In English
The very next day, left for a long northern sojourn and was travelling through thick and fearsome forests. He was constantly hearing the roar of wild animals, and at that time he was only seven years old. At all times and at all places, he was chanting the name of . He was not giving any thought to his food or his rest. He was only asking himself when the day, on which he could have the vision of the Lord, would come. His body was growing weak. His skin was growing rough and tough. His voice became weak; and in that condition, he heard some kind of a heavenly voice address him the question, “For what purpose are you struggling like this? Are you wanting to see me?” It further went on to say, “Those who want to have a vision of me must give up all desires. The desire to have my vision may be a sacred desire, but to travel in such places for securing my vision is a desire that should not be there. Further, you are struggling with the desire that you should have the Lord’s vision. So long as you have this ego of “I,” you will not have the vision of the Lord. There is the sacred saying that the whole world is the abode of . You are forgetting this truth. You do not have to travel long distances to have the divine vision. You have not yet completely cleansed your mind.” quickly understood that he was taking a path which was the wrong one and felt that he should take the correct path. Although he was quite young, his knowledge at that time was quite profound. God will never look at things like age, scholarship, richness or sex or community. He will only recognise the agitation of and the depth of yearning in the mind. In our epics, the stories of several great people have been told, and those stories amply bear out this truth. To what reputed family did belong? In what well-known village was born? What was the wealth that had? What was the age of ? What was the age of ? What was the discriminating power that had? What was the knowledge that had? When we look at these instances, we will come to the conclusion that age, wealth, sex, reputation and strength are not the determining features for securing the grace of the Lord.