What were the guru's words of wisdom ? How did the guru manage to save his disciple's life ?
What does it reveal about the king and his minister ?
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The Guru’s words of wisdom were that it was the city of fools and their unpredictable behaviour could create danger anytime.
The guru tried to confuse the king by expressing his desire to be killed first. He told the king that it was not an ordinary stake. It was the stake of the god of justice and whoever would die on the stake first would become the king in next life and the second to die would become his minister. The king didn’t want to lose the kingdom to someone else in the next round of life. So he ordered to postpone the execution and that night, the king and his minister went secretly to the prison. They released the guru and the disciple and disguised themselves as the two. Finally, both of them were taken to the stake and promptly executed. In this way the Guru managed to save his disciple’s life.