Which is the greatest man - the one who gives up the world and becomes a sannyasin or he who lives in the world and performs all his duty as a householder? A king once inquired this question to all the wise subjects of his court. The ones who asserted that the sannyasin was the greater of them, the king asked them to prove their assertion. But they could not. The others who said that the householders who perform their duty are the greater, were also asked to prove their assertion. But no one could prove it. Then at last came a young sannyasin and answered
#144 Who is the greatest man?
#144 Who is the greatest man?
#144 Who is the greatest man?
Which is the greatest man - the one who gives up the world and becomes a sannyasin or he who lives in the world and performs all his duty as a householder? A king once inquired this question to all the wise subjects of his court. The ones who asserted that the sannyasin was the greater of them, the king asked them to prove their assertion. But they could not. The others who said that the householders who perform their duty are the greater, were also asked to prove their assertion. But no one could prove it. Then at last came a young sannyasin and answered