4i$ IN THE VISION OF GOD
The train ran on unmindful of the fantastic positions
assumed by the passengers who wove huddled up within its
compartments. Ramdas also dozed away. As the morning
light was streaking in through the windows, he was
startled by a soul-racking, sharp and strange cry above
him. It was the gruff voice of the sepoy, owner of the
tnrban, who was heaping curses on the rogue who dig-
appeared with his head gear. Now Ramdas slowly slid out
of the nook with the tnrban in his hand. At the sight of
the turban, the sepoy leapt through joy and wresting it
from Ramdas' hands cried: "So you were below the seat!
Ha! how could I know? Thank Allah, I have my turban
back." And he stroked his long grey beard with evident
self-complacence.
Ramdas now came to Shorauur Junction whore he met
Sanjivrao in whose escort he caught train to Ernalailam
and, by midday, reached the destination.
As usual Ramdas stopped with Sanjivrao at whose house
in the mornings and evenings a number of friends who
had been visiting Ramdas on the previous occasions came
to have talks with him. After dark there would be every
day kirtan in Sanjivrao's house by his wife and children
who sang in a melodious voice the abhangas of Tulwiram
and other saints and also God's Names. A few friends
including Veeraraghava Iyer would attend the function.
All the friends would be absorbed in the blissful contem-
plation of God for about two hours when the music was
going on.
In regard to the recent illness of Veeraraghava Iyer,
an extraordinary incident which took place has to be des-
cribed here in some detail. Sometime ago this frioml Ml
seriously ill and his life was despaired of, He dropped
into a state of coma having lost all external conscious-
ness. In this state he remained for a whole night. His
devoted wife was in close attendance on him. She wag
keeping watch on this critical night. Pa$t midnight, an