SRINAGAR-RAWALP1NDI— AMRITSAR 379
saw natural springs oozing out of the ground like foun-
tains. The party remained here for an hour or two and
returned to Srinagar before evening.
Again another day, by motor-car, these friends took
Ramdas to Mattan for visiting the narrow cave on the
hills.
Bhavanishankerrao was to start for Bombay as he had
come to Kashmir during his summer vacation which was
coming to a close. Ramdas proposed to accompany him.
But Burgadas, out of his great love, intervened. He appealed
to Ramdas to remain with him for some time more.
His two children, Uddhav and Kabir, also joined him.
But Ramdas was determined. He was to leave on the
morrow. Seats for two were arranged in a motor-bus
running to Rawalpindi. In the morning on the day fixed
for departure, a message came by telephone to say that the
seats booked were otherwise filled up and that there were
no spare seats in other buses also for the day. Now,
Bhavanishanker, who had to be present in Bombay on a
particular date to attend his examination, was greatly
upset by the news. For, he could reach Bombay in time
only if he started on the day fixed. Now Durgadas coming
to Ramdas said:
"Ramdas, it is Ram's will that you should not go. You
must stay with me for at least a month more. So He has
upset your plan of departure. We shall find a seat somehow
for Bhavanishanker, but for you there would be no seat
available which means that you are to stay behind."
"Ram's will be done," Ramdas simply replied.
In five minutes, another telephone message came to the
effect that two seats were arranged in another bus*
"I must confess that your Ram is wonderful," Durgadas
exclaimed.
"When He wills, nothing can stand in His way of
fulfilling His object. His will is supreme," Ramdas said.
Ramdas therefore took leave of the loving household
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