In English
's firm faith in the will of the Divine
exemplified this quality of unquestioning faith in the will of the Divine. When he was going about in his native village , chanting the name of , some envious persons attacked him and took away the cymbals from his hands. accepted the loss as a sign of grace from and continued singing, using his hands for clapping. He said; "Oh Lord! I am using these hands you have given to me for clapping, while singing your praise. I can do without the cymbals." The miscreants then bound his hands to prevent him from clapping. exclaimed: "Lord! I shall keep the rhythm of my chanting with. my voice. Your love will be my tune. I know no . I have done no penance. I do not care for the treasures of the world. My greatest and only wealth is your love. Confer this wealth on me." Of what avail are . and penance without the love of the Lord? They are like preparing an excellent food in an untinned vessel. The entire food gets poisoned. Likewise, one may practise the nine forms of devotion, but without love of God in the heart, they are useless. declared. "Oh Lord! I want your love alone and nothing else." At his birth, the name given to was , because of his fair complexion. But as he was always chanting the name ", ," he got the popular name "" (one who was immersed in consciousness). The moment he repeated 's name he used to lose his consciousness. In this manner, there are many great ones who have the names given to them at birth and the names by which they get known later on. The lives of these great ones should be regarded as ideals for the rest of mankind.