Kandagupta

Kandagupta was a famous Saint. He lived in the outskirts of Maninagar which was the capital of Manipur Kingdom. There were very few who did not know about the wisdom of Kandagupta. He was also known for his fortune telling. Maniraj who was the king of Manipuri came to know of the feet of Kandagupta. He wanted to pay respect to this great saints. So he invited the Saint to his place. When the Saint arrived maniraj welcomed him and offered him a seat. then the king ask the Saint to tell something about his feature from his horoscope.

After a keen observation, Saint started telling the future bones to be placed upon the king. The king was so happy. He kept on rewarding the Saint weather gold and silver for everyone told by Saint. Came the time to see the future misfortunes. The whole outlook of maniraj started to change. He shouted stop you filthy soul how dare you say such nonsense I order you to say me the time of your death Saint reply in a small voice my lord according to my calculations, Bai death will take place just an hour before thyroid. The king was stunned he felt his error. He begged paradon from Saint and Saint him off with furthermore wealth.