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Priya Nath and Shri Nathji had perpetually argued about the quantity of salt in the food, with Shri Nathji insisting that too low a quantity would be harmful for the body and Priya Nath worrying that increasing the salt would would increase the blood pressure and bring about the oedema, swelling, on the feet. “Aankh kee dard hati ke naheen?“Has the pain in the eye gone or not?”Shri Nathji says very cheerfully:“Nil ho gayee hai!“It has become nil!”Priya Nath offers a thousand thanks to the Lord. Shri Nathji embraces Priya Nath as he puts the blanket over his knees. Priya Nath kisses Shri Nathji on his chest, directly above the heart, like he always does these days. And Shri Nathji says in a loud voice:“PRIYAJI HAS CURED ME!”Priya Nath, however, continues to pray that the pain never come back again.“Priyaji, “Priyaji has the gas been shut off? Check the doors of all the rooms, and put the lights off.”Just when Priya Nath feels that Shri Nathji is being over-cautious, Shri Nathji adds:“Bathroom “Check the bathroom door, it might be open.”And, sure enough, Priya Nath finds it open! Any burglar intruder could have entered the house through the bathroom door which opened into the lawn. “DUAA OR DAVAA–DONON HONEN CHAHIYEN!“Prayer and Medicine, both must go together!”Priya Nath gives Shri Nathji ‘mausammi juice’, but not withut trepidation. He knew that mausammi juice could also trigger off diarrhoea if the fruit was not of the right variety. However Shri Nathji tolerates it well.