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While travelling, once, they, with Dhanagiri, again came to that very city. After giving away her child, Sunandā had repented heavily. So she thought of using this opportunity for getting her son back. She approached the Sādhu and asked him to give her son back. The problem was placed before the Sangha, the king als) recurved the complaint, and, atlast, it was decided that an open meeting should be held, and the boy should be allowed to approach any body; and who-so-ever he would approacli would be allowed to take the possession. Consequently, a meeting was held in the royal-hall. Sunandā tried to attract the child by numerous toys and sweets etc; but Vajra Swāmi paid no atiention to her Finally, when Dhanagiri showed him 'rajolaraqa', he went near him. At last, Sunandā also lost all her interests from these worldly pleasures, and accepted Diksă sro.n Sinhaguri
Once, while they were travelling with the Guruji, it began to rain heavily. All the Sådhus went under a Yakşa-mandapa to get shelter. At this time one of Vajra Swami's god-friends came to test him. He came in the form of a Sārthayāha and requested Guru-Mahārājā to visit his place for food. Guruji saw that the rain had stopped, so he sent Vajra Swami to fetch ‘gočari'. The god, on the way, spread innumerable small frogs; hence, Vajra Swami entered a small hut which was just near, and stood there till the way became clear, again. After some time, when he reached safely the place of the Sārthawāha, he marked that the feet of the person offering gocari did not touch the ground at all ! His eyes also wore as if fixed; he was offering Kolā pāka' which could not be available in that season I Seeing all these, Vajra-Swāmi said "Please ! We cannot accept a Déva-Pında ". The god was pleased, he appeared before him and gave him Vaikriyalabdhi In the same way, once, while he was accepting Ghee, he recognized that the giver was a god, and so, kindly rejected to take it The god was pleased and offered him Ākāsha-Gāmini - Vidyā (The science of travelling in the air ).
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