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he succeeded in making Karndas angry ; and if ho failed he
would stand them a treat instead. Poor friend, be lost the
bet!
Dwarkadas1 worship of the images wont on regularly
day after day. The time of his departure came. The day
previous to it he was as usual engaged in his worship having
the murtis spread out on a cloth in front of him. Kanidas
was at the time sitting on his asim outside. Kanda
who was a so-callod untouchable, wlrieli fact T)w<irkadas
could know only the day before, came to the ashram as
usual but^this time with a buuoli of ripo plantains as a
farewell offering to Dwarkadas. Tie directly csune up and
was about to place the gift at tho feet of Dwarkadas when the
latter suddenly flared up and shouted forth: " How dare you
come near me ? Don't you see that I have put on the sacred
cloth and am doing puja ? Get away from my presence."
At these sharp words Kanda shrank back and quietly
going into a corner took his seat. Eamdas observed the
whole game. Getting up from his place Hamdas quietly
proceeded towards Dwarkadatf, and before he could
know why Ramdas was coming to him, collected the
images and the puja materials by folding up the cloth on
which they were placed and making tho whole thing into
a sling, with all the force at his command, flung them into
the ditch at the right side of the ashram. Dwarkadas was
stunned, and gazed at Ramdas with looks filled with awe.
Ramdas then told him:
"Look here, Ramji, your devotions have been taking
decidedly a wrong turn. That devotee before yon," point-
ing to Kanda, u came to you with a heart full of lovo and
reverence and was about to offer you a precious gift of
fruits. Now you chose to discard him* That means yon
have discarded the very love of < *<><!* For you in future
the living kxunan image should bo God. Therefore, got up
and prostrate at the feet of Kanda whom you have wantonly
insulted. He is your Ram, God and all. This is the vision