406 IN THE VISION OF GOD
saved me. While you kicked and drove mo away, you
rememher I repeated the aatno saying: '(rod does every-
thing for the best'. Now in my ease as well it has come,
true. For, if you had not drivon me away, I would have
been in your company when the tnon of Kali captured
you and, when they discovered that you wore unfit for the
sacrifice, they woxdd have offered mo instead, since I had
no such defect in my body as the one you had so provi-
dentially acquired. So (rod docs everything for the boat."
The story produced a deep impression on the minds of
the friends who assembled to hoar Ramd«H.
(Hi) The dance on the head of Shiva
Durgashanker, an elder brother ol Kantilal of Limbdi,
resided in Bombay. He was tiamdan' fellow student during
his old life at the V. J. Technical Institute of Bombay. He
and bis pious wife were paying LVoquont visits to Ramdais
at Sanjivrao's. He proposed to take Hamdas on a trip to the
noted Elephanta caves near Bombay.
Early one day, a party of about twoutyporrtoim including
ladies started 011 the trip. Sanjivvao and Itatuakar also
formed the party. They boarded a brig specially engaged
for their use. As the brig sailod ou the sea with an
undulating movement, the friends entertained the party
with choice devotional songs to the accompaniment of a
hand harmonium, which they had taken with them. By
noon they drew up at the lauding jetty, leading to the hill
containing the famous caves. On alighting they sought a
quiet place for their dinner. Tlxey bad provided them-
selves with various kinds of refreshments. After dinner
they sauntered about to see the caves.
The first cave they entered, the largest one of the lot,
was a spacious hall, cut out of a giant grauite rock, sup-
ported on solid, beautifully carved pillars standing at
short intervals. Inside the cave was a shrine having on its
facing wall three compartments, each of which represented