pride is the beginning of his ignorance He enjoys fame money and admiration But he does not yet understand himself He is only a guide of roads not of souls nbsp Raju s Love for Rosie - The Start of Conflict Raju s meeting with Rosie changes everything Rosie is the wife of Marco She is lonely and unloved She loves dance but Marco hates it Raju says nbsp I will do anything for you I will give my life to see you dance These words show his kindness and sympathy At first he becomes her emotional guide But slowly his sympathy turns into desire He forgets moral limits He hides her in his house and his mother leaves him He loses his peace This is the start of his inner struggle His love for Rosie gives him joy but also guilt nbsp Raju s Fall - The Path through Suffering When Rosie becomes Nalini a famous dancer Raju grows proud again He controls her career and wealth The narrator says nbsp Raju soon gives her a sober and sensible new name the world knows her as Nalini nbsp But pride brings his fall When Marco sends a letter asking for his papers Raju hides it He forges Rosie s signature The court finds him guilty He goes to jail There he faces the truth of his own weakness The man who once guided others now loses his own way Jail becomes his turning point In silence he starts to think deeply about his life He realizes how greed and lies destroyed him Raju s Inner Awakening in Mangal Village After two years in prison Raju comes out He feels lost and tired He walks beside the Sarayu River He reaches Mangal village There he sits near an old temple Velan a simple villager mistakes him for a holy man and calls him Swamiji At first Raju stays silent But soon he begins to listen to people s problems He gives calm advice When Velan s sister refuses to marry Raju says nbsp What must happen must happen no power on earth or in heaven can change its course nbsp His words bring peace Slowly Raju starts believing in his new role He feels inner calm For the first time he is not thinking of money or fame He feels the joy of helping others His heart becomes pure Raju s Final Realization - From Man to Saint nbsp When drought hits the village Raju s real awakening begins People beg him to fast and pray for rain Raju says nbsp I am not a saint nbsp But seeing their faith he agrees He starts fasting Hunger weakens his body but strengthens his soul He remembers his past his mother Rosie and his sins As he stands in the river he says nbsp Velan it s raining in the hills I can feel it coming up under my feet up my legs nbsp Then he falls down The novel ends here We do not know if he dies but his soul is free Raju who once lived for himself now gives his life for others This is his true self-realization Raju s journey shows the power of inner change He starts as a selfish guide His pride and lies bring him pain Through suffering he learns truth and humility His fasting becomes his rebirth R K Narayan shows that real peace comes not from fame or love but from self-knowledge and serving others