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Reminiscences of past life
in crying and weeping without a pause. As a last resource my mother suggested to try to soothe the baby by singing some song and the following hymn was sung: -
" सिद्धाचलगिरि क्यों न भए हम मोर, सिद्धवड रायण रोखनी छाया, झीलत करत झिकोर ।"
सिद्धाचलगिरि.
No sooner the word “ Siddhawad" touched his ears the baby stopped crying and heard the whole hymn with rapt attention. This practice was adopted an! continued whenever the baby showed signs of uneasiness and he invariably heard the whole hymn attentively.
THE BOY REMINISCENT IN 1911 A. D. During 1910-14 I remained in Bombay and the baby when three years old would sit in Samayak with me and my brother. He had
ned the Samayak Paths. He would go with us to the temple and worship repeating the Doohas of the nine Angas,
Sometime in 1911 A. D. the boy in company with the ladies went for Darsan to the Walkeswar Jain Temple. Looking at the Moolnayak Pratina he proclaimed passionately that the Pratima of Adeswar Bhagwan was bigger than that Pratima. The ladies were amazed at it and the following discussion ensued:
Sona:-( the boy's aunt ) Which Adeswar Bhagwan you mean? Siddha:--Adeswar Bhagwan of Siddhachal.
Sona:-How do you know that? Siddha:- I have worshipped that Pratima.
Sona:-You lie. We have not gone to Siddhachal after you were born. Siddha:-I do not lie. I say the truth.
Sona:-How do you account for that ? Siddha:--I say I have worshipped the Pratima.
Sona:—When ? Siddha:-In my previous life.
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[ Shree Atmaramji
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