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his vow would be broken. If he would not take dinner, So many persons would be pained. But after thinking for some time he made a decision in his mind and said "I cannot break my vow. I have a ruling principle. I do not eat at night."
Those people severely rebuked Keshav and said :
"If you did not want to take dinner, Why did you come hire? Have you come to defiel our religion? If Yon will not take dinner, we shall also not take it Now you yourself may say how much sin you will thereby get !"
They were all losing control over themselves on account of anger. At that very time the idol burst and the Yaksha came out from it. The Yaksha frightened Keshav by his terrible form and said in a threatening mood: "Keshav all my devotees are sitting hungry. You are obstinately sitting tight over your vow. Stand
