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THE LEGEND OF SRINA THA)
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Jagadguru Srimad Vallabha
charyaji Mahaaprabh
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Goswami Sri Prashant arns
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For the longest time, the thought of translating the story of our
most beloved Srinathaji was continuously ticking in my mind.
The ‘Srinathayi Ki Prakatya Varta’ is available in vraj
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Sounds Like
a =a short guttural vowel sounds like the article ‘a’ - a man; ‘u' in but.
eg = Hari, Vakra, Krsna.
4 = an elongated ‘a’; like in 'papa’, ‘car’.
eg = Rama, Hariraya, Anyora, Sita, Yamuna.
Note: Do not elongate the last 'a' of Rama, and the last ‘a’ of Hariraya,
| iar Only ‘a’ shall be elongated like the last 'a’ in Sita and Yamuna)
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dha = godhood. eg = Asadha.
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na = like in under. eg = Ramayana.
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ta = like in gato (spanish). eg = Arta.
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tha = like in thumb. eg = Samartha.
da= like ‘the’ in then. eg = Dana.
dha = like ‘the’ in breathe. eg = Dharma.
na = like in night. eg = Namah.
pa = like in put. eg = Parabrahma.
pha = like in loop-hole. eg = Phalguna.
ba = like in bat. eg = Balarama,
bha = like in abhor, eg = Abhara.
ma = like in math. eg = Madana.
ya = like in yes. eg = Yamuna.
ra = like in race. eg = Rama.
la = like in love. eg = Lata.
va = like in vet. eg = Vana .
sa = like in shop. eg = Srinathaji,
ga =~ like in ash-tray. eg = Asta.
sa = like in sun. eg = Samana.
ha = like in hen. eg = Hanuman.
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In the age of Kali, those who relish this form with their eyes,
which rests upon the King of Mountains, their four purusarthas
will be fulfilled.
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jagannatho ranganatho dvarakanatha eva cha.
badrinathashchatuskone bharatsya'pi vartate.
These four forms are the four pillars of the vaidika dharma.
They are engaged in protecting the distressed. After having
seen these forms, Nara (a finite being) becomes Narayana
(infinitely blissful like God).
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in the year Samvat 1466 (1409 C.E). The vrajavasi went on the
Holy Mount Govardhana searching for his cow. There, he saw
an arm protruding from one of the caverns. He beheld the
raised arm of Sri-Govardhananathaji, which surprisingly had
arm, he
gone unnoticed for sixteen days. On seeing the
thought that such an astonishing occurrence had never been
seen on Sri-Giriraja. Hence, he called a few other vrajavasis
who were equally thrilled on seeing the arm. Unanimously, they
conjectured that some divine being had appeared in ori-
Giriraja.
ce tha t day , all the vra jav asi s be ga n wo rs hipping the arm.
sin
and
- They bathed the raised arm, applied sandalwood paste
(aksata),
adorned it with flowers, tulasrleaves and grains of rice
They then offered milk, curd and fruits. Since the arm was seen
on the day of Naga-Pafichami, an annual fair was held on that
day. Thousands of vrajavasis participated in the fair.
~The glory of Sti-Govardhananathaji’s arm spread throughout
Vraja. To fulfill their desires, the vrajavasis bathed the armwith
milk. If someone lost a cow, didn't have a male heir, was
suffering in pain or wished to increase the sale of milk and curd,
they worshipped the arm and all their wishes were granted. In
this manner, the worship of Sri-Govardhananathaji’s arm
continued in Vraja, till the year Samvat 1535 (1478C.E.).
tis not possible to narrate each and every anecdote; only afew
have been mentioned here.
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: Avatara period, incarnated in Vraja and Srinathaji mn vith
them. He would graciously accept milk and curd brought by
the vrajavasis, and at times, He would go to their house to
steal the same.
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acrHldol ael
tvam purusottama.
svayamevatmanatmanam vettha at e. — (B.Gita 10/1 5)
bh it e$ a de va de va ja ga tp
bhatabhavana
O Cr ea to r of Be in gs , O Co ntroller of
: Supreme Personality, er of Th e Un iv er se , You alone .
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Beings, O God of gods ;
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G Srinathaji’s Orders to Srimad Acharyacharana in Jharakhanda ‘*]
Sikander Lodi pro mptly called Rustom Ali and asked him
about the incident. He then said, “Itis your fault. Did you think
that the Hindus wouldn’t have such a miraculous saint ? Look
into it now and quickly remove the device. Don't set your eyes
on any other religion henceforth.” He then addressed
Vasudevadasa and Krsnadasa, “When the device is brought
back from Mathura, you also take your device and return
pronto. And pay my respects to your Guru.”
Once the device of the Muslims was moved away from
Visranta Ghata, Srimad Acharyacharana headed to Sri-
Govardhana.
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Srimad Acharyacharana Arrives at Sri-Giriraja ,
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and Searches for Srinathaji
Srinathaji said, “It is good that guests have come, but at least
bring Me my milk!”
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as much as you WOU Id like.”
Srimad Acharyacharana said, ‘I don'twant anything else.”
Later that night, when all his disciples, the other vrajavasis,
Saddu Pandey and Manikachanda Pandey prostrated, Sri-
Acharyaji Mahaprabhuji asked, “Tell me explicitly how $r-
Deva-damana appeared on this mountain?”
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(s Srimad Acharyacharana Meets Srinathaji Atop Sri-Giriraja *)
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at Govin Bronce and instructed him saying
-filleg With ane each morning. From there bring a pitcher
ia an d ba th e Sri nat haj i wit h it. Th en pat Him dry
| nd adorn Him “
aa have no w don e. Emb ell ish
of eock feather Wh at ev er foo d you get , trs
of, ay Srin S and gu/ ija dai ly.
th en co ns um e it. Th e vr aj av asis will
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dam
ana further said, “Send Me two rotis and curd-rice daily,
else | will loot and eat all your curd!" From then
on, whenever
she set out to sell curd, she would take these items with her.
Deva-damana would loot and eat all her curd, if she failed to
y.
serve Him on a particular da
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Sri-Deva-damana appeared in
the dreams of a Brahmana’s son
who lived in Agara. He ordered
him, “Il am the Lord of Vraja.
Come to Sri-Giriraja for my
darsana.” The next morning, the
boy adamantly told his father to
show him the Lord of Vraja. His
father took him to all the temples
in Vraja, but he wasn’t satisfied.
The instant gratification of seeing
Srinathaji was truly visible when
he said, “This is the same Lord
who had appeared in my dream!”
All at once, Srinathaji grasped his arm and allocated him a |
place among His group of friends.
prayed to
Hearing this, the da ughter-in-law was dejected. She
you 10 sera
Deva-damana, “If our buffalo is found, | will offer
The
(Indian Unit for measurement. 1 sera = 930 gm) of butter.”
house
buffalo was found immediately, and everyone in the
of
was pleased. The daughter-in-law was given the work
churning the butter. 5-7 sera would be made daily, from which
was thus
she would secretly save half a sera. When 10 sera
accumulated, she added that for household use. She then
churned 10 sera of fresh butter for Deva-damana.
i to hi t o n d a ko ghano.
bhavata ha .
ge go k ar u l a ge phatyo jata tano
kanta la
ko ka ha /o ka ri ko dara, yaha kaha banika banyo
simha anadhar a, vaha kauna rand edhani ko ja nyo.
tu ma govardh nda a dh
anec
‘kumbhanadasa’
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You have a fondness for the dense thicke o T
lots of thorns and caltrops on the way a du e to Le elm so os
es no t fe ar fo x. Wh y ar e a l rte
are getting torn. Alion do s Sr in at ha ji th at Yo u alking
a te ll
like this? Kumbhanadas
uplifter of the sacred Govardhana but, J who is this isingla
Naga) born to a low caste whore.
That day was a Wednesday, the thirteenth day of the bright
nth ofof Srava
half of the lunar month Sravnaana ini the year Sanvat
(1495 C.E.). Thus, Srinathaji fulfilled the desires of le
Naga and returned to the Holy Mount Giriraja
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On th
ot ogo da yar of thrhevabr ight half of the lunar month of
ye Sa t 1556 (1499 C.E.) Srinathaj
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sa id , “I ll us tr at e a pl an of th e te mp le
Samad Acharyacharana
‘ablack and white.”
it to
Hiramani drew the plan of a grand temple and showed
noticed a
éqmad Acharyacharana. Srimad Acharyacharana
tol d Hir ama ni to red raw . See ing a sikhara
éikhara, (dome) and na enjoined
the sec ond pla n as wel l, Sri mad Ach ary ach ara
rd one . The re was a Sik har a in the third
Hiramani to draw a thi
one as well.
ng th is , $r ij -M ah ap ra bh uj i tol d Damodaradasa,
Notici sikhara. He will
“6rinathajiaspires to inhabit a temple with a
he re for a bri ef pe ri od . Su bs eq ue ntly, the Muslims will
-eside other place. He will
sin: Srinathaji will eventually depart to an ja de novo.
a ce rt ai n du ra ti on an d ret urn to Vra
-eside there for
a te mp le wil l be bui lt on the lan d at Pic hari. There
Atthat time,
-sikhara, Deva-
are three Sikharas (peaks) of Sri-Giriraja - Adi
tara, Krsna
éikhara and Brahma-sikhara. During Krsna Ava
rf or me d His Lil as on Ad i- si kh ar a. Pre sen tly , in His
pe
manifestation as Sr-Govardhanadhara, He leg is playing on
of His Lilas
Deva-sikhara (in the centre). Hereafter, the last Deva-
will be carried out on Brahma-sikhara. Adi-sikhara and kha
-si ra
_ sikhara are hidden under the earth whereas Brahma
shall
s visible. Krsna, manifested as $ri-Govardhananathaji
always perform His Divine Lilas on the Holy Mount
Govardhana.
(« Building Srinathaji’s New Temple |
In this manner, from the year Sarhvat 1545 (1488 C.E.) to the
year Samvat 1576 (1519 C.E.) Srinathaji performed various
c Srinathaji Installed in the New Temple *)
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’ gaddu Pandey sold the gold
ring and bought a cow. Stimad
“Acharya charana brought the cow in
front of Srinathaji
énathaji was overjoyed. The news that Srinathaji
cows spread throughout Vraja. All the wouter io
io Srinathaji; some gave one, some two, some four. In this
manner, over a thousand cows were gifted to Srinathaji. As a
result, Sri-Mahaprabhuji named Srinathaji ‘Gopala.'
The devotee Chitasvami has sung,
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age gaya pache gaya, ita gaya uta gaya,
govinda ko gayana mein basavo hi bhave. (1)
gayana ke sanga dhave, gayana mein sachu pave,
gayana ki khura renu, anga lapatave (2)
gayana son vraja chayo, vaikuntha visarayo,
gayana ke heta giri, kara le uthave. (3)
‘chitasvami’ giridhari, vitthalesa vapudhari,
gvaliya ko bhekha dhara, gayana mein ave. (4)
a COWherd.
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At noon on the third day of the bright half of the lunar month of
Asadha, in the year Sarhvat 1587 (1530 C.E.) Sri-Acharyaji
Mahaprabhuji entered the waters of the Holy Ganges at
Hanumana Ghata in Kasi. He sat in padmasana and
proceeded towards the Eternal Abode.
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( Sri-Gopinathaji Succeeds Srimad Acharyacharana |: ]
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Later, Sri-Gopinathaji, the
eldest son of Srimad
Acharyacharana, became the
head of the sampradaya. He
served Srinathaji well for three
years during which time the
Bengalis too continued to serve
Srinathaji. Sri-Gopinathaji had
vessels and ornaments worth a
lakh of rupees made for
Srinathaji.
Sri-Vallabhacharyaji
Mahaprabhuji had two
sons; the first was Sri-
Gopinathaji, who entered 7
into the idol of Sri-/
Baladevaji at Jagannatha |
Purl; and second, Sri-
Gusadimji (Srt-
Vitthalanathaji), who now
took the reigns of the holy |
seat of the sampradaya. |»
Knowing Srinathaji’s
desire, Sri-Gusaiiji did
away with the Bengali’s
from His service and
appointed new Sévakas,
the Gurjara (Giranara)
Brahmanas. He also
appointed Ramadasa as
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- Sri-Gusaimji Is Saddened on Hearing of |
(is Madhavendra Puri Attaining the Higher Realm 8)
[ @) Asta-Sakha ® |
ASeibabillk
s Dal
siiradasa so ‘Krsna’
Krsnadasa so 'rsabha’
wearers ‘faenen’
chaturbhujadasa ‘viSala’
zara mifaresiterar i
svami govinda 'sridama’.
,
astachapa anthon sakha, '$ri-dvarakeSa‘ paramana
jinake krta gunagana kari, nijajana hota sujana.
Se ita and Sy
Syamam
a a Pakhav;ajl, initiatated
* &- Cysaiinii called Lalita
: SS appointed them in Srinathaji’s service. Wherever |
a nathaji played, the Astachapa would sing and Lalita ang
ane would ac company them with their respective
instruments.
&
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[ @ Srinathaji Gives Laddiis to the Cowherds *
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\. In this fas hio n, Sri -Gu sai mji org ani zed
wis’s
> s4magris as per Srinathaji hes. |
Apsara
One day Srinathaji ordered Gopaladasa, “I am at
and
Kunda. You go and tell Sri-Gusaimji to make curd-rice e
kly. | am nea r Sya ma- dha ka, rav eno us, SO com
return quic
Sri- informed
with the curd-rice.” Gopaladasa
quickly
d-rice
Gusaimji, who, on hearing this, bathed, prepared the cur
savoured the
and rushed to Syama-dhaka. There, Srinathaji After
er friends.
curd-rice along with Baladevaji and His oth
enc ing this Lila , Sri -Gu sai mji ret urn ed to His bai thaka.
experi
Mathura ‘®
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$7-Giridharal|
Once, Sri-Gusaimji had gone to Gujarata, and
was in Srinathaji’s divine service. One day, Srinathaji told Sri-
Giridharaji, “| wish to see your house in Mathura.” Sri-
Giridharaji got a chariot built, harnessed some bulls and had it
waiting at the foothills of Sri-Girirajaji. Srinathaji climbed on
ple onto
the shoulders of Sri-Giridharaji and went from the tem
Sri-
the chariot. Sri-Giridharaji rode the chariot to Mathura, to
led in Sri-
Gusaimji's house, Sataghara. Srinathaji was instal
of the
Gusaiinji's house on the seventh day of the dark half
lunar month of Phalguna, in the year Sarnvat 1623 (1566
C.E.). This Patotsava is accepted and celebrated by all the
_ seven houses of the sampradaya. The day Srinathaji came to
| y, Sri-Gusaimji’s house, Sri-Giridharaji offeredeachandevery et
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thing in the house to Srinathaji, and stood wearing Only a
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This Lila was divine and unbelievable. That was the day of
Narasimha-Chaturdasy, and all the celebrations took place on
Mount Giriraja. Rajabhoga and Sayana-bhoga were offered
together.
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careworn. He wondered, “How could this have happened?” 1
that time, Govindasvami came and handed over the torn piece
to Sri-Gusaimji and said, “Your boy is very agile!” Sri-Gusaii
took the piece and attached it to Srinathaji’s kavaya anq
ordered Ramadasa, “After blowing the conch wait for a while
let Srinathaji come back to the temple, then open the doors.”
(@, Srinathaji Assumes a Smaller Form
- to Fit into a Small Garment i
The daughter of Ali Khan Pathan, Taja BibT - who has written
the dhamara -
da sd ‘Ae WI Us, sad
ent afta
nrtyata avata ‘taja’ ko prabhu, gavata hori gita
The Lord of Taja is coming to admire while singing the song of hori.
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Sri-Vitthalarayaji, went to
Once, $j7-Damodaraji's son,
Th er e wa s © qua rre l am on gs t the br ot hers, seeing
Agara. ur be d. He prayed to
which, $r 1- Vi tt ha la ra ya ji wa s di st
my side?”
Srinathaji, “The emperor took their side. Who is on
ji ap pe ar ed in fro nt of hi m wit h a red sti ck in His hand.
& qnatha
nex t to $r j- Vi tt ha la ra ya ji an d pl ac ed His hand on his
He sat te re d the ca ve rns of
head. He said, “B ef or e Sr i- Gu sa im ji en
on Earth), He broughtall
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n so ns to Me an d sai d, “C ho os e
his seve e, | held Sri-
happy with and accept his services.” At that tim
capable among
Giridharaji's hands. Sri-Giridharaji is thea,mosthe surrendered
everyone. When | went to Mathur
er yt hi ng (all his be lo ng in gs ) un to Me . He als o carried Me on
ev
a to Vraja,
his shoulders to the temple. On the way from Adel
$-Gusaimji handed Sri-Navanitapriyaji’s samputa (cane
to lift it. Only
basket) to his six sons, but none could manage
Sri-Giridharaji was able to carry it. Thus, the main seva
ty days in the
(service) is yours. Of the three hundred and six
year, sixty days of the festivals are exclusively allotted for you.
other Balakas
You do the seva-$rngara on those days. All the
can do the seva-Srngara on the other three hundred days.
ess ee,
if Saying this, Srinathaji went to Sri-Girirdjaji. The next day .
» Srinathaji orde emperor, and he wrote
thered the judgementin —
Sri-Vitthalarayaji’s favour. All the quarrels were quelled and
Sri-Vitthalarayaji returned home.
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Srnathaji said, “Till the time Sri-Gusaimji graces the Earth
with His Divine presence, | shall not leave Sri-Girirajaji.
Eventually, | will come and stay here for many years. | shall
again return to Vraja, on Sri-Girirajaji, only when Sri-Gusaimji
reincarnates Himself and takes Me back." Saying this,
Srinathaji went back to the Holy Mount Giriraja.
After the Sayana-arti, once all the sevakas have gone home,
one mlechcha used to come and sweep jagamohana-chau
ka
and kamala-chauka with his beard. He did this for twelve years
and nobody found out. Using his yaugika powers he use
d to
come and go through the aerial route.
jidvara *]
(6 The King Sends a Messenger to Sri
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One day, the ruler sent a mess Rims (the ho y
me et r to Sriji= dvara
shrine). At that time, Sri-Giridhariji's son, Sri-Dauj was the
Tilakayata. As he was only fifteen years of age, $j.
Vitthalarayaji's son,Sri-Govindaji looked after the
administration. The messenger told them, “The emperor has
ordered me to tell you, the saints of Gokula, to display some |
miracle or else leave our territory and go elsewhere.” Sr.
Govindaji asked Srinathaji, “The emperor has asked for a
miracle. In this marga, your Grace Divine is the only miracle. If
only You permit us, we shall show them a miracle.” Srinathaji
did not reply. Sri-Govindaji was deeply concerned and
thought, “Without Srinathaji’s permission, a miracle cannotbe
shown. But, if we don't then we will have to leave this place.
What must be done now?”
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On seeing Him arrive, he told Vitthala Dibeyji, “Sri-
Navanitapriyaji is hungry. | have got everything ready for the »
rajabhoga. Sri-Navanitapriyaji will acceptit, and then proceed
forward.” Later, Sri-Navanitapriyaji happily relished the
rajabhoga offered to Him.
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The next day, messengers informed the king, “The God who
left from Giriraja came here and resided in a havell last night.
In the morning, He departed, no one knows where.” On
hearing this, the king enquired how did they know about this, to
which they replied, “In and around that have/ra lot of pattala
and donas (plates and bowls made of dry leaves) are littered,
and a lot of water has been consumed from the tank. This is
how we came to know. Other than those people of Gokula,
nobody else uses so much water, and so many pattalas and
donas.” The king laughed and said, “It has been many days
since He came to Agara, and left three days ago. | knew since
the beginning, but | am not His enemy. | simply did what He
told me to. Let Him go wherever He pleases. Do not tell
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The king demanded miracles from the deities and when the
would not occur, the mullah would damage the idol. Five
hundred soldiers stayed with him. When he heard that the
deity of Giriraja is headed towards Dandavati-Ghata, he took
many soldiers in pursuit. The king warned him saying, “Do not
go. That deity is miraculous. He left Giriraja out of His own free
will, not because of me.” However, the mullah did not Pay heed
and went in pursuit. That day, Srinathaji’s chariot halted at the
banks of the Chambala. Gangabai asked Srinathaji, “Baya
Whatis Your wish?” Srinathaji said, “Do utthapana. Today | will
stay on the banks of the Chambala.” Meanwhile, the turaka
(synonym for mullah) and his army reached the opposite bank
of the river.
And then mother took Him in her lap. Milk squirted from her -
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At that moment, Sri-Balakrsnaji
became so ecstatic that milk
squirted from his chest. He picked
up Sri-Navanitapriyaji from the
palana and took Him in his lap.
Sri-Gusaimji held his hand and
placed Sri-Navanitapriyaji back
in the palana, and understood
that there is an avesa (surge of
emotions) of Sri-Yasodaji in Sri-
2 ¢ Balakrsnaii.
Sri-Gusaimji gladly told Sri-Balakrsnaji, “Ask for a boon, to
which he replied, “I wish to experience the same ecstasy every
Janmastami and | get to serve Srinathaji for a few days.” Sri-
astam.
Gusairmji said, “You will experience this each Janmthere
However, Srinathaji has held Sri-Giridharaji’s hand, fore
Srinathaji’s seva is his fortune. In the future, when Srinathaji
travels to another land, your descendant Sri-Vrajarayaji will
serve Srinathaji for twenty-seven days. On the twenty-eighth
day, the descendant of $ri-Giridharaji, Sri-Govindaji will
reclaim the seva.” Sri-Gusaimji granted this boon to Sri-
Balakrsnaji.
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aai doraich sich a ferfer ase?
O2it Kier aia Gizt Sieh 6S c arse |
Base banamaii ali kai vidhi paiye,
aisi jiya ave jaise jogi vhai ke jaiye.
O Ali! The one who adorns the garland of forest flowers dwells
within me. How do | attain Him? A thought occurs to my mind
that become an ascetic (to reach to Him).
On the twenty eighth day, Sri-Govindaji and the tailor sat near
a lake in Krsnapura. It was the time when Srinathaji was
having rajabhoga. When the jalaghadiyas came to the lake to
wash the pots of sakhadi, they saw Sri-Govindaji but did not
recognize him due to his ascetic-like appearance and began
washing the vessels. While doing so, one vrajavasi told the
other, “There is no one manly enough among S$n-
Vitthalarayaji’s descendants to come and expel $n-
Vrajarayaji and reclaim their house. Sri-Vitthalarayaji had four
sons, out of which Sri-Giridharaji was very brave, and Sri-
Govindaji is also very valorous. But who knows where he has
disappeared. Sri-Vrajarayaji does not have the army with him,
ifhe comes now, Govindaji can easily expel him.” Hearing this »
A
t Sri-Govindaji approached them and said, “Show me where
~ Srinathaji is. | am Sri-Govindaji.” He then abandoned his |
ascetic-like clothes, wore dhoti-uparana and wentto Srinathaj
in aparasa. He also hid a sword at his waist under the uparana.
At that time, Srinathaji was just done with rajabhoga. Sri-
Vrajarayaji offered Srinathaji Achamana and was preparing to
perform rajabhoga-arti when suddenly, Sri-Govindaji arrived.
He drew his sword, showed it to Vrajarayaji and said, “Both of
our yadavasthalf (a fight to the death) will happen in front of —
Srinathaji, then a third person will perform the art7. You did art?
for many days. Now save your life and go from here, or else |
will cut your stomach with this sword, and then cut myself as
well. Sri-Dauji will perform seva.” Sri-Govindaji was very well-
built and powerful. Sri-Vrajarayaji was extremely frightened, |
tears filled his eyes and he said, “Please do not kill me. | will go
away immediately. You take care of Srinathaji.” Saying thus,
he returned to Agara and told the king everything, hearing
which the king said, “Do not go there again.” Here, Sri-
Govindaji called the entire family, Sri-Dauji and all the
daughters and daughters-in-law and everyone was overjoyed
on touching Srinathaji’s Lotus-Feet. Srinathaji was delighted
to see His people. Though Sri-Vrajarayaji served Srinathaji for
so many days, Srinathaji was not happy. The day Sri-
Govindaji, Sri-Balakrsnaji, Sri-Vallabhaji and Sri-Dauji
returned and did the seva-srrigara, Srinathaji was pleased and
gave divine darsana.
[ Srinathaji Travels to Mevada ®]
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On the road between Jodhapura and Vraja, the
iple lived there.
called Visalapura. A recluse guru and his disc
previously, when Srinathaji resided on the Holy Mount
in the Ganges,
Giriraja, these two had gone to take a holy dip
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and had come to Sri-Giriraja After that. The guru climbed
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the Holy Mount Giriraja and did the darsana of Srinathaj
However, the disciple had read this S/oka (verse) of the
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disciple went near Girirajaji but could not muster the courage
to step on the holy mountain. They stayed there for three
days, and the disciple was in a constant dilemma, but he
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to him, taking which he came and sat on the road waiting for -
Srinathaji. When he saw Srinathaji’s chariot approaching, he
stood blocking the way and said, “Let me do Srinathaji’s
darsana, only then will | move from the road.” At the time,
everyone thought he was the king's messenger, andis trying to
deceive them. Sri-Govindaji said, “Srinathaji eternally resides
in the caverns of Sri-Govardhana. This chariot contains our
personal belongings.” The recluse replied, “Last night,
Srinathaji appeared in my dream and ordered me to bring a
patiya for rajabhoga, and | have done so. Let me do
Srinathaji’s darsana. He has adorned a white paga and white
pichora.” Sri-Govindaji thought that he must be a vaisnava and
kindly permitted him to do Srinathaji’s dargana. They halted
there, and the vairagrhad the utthapana-darsana of Srinathaji.
Srinathaji stayed there for a day, and departed for Jodhapura
after rajabhoga the next day.
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Everyone left the patiya there. Now on what will | have
rajabhoga? | will move only when the Patiya is bro
ught back.
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have
rajabhoga only on this patiya each d
ay.” Gangabat conveyed
this to Sri-Gavindaji, on hearing whi ch Sti-Govindaji
and immediately sent two vrajava SiS ON horseb
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Four years (or twelve years, according to some accoy Nts) after
Srinathaji reached Mevada, the milechcha asked his
messengers, “Where does the deity who left Mount Giriraja
currently reside? Is the location of His residence in my domain
or that of another ruler?” The MeSSENgers Searched all the
places where Srinathaji had resided during the journey, They
returned to the emperor to confirm that Srinathaji lived in
Mevada. They told him, “The deity is residing in Randji’s land.
Ranaji always bows down to and serves Him.” On hearing this,
the emperor said, “| was under the impression that wherever
He went, He would reside in my territory since it extends to the
oceans on both sides. However, He has been residing in the
Rana’s kingdom. | must teach Ranaji a lesson.” The Emperor
prepared for the attack and reached Mevada in a few days. On
knowing of this, Rana Raja-Simhaji sent his entire family
Safely to Mevada and went with an army of 40,000 soldiers to
counter the attack. The day Ranaji reached Nahara-Magara,
the emperor arrived at Rayasagara.
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One day, during bhoga, the recluse came from his cave for
Srinathaji’s darsana. He prostrated In obeisance and offered a
garland made of blue lotuses to Srinathaji. Blue lotuses are not
found anywhere on Earth, they only grow in the devajoka. This
Sage had the ability to travel to devaloka. Thus, he brought the
flowers from there, prepared the garland and offered it to
rinathaji along with a handful of sandalwood. The
Sandalwood was original ma/ayagaru, only a small amount
was powerful enough to cool 1.25 mana of boiling oil. He once
again prostrated in obeisance and returned to the mountain.
As a result of Srinathaji’s grace, the messengers of Visnu
came to take him to Vaikuntha. Srinathaji then ordered Sri-
Dauji, “In summer, when you offer sandalwood paste to Me,
le ile ee Ae Me Oe
add a pinch of this sandalwood to it daily, as long as it lasts.”
& [ @ The Emperor Goes From Mevada to Dvaraka ® )
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The next day, he saw that the entire vil
lage was empty. All the *
residents had fled to Magaran (mountains). The emperor
refused to eat anything that day and said, “I will only eat when
my wife returns.” Soon, Rangichangi returned and
narrated
the entire incident. She said, “Ranaji sent me back here with
utmost care. | have also made him my brother. Hence, Your
Highness can reside here peacefully. The Emperor said, “We
will construct a mosque in Udayapura and then leave.” She
flatly refused and said, “You will have to return back tomorrow.
| will tell my brother, Ranaji, he will have one mosque built in
your name.” She then called Ranaji and introduced him to the
emperor. The emperor said, “You have treated my wife very
well. She has accepted you as her brother. Ask for something. |
am very pleased with you.” Rana Rajasimhaji replied, “If you
are happy, have your army retreat quickly. My land is troubled.”
The emperor said, “Have a mosque built in my name. The
Kanhaiya who left Mount Giriraja, has come to your land. | tried
my best to get Him to reside in my territory, but in vain. He
wishes to reside here. Therefore, you follow His orders. Till this
deity resides here, | will not come to or attack Mevada.”
The next day, the emperor and his army left Mevada and went
to Dvaraka. The situation returned to normalcy in Mevada and
Ranaji returned to Udayapura along with his family. The
residents who had fled their villages also returned home.
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rays of the full Sarad moon. In such an auspicious place,
Krsna, along with the gopis, entered the banks of Yamuna,
who, with her hand-like waves scattered piles of soft sand on
the shore.
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Constructed via Govindadasa Vaisnava
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. Gopaladasa, “Why are you banging your head against the .
> door? What did you see?” Gopaladasa said, “One boy has run -
into the temple, | want to go and touch His Feet.” The
doorkeeper withheld him from going. Gopaladasa went into a
trance. Day and night, he kept repeating, “Boy! Let me touch
Your Feet.” He renounced food and water. When Sri-Dauji
Maharaja heard this, he kept Gopaladasa in a room and
appointed a caretaker for him. Gopaladasa stayed like this for
nineteen days; neither hunger, thirst nor sleep bothered him.
He kept saying, “Boy! Let me touch Your Feet.” Eventually, he
left his worldly body and entered Srinathaji's Eternal Abode.
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In the year Samvat 1742 (1685 C.E.), there were two |unar
months of Chaitra. Madhavadasa went during the lunar month
of Phalguna for Srinathaji’s darsana, and did the dargana of
dola. At that time, he presented the jewellery box to Srinathaji
A sevaka saw it and told Sri-Dauji Maharaja, “Mahardja, one
vaisnava has offered jewellery worth one lakh coins to
Srinathaji.” Sri-Dauji Maharaja brought the box and kept it
very safely, thinking that there must be a reason behind this.
That night, Srinathaji appeared in Sf-Dauji Maharaja's dream
and said, “This jewellery box contains all the ornaments thata
woman wears from head to toe. Make Gangabai wear these
and come for my darsana during bhoga.” Srinathaji similarly
told Gangabal, “Wear all the ornaments and come for My
darsana during bhoga.” One day, Gangabai came during
bhoga wearing all the ornaments. Srinathaji told her, “Place all
these ornaments in the Sayya-mandira. "Gangabat did as was
told
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