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“Who and what am I? Why have I come into this mortal world? And what is the aim of my life?" Some sort of answers to these questions arose in my mind. But my mind was not at all satisfied with them. All of a sudden in a full moon night of spring a young boy appeared before me. His face was so beautiful! And it seemed to me that his twinkling eyes were playing with the little waves of light. He must have been in his teens, most probably fourteen or fifteen. And I am on the opposite side of forty. I asked him very gently, “Where have you come from? And what do you want?”

“From your own heart I have appeared to fulfil your wish. Can’t you recognise me?” Soon I came to know that he was no one else but my Lord. I bowed down before His Lotus Feet and prayed before Him not to let me alone anymore.

My Lord said, “I will never leave you. Remember ever, that he alone who loves me wholeheartedly without any desire and likes to play ever with me is dear to me. He is my very soul. Alas, only a few companions I have in this world.”