Question

Laxmidhar, a wealthy man was living in a town Kundimpur. He had a good business

and was earning a lot of money. But alas! He was extremely selfish and mean and would not part

with money even for good cause. However, his wife Bhagyamati and son Anand were kind

hearted souls. One day at night he had a very unusual dream. He saw in the dream that he had

died of heart attack and after death he approached the gates of heaven expecting an admission

over there. The two gate keepers challenged him and asked why he should deserve admission.

He was taken aback. He explained to them that he was a rich and powerful man. But they asked

him clearly what good deeds he had done to deserve admission. Laxmidhar recalled after

sometime that he had given two coins to his housemaid Taramati after she begged for it days

together. Taramati was in great crises as she had lost of her husband. On another occasion he had

given one coin to a boy Shivanand. Shivanand was son of his retired employee Sampat. Sampat

was seriously I’ll. He was badly in need of money.

Laxmidhar proudly narrated these deeds to the gate keepers. They asked him to wait for the

decision and passed on this information to Chitragupta. Pat came the reply “Give him his three

coins and tell him to go to hell”. Laxmidhar cried out, “No! No!” His dream had vanished. He

was shocked and afraid. After sometime he calmed down and thought for himself. He had learnt

a lesson.Next morning people saw a different Laxmidhar who was kind, considerate and helpful.

They were pleased and so was Laxmidhar. He then led a full and happy life.

1.Who taught the lesson to Laxmidhar?1

a. Shivanand. b. Sampat. c. Taramati. d. Gate keepers


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Answer 1

Answer:

The gate keepers.

Explanation:

The gate keepers in his dream taught him to do good deeds.