In English
Power of the Lord's name erases all fears
When the mendicant was still hesitating to go inside, questioned him about the purpose of his visit. The visitor replied, ", I am repeatedly, chanting God's name but I feel it lacks (spiritual power) just as a person in a state of coma has mere life without any consciousness. I seem to be mechanically chanting the Lord's name without experiencing the power of the Divine. I have come to you with the hope that if you initiate me in one of the Lord's names, it will be charged with spiritual potency and I will be benefitted by chanting such a name." replied, "All the names of God are full of (divine power). God's name is omnipotent and self-effulgent. Hence it is not proper for you to underrate the efficacy of any of the Lord's names. However, for your satisfaction, I will give you (initiation into the sacred formula) as desired by you. Please step into the room." The visitor responded by slowly entering the room, full of humility, hesitation, nervousness and fear, and sat in one comer. of the room. Noticing his plight, gently told him, "My son, why are you so full of fear? Freedom and fearlessness are the birth-right of every man. Freedom being your real nature, why do you give room for fear? You must recognise that the Athmik power is behind all thoughts, and give up fear." Saying this, came closer and closer to the mendicant. Seeing this, the mendicant cried out apprehensively: ", please don't touch me. If you touch me, both of us will be guilty of breach of the traditional norms of our society. I say so particularly because it is winter now, and if you touch me, you will have to take a cold water bath again and that will tell upon your health. I have accepted you as my (preceptor) and since, according to the scriptures, the is verily God, I shall be sinning against God by hurting you in any way. I have come to obey your commands and receive help from you, but not to hurt you in the process. Because of my sins in my past life, I am now born as an untouchable. I don't want to add to my load of sins by allowing you to touch me now'.