After he saw how Hiranyaka the rat had helped Chitragriva Laghupatanaka came down from his tree and called out the rat in a voice resembling that of Chitrapa The rat thought. What happened? Did forget to free any bird? The dove king rout be calling me for the same purpose
Not sure who was calling him the rat shouted fro inside his fort, Who are you?
Tam Laghupatanaka, the crow
The rat hid into his fort and said Go away at once I don't know who you are
Thave come for an important business. Why don't you meet me?
'What will I gain by meeting you?"
'Sir, I know you freed Chitragriva and his followers. I thought friendship with you would be useful in such a crisis. I am seeking your help
'Very odd! You are the diner and I am the dinner. How can there be amity between the two? Where there is enmity, there cannot be friendship. Didn't you hear the elders say:
Friendship or marriage is always between equals in caste and wealth.
There cannot be any sort of bond
between the weak and the strong
'He who seeks friendship with someone who is not an equal will earn ridicule. So, please go."
Laghupatanaka replied, 'Hiranyaka, I am waiting here at your doorstep. If you reject my hand, I will starve here to death.
'But friendship with you is not possible. However hot the water, it still kills the fire."
'We haven't even seen each other. How can there be enmity between both of us?'
Hiranyaka then explained, 'Enmity is of two kinds. The first is natural and the second is artificial. The second kind disappears when what caused it disappears. But natural enmity ends only with the death of one of the two enemies.
'Can you make it clearer?' asked Laghupatanaka.Yes, artificial enmity is aways based on some reuson, Natural enmity is
ke the one between a soake and a mongoose water and five Devstas and Rakshasas, dogs and cats, the rich and the poor the lesetted and the illiterate, replied Hiranyaka
Laghupatanaka then pleader Sir, what you say is wrcionable There is always a reason behind friendship and unity. That is why a wise foun should always seek frendship and not anmity
Thue, it is foolish to think that you have not come to harm because you are a man of character. People who are blinded by agnorance and anger de po consider your character, said Hiranyaka
"Friendship with bad men is like a pot of clay easy to break but difficult to rejoin With good men it is like pot of gold, difficult to break but easy to mend. I pledge that you will have no mason to fear danger from me said Laghupatanaka
Hiranyaka said, "I have no faith in pledges, don't trust an enemy with whons you have made peace. Even if the hole is small, water seeping through it can sink a ship
After this long serman, Laghupatanaka didn't know how to reply Hiranyaka, he thought, was a very knowledgeable being and that was a strong reason for him to seek his friendship. Turning to Hiranyaka, he said, "Seven words are enough to bring two good people together. We have already talked a lot, which makes us good friends. That's why please believe what I say. If it is not possible, I will stay out and you can talk to me from within your fort.
Impressed by his sincerity, Hiranyaka said, 'Okay, you should not step inside my fort. When Laghupatanaka agreed to that condition, the two became friends and enjoyed their daily meetings and long talks. They helped each other, the crow used to bring pieces offerings from templet for the rat and the rat in tum used to bring grains of paddy and food remsfor Hiranyaka Thus, they became great and inseparable friends.