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and has bestowed the devout love on him as he begged for. Besides God in His grace condescends to bestow His mercy. The saint sings: “Our heads will rest and flourish at the large flowery and roseate Feet of our Father Who entering our minds and making us His own, destroyed our evil karma and bestowed on us devout love necessary for our redemption”. (42:6) “I saw Him at the hall in Thillai where the four Vedaas are chanted. He drew unto me, a cur who did not know anything about the method to approach Him. He, graciously bestowing on me undying love that the light may grow high in my mind. revoked my karma,extirpated my bonds (Malam) and showed me great mercy” (31:9). “Who else indeed could gain the grace showered on me by the eminent one Who bestowing inconceivable love on me who was fit only to be born on this earth and be wearied with life and to drop down dead, made me His own. He applied sacred ash even on me that I may reach the pure path only (51:4) the pathway to God”. “I keep on weeping without following those who melt like wax before the fire with love incarnate mind towards You on seeing Your lightning -like jewelled golden Feet worshipped them and followed You, I have been born in vain, by what means shall Iserve You?” (5:88) 2 (c) The saint narrates the symptoms of pious devotion: “Their very bones softened and melted, their minds yearned with sigh after sigh, their river called love overflowed its banks, their good senses coalesced, they clamoured"oh Lord!"while their speech stumbled,the hair on their bodies stood on end, their palms folded in worship into the shape of a lotus bud. Their hearts blossomed as flowers and their eyes gleamed with delight, droplets 22