| Sages,Rushis & Saints |
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| Biographies of Great Indians & Hindus |
VEDANTA DESHIKAR |
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| A Life
dedicated To the Service of God Vedanta-deshikar used to go on his daily rounds for collecting alms. It occurred to his friend Vidyaranya that the aharya could be spared this botheration. Vidyaranya himself was a great scholar, who had founded the Vijayanagar Empire. Vidyaranya sent word to Deshikar: "Come and settle down with us in the royal court so that you may carry on your religious and secular duties without much hardship." But the saint would not give up his profession of alms collecting: "I cannot depend on anybody for my breadearning. I offer service to none but the Lord. As long as Lord Varadarajaswami is there, my life is dedicated only to him" he replied with finality. |
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