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Gulabchandji Dhadha
Magistrate: Where did you get the saffron from?
Siddha:-From cups put on the smaller Maroo-devi Mata elephant. Magistrate: -How did you carry the saffron ?
Siddha:-In my claws.
Magistrate: Why not in your peak?
Siddha:-That would have polluted saffron.
Magistrate:-Now tell me and I will judge whether you speak the truth or not:-say, how many temples are there, how are they surrounded and how many gates there are to approach the temples? Siddha:-There are many temples. They are surrounded by a wall which has three gates.
Magistrate: Well, by which gate you went in ?
Siddha:-By the hind gate.
The Magistrate was overjoyed. He picked up the boy and coming in my room congratulated me heartily at having got such a rare jewel in my family.
A STHANAKVASI NUN AND THE BOY
Some Sthanakvasi nuns had come to see the boy and one of them examined the boy.
Nun: You say you worshipped Adeswar Bhagwan. How did you do it? Siddha: -I worshipped with saffron and flowers.
Nun:-From where did you get them?
Siddha:-( After repeating his tale of saffron) I brought flowers from a garden close by Siddhawad.
Nun: Was it not committing a sin to worship the idol with saffron and flowers ?
Siddha:-Had any sin been committed how could I have got the birth of a human being from that of a parrot?
Hearing this reply the Nun was dumb-founded and they all left the place after bestowing praises on the boy.
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