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198 GOSHTHt-PtTRN/VS DEATH. CH. XXX.
With difficulty he suppressed his rising emotions ;
and at last,
containing himself no longer, burst into a passion of gi'ief,
dropped on the ground like a felled tree and rolled in the dust,
wetting it with his burning tears. His disciples gathered
round him and did their best to console him. And he resigned
himself at last, thanking God that KurSsa at least was alive,
whom thus he had yet a chance to see, though the thought of
the loss of his eyes was to him unbearable.
Mahapurna, being his Guru, all the sacraments to be
celebrated after death were duly performed such as Sri.-chilrnaparipdlana,
and memorial verses ' were dedicated to him.
RfiimsLnuja's heart was wrung with agony. He called
M. M. And4n ' to his side, and directed him to proceed to Srirangam,
carrying condolences aud a budget of news to KurSsa,
and return with all the intelligence of that place ; and engaged
himself more vigorously than ever in prelections on the
VedSiuta which he delivered to his devoted audiences.
About this time, Goshthi-purna, one of the Gurus of
B.§,m3,nuja, also died. His diciples gathered round him and'
asked him what were his thoughts in his last moments. He^
said he was thinking of his Guru Yamun&chS,rya, and the
meaning of his verse :
'
Rdma Great, tcho forgave the miscreant Kdka !
Krishna Cheat, who forgave the miscreant Chaitya !
Hote can my sin persist against such grace of Thine ?
So saying Purna died.
And Terk-AzhvAr, his son, performed
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