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DISCOURSE 5 because he was Naradji. He was cautious. , The Seth requested him to come two months later, Naradji went away. Two months is not a long time. Two months soon passed and Naradji returned to the Seth. He came to the shop of Jivaraj Seth. His son extended a welcome to Naradji and asked him for the purpose of his visit. Naradji asked for the key of the godown. The young man said, "The godown is open. There is no grain in it." Naradji went straight into the godown. The godown was open. He went inside and went straight to the place where he had seen the Tom-cat but the cat was not there. He searched the whole godown. Yet he did not find it. Naradji was greatly worried. He went out and began to look for the cat in all the directions. There were some labourers. They came to Naradji and prostrated to him. They asked him, "Oh Lord, what are you searching for?”
“Brothers, there was a Tom-cat in this godown. Did anyone of you see it ?"
“No. No. No, my Lord. We did not see it”.
The labourers wondered why the divine sage, Naradji was asking for a cat. The labourers felt helpless and worried. How could they know that the Tom-cat was none other than the father of the present owner of the shop? Seeing Naradji there, some other labourers who were sitting at a distance came there. One of them said that when he was carrying the sacks of corn out of the godown, a cat came in the way; the sack he was carrying fell upon it and it died on the spot and then he had thrown away the dead cat. Now, Naradji on hearing this story fell into a state of deep anxiety and worry. He went to his Viman. Naradji thought, "Where shall I search for the Seth now? Where can he be existing after his death ? I have to ask God to enlighten me on this point”. As soon as he thought of God, he began to shake with fear and shame. He thought, "How can I face God after this ? God believes that the Seth will not come to Vaikunta and that he does not desire to come to Vaikunta". At any rate, summoning up all his courage Naradji went to God.
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