In English
enters the arena of social service
After this realisation, he returned to from . While there, he came to know that the country was in the grip of a severe famine. Then he began to reflect that to spend his time thinking of only his own liberation, when all his countrymen were suffering due to famine, amounted to extreme selfishness. So, he coined the slogan, "" ( in the heart, and work in the hand), and entered the arena of social service with all his energy and zeal, giving to himself and his band of dedicated workers mottoes such as: " (service to man) is (service to God)" and " (service to the villages) is (service to )." He filled the tank of his heart with the holy water of ('s name) which flowed through the top of his hands to quench the thirst of the multitudes of his countrymen. Proceeding thus from village to village, doing social work, coupled with chanting of , finally reached at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula. From there he went to the pilgrim centres of (where he had the of Lord ) and (where he worshipped Lord ). Ultimately he returned to . On the way to , he saw Saint , who was singing the glories of so melodiously that a large number of people including , the ruler of , were attracted to him. As listened to , and told him about his decision to give up his kingdom and to devote himself fully and whole-heartedly to the pursuit of the spiritual path, admonished for his narrow-minded view of spirituality and exhorted him to consider duty as God and work as worship. Thereupon prayed to to give. him initiation. declined saying, " is your , not I, so you have to receive initiation only from him." Rather disappointed, returned to his capital.