Shri Ekanatha Charitam III Vol III Book VIII Chp 13 Shlokas 7 - 13
तीर्थराजं प्रयागञ्च गत्वा स्नात्वा यथाविधि |
विट्ठलस्याभिषेकाय गाङ्गेयं जलमाहरत् ||
एवं सर्वे सहचराः पवित्रं जाह्नवीजलम् |
कुंभेष्वादाय सानन्दमनुजग्मुस्तमेव हि ||
विविधानि वनान्येवं नगराणि बहूनि च |
अतिक्रम्यैव संश्रान्तास्त्वागच्छति निजं पुरम् ||
पादयात्राश्रमेणापि क्षुधा चैव पिपासया |
संश्रान्ता यात्रिकाः सर्वे मरुभूमिं क्वचिद्गताः ||
आतपेनापि सन्दग्धास्तृषार्ताक्श्चापि यात्रिकाः |
गङ्गाजलं नैव पपुक्ष्चानीतं विट्ठलाय ते ||
अकस्माद् ददृशे तत्र तृषार्तो गर्दभस्तदा |
कण्ठस्थप्राणको दीनक्ष्चातपेनापि पीडितः ||
तं दृष्ट्वा गर्दभं दीनं कृपया वैष्णवोत्तमः |
उवाच यात्रिकान् सर्वान् धर्मसूक्ष्मं प्रदर्शयन् ||
Next, he went to Prayag, the king of all teerthas and took his dip with all ceremonious rites. From there, he brought the water of Ganga for the holy bath of Lord Vishnu. All those who had come with him, followed him gladly with pots full of the holy Ganga water. Crossing many fields and towns, they were walking towards their own place, very much tired. Exhausted thoroughly, due to the long walk, hunger and thirst, all the pilgrims reached a desert. Even when they were scorched by the sun and severely tested by thirst, the pilgrims did not drink the Ganga water they were carrying for the holy bath of Shri Panduranga. At that time suddenly, there appeared a donkey almost dying, burnt with the sun’s heat and choked with thirst. Looking at that suffering donkey, Ekanatha, the great vaishnava addressed all the pilgrims with great sympathy incidentally reveling the innermost core of dharma.
