अणुभाष्य (महाप्रभु वल्लभाचार्य - शुद्धाद्वैत वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र महाभाष्य प्रकाश टीका सहित)

( 22 )

service, as a teacher in the Elphinstone High School, Bombay. Thence he was selected for the Training College with a scholarship of Rs. 50 per month, and this gave him an opportunity to read up the course for LL. B. For some time, he lived with Mr. Khimji Cooverji at Walkeshwar, as a tutor to his son. The first वैष्णवपरिषद् met at Baroda in 1906, second at Patan in 1907, and the third at Nandurbar in 1909. After this, पुष्टिभक्तिसुधा the well-known monthly magazine was started, and though he was a student, his constant and power- ful contributions coupled with his independent thinking and fearless expres- sion created a stir in the वैष्णव world. Mr. Maganlal Gunpatram Shastri, the founder of the Parishad and the Magazine, found in him a young, able and resourceful co-worker. The fourth session of the परिषद् was held at Surat in 1910, and there also he attracted great attention. He passed his final LL. B. in 1914, and in all probabilities it appeared that he would begin practice at Broach, as the same was his native place, but all were surprised when he took a High Court Sanad and came to settle in Bombay. The reason which led him to this decision without consulting any one, is as under:— From infancy, he often got dreams in which he found himself flying in the air, and some dreams were suggestive of future events. While at Broa- ch, one early morning before living the bed, he got a dream in which he saw श्रीनाथजी, the स्वरूप in the Broach temple, swinging in पलना and smiling at him. He got up with great joy, and after प्रातःनित्यकर्म he went for दर्शन. He was greatly delighted to have the same दर्शन there, not in dream, but in reality. There was पलना मनोरथ and the स्वरूप was adorned in the same बग्वालहार as he had seen in the dream, and there was the same joyful, smiling look. While he was re- turning home, Mr. Jaikisandas, a life-long friend of Teliwala family, called him at his shop, congratulated him on his passing the 2nd LL. B. examina- tion, advised him to practice in the Bambay High Court, and gave him Rs. 500/ (Rs. 300+Rs. 200) required for taking out a Sanad. Mulchandra saw God's hand in all this and without waiting to consult any one, he came to Bombay, took the Sanad, and began practice. He shared the chamber of the late Mr. Bhailal Kothari at Lamington Road. Here he came into con- tact with the late Mr. Kashidas Narayandas Dalal who was the sub-tenant of Mr. Bhailal and who was the Secretary of Pandit Gattulalaji's संस्था. He helped Mr. Kashidas in preparing the annual टिप्पणी, and from that time Mr. Kashidas took a liking to him. He allowed him full access to the Library manuscripts fully appreciating his great erudition and learning, and finally got him appointed a trustee of the संस्था along with the late Shet Tribhovandas Vurji- vandas, J. P. The reader will thus see that but for वरदान to his grand-father, the जन्म of Mulchandra was impossible, that at the time of his birth, the worldly wealth was all taken away by way of अनुग्रह, the suggestion and facility to settle in Bombay was all due to the Almighty's helping hand, and finally the greatest convenience for his life-work, viz. the possession of an exce- llent manuscript Library of the सम्प्रदाय was provided for him by God; and but 2022