“I cannot believe this,” the villager exclaimed to the sannyasi when their paths crossed. The sannyasi responded, “What is it you cannot believe?” “I had a dream about you last night,” the villager said. “I dreamed that the Lord Vishnu said to me, ‘Tomorrow morning, you will leave the village, and you will run into a wandering sannyasi.’ And here you are!” “What else did the Lord Vishnu say to you?” the sannyasi asked. “He said that you possess a precious stone and that, should you give it to me, its value will make me the richest man in the world,” the villager said. “So—do you have such a
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