| Namdeo did so. When, however, he offered naivedya to Clod Vithal; Vithal would not
eat it! Would a stone idol eat?
But Namdeo was a boy. He thought that, like us all, images too
would eat.
So Namdeo, said to the God: "God,please eat this food, or
my father will beat me."
Young Namdeo begged the God several times to eat the food,with
tears in his eyes. Still the image did not eat.
At last Namdeo became desperate. He took out his dhoti, rolled
it into a sort of cord and tying it round his neck, tried to strangle himself to death.
Seeing this, God Vithal took pity upon the boy, and ate up all
the food he gave! |
