Once upon a time, there lived a King named – Roopsen, who ruled the Burdwan Kingdom. Once, a young man – Birbar, approached the King for some work. The King appointed Birbar as his guard. King Roopsen compensated Birbar well.
A few days later, King Roopsen heard a lady crying bitterly in a field nearby. Roopsen ordered Birbar to go and inquire about the matter. Roopsen secretly followed Birbar after giving him orders.
Birbar realised that the lady was an omen warning the King about an impending danger in his life. When Birbar asked for a remedy to avert this danger, the lady said there was a temple nearby. If Birbar surrenders everything and serves the temple, The King's life will be spared.
After giving a thought to the lady, Birbar left his home with his family to serve the temple. However, the conditions in the temple were quite harsh. Birbar and his family couldn't survive in the temple and died eventually. When this piece of information reached the King, he not only became hopeless but In grief and despair, he decided to take his own life. Suddenly, the Goddess of the temple appeared before the King and blessed him for being pure in heart. The King requested the goddess to resurrect Birbar and his family and Lo! The family was restored.
After narrating the whole story, Betal had a question for Vikram, "Birbar sacrificed himself and his family and the King too was also about to sacrifice his precious life. In your opinion whose sacrifice is bigger?"
Vikram pondered over the question and said, "I am convinced that King's sacrifice is more considerable as it was Birbar's duty to protect the King, but King was not required to protect Birbar. But out of his love and kindness, the King expressed his wish to sacrifice his life."
Betal fled back to the tree trunk upon hearing the answer from Vikram.