JUNAGAD-LIMBDI 131
Kantilal and his father had their home in Lirnbdi, a
state in Kathiawar. Hearing of his arrival at Jnnagad,
Kantilal came down to take Ramdas to his place. In due
course he left Junagad for Limbdi with Kantilal and
Maganlal.
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Limbdi is a small state ruled by a Bajpnt prince who is
designated as Thakore Saheb. The ruling prince is Sir
Danlat Singh—a broad-minded and generous-hearted man.
He is greatly loved by his subjects and has proved himself
to be a true guardian of their interests and welfare.
In Limbdi Ramdas was lodged in Kantilal's house,
situated in a bylane. Coming to know of his arrival,
hundreds of people of Limbdi rushed into KantilaFs house
to gee him. All grades of people streamed in. Officers of the
state, merchants and doctors paid him daily visits. Then
again men and women of middle and poor classes also came
in vast numbers. Every caste, creed and sect was represent-
ed, of which the brahman and the Jain communities f arm-
ed the majority. A large part of the population of the
state belonged to the latter class. He received the visitors
in a spacious carpeted apartment on the second floor of the
building, while for the night he retired to a small room on
the third floor.
Before the crowded audience, Ramdas poured himself
out in the language of love and joy on the charm and power
of God's Name, and on the blessedness of God-realization.
The visitors listened to his discourses with rapt attention.
Here he chose to live on milk diet. The news spread, and
hundreds of mothers came with lotas full of milk from
early morning till afternoon. The quantity of milk they
brought was so much that he could well-nigh have bathed
in it. He had to take a sip—very often a drop through the
finger tip—from every milk pot so as to satisfy the kind
donors.
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