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A non-Jain friend of Jinadas was a devotee of Shakti; he was an acorsist and a friend with whom he was acquainted fairly well. Once he told Jinadas :
"Well Jinadas! this world is indeed a very strange fair of strange things. If we keep our eyes of faith open, then and only then can we enjoy the charms of this fair. If you so desire, I invite you to witness the miracle of Shakti. There is one acorsist (Bhuvo) who can show it to you."
Jinadas could not control his curiosity in the matter. He just told himself :
"What if I am a Jain? What harm could be there just in seeing? I have full confidence in the muttering of the Mahamantra in my mind. My faith shall not be shaken at all!"
He accepted therefore the invitation of a friend and said:
"I accept your invitation with delight. It is exactly to my liking. Why lose the chance to witness the miracle of Shakti?"
Both the friends reached the temple of Shakti-mata. Jinadas was habituated with the calm and quiet atmosphere of Jina temples. He therefore found the new atmosphere to be very strange. There was absolutely no mark or symbol on the body of the idol known as "Shaktidevi" that would be singing of the glory of motherhood, and she was known as "the mother!" The marks on the body of Shakti-mata were such as would put to fright even a heroic person! Again, the acorsist was so very much frightening that it was all beyond imagination. The acorsists was told :
