CHAPTER XLH
BOMBAY-SOJAT ROAD-KASARAGOD
As usual Ramdas halted at Saigivrao'e house. On this
occasion as well he wont through a programme sot by the
friends of the place, almost similar to the one at the time
of his last visit to Bombay.
He delivered a discourse in the Saranwut Association
Hall before a crowded audience on GoU-raalusation. Then
again he was invited to Santa Gnu whoro ho spoke for a
short time on the principles of devotion, sifter an exposition
by Janardan Pant on some portion of the Dasbodh of
Samarth Raxndafl. At Sanjivrao's ewnhitf fohajan and
pravachan on Dasbodh by Jaiwrdau Pant became a
daily programme. Suddenly Anant Buwa also turned up*
At Sanjivrao's request ho performed a kirtan in his
rooms. He was a fine musician and wa« assisted in his
performance by his two sonfl who woro exports in playing
upon the harmonium and the tabla. In tlio course of tb<«
harikatha, Anant Buwa gavo an apt illustration of the
incorrigible human nature which does not ullow a person
to keep up a steady and unruffled longing and aspiration
for God. He said: a mother in the house rocks her child in
the cradle and, lulling it to sleep, goes on hor task of
fetching water from the well. She returns with the pitcher
filled and, passing by the way of the cradle, peeps in to see
what the child is <loing. Finding that it is sound asleep she
goes in and empties the pitcher and, when coming out
again for another turn, she hears a low cry from hor child*
Going up to the cradle she gives it a swing and the child
sleeps again. Once more she fetches another pitcher of
water and finds that the child is a little more restless than
lefore and is crying louder* She goes to the cradle and gives
one more swing and the child sleeps. Thus swing after