Gautam Buddha: When Gautam Buddha said - Every person has four wives, only the fourth one stays with him

Lord Gautam Buddha is considered to be the founder of Buddhism, one of the oldest religions in the world. His precious thoughts change the condition and direction of life and give new inspiration. People accept his teachings and thoughts and follow them.

But one of the many thoughts of Gautam Buddha is the thought of having 4 husbands and wives, knowing which you will be surprised. According to Gautam Buddha, every man should have four wives and every woman should have four husbands. But why did he say so and what is the reason behind it, you will get the answer to this in this story.

Story narrated by Gautam Buddha

A man had four wives. In those times, men had the right to keep more than one wife. The person's life was going well with his wives. But after some time the person was surrounded by physical problems and fell very ill. The disease was so complicated that instead of getting cured, the condition was getting worse day by day. Seeing his condition, the person understood that his time of death is near. He started feeling sad about this.

First wife's answer

One day he said to the first wife- Dear, my death is near, I will soon leave my body and be free from the world. But I do not want to go alone. I have always loved you and I still do. Will you come with me after my death?. Hearing this, the wife became silent and finally gathering courage, she said to the husband- Swami, I know that you love me very much and I also love you as much. But with your death the time has come for us to separate. Saying this, the first wife refused to go with him after death.

Second wife's answer

After this, the person goes to his second wife and asks her the same question- Will you come with me after death?. In response, the second wife says- When your first wife herself refused to go with you, then how can I go with you. Saying this, she also goes away from him.

Answer of the third wife

The person's death is now very close and being alone after death, he calls his third wife with a sad heart and asks the same question. The third wife also refuses to go with him after death.

Answer of the fourth wife

Now the person's hopes are over as death is even closer and finally he calls his fourth wife and musters up the courage to ask the same question that he had asked his three wives. The person says- Wherever I go after death, will you also come with me there? Then the fourth wife says- Swami, I will definitely come with you. Wherever you go, I will also come with you and support you. Because I myself cannot stay away from you.

Essence and learning of the story

While narrating the story, Gautam Buddha says in the end, every man and woman must have four wives and four husbands. This is because he too gets to hear 'yes' the fourth time. However, the meaning of the four husbands and wives mentioned in the story is that Gautam Buddha has told the aspect of life here. According to Gautam Buddha, the first wife in this story is our 'body'. Which cannot go with us after death. Therefore, after death the body is burnt or buried.
The second wife is our 'fate'. After death, our fate is also left here and we cannot take it with us.
The third wife is related to 'relationships'. After death, all the relationships are left here and we cannot take it with us even if we want to.
The fourth wife in the story is ready to go with us. It is related to our 'karma'. Karma is the only thing that goes with us after death. Karma is the thing through which the account of our sins and virtues is kept and after death our soul attains heaven or hell.