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 'I wish to become a Brahmachari with you, sir. May I come to you, sir?

"He said to him: 'Of what family are you, my friend? He replied: 'I do not know, sir, of what family I am. I asked my mother, and she answered, "In my youth, when I had to move about much as a



servant, I conceived thee. I do not know of what family thou art. 'I am Jabala by name, thou art Satyakama." I am therefore Satyakama Jabala, sir.'

"He said to him: 'No one but a true Brahman would thus speak out. Go and fetch fuel, friend; I shall initiate you. You have not swerved from the truth.'"

And this truth-loving young man was initiated, and,