Tripuraneni Gopichand

Translator : GRK Murty

“Our Ayyavarlumgaru* is such a bright man!
How is that his son turned out to be so stupid!”
asks Anjayya.

Swirling his jandhyam+ swiftly Kamavadhanlu

says, “You are right, our elders have said it in so
many words: ‘Pandita putraha
paramasunthaha’—A Pundit’s son is a great
fool.”
 
* Ayyavarlumgaru—A Vaishnavite Brahmin, mostly placed in the temple as priest, considered intelligent to
guide the villagers.
+ Jandhyam—A long thread worn across trunk by male Brahmins.
“What have you got to say then about our
Sastry’s son. He appears to be all set to become
a greater scholar than his father!”

“Even that also our elders have explained. Would

a tiger anywhere give birth to a cat?” says
Kamavadhanlu.
 
“Yes, Yes, what’s that our elders haven’t said
about,” whispers Anjayya, twisting his tongue.
 
Thank You
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