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wiselyqueries through the mouths of the Devas ". Is there anything that persons
who are full of compassion cannot forsake? Surely, the world is selfish and does not
understand the distress of others". Dadeechi quickly reacted to these words of
the Devas. He said: "Impelled by compassion and possessed of this transient body, he,
who does not desire Dharma or fame is to be pitied even by the non-sentient beings like
trees." Dadeechi thereupon quietly acceded to the request of Indra. By his powers of yoga he gave up his life so that his backbone might be
utilized for making the mighty bow Vajrayudha. Dadeechi is considered in the Puranas as
one our earliest ancestors and he shines in this great country as the illustrious example
of sacrifice for the sake of the liberation of the suffering from their distress. No
sacrifice is too great for the noble-minded in this world, In fact, Dadeechi may be
regarded as the starting point of the galaxy of saints that have adorned this great
country. This illustrious roll has run from Dadeechi to Mahatma Gandhi and let us hope
that it his not ended.
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