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devoted a Sadhu may be to religious meditation and Yogic kriyâs, he should always obey the orders of the chief Ācārya or Upadhyāya of the samudāya. He never said or did anything that was against Āgamas (Scriptures) or acāras ( religious practices ). He was desirous of doing Käyotsarga (renunciation of body in reli gious meditation) in solitary caves or burial grounds like ancient sages, and so, he was remaining in religious meditation at the Upashraya at night.
It is heard that at a town in Gujerāt, where Srimad Anandaghanaji had gone for reading Paryus'aņa Vyākhyānas there was an ordinary usage that a vyākhyāna should commence after a certain sheth came to the Upashraya... The whole assembly was there but the sheth did not come When Srimad began the reading of the vyakhyāna, the mother of the sheth toid him that he should not read the vyakhyāna until her son came. Śrimad waited for some time for him, but the sheth did not come as he was under the impression that the Sådhu will not begin the reading. When after a number of calls, the sheth did not come, Srimad after some time asked the audience who replied let us wait for the sheth. He will feel offended. Now śrīmad Anandaghanaji thought .-The reading of Paryuşana Vyakhgånas should be done at the appropriate time prescribed by the Ãgamas. The question is whether I should obey the rulings of the Āgamas or whether I should be acted by the freaks of a house-holder ? Instead of waseing the time of the assembly Srimad began the reading of the Vyākhyāna with the result that the sheth came to the Upāshraya and scolded the Maharāja for his audacity to begin the reading of the vyakhyana without his presence-Siimad Anandaghanaji replid-These Paryusana vyakhyānas must be read at the appropriate time prescribed by the Āgamas. I must not disregard these rules. I cannot obey such silly orders of a house-holder-The sheth angrily said :-No one can read vyākhyānas during my absence-If any one wants to stay in the Upåshraya he must obey the order. Srimad Ānandaghanaji finished the vyakhyâna and went away to his Quru.
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