In Chapter 21, Hemadpant narrates his own experience to illustrate how one's fortune dictates their ability to encounter saints. While serving as a Magistrate in Bandra, he was repeatedly urged by a servant named Inus to visit a famous Siddha, Pir Maulana. Despite many people of various faiths seeking the Siddha's vision, Hemadpant, due to his own pride and what he calls 'ill-luck,' resisted and never went. He reflects that he feared his own shadow and thought he would lose his prestige by being pressured. This story, as told in Chapter 21, serves as a personal testament to the idea that encountering a saint requires grace and good fortune.
Can you share the personal story that Hemadpant tells in Chapter 21 about his own missed opportunity to see a saint?
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