But the stranger refused to enter, as it would deprive
the patron of his comfort. So there was some scuffle. Hearing, the
third bumped out from the but and offered his place, whereas the
second was found by then standing behind the first sacrificing his
place, for the fourth. Each showed his readiness to lose the warmth
and comfort in preference to the other and there was a keen contest
among themselves, as a matter of fact. Wonder of wonders, all
preferred standing in the open exposing themselves to the ferocity
of elements throughout the night.
All the four standing outside
depleted their souls of their devotion through songs. All but on Sri
Hari, and the refrain being Sri Mahavishnu. It was a sumptuous royal
banquet to the ears of those who were blessed. Neither the pitch
darkness, nor relentless tempest did depress their spirits, Enjoying
the spectacle of humanism at its height, and
drinking in the honied cadences, perhaps, Nature lost to itself and
forgot its motion.
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