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Once Samarth Ramdas entered a garden of sugarcane along with his disciples. One of his disciples ate a sugarcane without
asking the owner.
The owner came and gave a good slap on Ramdas's cheeks. His cheeks were swollen. Ramdas did not speak a word. He left the garden quietly. He knew this was God’s will.
Sivaji asked Ramdas, "Guru Maharaj, what is this? I see a lot of swelling on your face. Kindly tell me the cause”. Ramdas refused to tell.
Sivaji insisted1 several times. Ramdas narrated the story to him and asked Sivaji to give some land for free to the owner of the sugarcane-garden and not to punish him in any way. Sivaji obeyed the commands of Ramdas.
Saint Ramdas as we see was not only a man of equal
vision (Samadrishti) but a man who treated everybody
alike (Samavarti) and considered that everything was of God.
For sincere and conscientious seekers God/Master is always Just or Samavarti and Samadarshi.