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 The God-visior. Serves people, 428 BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. [ Chap. -Nimai was brought home by his companions more or less unconscious. ‘Where, O, where is my God ?” he cried with tears flowing night and day. When he came home they found him a changed man. “IT have seen a wonderful spectacle at Gaya ; and I shall relate it to you,’’—he said to Gadadhara and Cridhara. But while attempting to tell of it, his voice became choked with emotion and he fell senseless into the arms of his friends. It was of the God-vision that he wanted to speak, but he could not, being overpowered by his feelings. Poor Cachi Devi, what was she to do with a son in such a condition! Physicians were called in, — but Nimai told them that he had no malady to. be cured by medicines. The Highest had appear- — ed to him and he could think of nothing else. ct a Strange it was, he said, that living in His kingdom © they did not feel His presence and His great love, : and again tears fell from his eyes and over-powered স্ধু-রউরজ্দ 2 him. The pupils of his Tol flocked round their be- এ loved teacher, but hetold them that he could not teach :: them anything of earth. He spoke of God’s love and wept. His mother Cachi Devi sent Visnupriya ~ the youthful wife, to him, thinking that a sight of her would divert his mind, but Nimgi did not even — look at her. ‘Where is my Lord, my Krisna!”’— he cried, and read verses from sacred books and wept. But this over-flow of feeling was not all ;—he went to the banks of the Ganges; the scene of his juvinile freaks, now witnessed acts which shewed him to be completely changed. He would carry the burdens of old and sickly people for them, | i রি