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regard me as a genious and a popular student of the town from the very beginning. As such, I deliberately used to present myself in such companies and to exhibit my smart ability. They often used to pass sarcastic remarks and criticise me lightly for my 'Kanthi', but I used to argue with them and tried to convince them. "But gradually, I came across their books like "Pratikraman Sootra” etc. wherein friendship with all the souls of the Universe has been aimed at with great devotion and modesty. As such, my faith and liking was in the same as well. "This contact got increased day by day. Still however, I had faith in 'The Creator of the Universe' and 1 preferred cleanliness and other traditional ways of living of the Vaishnavas. In the meanwhile, my Kanthigot broken, soldid not tie it up
