The second of the four ashramas or stages of life is the household life or the Grihastha ashrama. Grihastha ashrama forms the foundation of society. To care for the family, to extend the ambit of one’s family beyond the walls of one’s home, to serve the society, to care for others – all these form the very challenge as well as the beauty of this stage of life.
For this, the interesting story of the famous poet Maagha and his wife Vidyavati has been chosen. The great poet Maagha used to give away in charity everything he received as gifts. Once, a brahmin approached him for help to conduct his daughter's wedding. Maagha sold items from his home and sent the money to the father. All arrangements were made, but for golden ornaments; so the compassionate Maagha took the golden bangle off his sleeping wife Vidyavati's wrist and sent it to the brahmin. In the morning, when Vidyavati awoke, she took off the second bangle, and giving it to Maagha, said, "We should not bid farewell to our daughter with a single bangle."
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