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Srimad Anandaghanaji came to the determination of making himself busy with the study of the nature and attributes of the Soul, and with religious menditation With his Gurus permission, he took only a very few articles of daily use with him, and he began to move about to different villages and towns. He was very often seen in religious meditation in some deserted delepitated houses or on some burning-grounds or engaged in discussions with some Sannyâsis, Bâvâs or yogins in their ashrams Srimad Anandaghanaji had kept up the apparel of a Jaina sadhu and that he was sincerely following the religious rites of Tapa Gacchh is amply proved by the testimony of numerous Jaina Sādhus and house-holders who had seen him.
When the highly intelligent and well-versed student of Jaina Āgamas-Nyaya Visārada Uphādhyāya Mahārāja Sriman Yasovijayaji was on a journey to Mount Ābu, he knew that Mahayogin Śrimad Anandaghanaji was living in a small village near-by, Upadhyâyaji had commenced sermons on Adhyatma. Many gravakas and Sädhus used to come for vyākhyāna-The news of the excellent scholarship of the Upadhyāyaji Maharaja spread far and wide Śrimad Arandaghanaji heard it also
One day, Śrimad Anandaghanaji went to the vyakhyana and silently took his seat along with some yogins who were sitting. The entire audience was much pleased. All the people were greatly rejoiced, but there was only one sådhu in torn-out with. ered clothes, on whose face there was no sign of joy. Upadhyāyaji inquired from the Sadhu whether he liked the subject or not. The sādhu replied that Upādhyāji had slight cleverness in the subject When asked to give out his own name, the Sadhu indicated that he was Ānandaghana.
Upādhyay Mahāraja was greatly pleased Śrimad Ānandaghanaji was pressingly requested to explain the meaning of the verse he was preaching, and he took three hours in making clear the meaning of the verse. Upadhyâyaji Maharāja and the whole
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