In English
God has the form of bliss which is eternal and indestructible. But man does not have deep and firm faith in this. A student was to appear in an examination. He was weak in Mathematics. Since the exam was the next day, he worshipped Swami and went for the Mathematics, Part I exam. He failed in this paper. So, he removed Swami’s photograph from the altar and placed it in a cupboard. Second day, he had Mathematics Paper, Part II. That day, he worshipped ’s photograph. He fared even worse. Third day, he was to go for the Accounts examination. Thinking that Mother Goddess would be more benevolent compared to other gods, he brought ’s photograph and did . That day, he could not even understand the questions in the examination. He came back and put this photograph also in the cupboard. Fourth day was Accounts Paper, Part II. Realising that is the remover of all obstacles, he brought incense sticks, coconut and garlanded the idol. When he lit the incense sticks, the smoke began to waft towards the cupboard in which the discarded photos were placed. Then he thought, “I brought incense sticks for ; why should I let the benefit of the fragrance be experienced by these gods – , and , who have betrayed me”? He went into the house and brought a piece of cloth to tie the nose of , and .