In plain words
I do not need a temple. But the people are suffering greatly for the sake of My temple. I do not need a temple. But the devotees want a temple. The devotees gathered the money, as far as their strength and means allowed. One must not do the people such a wrong. Whatever he did, he did. But you have the jewels your parents' home gave you. Sell them and you, at least, have this temple built,’ He said. She rose at daybreak and told her husband, ‘I had a dream like this.’ Never mind a dream: her husband's was not a nature to listen even if someone told him face to face. ‘Hey, you had a dream, didn't you! Why are you so afraid of what came in a dream? If Īśvara Himself truly comes in my dream and tells me, I will certainly have it built,’ he said. There are many misers in the world who argue foolishly like this. ‘If God means to tell me, let Him come before me and tell me to build Him a temple,’ they argue. Will God come and speak to this wretch? The one who gives wealth and riches to all is God alone! That God must come and hold out His hand before this man, it seems! So his wife too could not say anything to him. Again on the second day Īśvara came to her in a dream once more. ‘Your husband says all this is false. These dreams are not all lies. They are true. You have My temple built. Make the people happy. I will grant you every comfort,’ He said. Again she rose at daybreak and told her husband, ‘Last night too Śiva came. He said He would grant me every good fortune,’ she told him. To that her husband: ‘Then tell Him to grant every good fortune first. After that I'll build the temple,’ he said. Well! As he went on talking like this, she dug in her heels. ‘The jewels my mother's people gave me are all there. I will sell them all and have a temple built for Īśvara. I will not touch a single naya paisa of your money,’ she said. ‘All right! Whatever all those jewels come to! I will take them myself and give you money,’ he said. He did not want those jewels to go out of the house. She was a woman of the old days, poor thing! How much they were worth, how much they weighed: she knew none of this. He told her the jewels were all mixed with copper, said this and that besides, and told her they came to a thousand rupees in all.