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weakness he had no pains in the body* The mind was filled
with perfect peace. Remembrance of God had become a
setrle-i t.n»I continuous function of the mind. When sitting
-}uiet or lying down, he was often totally unconscious of
the body.
On the ninth day the village munsif of the place, a
SariiSvrLt, visited him at the Devi's temple with presents of
znilk and plantains. Ramuas gave him to understand that
he had no command from Gocl to eat. He had no idea as to
when the fast worJd be broken. However, he assured the
friend that when he did so he would first take food in his
house. The day for it was not far off. The fast ended two
days later. Raindas trudged on to his house which was over
a mile from the temple. He had to take long rests on the
way.
The kind friend, so also his faithful wife, considered it a
happy privilege to feed Ramdas. After the meal, taking
permission of the kind host, he left for Kundapur in a
motor-bus, the friend having secured for Mm a seat in it.
He reached Kundapur by evening.
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In Kundapur, Ramdas as nsual occupied the upstairs
of Ram Bhatji's dispensary. The medical friend treated
him with utmost regard and love. He preferred to live on
milk diet. Here he met Ramcharan, a well-educated
Northern India sannyasi, who was taking keen interest in
the social amelioration of the masses. The sannyasi con-
ceived an unusual affection for Ramdas and got attached
to his person.
Ramdas' stay in Kundapur was during the rnango
season. The friends who visited him gorged him, as it were,
with mangoes of the season. He was also made to drink
large quantities of milk. The result was, he got an attack of
diarrhoea accompamed by fever. The fever completely took
hold of him. His bodyj^kAlready weakened owing to the