CHAPTER II
KOLLUR AND KASARAGOD
(i) Real Conientment
H. Umanathrao, a pure and selfless soul with his devoted
wife, came down from Kundapur, a small town to the
north of South Kanara, to take Eamdas over to his place.
Ramdas left Kadri cave. The object of Umanathrao was to
get him the darshan of a venerable saint staying at the
famous temple of Mukambika of Kollur. The same evening
they reached Kundapur. They travelled by motor-bus. The
kind friend provided him with a separate room, the up-
stairs of a house facing his own.
Ramdas passed happily a period of about a month and
a half in Umanathrao's delectable company. Umanathrao
was a true philosopher. He lived a life of selfless service.
He was simple and unassuming by nature. He held a
British university degree in medicine. In a spirit of
renunciation he had given up Government employment
and had taken up private practice. He was greatly loved by
all the people of Kundapur for his ready medical aid at all
hours. He was kind and sympathetic towards all alike;
rich and poor, old and young, high and low. He would
not take any fee for his services from the poor and even
from the rich he would not accept any remuneration when
he was not in need of money. He was entirely free from
anger, guile and malice. He was extremely charitable. He
would often speak of the world as only a play of God, and
that the best way to live in it was to witness the game
dispassionately. The light of divine love ever illumined his
heart. When occasions arose, he would do the meanest service
for the relief of his fellow-men. He also possessed a keen
sense of humour and was remarkably witty. He was indeed
a pure, godly and noble soul.
A month passed, and Ramdas reminded Umanathrao of
the proposed trip to Kollur. Arrangements were at onee