Read the following excerpt carefully.
Srikrishna Devaraya : That’s great! Let him ask for anything. He shall get whatever he wants.
Chitra Varama : Thank you very much, Your Majesty. It’s all your affection and encouragement.
Srikrishna Devaraiya : Your presence in the council of advisors will be a boon to the Vijayanagar empire.
Chitra Varama : I am afraid I am not, Your Majesty! Your blessings are worth the strength of a thousand elephants.
Srikrishna Devaraiya : No, a great painter like you should be rewarded in a fitting manner.
Chitra Varama : Your Highness is merciful.
Srikrishna Devaraiya : (Thinking for a while, he snapped his fingers) You will be my chief advisor from today onwards.
Chitra Varama : What! I cannot understand, how I am blessed, Your Majesty.
Ramakrishna : Excuse me, Your Majesty! He is talented in painting but… would it be the right decision to make him…?
Srikrishna Devaraiya : The emperor of Vijayanagar knows what is right.
Minister, please make an announcement that Chitra Varma will be the chief advisor hereafter in our court.
Minister : Yes, Your Majesty. I will piake an announcement in our empire.
Now, answer the following questions.
1. What was a boon to the Vijayanagar empire according to the emperor?
2. What was Tenali Ramakrishna’s reaction when the emperor announced Chitra Varma as the chief advisor?
3. What was the worth of the emperor’s blessings?
4. What did the emperor ask the minister to do?
5. Do you think the decision of the emperor was right?
