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Swami Anand Swamp was taking him to task, had all the
time his face lit up with a self-complacent smile. He was
unruffled and cool as cucumber. Turning towards Swami
Anand Swarup, in a low, gentle and modulated voice, he
spoke:
"Swamiji, the irritahle nature that you have exhibited
does not become your garb. You have unnecessarily
wasted a good deal of your precious energy in the ebullition
of anger. I am a humble soul and you are a great mahatnia.
I am not sorry for myself, but I regret that I became an
unintentional cause of the violence you did to yourself."
After this there was a lull and, the meeting having
terminated, Rarndas stepped out of the house with the
other friends. The sannyasi came out on the road to bid
the party farewell and Eamdas could not resist clasping
him in a fond embrace at which Swami Anand Swarup
'must have been not a little surprised.
Another day, at the combined wish of the devout mothers
of the city, he delivered a discourse on Krishna Prern in a
religious institution. There were over two hundred ladies
present on the occasion and it was purely a ladies' gathering.
He spoke in Hindi for about one hour. He poured himself
out in a stream of ecstasy on the sublime nature of Love.
He brought out many telling incidents in the life of Lord
Krishna wherein the Lord's love for his devotees was
revealed in all its magnificent glory. He concluded with
the peroration that Lord Krishna was the very personifica-
tion of infinite love, light and joy.
The mothers, who listened to his discourse with rapt
attention, were supremely happy. They were the votaries
of Lord Krishna who was their life, soul and everything.
Blessed mothers, may you ever be inebriated with the
magic spell of Lord Krishna's Name and Love!
The discourse over, he returned to Jewandas' house. He
was seated on the terrace of the building. He heard from there
a spirited talk going on at the entrance of the house below.