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continuously for three days and was in deep meditation,
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa appeared before him as Bālagopālakṛṣṇa
and danced a lovely dance. Once, while Srī Vyāsa
Tīrtha was engaged in writing his philosophical work,
goddess Saraswati appeared and blessed him with a
Mani-Lekhit a precious pen. It also heard that by
his very glancing, clouds poured rains and people who
just thought ill of him would lose their very life. It
was also said that the kings who put the sacred ash
that was sanctified with his mere sight, on their forehead,
showed extraordinary valour in battles and became
victorious these and many such mystic deeds of
Śrī Vyāsayogin, passes through the mind of the king
narasa as he is standing before the radiant ascetic
form of Śrī Vyasa Tīrtha.
 
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Śrī Vyāsa Tīrtha stays at Vijayanagara continuously
for several years. The king visits him daily and receives
his blessings. He is regularly guided by Srī Vyāsayogin
in religious and spiritual matters. The fame of Srī
Vyāsa Tīrtha spreads every where. But, his command
over śāstras and the respectful position that he holds
in the royal court, is not acceptable to many. Many
scholars who have come from the various parts of
the country and also from the other countries express
their desire to make Sāstrartha with him. Though the
king is well aware of the ability of Śrī Vyāsa Tīrtha,
is slightly disturbed. But when Śrī Vyāsa Tīrtha effortlessly
silences, them all his reverence towards him becomes
boundless. The scholars who are thus vanquished by
Sri Vyāsa Tīrtha, do not accept his supremacy, so
easily. Since they know their limitations and the
unparalalled skill of Śrī Vyāsa Tīrtha in the art of
debate, they connive together and under the leadership