Nahusha ascended to the throne of Indra by his supremely pious activity. As long as he was doing pious activity he was continuing on Indra’s post. It was his good fortune to be on Indra's post but that very fortune turned into misfortune. This was because of Nahusha's pride due to being in a powerful position.
He was so intoxicated with being on Indra's post that he completely forgot that it had come to him due to his good behavior. He failed to realize that he would lose the position if he becomes impious. From being King of Indra, he became a disgusting human consuming snake.
Powerful position is not a reward,
it is a higher responsibility for being in that position. But when responsible people consider positions as a reward, they became like the intoxicated people who lose balance in walking and fall into the ditch.
Bonus is not for squandering, bonus is an investment on the employee by the employer. No employer wants his employee to lose his efficiency by giving him a special privilege, rather he is hoping that the bonus would give greater impetus to the employee to work.
If the employee on receiving the bonus becomes incoherent, he not only loses what he has gained as a privilege, but also loses the cause of his privilege- his very job.
Nahusha wanted to enjoy the queen of Indradeva, thinking that since I am Indra, everything that belongs to Indra is also mine.
So to get the queen, Nahusha made the sages carry him on a palanquin. This ruined his position further, he ordered the humble sages to go faster to her chamber, and on losing his patience, he kicked one of the great sages, and kicked off his piety, position and power and became an obnoxious human eating snake.
Bonus is nothing but increased responsibility, if we want to get more bonus, we use it wisely and grow more.
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