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Swami Samantabhadra.
He had adopted these robes for the sake of obtaining what he desired. It is very likely that after the pacification of the 'Bhasmaka' disease in Kanchi, Samantabhadra may not have considered it appropriate to take re-initiation for some time, but rather, for the purpose of spreading the teachings, he may have felt it necessary to travel in that way to get a good understanding of the internal differences of other religions, and the verse refers to that journey, or it may also be that the verse refers to some events from Samantabhadra's life before he became a Nigrantha Muni, which are not found in history and therefore no particular opinion can be formed about them. The verse does not mention any sequential journey or the sequential nature of the events; where is Kanchi and where is the city of Pund in North Bengal! From Pund to near Varanasi, not going there but going to 'Dashpur' near Ujjain and then returning to Varanasi, these things do not indicate a sequential journey. In our opinion, the first thing seems more likely. Therefore, keeping all these things in mind, one cannot readily believe that part of the story of Brahma Nemidatta which relates to travelling from Kanchi to Banaras for food and to the pacification of the Bhasmaka disease in Banaras, especially in a situation where the 'Rajavali Katha' clearly states that in Kanchi 'Pinda' and in the other 'Pandurang' have come, both of which are synonymous and it is clear from them that the robes that Samantabhadra wore in Varanasi were also worn in Lambush. It is a matter of joy that the main author among those writers has acknowledged his mistake in our writing and has considered it his mistake at that time.