surely as fame is the last infirmity of noble minds, man-worship or[১] avatarism is the first infirmity of ignoble minds. The separatists in their new Tabernacle were seized with a very old Indian disease: they began to worship Kesav and Pratap as new Prophets and mediators between lesser mortals and God! Then followed scenes which made every sane Brahmo blush in shame and every unbeliever roar with laughter. “After the service [in the Cawnpur Theistic Church] every Brahmo present clasped the feet of Protap Mazumdar and cried, ‘Save me, lord! ‘Intercede with God for me!’ Then they came, as if ashamed, to clasp my feet. I slid back squatting and shouted ‘Don’t do it, it is improper.’ Dr. A. K. De smiled at the scene (P. 134)... When Kesav Babu went to Simla via Monghyr, his disciples announced that he was an avatar. It was at Monghyr that he first developed into an avatar. To those who questioned him he replied, “I wil not stem the current of their faith.’ ... One day I was
- ↑ The worship of an avator is quite different from the Carlylean hero worship.
