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After the battle Satyananda retired to the Abbey without speaking a word to anybody. At dead of night, he was there engaged in deep meditation in the temple of Vishnu when the physician put in his appearance in the room. Seeing him Satyananda stood up and made his obeisance. " Satyananda/' said the physician, " to-day is the full-moon day of Magh !" " Yes," said Satyananda, " and I am ready to follow you. But sire, please explain to me the one thing that puzzles me, Why does the command to desist come to me at just the moment when I have won a victory and made the glory of the True Faith free from obstacles ? " The new-comer said : " Your mission has been ful- filled, the Mussulman rule has come to an end. You have nothing more to do now. It's no use killing people in vain." "Yes, the Mussulman rule has come to an end, but the power of the Hindus have not yet been established. The English are still powerful at Calcutta." " The Hindu rule will not be established now. You will only cause needless bloodshed by staying on." Satyananda was stung with sharp anguish at these words. " Sire," he said, " who is then to become the