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bably sweet and elevating in the surrounding atmosphere The still water mirrored the marble temple in all its purity and a profusion of water lilies springing from the clear dark water and interlacing with starlights and wick-lamp floats added to the charm of the place He walked along He felt a buoyancy in his limbs as that of a lark on the wing Blood coursed through his veins as if it were on fire, tingling to a dulcet tune in his ears He was swept on a high tide of joy In this exalted mood of ecstasy he swayed to the steps, which admitted to the interior of the temple
It is amazing, however, that when he entered the sacred precincts he all of a sudden experienced a sense of peace and a certain awe of the silent place He was calm and serene as he came to the alcove where the padukas or foot prints of Lord Mahavir lie in low relief in marble More amazing still, was the clear vision which he saw, as he was transported with ineffable rapture in a single act of adoration From betwixt the padukas a brilliant pencil of light as of liquid sapphire sprang up, his whole being responding to and commingling with it, and was lost in the deep blue of the sky
The Vision Beatific
It is no use describing this transcendent experience Suffice it to say, that the knowledge he now gained of the unseen, was conveyed to him in unmistakable terms This lay a seal of approbation, as it were, on the vows of Renunciation which he had
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