The story related to our Great Ancient Guru Chanakya:
This Incidents has perhaps been described by Megasthenes in Indica. When he reached to meet him, it was the first hour of the evening. Chanakya was writing something under the dim light of an earthen lamp. he raised his head, welcomed the guest and asked, : "What's your purpose ?"
"I've come to see you and talk to you about yourself and on different topics." So was the candid reply of th foreigner.
Chanakya asked him to wait. then he took another lamp and after lighting it, he put off the first lamp. Then he invited Megasthenes to sit on the broad mat. Megasthenes sat down but could not hide his surprise. He asked. "I feel there must be a reason that you have put off the first lamp and lighted another one, but i don't find any differences in them; neither in the make and size nor the light that is coming out. Please tell me why you changed the lamp.
"Before changing it, i asked about your purpose, I came to know that it is a personal meeting. So i put off the official lamp whose oil comes from the government treasury and I lighted the lamp for which I purchase oil from my salary. While doing a personal work, i can't misuse the government's money," Chanakya gave a simple reply.
It was really unbelievable for the visitor. he knew Chanakya was all powerful in the Mauryan kingdom, yet he was behaving in such an honest way. He bowed before him and said, "This is the reason of your immense power."
