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Surishvarjee He was much benefited by the company of the latter though the former inspired him not less He was so much impressed by the spiritual influence these saints shed around them, that he wanted to take his Diksha there and then It is to be noted how susceptible in these things his mind had become after the illness He wrote to his father to give him permission to join Shraman Order His father advised him to wait He wanted to take him round for tirtha yatra It becomes difficult to undertake long journeys after the Vows14 are taken Because a Shraman has to travel on foot, wherever he goes
Father and son travelled nearly all over India Rup met many Jain Gurus as well as Fakirs and Sadhus Among the great, may be mentioned, Aurobindo Ghose and Raman Maharshi
The four years, 1938-1942, though otherwise uneventful, added much to the store of his knowledge Half of the time, he was travelling During these travels, the great books of Nature and of man were open before him His receptive mind took in much more than what he had admitted of the bookish learning This proved helpful for his literary talent His love for reading was also now aroused and books henceforth were not less common companions of his leisure
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There was much pressure brought to bear upon him to change his resolve to take the vows and to devote himself to his father's business And once,
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