CHAPTER XLIV
KASARAGOD
The foregoing chapters <>£ this narrative were
written some years ago. To bring the narration up-to-dute,
the account that follows is now appended to it, It is also
intended to make this supplement as brief as possible by
going over only the most outstanding features of Ramdas1
later experiences.
Life at Anandashram, Kasaragocl, was also filled with
events which are worthy of chronicle. The oarlior part
of it ran on smoothly except for the crowds of visitors
who assembled in the ashram either for performing bhajan
or listening to the talks of Ramrtas. Then commenced a
period marked by celebrations during which the singing
of the Lord's Name and glories wont on continuously for
twenty-four hours attended by hundreds of tho devotees
of Kasaragocl.
Spiritual aspirants, young and old, had recourse to the
ashram. Of these, mention may be made of ji few who
were, as it were, whole-time sadhukas, because they re-
mained in the ashram during night as well. Ramauath
KM, Kancla, Purnanand and Krishnappa were the princi-
pal aspirants. Ramanath Kini was a young man who
possessed not only a steadfast devotion to Gkxl but also a
spirit of dispassion towards the pleasures of the world,
Krishnappa was also a remarkably earnest and enthusiastic
devotee. Kanda and Purnanand were of advanced ago.
They devoted their time mostly in taking part in the
bhajan and repetition of God1s Name, They wore one and
all exceedingly kind and loving to Ramdas.
Ramdas' daily food which consisted of a small quantity
of boiled rice, milk and cnrry in the af teruoou and fruit
and milk in the night, was provided by Auaudrao.
Although he lived in a quiet and out-of-the-way retreat, he