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Decad: 5 Sub-decad:5 Rendering a fit return Abstract: Even to all those Who realise that there is an effulgent Being He is not possible of knowing whether He is a female, male or neuter (42). He Who is in the middle, bottom, top and every particle of everything is like the oil in the gingili seed (Seasamum indicum) (46). Such a unique Lord of the heaven-dwellers commanded the saint to come to Him (41) and actually He Himself came and appeared to the saint (42). So the saint deplores that even after seeing Him he was blind (42) and feels how to leave his deluding body and embrace Him (44) as he does not call up on Him with love and cry “Obeisance to You!” (45). He questions “Oh wise One”! Oh Ambrosia! Did You take this servile curfor a wise person and make me Your own? On the very day when You enslaved me You found out only ignorance in me. Oh Lord! Whether am a wise person or not, do bestow grace on me!”(50) This sub-decad relates not only his inability to render a fit return but states that he is not even grateful for the grace received. We do not comprehend a better meaning for the title of this sub-decad than “Rendering a fit return” which it simply means as the saint himself has sung elsewhere, For this I have nothing to offer in return”. (22:2) 235