A Vaishnava devotee, who was a high official at Simla, brought all the idols that he worshipped daily, and handed to Sri Bhagavan, probably desiring the sanctity of Sri Bhagavan's touch.
Sri Bhagavan seemed much interested in examining them.
The devotee said, "Bhagavan, people scoff at me, calling me a superstitious idolater."
Sri Bhagavan told him, "Why don't you retort by calling them worse idolaters? For do they not wash, dress, embellish, feed and thus 'worship' their body so many times every day? Is not the body the biggest idol? Then who is not an idol worshipper?"
