Raidasa Charitam III Vol III Book VIII Chp 21 Shlokas 6 - 9
संप्राप्ते समरे तत्र योधानां वैष्णवोत्तमम् |
कर्तुमाज्ञापयामास पादुकानां शतं नृपः ||
आज्ञां तु म्लेच्छराजस्य रैदासो भक्तपुङ्गवः |
हरिध्याननिमग्नत्वात्कर्तुं नैव शशाक सः ||
करिष्यति शिरश्च्छेदमाज्ञा न क्रियते यदि |
एवं ज्ञात्वापि भक्तास्तु हरिध्यानरतोsभवत्||
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे कक्ष्चिद्युवा दिव्याङ्गसुन्दरः |
रैदासं समुपागत्य बद्धाञ्जलीपुटोs वदत् ||
Once there broke out a war in that kingdom,. Hence the king ordered the distinguished vaishnava to get ready with hundred pairs of shoes for use of the soldiers. But the greatest bhakta Raids who had Hari-kirtan and dhyana as the object of his life, could not complete the work as commanded by the moral king. Knowing well that the king would cut off his head if he did not work out his order, the bhakta continued to meditate upon Lord Hari. In the meantime, a handsome young man approached Raidas and told him the following with folded hands.
