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6 smooth. In the same way, when God looks down upon mankind he recognises neither Hindu nor Mussalman, but sees only those who are engaged in His service.", afterwards famous as the great Chaitanya Dev, the founder of the religion of love, and Raghunàth, who in later life gained celebrity as the greatest Hindu philosopher of modern times, were loving friends. It is related that Nimài and Raghunàth had unknown to each other written commentaries on the great nyàya philosophy of Gâutam. Now, one day when the two were in a boat on the Ganges, Nimài, wishing to get his friend's opinion on his work, read it out to him. Great was his surprise to see Raghunàth sunk in despondence. Naturally, Nimài asked the reason for this, and after much pressing his friend, whose vivacity had gradually returned, said, "Don't mind me, dear friend, it was but a passing fit of jealousy, and now it has gone. The fact is, I too have written a commentary which I have called Didhiti on the philosophy of Gâutam, and thought in the pride of my heart that mine was the best ever written. But yours is so far superior to mine in every way, that so long as your work is in existence, my Didhiti must not see the light of day." "Then my work shall exist no longer, my friend," said Nimài quickly, and before Raghunàth could guess what was in his friend's mind, he had torn his puthi (manuscript) to pieces and had thrown