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Shri Nathji has the Godrej Almirah in his bedroom cleaned, and watches his achkans with great interest as they are taken out and put back by Mangla and Ujwala. “Inke paas ek vo “He has obtained a rare honour from America which very few people in India possess!”Shri Nathji also tells Mangla and Ujwala:“Priyaji had received the offer of marriage from a very rich girl in America but he had refused, saying he would marry only with the consent of his parents.”Shri Nathji wishes that the large amount of clothes be distributed to the poor:“Kapre to be-tahaashaa hain. Baant diye jaayen to kissee shareer ko lag jaayen. R.R. Khanna ko hamaare kaprre mile to ussne samhaal kar rakhe thhe umar bhar!“There are too many clothes. They can be given away to people and be used by them. R.R. Khanna kept my clothes with himself all his life. He said before passing away:‘Ye meri agli zindagi kaa‘This is my passport for the life to come!’Shri Nathji recollected Khanna’s devotion, and how Khanna had said to him:“Mujhe andar se aavaaz aayi hai ke mujhe aapkaa “A Voice said to me that I had been made your bodyguard for life! Huzoor, was the voice mine, or that of God?”And Shri Nathji had replied: “Agar nibh gayi to Bhagwan ki, varna aapki!“If the relationship endures, the voice is that of God, otherwise it is your own! “Shri Nathji spoke of the daughter of Mata Tara Devi, a certain Dr. Champa Sehgal, who had become a famous doctor in Raigarh. When she was a student, she had spoiled some of her papers in her examinations. She had prayed to Shri Nathji and passed with flying colours.“Beti, tumhaare chaaron or aag jalegee!”“Daughter, you will be surrounded by fire!”Mahamateshwari had remained loyal to Shri Nathji right up to the end. Her father, Lala Hargopal Khanna, had said to her:“Beti, main ne tumhen arpan kar diya hai, ab chaahe sheron ke aage phenken ya aag men!“Daughter, I have given you away – to be thrown to the lions or be kept in fire! You have to endure both!”