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on the godliness of these gods ! Just as the people living in a desert, being ignorant of the virtues of a mango-tree and praise a Karira plant, in the same way, these gods, who seem to be ignorant of my virtues as a learned Pandit, are going to worship some dissembling heretic. A man is pardonable if he commits such error, but for a god it is unthinkable. It seems that the so-called 'Omniscient is not an ordinary rascal, but is a dissembler and hypocrite of the highest order. It is only today that I have heard of some other man being 'Omniscient on this earth beside me. Well, let me go and see that hypocrite; and if possible, teach him a lesson in the presence of all.” With this intention in his mind he called for his disciples and asked them to prepare themselves for going to the Samavasharana of the Lord. In a minute, he started with his disciples, and on his way to the Samavasharana he came across a crowd of people who were returning home after worshipping the Lord. Indrabhuti hurriedly asked them as to whether they had seen the socalled 'Omniscient' and if they had seen him what they knew about his Omniscience. He further asked them whether he was Omniscient in name only or as a matter of fact. The crowd of people said to him in one voice, "Punditji, why do you not see that for yourself? All physical ailments end as soon as one sees him. Enter his Samava-Sharana and you will feel a refreshing influence. Your evil thoughts will vanish from your mind, and your doubts will be removed by listening to his divine message. We, therefore, request you to go to him, and see his feet once at least ? The heart of Indrabhuti which was already burning with anger was now reduced to ashes, when he heard these words of the crowd.
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