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Reminiscences of past life IDENTITY OF CHAMELI FLOWER
Being convalescent I ordered rose and chameli flowers from Palitana for special worship. On opening the parcel the boy picked up a Chameli flower saying that he worshipped Adeswar Bhagwan with such flowers.
SIDDHACHAL IDENTIFIED We left Wadhwan camp for Palitana by night train in January 1912. Early in the morning we reached Songadh station and the boy looking at the rocks all round enthusiastically proclaimed that we were now in the vicinity of the sacred hill. On our changing train at Sihor station for Palitana the boy took his stand on the platform and turning towards the sacred hill, he bowed down with a palpitating heart full of joy. Then turning towards me he proclaimed in an ecstatic condition of mind:-“Look, look, Kakasahab, the black hill towering in front is Siddhachal. Hurry up and let us go up hill at once."
AT THE FOOT OF THE HILL
After accomodating ourselves in Babu Madholal's Dharamsala we went to the foot of the hill in the evening. When we bowed down there in our usual way of homage, the boy having repeated prayers, lay flat on the ground stretching the full length of his body. He embraced the holy ground very fondly. It seemed as if the boy was enchanted. He began to roll and took about 15 turns from one end of the Taleti to the other. He pressed in a rapturous mood to go uphill just then but submitted to my persuation in the hope of ascending the hill in the morning the next day. THREE FLIGHTS OF STAIRS INSTEAD OF THREE MILES
The boy was already awake when we got up at 4 in the morning for our journey uphill. After prayers at the Taleti, 'I being still weak, hired a Doli for my journey up and down the hill. I wanted to take the boy with me in the Doli. He declined to sit with me in the litter and casting his eyes over the top of the hill, he asked-“ What distance do you think is the top from here?" I said " It was about three miles." And he replied jocosely-" Oh no, it is only three flights
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| SR No. | 012050 |
| Book Title | Atmanandji Jainacharya Janmashatabdi Smarakgranth |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mohanlal Dalichand Desai |
| Publisher | Atmanand Janma Shatabdi Smarak Trust |
| Publication Year | 1936 |
| Total Pages | 1042 |
| Language | Hindi, Gujarati, English |
| Classification | Smruti_Granth & Articles |
| File Size | 30 MB |