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taken in a dream-state The chapter of "might-havebeens" in life was now closed for ever There was only one way in life for him to pursue and that of an anchorite
Acharya Shree Chandra Sagar Suri gave him Diksha on Maha vad Pancham Vikram Samvat 1998, 6th Feb 1942, at Bordi, Bombay
Father, too, took the Vow and was named Chandrakant Sagarjee Maharaj. His age was fifty at the time he took Diksha He became well-known as an ascetic. He was devoted to the Shraman Order Even at the age of sixty, his fervour in devotion and acts of piety did not abate in the least The great soul of Chandrakant Sagarjee Maharaj is no longer with us now He passed away on 26 July 1959 on the same day that Chitrabhanu was born 37 years ago What a harmonising contrast of life in death
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The title of one of the numerous booklets which Chitrabhanu's prolific pen has given us is Jivan-manWord as bread Dharma, Religion in life The title of life means much It is indeed true that there is much of the poetic in his writings The source of their inspiration does not he so much in his imagination however, as in his life It may be truly said of his literary compositions that it is his very lifeblood which is poured into them to be the bread of life for others This does not apply to him alone This is true of every word of man who is conscious of a high purpose in life
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