In English
One with purity of heart will find God in all
As he did not change his attitude despite all kinds of persuasions and threats, the King ordered that his hands should be cut off for the offence of disobeying the King. As the King's minions held tightly and raised their gleaming swords to cut off his hands, went on boldly shouting aloud: "" unceasingly and smilingly. After severing both his hands, the executioners went to the King and reported that was fearlessly and smilingly repeating his declaration even after his hands had been cut off and he was bleeding profusely. The King went to the scene of 's ordeal and found that the place was reverberating with the sacred sound of "" coming unceasingly from the tongue of the smiling as well as from the blood flowing profusely on the ground from his hands. In a short while, fell down dead with a smiling and calm face and "" on his lips. The King was deeply moved and he prostrated at the feet of . He sent for the scholars, priests, and heads of religious institutions who had complained against the saintly . On their arrival, he reprimanded them saying, "What is the use of your book learning? You could not recognise or understand the greatness of . He was a man who established unity in thought, word and deed. You don't practise what you read and teach. You are all a pack of conceited, book-worms, envious of truly great persons. Misled by your complaints, I have committed the sin of virtually murdering such a saintly person. However, he has become a martyr in upholding the highest truth of "." In order to teach you a lesson and to provide a source of inspiration to you and your progeny, I am building a memorial for in your itself." The criterion for true devotion is not proficiency in scriptures or routine performance of so-called spiritual practices, but the realization of the divinity in oneself as well as in all others which can be attained only through steadfast adherence to truth, purity of heart and universal love. Where there is (purity of mind and heart), there will be (attainment of wisdom). One with need not go to the forest or pilgrim centres in search of God He will find God in. himself and in others too.