why do you think Govind threw the bangles in the river?​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:To teach his disciple a lesson

Explanation:Govinda wanted Raghunath to know about the fact that spiritual learning is more valuable and important than materials