414 IN THE VISION OF GOD
In the evening, among a large number of friends who
attended the discourse at the temple, the vakil friend was
one who sat straight in front of Raindas. The latter spoke
for about forty-five minutes. He observed the vakil shed-
ding streams of tears. It was evident that ho was touched
by Ramdas1 repeated exhortations to boliovo in Ood and
develop devotion for Him*
That very night Ramdas hud to start from Akalkot to
Bangalore. The railway station lay at a distance of six
miles from the city, A horse tonga was hired to take him
to the station. The vakil friend was there to take final
leave of him. When the tonga wtis about to start, the
friend was overpowered by strong emotion and wept on
account of separation. Then, again, as the tonga was
nearing the railway station, Maruti cried like an incon-
solable child at the thought of his approaching severance
from Ramdas. Janardan Pant took him to task for his
exhibition of feelings in that manner, remindhig him of tho
high philosophy he used to propound while dilating on tho
Gita slokas.
They reached the station and, whom the train arrived,
Prem Singh and Madhavrao also started weeping. So in
the midst of their wails Ramdas and Janardan Punt, who
proposed to accompany him as far as Bangalore, got into
the train and left Sholapur District.
(iii) A mother sees a Vision
In due time the train slowed down at the Bangalore
station and halted. Alighting they made their way straight
to Malleswaram in the company oŁ Bhavanishankerrao
who had come to the station to receive them. In Bangalore,
Ramdas, this time, spent only a few days. Janardan Pant
gave the devoted household the delight of listening- to his
harikatha performance. The day of departure having
come Janardan Pant left for his district by an earlier
At the time of bidding farewell to Ramdas, Janardan