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Karnananda
By Yadunandana Dasa
Firsf Exfracf
| ojjcr my obcsanccs to Sr Catanya Manaprabnu, tnc occan oj hnncss,
Ntyanana Prabnu, tnc jrcn oj tnc strcssc, Avata Acarya, vno s most
mcrcjuI, an to Srvasa 1nahura, as vcII as aII tnc cvotccs oj Manaprabnu. |
pray jor tnc bIcssngs oj Sr Pupa an Sanatana, vno ccpIy Iovc manhn, an
Sr GopaIa Pnatta, vno s a rcscrvor oj Iovc an cvoton. May Pagnunatna
Pnatta an Pagnunatna Dasa, vno Ivc on tnc banh oj Pana huna, aIso
bcstov tncr mcrcy upon mc. | bov to tnc compassonatc jva Gosvam, an Sr
Acarya Prabnu, vnosc cvoton hnovs no bouns. My obcsanccs to
Pamacanra Kavraja an Govna vnosc cvotonaI cnaractcrstcs cnarmc
tnc vnoIc vorI. LastIy, | rcqucst tnc bIcssngs an hnncss oj Sr Vasnava
Gosvam, vno s tnc cIvcrcr oj snncrs.
Now lcai aiicniivcly, ol lisicncis, as I dcsciibc low Malapiablu cmpowcicd
iwo cxalicd pcisonaliiics io dclivci manlind. Sii Rupa Gosvami was cmpowcicd
by ilc Loid io wiiic innumciablc dcvoiional bools. To disiiibuic ilcsc valuablc
liiciaiuics, ilc Loid cmpowcicd Siinivasa Acaiya. Tlus, by ilc mcicy ol Sii
Caiianya Malapiablu ilc wlolc woild bccamc loiiunaic cnougl io cnjoy icading
ilcsc bools. I ollci my lumblc obcisanccs io my gcncious and lind spiiiiual
masici, Siinivasa Acaiya, wlo is as munilicicni as a lalpavilsa iicc. Siinivasa
Acaiya appcaicd in ilis woild io dclivci disiicsscd manlind. Sii Ramacandia
Kaviiaja was cndowcd wiil cxiiaoidinaiy dcvoiional qualiiics and was a biancl ol
ilc iicc ol Siinivasa. Sii Govinda Kaviiaja, bioilci ol Sii Ramaclandia Kaviiaja,
was also a liglly qualilicd pcison. Sii Govinda Claliavaiii was considcicd io bc
anoilci biancl ol ilai iicc. Apaii liom ilcsc ilicc, ilcic wcic many oilci liglly
qualilicd pcisons wlo wcic considcicd io bc bianclcs ol ilis samc iicc. Tlcic
wcic also many iwigs sucl as Sii lalaiama Kaviiaja. Giadually ilc bianclcs and
iwigs ol ilis iicc spicad iliougloui ilc woild.
Iiom ilis iicc bloomcd ilc llowcis ol puicly divinc ilougli and ilc woild
bccamc lillcd wiil iis swcci lcavcnly liagiancc. Iiom ilcsc llowcis, ilc swcci
liuiis ol puic divinc lovc and dcvoiion gicw. In ilis way Siinivasa Acaiya iool ilc
loim ol a lugc iicc, bcdcclcd wiil llowcis, and in ilis way spicad ilc icaclings ol
Malapiablu iliougloui Gauda by publisling and disiiibuiing bools. Now ol,
lisicncis, iiy io waici ilis iicc by lisicning aiicniivcly io ilcsc dcsciipiions. Tlc
swcci iasic ol ilc liuiis ol ilis iicc can only bc iasicd by onc wlo is dcvoid ol
piidc. Sii Rupa Gosvami and Sanaiana Gosvami also publislcd many bools, as
wcll as Sii llaiia Gosvami and Raglunaila Dasa. Tlc bools wiiiicn by Sii Jiva
Gosvami wcic addcd mucl llavoui by Sii Kaviiaja. Rccciving all ilcsc bools,
Siinivasa gladly disiiibuicd ilcm in Gauda. Jusi as ilc wind caiiics ilc clouds,
Siinivasa swcpi away ilc cloud-lilc bools liom ilc lills ol Viaja io ilc land ol
Gauda. Tlcic ilc cloud-lilc bools slowcicd ilc giound ol Gauda wiil divinc
lovc. Tlus sullciing manlind, wlicl wcic lilc giains sullciing liom ilc biigli
iays ol ilc sun (Kali-yuga), wcic iclicvcd by ilc iain ol ncciai. Tlus all ilc
dcvoiccs lappily danccd lilc pcacocls.
Wlcn Siinivasa Acaiya csiablislcd limscll ai Yajigiama, all lis dcvoicd
Vaislnava lollowcis asscmblcd ilcic daily. Tlcy lisicncd inicnily as Piablu
cxplaincd ilc mcaning ol lovc and dcvoiion. In ilis way lc lclpcd io iid ilc
dcvoiccs ol ilcii piidc ol lnowlcdgc. Alici somc iimc, ai ilc icqucsi ol ilc
Vaisnavas, Siinivasa maiiicd lis liisi wilc. Somc iimc laici lc acccpicd lis sccond
wilc. Daily ilc dcvoiccs would asscmblc and lisicn io discouiscs on sucl bools as
llalii-iasamiia-sindlu, Vidagdla Madlava, Laliia Madlava, Haii-blalii- vilasa,
Dasamacaiiia, Mailuia Malaimya, llagavaia, Giia, Viiudavali, Mulia Caiiia,
Kisna Kainamiiia, lialmasangiia, Gopi Picmamiiia, cic. In ilis way ilc dcvoiccs
icmaincd submcigcd in ilc occan ol lovc iliougli ilc day and nigli. Tlcy spcni
lall ol ilc day pciloiming laiinama and ilc oilci lall ol ilc day icading ilcsc
bools. Tlcy uscd io spcnd iwo louisc singing ilc namcs ol Radla Kisna,
Govinda, cic. as wcll as singing songs composcd by Clandidasa and Sii Giia
Govinda by Vidyapaii.
In ilc cvcning Siinivasa Acaiya Piablu discusscd vaiious iopics iclaicd io
Vaisnava icligion and culiuic. Duiing ilc day, lc woislipcd ilc Salagiama Sila
and ilc Tulasi iicc wiil gicai dcvoiion. Tliougloui ilc day lc was absoibcd in
Radla Kisna namc. Somciimcs wlilc claniing lc would sloui oui ilc namcs ol
Rupa and Sanaiana, wlilc ai oilci iimcs lc wcpi ai ilc mcmoiy ol Sii Radla
lunda. Somciimcs lc buisi inio loud lamcniaiion, ilinling ol Sii Giiigovaidlana.
In ilis way lc spcni lis day and nigli lully immciscd in dcvoiional lovc. Rcligious
pcisons iool gicai plcasuic in obsciving lis aciiviiics, wlilc ilc impious lauglcd
ai lim.
Lisicn aiicniivcly as I aiicmpi io dcsciibc ilc lollowcis ol Sii Acaiya Piablu
wlo wcic also vciy lamous loi ilcii dcvoiion. Tlaluia Malasaya gavc a
dcsciipiion ol ilc lollowcis ol Sii Acaiya Piablu, and Kavi Kainapuia noicd ilis
in a bool. I was oidcicd by my Piablu io wiiic ilc slolas wiiiicn by ilc abovc
mcniioncd pcisons, in ilc loim ol payaic (a mciiical sysicm ol lcngali pociiy in
wlicl cacl linc consisis ol louiiccn lciicis). I acccpicd ilc oidci ol my guiu, bui
lcsiiaicd io bcgin ilc woil. Alici a lcw days, Piablu again oidcicd mc io ialc up
ilis iasl. lcing an unqualilicd and ignoiani pcison, I lcli vciy anxious aboui
cxccuiing ilis oidci. Ncvciilclcss, I gailcicd conlidcncc liom ilc blcssings ol
Piablu, as wcll as all ilc Vaisnavas. I simply piay ai ilc lcci ol ilc dcvoiccs io
loigivc mc loi any misialcs I may malc in ilis aiicmpi.
Onc day wlcn Siinivasa Acaiya Piablu was siiiing on ilc banl ol a pond io
ilc wcsi ol lis lousc, wlcn lc saw a maiiiagc paiiy passing ncai lis lousc. Tlc
biidcgioom, wlo was caiiicd by a dola, was cxiicmcmly aiiiaciivc. His slin was
ilc coloi ol a goldcn lciali llowci, lis lands wcic long, wiil slouldcis lilc ilai
ol a lion. His navcl was dccp, silly cuiling laii, icddisl lcci and palms, nosc slaip
and ligl, iccil bcauiilully sci, and lis lacc was lilc ilc lull moon. His lips wcic
icddisl lilc ilc bimba liuii, lis cycs lilc loius pcials, nccl lilc a concl, slcndci
waisi, and wcll slapcd iligls. Hc woic a sill dicss and a gailand ol llowcis. His
body was adoincd wiil sandalwood pasic. Wiil gicai cuiiosiiy Siinivasa iiicd io
discovci lis idcniiiy. Siinivasa ilougli io limscll, "Is lc ilc son ol a Gandlaiva,
oi Kamadcva limscll' Sucl a bcauiilul pcison slould cciiainly uiilizc lis lilc in
ilc scivicc ol Loid Kisna, oilciwisc wlai is ilc usc ol sucl cxiiaoidinaiy bcauiy'"
Siinivasa inquiicd aboui ilc biidcgioom liom somc mcmbcis ol ilc maiiiagc
paiiy, and was inloimcd ilai ilc young man was Sii Ramacandia Kaviiaja, a gicai
sclolai wlosc qualiiics cqualcd ilosc ol liilaspaii oi Saiasvaii. Hc bclongcd io a
good Vaidya lamily, was a lamous plysician, and was loimcily a icsidcni ol
Kumaianagaia. Alici obiaining ilis inloimaiion, Siinivasa iciuincd io lis lousc,
and Ramacandia, wlo lad ovcilcaid Siinivasa's cnquiiics, iciuincd io lis placc.
Ramacandia spcni ilc nigli in a bialmana's lousc, ilinling dccply aboui
Siinivasa Piablu. In ilc moining lc camc iunning io Siinivasa and lcll ai lis lcci
ciying loudly. Ovciwlclmcd wiil cmoiion, lc bcggcd ilc blcssings ol Piablu.
Siinivasa lovingly lilicd lim liom ilc giound and cmbiaccd im waimly. Sii Acaiya
cmoiionally conlcsscd ilai ilcy lad a long-dccpcd iooicd iclaiionslip and wcic
mcciing again alici a long scpaiaiion. Tlus Siinivasa gavc Kisnanama in lis cai
and sang Radla Kisna lila io lim. Hc also assisicd lim in ilc siudy ol Vaisnava
liiciaiuics, and blcsscd lim io bccomc an caincsi lovci and dcvoicc ol Loid Kisna.
Siinivasa iold Ramacandia aboui ilc gloiics ol Naioiiama Tlaluia, and insiiucicd
lim io go io mcci lim in Vindavana. Tlus, in duc couisc ol iimc, Naioiiama and
Ramacandia bccamc sucl good liicnds ilai pcoplc considcicd ilcm lilc onc soul.
Siinivasa Acaiya also lavoicd Sii Govinda Kaviiaja, ilc youngci bioilci ol
Ramacandia, and acccpicd lim as lis disciplc. Tlcsc iwo bioilcis wcic considcicd
io bc paiama blagavaias, lillcd wiil dcvoiional lovc. Sii Acaiya diiccicd Govinda
io composc songs on ilc divinc scpaiaiion ol Loid Kisna and Radla. Siinivasa also
blcsscd ilc wivcs ol ilc iwo bioilcis, as wcll ilc liglly loiiunaic Divya Simla.
Siinivasa's liisi wilc, Siimaii Iswaii Tlaluiani, was a liglly dcvoiional lady.
Gauiangapiiya, lis sccond wilc, also posscscd cxalicd dcvoiional qualiiics. Tlcii
swcci disposiiion and clloiis in woisliping ilc Dciiics wcic liglly commcndablc
(ilcy woislipcd accoiding io ilc pioccss ol suddla iaganuga. Tlcy wcic noi
paiiiculaily aiiiacicd io paialiya vada). Tlcy woislipcd ilc Loid wiil gicai
sincciiiy, dcvoid ol inicicsi in laima oi jnana. In duc couisc ol iimc many pcisons
bccamc disciplcs ol Siinivasa and lis wivcs. Tlc cldcsi son ol Sii Acaiya was Sii
Vindavana Acaiya, sccond son was Sii Radla Kisna Acaiya, and ilc youngcsi son
was Sii Govindagaii. Lacl ol ilcm was liglly qualilicd in ilc siudy ol Vaisnava
sciipiuics and icccivcd ilc lavoi ol ilcii lailci.
In ilc Sii Guiu pianali slolas wiiiicn by Govindagaii lc dcsciibcs limscll lilc
a bumblc bcc always llying aiound ilc loius lcci ol Sii Kisna Caiianya. Hc cxplains
in ilcsc vciscs ilai Sii Gopala llaiia Gosvami liglly lavoicd Sii Acaiya Piablu,
and lc limscll icccivcd ilc lavoi ol Sii Acaiya. lcing a Malania, Sii Govindagaii
lad many disciplcs ol lis own.
Wiil ilc blcssings ol lci lailci, Sii Hcmalaia, Siinivasa's dauglici, also
bccamc ilc spiiiiual guidc ol many disciplcs. Siinivasa also blcsscd lis ncxi iwo
dauglicis, Sii Kisnapiiya Tlaluiani and Danclana Laiila. Siidama Tlaluia ol
Dancana Gaiia was a gicai sclolai and was loiiunaic cnougl io spcnd mosi ol lis
iimc in ilc company ol Siinivasa Acaiya. Tlc ilicc sons ol Siidama, Sii Kisna,
Jagadisa, and Slyama Vallavacaiya, wcic also gicai sclolais and icccivcd ilc mcicy
ol Sii Iswaii. Sii Goluladasa icgulaily caiiicd waici liom ilc iivci loi Loid Kisna's
scivicc and ilus icccivcd ilc lavoi ol Siinivasa. Tlc laii complcxioncd son ol
Goluladasa, Sii Kisna Vallava Tlaluia was blcsscd by Siinivasa wlcn lc was a
mcic boy. In lis laici lilc lc bccamc a dcvoui llagavaia and lad many disciplcs.
Sii Nisimla Kaviiaja and Sii Raglunailadasa wcic oilci iccipicnis ol ilc mcicy ol
Piablu. Sii Rama Kisna Claiiaiaja, wlo was always cngagcd in claniing ilc loly
namc, was anoilci biancl ol Siinivasa's iicc. His son, Sii Gopijana Vallava
Claiiaiaja bccamc a lamous in ilc Vaisnava woild, as Piablu gavc lis own
dauglici, Hcmalaia, io lim in maiiiagc. Sii Kumuda Claiiaiaja always scivcd
Siinivasa lilc a mcnial scivani. Sii Acaiya ollcicd lis dauglici, Sii Kisnapiiya, io
Sii Kumuda's dcvoui son, Sii Caiianyalslan Claiiaiaja. Tlc son-in-law ol
Claiiaiaja, Sii Rajcndia landlapadlyaya was a gicai dcvoicc wlo was consianily
cngagcd in lcaiing ilc ncciai ol Radla Kisna lila. Hc was always cagci io scivc
Siinivasa Piablu and io sing Haiinama. Tlc dauglicis ol Claiiaiaja, Sii Malaii
and Sii Plulji Tlaluiani, wcic blcsscd by Piablu. Kalanidli Claiiaiaja, a lavoiiic
dcvoicc ol Sii Caiianya, was oidcicd by Siinivasa io uiici onc lall laiinama daily.
Siinivasa's lavoiiic scivani was Sii Vindavana Claiiaiaja. Piablu also lavoicd Sii
Gopaladasa, a Vaina vipia by casic, and oidcicd lim io dclivci ilc pcoplc ol lis
own class. As pci ilc oidci ol Piablu, all lis disciplcs in Kanclanagadia dccidcd
io clani onc lall ol loly namcs daily. Tlcy uscd io pciloim ilis iasl noi duiing
ilc day, bui ai nigli. Tlcii piaciicc was io iic ilcii laii wiil a siiing io ilc iool ol
ilc coiiagc io clccl ilcmsclvcs liom lalling aslccp. Siinivasa lad sucl gicai lovc
loi ilcm, and ilcy also loi lim, ilai ilcy ncvci wanicd io lcavc ilc viciniiy.
Sii Gopimolana dasa ol Miijapuia was a disciplc ol Goluladasa Tlaluia, and
Slyamadasa ol Kladagiama was a lollowci ol Sii Gopimolana. Siinivasa lavoicd
Govinda Claiavaiii, wlo bccamc lamous loi lis woislip wlcn lc was a young
boy.
llavala Claliavaiii ol loialuli villagc was an cmobidmcni ol dcvoiional lovc
and lad many disciplcs. His wilc, Suclaiiia, was an iniclligcni woman and
icccivcd ilc lavoi ol Sii Iswaii. Ii was lci piaciicc io clani onc lall ol japa daily
and icgulaily discuss ilc pasiimcs ol Malapiablu.
Tlc cldcsi son ol Tlaluiani, Sii Rajavallava Claliavaiii, was a man ol ligl
qualiiics and a gicai dcvoicc ol Siinivasa. Hci oilci iwo sons, Sii Radlavinoda and
Sii Kislanidasa, iool maniia liom ilcii moilci. Sii Kainapuia Kaviiaja was also
blcsscd by Siinivasa, and lad many disciplcs ol lis own. Piablu iniiiaicd lVyasa'
as lis disciplc and cducaicd lim in many mysiciious dociiincs ol Vaisnavism.
Many bianclcs and iwigs gicw liom lim. Tlcy wcic all lnown as paiama
llagavaias. Sii Vamsidasa Tlaluia was onc ol ilcsc bianclcs. Hc was onc ol
Siinivasa's lavoiiic dcvoiccs, and was also absoibcd in singing Haiinama. Sii
Gopaladasa Tlaluia was also onc ol ilc lavoiiic lollowcis ol Piablu. Sii Kisna
Kiiianiiy ol Vundlaipaia was a lamous liiiana singci. Lvcn sioncs would mcli
upon lcaiing lis bcauiilul gloiilicaiion ol Radla Kisna's pasiimcs.
Sii Rupa Glaiala was anoilci dcai scivani ol Piablu. Hc lad no oilci aciiviiy
oilci ilan claniing ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid coniinuously. Siinivasa also ollcicd
ilc iiilc ol "Glaiala" io Sii Raglunandana dasa. Tlcsc iwo Glaialas wcic always
cngagcd in ilc scivicc ol Siinivasa Acaiya.
Sii Sudlalaia Mandala and lis wilc, Sii Syamapiiya, icccivcd ilc mcicy ol
Siinivasa. Tlcii son, Sii Radlavallava Mandala was always cngiosscd in singing
Haiinama. Kamadcva Mandala was also similaily cngagcd, and Gopala Mandala
was lnown loi lis laiil in Piablu. loil ol ilcm icccivcd ilc blcssings ol
Siinivasa.
Tlc iwo lailcis-in-law ol Siinivasa wcic puic lcaiicd souls. Onc ol ilcm, Sii
Gopala Claiavaiii, was also busy sciving Siinivasa and uscd io slcd icais wlilc
dancing in liiiana. Siinivasa also lavoicd lis oilci lailci-in-law, Sii
Raglunandana Claliavaiii, as wcll as ilc iwo bioilcis-in-law. Tlc cldci bioilci,
Syamadasa, was an cxalicd dcvoicc and could bcauiilully icciic liom ilc
llagavaia. Tlc youngci bioilci, Sii Ramacaiana Claliavaiii, was vciy dcai io
Siinivasa. Hc uscd io dancc madly and ciy duiing ilc liiiana icciials.
Anoilci lavoiiic lollowci ol Siinivasa was Kisnadasa Claiia. Hc lad siiong
laiil in ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid. Vanamali Dasa, boin ol a Vadiya lamily, was
anoilci dcvoicd scivani ol Piablu. Sii Malanadasa, wlo also camc liom a Vaidya
lamily was cngagcd in naisilil blajan and was ilc mosi lavoiiic lollowci ol
Piablu. Sii Radlavallava Dasa, Sii Mailuia Dasa, Sii Radla Kisna Dasa, Sii
Ramana Dasa, and Ramadasa wcic all dcvoui lollowcis ol Siinivasa Acaiya.
Sii Kavi Vallava, a dcvoicd scivani ol Siinivasa, was lamous loi lis nicc
landwiiiing and dcdicaicd many ol lis own bools io Piablu. Tlc lailci ol
Vanamali Dasa, Sii Gopaladasa, was anoilci gicai dcvoicc wlo icccivcd ilc
blcssings ol Siinivasa, as wcll as paiama llagavaia, Sii Syamadasa Claiia. Sii
Aimaiama bccamc complcicly indillcicni io woildly allaiis and bccamc a disciplc
ol Piablu. Sii Kumudananda Tlaluia, Sii Rama Dasa Tlaluia, Sii Radlavallabla
Tlaluia wcic all gicai dcvoiccs wlo aiiaincd ilc blcssings ol Sii Acaiya. Sii
Golulanandadasa Claliavaiii, Sii Golulananda Dasa, Sii Gopala Tlaluia, and Sii
Syamadasa ol ilc Claiia lamily wcic all lavoicd by Siinivasa.
Oncc Siinivasa Acaiya Piablu iool a jouincy io Sii Puiusoiiama, caiiying ilc
bools ol ilc Gosvamis. Onc nigli lc lalicd ai a villagc. Ai ilai iimc a gang ol
bandiis saw lim and misiool ilc paiccl lc caiiicd io bc valuablc jcwcls, ilus ilcy
siolc ilc piccious bools.
To pioicsi ilis aciion, Siinivasa wcni io ilc couii ol ilc ling. Ai ilai iimc onc
bialmana namcd Sii Rama Claliavaiii lappcncd io bc cxplaining iopics liom ilc
Puianas io ilc ling. Tlc ling was plcascd wiil lis discouisc and ollcicd lim ilc
iiilc ol "Acaiya". Tlc bialmana ilcn icad liom ilc lliamaia Giia. Sianding oll io
ilc sidc, Siinivasas lisicncd io ilc bialmana's dclcciivc cxplanaiions. Iinally,
Siinivasa cnicicd inio ilc couii and coiiccicd ilc bialmana's misialcs. Tlc ling
was claimcd by Sii Acaiya's cxplanaiions and icqucsicd lim io cxplain luiilci.
Siinivasa ilcn wcni io gavc a bcauiilul dissciiaiion bascd on ilc conclusions ol ilc
Gosvamis ol Vindavana. Tlc ling, laving ncvci lcaid sucl a sclolaily and
dcvoiional picscniaiion, was ovciwlclmcd wiil joy and immcdiaicly lcll ai ilc lcci
ol Siinivasa and lumbly bcggcd loi lis blcssings. Siinivasa slowcicd lis mcicy on
ilc Mala King Sii Viia Hamviia, giving lim ilc namc ol Kisna. In iuin Viia
Hamviia ollcicd all lis piopciiics io Sii Acaiya. Tlcicalici many ol ilc icsidcnis
ol Vanavisnupuia bccamc ilc disciplcs ol Siinivasa.
Two bioilcis bclonging io Sii Kaiava's lamily uscd io wiiic lciici ol icn' io
Piablu and ilus caincd ilc iiilc ol Visvasa. Tlc cldci bioilci, Sii Ganaliiama
Dasa and ilc youngci onc, Piasada Dasa, bccamc gicai dcvoiccs ol Siinivasa. Tlcy
wcic loimcily lnown as Majumdai by iiilc, bui alici iccciving ilc blcssings ol
Siinivasa ilcy wcic lnown as Visvasa.
Sii Vallavi Kavi considcicd limscll mosi loiiunaic, laving icccivcd ilc lavoi ol
Siinivasa. Hc uiicicd ilc loly namcs lalls ol iimcs and ncvci dianl waici uniil
complcicing ilis iasl. Sii Vallavi suiicndcicd all lis piopciiics and lis lamily io
ilc scivicc ol Siinivasa. Tlus lc icmaincd in ilc associaiion ol Piablu consianily.
Tlc iwo cldci bioilcis ol Sii Vallavi Kavi, Sii Ramadasa and Sii Gopala dasa, also
dcdicaicd ilcmsclvcs io ilc scivicc ol Sii Acaiya.
Sii Kisna Vallava Tlaluia livcd in ilc villagc ol Dculi, wlcic Siinivasa visiicd
liisi alici ilc ilcli ol ilc bools. Hc was cxiicmcly dcai io Siinivasa, as ii was lc
wlo lcaid ol ilc iccovciing ol ilc bools iobbcd by ilc bandiis, wlicl gicaily
iclicvcd Siinivasa. Piablu visiicd ilc ling wiil lim and icclaimcd ilc losi bools.
lcing cxiicmcly saiislicd wiil Kisna Vallava, Sii Acaiya placcd lis lcci on lis lcad
and blcsscd lim in ilc namc ol Sii Radlaiamana, Sii Govindaji, Sii
Madanamolana, Sii Gopinaila, Rupa Sanaiana, Sii Gopala llaiia, Sii Jiva, Sii
Raglunaila llaiia, Sii Raglunaila Dasa, Sii Kisnadasa, and Lolanaila Gosvami.
Hc piaycd ilai by ilc good wislcs ol all ilcsc Gosvamis, Vallavi Kaviiaja would
succccd in aiiaining ilc piicclcss gcm ol dcvoiional lovc. Plcascd wiil Vallavi,
Siinivasa siaycd a lcw moic days wiil lim.
Wlcn Siinivasa visiicd ilc ling again, Viialamviia lcll llai ai ilc lcci ol
Piablu. Siinivasa iool lis scai and convciscd wiil ilc ling aboui ilc divinc
iopics ol Loid Kisna. Viialamviia was lillcd wiil joy io lavc ilc daisana and
blcssings ol Siinivasa. Tlcicalici Piablu iciuincd lomc.
Tlai nigli ilc ling dicam ol Siinivasa and Kalaclanda. In lis dicam ilc ling
loudly ciicd somc lincs ol pociiy dcsciibing ilc divinc bcauiy ol Piablu and
Kalaclanda. Tlc quccn awolc liom lci slccp and lcaid ilc lincs ol pociiy wlicl
ilc ling was icciiing and slc spcni ilc nigli wccping. Wlcn ilc ling awolc, lc
was siill absoibcd in ilinling ol ilc loius lcci ol Piablu. In lis absoipiion, lc
ciicd loudly calling oui ilc namcs ol Sii Rupa Sanaiana and Sii llaiia Gosvami.
Hc lamcnicd piiilully laving losi ilc vision in lis dicam. lui cvcn in lis walclul
siaic lc could clcaily iccall ilc liguic ol Siinivasa bccloning lim io woislip ilc
imagc wlicl lc lad sccn in lis dicam. Wlilc ilc ling was absoibcd in ilis
ccsiaiic icmcmbiancc, Paiiadcvi lcll ai lis lcci and icqucsicd lim io again icciic
ilc lincs ol pociiy. Wlcn ilc ling dcnicd, ilc quccn bcggcd lim again and again.
Tlc ling ilcn iclcnicd. Hc conlcsscd ilai lc no longci lanlcicd alici ilc joy ol
ioyal picsiigc and iiclcs. Tlcsc ilings appcaicd io lim now as poison. Now lc
lad lound iiuc ncciai, by ilc mcicy ol Siinivasa Acaiya, wlo was lis lilc and soul.
ly lis giacc only, was lc ablc io bccomc a scivani ol Radla and Kisna and obscivc
ilcii divinc pasiimcs in ilc giovcs ol Viaja. Wiil gicai cmoiion ilc ling icvcalcd
ilai lis mind again and again wanicd io lly io ilc banl ol ilc Yamuna in Viaja
wlcic lis Loid Kisna cnjoycd ilc company ol Sii Radla. Hc dcsciibcd ilc siaic ol
mind and condiiion ol Radla wlcn slc was bcicli ol Kisna's company. Having losi
Kala (Kisna), Radla's lcaii buincd inccssanily in ilc liic ol scpaiaiion. Slc was
unablc io calm lciscll. Slc smcaicd ilc pasic ol aguiu ovci lci cniiic body, yci
was unablc io cool lci buining lcaii. Slc was so icsilcss ilai slc was unablc io
pciloim lci lousclold duiics. Slc would simply sii on ilc banl ol ilc Yamuna,
loping io scc Kisna again. Duc io ilis bclavioi ol Sii Radla, lci moilci-in-law
and sisici-in-law icbulcd lci and lci lusband bccamc indillcicni io lci. Tlc ling
luiilci cxplaincd ilai lis dccpcsi dcsiic was io scivc ilc loius lcci ol Kalaclanda,
by ilc mcicy ol Siinivasa.
Paiiadcvi was ovciwlclmcd by lci lusband's icalisaiion and icqucsicd ilc
ling io lclp lci io bccomc a disciplc ol Siinivasa. Tlc ling could undcisiand by
lis wilc's lcivcni cmoiions, ilai slc lad alicady icccivcd ilc blcssings ol Piablu.
Viialamviia lappily wcni bcloic Siinivasa and icpoiicd cvciyiling io lim.
Paiia Maladcvi ian io ilc lcci ol Siinivasa, caincsily icqucsiing lim io givc lci
dilsa. Obsciving ilc quccn's sincciiiy, Siinivasa was gicaily plcascd. Hc liisi
pouicd Haiinama in ilcii cais and ilcn gavc ilcm Radla Kisna maniia. Hc
diiccicd ilcm io woislip by ilc mcilod ol Kamavija and Gayaiiivija. Tlcy wcic
also insiiucicd io scivc a Tulasi manjaii lovingly bccausc wiiloui ilc pciloiming
ilcsc vaiious piaciiccs, no onc could aiiain ilc csscncc ol paialiya lila and iasa in
ilc abodc ol Viaja. Tlcy wcic luiilci diiccicd io woislip wiil a puic mind and
puic dcvoiion il ilcy dcsiicd io aiiain ilc divinc lavoui ol Radla and Kisna. Tlcy
wcic also iold io lisicn inicnily io liiiana and io woislip ilc lcci ol ilc Vaisnavas.
Siinivasa Acaiya aslo lavoicd ilc piincc, Sii Raja Hamviia.
Tlcicalici, ilc ling insiallcd ilc Dciiy ol Kalacland. Siinivasa Acaiya
pcisonally pciloimcd ilc abliscla ccicmony loi ilc insiallaiion. Tlc ling wislcd
io scivc ilc Vaisnavas cvciyday. Knowing lis inicniion, Sii Jiva Gosvami scni Sii
Gopala Dasa wlo camc io siay ilcic. Siinivasa appoinicd Sii Vyasa as ilc salaiicd
woislipci ol ilc Dciiy. Sii Acaiya also casi lis mcicy upon ilc wilc ol Sii Vyasa,
Sii Indumulli Tlaluiani, as lis son, Sii Syamadasa Claliavaiii.
Siinivasa lavoicd ilc gicai sclolai llagavana Kavi, as wcll as ilc dcvoicd
woislipcis ol Kisna, Sii Naiayana Kavi and Naiasimla Kaviiaja. Sii Vasudcva
Kaviiaja also bccamc a dcvoicc ol Piablu. Sii Vindavana dasa, wlo was lamous loi
lis iiilc ol "Kaviiaja", also bccamc a disciplc ol Sii Acaiya. Nimai Kaviiaja, ilc
bioilci ol Rupa Kaviiaja, icccivcd ilc mcicy ol Siinivasa. Hc clanicd laiinama in
lalls cvciy day and danccd madly duiing ilc liiiana icciials. Siiman Claliavaiii,
bcing indillcicni io woildly plcasuics, iool slclici undci ilc pioicciion ol
Siinivasa. Piablu lavoicd Raglunandana Tlaluia and Gauiangadasa, wlo was a
man cndowcd wiil divinc qualiiics. Hc would ciic Haiinama consianily,
icmcmbciing ilc loius lcci ol Radla Kisna. Hc uscd io ccsiaiically sloui ilc
namcs ol Rupa Sanaiana and ciy madly in icmcmbiancc ol llaiia Gosvami. Hc
was lully absoibcd in ilc mcmoiy ol Sii Gauianga and lis own Piablu.
Siimania Tlaluia, wlo bclongcd io a bialmana lamily, was anoilci disciplc
ol Piablu. Hc lavoicd Sii Gopijana Vallava wlo uscd io bccomc ccsiaiic wlilc
claniing ilc namc ol Sii Kisna Caiianya. Sii Tulasiiamadasa, bclonging io a
wcavci class, always ilougli ol ilc giacc ol Piablu and would immcdiaicly
bccomc ccsiaiic upon claniing ilc namc ol Sii Gauianga. Sii lalaiamadasa, a
bialmana liom Uilaladcsa, losi all inicicsi in woildly plcasuic upon mcciing Sii
Acaiya. Tlc bialmana Dayaiama Cloudluiy livcd wiil Sii lalaiamadasa in ilc
samc villagc. Tlcy boil dcdicaicd ilcmsclvcs lully io ilc lcci ol Siinivasa. Sii Haii
Vallava Sailaia and Kisna Vallava Claliavaiii bccamc disciplcs ol Piablu. Sii
Kisna Puialiia and Syama Claiia ol Gaudadcsa wcic gicai dcvoiccs ol Siinivasa
wlo laici aiiaincd many disciplcs ol ilcii own. Sii Jayaiama Claiavaiii ol Llaiiaya
was anoilci lamous dcvoicc, and Tlaluiadasa Tlaluia also bccamc Siinivasa's
disciplc. Sii Mailuiadasa ol Mailuia was boin ol a bialmana lamily, and Sii
Syamasundaia Dasa was a simplc-mindcd bialmana wlo icgualaily clanicd
Haiinama in lalls daily. Sii Aimaiama liom Llaiiaya icccivcd ilc blcssings ol
Siinivasa. Vindavanadasa ol Sii Vindavana was a man cndowcd wiil cxiicmcly
dcvoiional qualiiics and was a lavoiiic disciplc ol Piablu. Sii Govindaiama and Sii
Gopala Dasa ol Llaiiaya wcic also dcvoicd disciplcs.
Sii Molanadasa, Viajanandadasa, and Sii Ramadasa ol Sii Kunda wcic ilicc
cclcbiaicd scivanis ol Siinivasa. Sii Rasilanandadasa, Sii Haiipiasada, and
Sullananda Dasa ol Sii Govaidlana, as wcll as Picmi Haiinama and
Muliaiamadas wcic Siinivasa's dcvoicd disciplcs wlo uscd io dancc and sing
laiinama iogcilci. lajanalaii was anoilci disciplc. Rama Kalanidli, liom a
bialmana lamily in Vangadcsa, lad ilc iiilc ol Acaiya. Sii Rama Saiana,
Picmadasa, and Rasiladasa wcic dcdicaicd dcvoiccs, always cagci io scivc ilc
Vaisnavas.
I am unqualilicd io sullicicnily dcsciibc low many pcisons liom Visnupuia, as
wcll as liom Piablu's own couniiy, icccivcd iniiiaiion liom Siinivasa. Many
pcoplc liom dillcicni couniiics sucl as Radla, Vangadcsa, Gaudadcsa,
Viajablumi, Magadla, Uilaldcsa, laiagangapaia, Vindlya Kandlala and ilc
placcs ncai ilc Gangcs iool iniiiaiion liom Sii Acaiya. Tlosc wlo aiicniivcly lcai
ilcsc dcsciipiions can casily aiiain ilc ccsiacy ol Kisna blalii. Sii Hcmalaia, ilc
dauglci ol Siinivasa, was a gicai Vaisnavi. lowing io lci loius lcci, I,
Yadunandanadasa aiicmpi io disiiibuic ilc csscncc ol Kainananda io cvciy
lisicnci.
Second Exfracf
Taling ilc blcssings ol Sii Kisna Caiianya, Niiyananda, Advaiiacandia, and all
ilc dcvoiccs ol Gauia, ilc poci coniinucs io discuss ilc iicc ol Siinivasa Acaiya,
along wiil iis bianclcs and iwigs. Hc slall now dcsciibc ilc iwigs cmanaiing liom
ilc biancl ol Ramacandia Kaviiaja.
Tlc bialmana Sii Vallava Majumdaia, and ilc gicai sclolai Haiinama Acaiya
boil icccivcd ilc blcssings ol Kaviiaja. Haiinama's son, Sii Gopilania Claiavaiii,
was also a dcvoicc ol Kaviiaja and an caincsi dcvoicc lilc lis lailci. Anoilci
disciplc ol Kaviiaja was lalaiama Kavipaii, a man ol cxiiaoidinaiy dcvoiion. All
ilc disciplcs ol Kaviiaja wcic consianily cngagcd in dclivciing manlind liom ilc
sullciing ol maiciial cxisicncc.
Ioi lis own puiilicaiion, ilc poci aiicmpis io dcsciibc ilc disciplcs ol Sii
Iswaii. Jaya Kisnacaiya, Sii Jagadisacaiya, and Syama Vallavacaiya wcic ilicc gicai
acaiyas wlo wcic disciplcs ol Sii Iswaii. Tlc womcn ol ilc abovc mcniioncd
lamily wcic liglly dcvoicd io Sii Iswaii. Tlcy wcic always cngagcd in doing good
loi lumaniiy, as wcll as consianily singing ilc loly namc iliougloui ilc day and
nigli. Tlcy ncvci dianl waici uniil ilcy lad complcicd ilc claniing ol lalls ol
Haiinama. Among ilcm ilc cldci was Sii Saiyablama Tlaluiani, and ilc youngci
was Sii Candiamulli. Tlcy wcic always absoibcd in discussing ilc lymns wlicl
ilcy lad lcaincd liom Sii Iswaii. Sii Rupa Gosvami and Siidasa Gosvami iool
gicai plcasuic in aclnowlcdging ilc good qualiiics ol ilcsc iwo ladics. Daily ilcy
icciicd slolas liom Asiala by Malapiablu, Caiianya Kalpavilsa, Kaipanya
Panjila, Haii Kusumanjali, Vilasa Kusumanjali, Picmamvajamalandalsla,
Caiupuslpanjali. Wlcn claniing ilcsc vciscs ilcy wcic ovcicomc wiil ccsiasy
and callcd oui ilc namcs ol Sii Radla Govinda. Sii Radla Vallava Caliavaiii and
Vindavana Claliavaiii wcic iwo gicai Vaisnavas wlosc disciplc was Sii Vindavani
Tlaluiani. Hci sons, Radla Vinoda Caliavaiii and Kisaii Caliavaiii dcdicaicd
ilcmsclvcs io ilcii moilci. All ol ilcm wcic disciplcs ol Sii Iswaii.
Now ilc disciplcs ol Sii Hcmalaia slall bc dcsciibcd. Sii Suvala Clandia
Tlaluia, and lis ncplcw, Sii Golula Claliavaiii, wcic lci disciplcs. Sii
Radlavallava Tlaluia liom Mandala villagc, Sii Vallavadasa ol ilc Gosvami
lamily, and Yadunandana Vaidya dasa ol Malilaii villagc wcic all disciplcs ol Sii
Iswaii. Kanuiama Claliavaiii and lis iwo scivanis, Daipanayana and Candi,
Ramacaiana, Madlu Miswas, and Radla Kania Vaidya wcic oilci disciplcs ol
Hcmalaia. Jagadisa Kaviiaja and lis lollowci, wlo was ilc bioilci ol Radlavallava
Kaviiaja wcic iniiiaicd by Hcmalaia. Tlc ilicc sons ol Sii Gaii Piablu; Sii Kisna
Piasada Tlaluia, Sii Sundaiananda and Sii Haii Tlaluia iool iniiiaiion liom
ilcii lailci. Amonil ilc iwo wivcs ol Piablu ilc youngci onc was iniiiaicd by lci
lusband. Tlc cldci on, Sii Saiyablama iniiiaicd Sii Radla Madlava. Sii
Jogadananda Tlaluia, Sii Glanasyama, son ol Tulasiiama dasa, and Sii
Dandaipaiai Claiiapaii bccamc disciplcs ol Sii Gaii Piablu.
Tlc sons-in-law ol Sii Gaii Piablu dcdicaicd ilcmsclvcs io ilc scivicc ol
Piablu. His livc dauglicis wcic vciy cagci io woislip Piablu. Sii Gaii piablu
lavoicd Sii Kanala Piiya Tlaluiani, dauglici ol Siivasa. Sii Janali Viswasa and
lis son Siilaii Visligovinda caincsily woislipcd Sii Gaii Piablu. Sii Piasada
Viswasa and lis son, Sii Viindavanadasa, wcic lis disciplcs. Sii Gaii Piablu's
oilci disciplcs wcic Sii Viaja Molana Claiiaiaja, Sii Puiusoiiama Caliavaiii,
Jayaiamadasa ol Sanavali villagc, and Radla Kisna Dasa Tlaluia. Sii Kisna
Piasada Caliavaiii and lis ncplcw, Sii Madana Caliavaiii, Sii Vallavilania
Caliavaiii, Sii Glanasyama Kaviiaja all icccivcd ilc mcicy ol Sii Gaii Piablu.
Anoilci disciplc was Sii Anaiamadasa, a Vaidya by casic, wlo was always
absoibcd in claniing ilc loly namc. Tlc poci apologiscs loi bcing incapablc ol
mcniioning all ilc disciplcs ol Sii Gaii Piablu. Tlc poci, Yadunaila dasa was
diiccicd by Sii Hcmalaia, dauglci ol Siinivasa Piablu io composc Kainananda loi
ilc saiislaciion ol all dcvoicd souls.
Third Exfracf
ly ilc mcicy ol Sii Kisna Caiianya, Niiyananda Piablu, Advaiiacandia, and all
ilc dcvoicd disciplcs ol Gauia, I slall now discuss somc unicvcalcd ilcoiics and
cpisodcs wlicl may bc bcnclicial loi ilc lisicncis. I slall liisi aiicmpi io dcsciibc
ilc gloiics ol Ramacandia wlosc gcnciosiiy lncw no bounds.
Onc day my spiiiiual masici, Sii Hcmalaia, icvcalcd ilc gloiics ol Ramacandia
io mc. Alici lcaiing lci dcsciipiion ol lis cxalicd claiacici, I was lillcd wiil
divinc plcasuic. Piablu Ramacandia was a vciy giavc mcn, yci lis lcaii was lillcd
wiil lovc and lindncss. Hc was a lamous psycliaiiisi and also lnown loi lis swcci
and loving disposiiion.
Oncc Siinivasa was siiiing wiil lis iwo wivcs in lis lousc in Visnupuia. His
wivcs considcicd ilcmsclvcs ilc mosi loiiunaic io lavc sucl an cxalicd and
aiiiaciivc lusband. Ai ilai iimc Siinivasa bccamc ialling aboui ilc pasiimcs ol
Loid Kisna, wlicl aiiiacicd ilc minds ol lis wivcs. Wlilc spcaling, Piablu
suddcnly lcll inio an ccsiaiic siaic. Ovciwlclmcd wiil cmoiion, lc lcll on ilc
giound and lainicd, calling oui ilc namc ol Sii Gauiacandia. In ilis ccsiaiic
condiiion lc somciimcs ciicd oui ilc namc ol Sii Rupa, Sanaiana, and somciimcs
ilc namc ol Sii llaiia Gosvami. Alici a long iimc, lc composcd limscll and wcni
io ialc lis bail. Alici bailing lc pui on a licsl wliic cloil and sai bcloic ilc
Dciiy. Wcaiing a scail piinicd wiil manalslana, lc mailcd lis loiclcad wiil
iilal and bcgan io icciic piaycis in a swcci voicc. Siinivasa lappily woislipcd Sii
Vamslivadana wiil sadalwood pasic and Tulasi lcavcs, ilcn sai absoibcd in dccp
mcdiiaiion. In ilis siaic lc was ablc io wiincss ilc iiansccndcnial pasiimcs ol
Radla and Kisna. Wiil gicai plcasuic lc saw Radla and Kisna ialing bail on ilc
banls ol ilc Jamuna. Suiioundcd by ilc gopis, Kisna appcaicd lilc a cloud
suiioundcd by liglining. Tlc gopis dccoiaicd Kisna's body wiil many
oinamcnis... Kisna cnicicd ilc waici. Sii Rupa Manjaii, Sii Lavanga Manjaii, Sii
Guna Manjaii, and Sii Raii Manjaii icmaincd sianding on ilc banl ol ilc iivci in
oidci io obscivc ilc bcauiilul pasiimcs ol Kisna. Wiil ilcii wci saiis iiglily
clinging io ilcii bodics, ilc oilci gopis bcgan io splasl waici on Kisna's lacc.
Obsciving ilis sccnc, Siinivasa was complcicdly cnclanicd by ilc bcauiy ol
ilc gopis, ilc movcmcni ol ilcii bodics, ilc swinging ol ilcii lips, lands, and
lcgs. Lvcn wlcn ilcy liowncd ilcy wcic goigcous. Hc was amazcd io lcai ilcii
swcci ialls wiil Kisna, and io scc ilcm splasling waici diiccily in ilc cycs ol
Kisna. Tlcy all lauglcd loudly and lougli wiil Kisna, somciimcs in lncc-dccp
waici, somciimcs in lip-dccp waici, somciimcs bicasi dccp, and somciimcs in
nccl-dccp waici. Tlcy would ligli wiil Kisna somciimcs lacc io lacc, somciimcs
bicasi io bicasi, somciimcs cyc io cyc, and somciimcs nail io nail. Duc io ilcii
ligliing ilc waici ol ilc iivci ovcillowcd iis banls. Loid Kisna ilcn siolc ilc
gaimcnis ol ilc gopis and climbcd up in a iicc, liom wlcic lc could obscivc ilc
bcauiy ol gopis' bodics in ilc bluc waici ol ilc Jamuna. Tlc iiansccndcnial ncciai
ol ilcsc divinc pasiimcs cannoi bc undcisiood by oidinaiy pcisons. Kaviiaja
Gosvami las luiilci cxplaincd ilis pasiimc in lis bool Sii Govinda Lilamiia.
Alici linisling lci bail, Siimaii Radlaiani lcli ilc waici. Howcvci, in doing
so, slc did noi noiicc ilai lci nosc siud lad lallcn oui. Tlc gopis lollowcd lci,
and Kisna iciuincd all ol ilcii gaimcnis and oinamcnis. lcauiilully dicsscd, ilcy
all cnicicd inio ilc lunjavana. Viinda biougli vaiious iypcs ol liuii, swccis, and
numcious picpaiaiions and ilcy dincd iogcilci lappily. Tlc gopis wcic
capiivaicd by ilc bcauiy ol Radla and Kisna, and lovingly scivcd Tlcm
aiicniivcly.
Suddcnly ilcy noiiccd ilai Sii Radla lad losi lci nosc-siud. Tlinling ilai ii
lad mosi piobably bccn losi in ilc waici, ilcy bccamc disiiaugli. Sii Rupa
Manjaii and Sii Guna Manjaii winlcd ai Sii Mani Manjaii, and iold lci ilai sincc
slc lncw ilc mind ol Sii Radla vciy wcll and was accusiomcd io scaicling oui
Radla's losi oinamcnis, slc slould go in scaicl ol ilc losi nosc-siud. Sincc Sii
Radla was in ilc labii ol losing lci oinamcnis, somciimcs in ilc waici ol a lunda
oi in ilc Yamuna, somciimcs ai day and somciimcs ai nigli, Mani Manjaii was
licqucnily scni io scaicl loi ilc losi iicm.
Mani Manjaii lappily wcni io ilc banl ol ilc Yamuna in scaicl ol ilc losi
nosc-siud, bui slc could noi lind ii ilcic. Slc ilcn cnicicd inio ilc waici ol ilc
Yamuna iivci, wlicl gliiicicd in ilc sunslinc lilc a slining miiioi, yci io lci
disappoinimcni slc did noi lind ii ilcii ciilci. Tlc nosc-siud lad aciually lallcn
on ilc looipiinis ol Radla Kisna and lad bccn covcicd by ilc lcal ol a loius, ilus
Mani Manjaii was unablc io lind ii.
Mcanwlilc ilc wivcs ol Siinivasa lound ilai ilcii lusband was icmaining in a
siaic ol dccp mcdiiaiion loi a long iimc. Lvcning lad aiiivcd, bui siill Siinivasa did
noi bical lis mcdiiaiion. Tlc wivcs saw ilai ilc body ol ilcii lusband lad
bccomc siill, lis bicail sccmcd io lavc sioppcd, and ilcic was no quivciing in lis
bclly. Sccing Siinivasa's cxiiaoidinaiy siaic, ilcy wcic icmindcd ol Sii Caiianya
Malapiablu. Icaiing loi ilc lilc ol ilcii bclovcd lusband, ilc wivcs bcgan io
loudly clani ilc loly namc inio lis cai, yci siill lc did noi iciuin io cxicinal
consciousncss. Wlcn Piablu coniinucd io icmain in ilis siaic uniil ilc laic louis
ol ilc nigli, lis wivcs bcgan io ilinl aboui many bad omcns and wcpi loudly,
iolling on ilc giound in giicl. Alici a lcw louis ilcy pacilicd ilcmsclvcs and
bcgan io lan lim.
Wlcn ilc ling lcaid aboui ilc condiiion ol Siinivasa, lis lcaii was lillcd wiil
giicl and lc luiiicd io Piablu's lousc. Hc lcll llai bcloic Siinivasa, ilcn iiicd io
lccl ilc bicail ol Piablu by placing lis land ncai Siinivasa's nosiiils, bui lc could
noi lind any sign ol lilc. Wlcn Tlaluiani cxplaincd io lim ilai lc lad bccn in
ilis condiiion sincc caily in ilc day, ilc ling bccamc lillcd wiil anxiciy and iiicd
io liguic oui a mcilod io biing lim bacl io lis scnscs. Disciplcs sucl as Sii Vallavi
Kaviiaja, Sii Vyasacaiya, Sii Kisna Vallava, Janali Dasa, and Piasada Dasa iuslcd
io scc ilcii masici. Tlcy also iiicd ilcii bcsi io icvivc Siinivasa Piablu. Wlcn
ilcy all lailcd, ilcy losi all lopc loi ilc lilc ol ilcii guiu. Wlcn ilc liisi ilicc
louis ol ilc nigli passcd, Piablu's wivcs bcgan wccping loudly. Tlcy lcll on ilc
giound and iollcd in giicl. Tlc disciplcs ol Piablu iiicd ilcii bcsi io givc ilcm
solacc, cxplaining ilai Piablu was simply absoibcd in a liglly spiiiiual siaic and
would cciiainly icgain lis scnscs alici somc iimc. Tlis pacilicd ilc wivcs io somc
cxicni and sai down by ilc sidc ol ilcii lusband, iiying io ilinl ol somc way io
icvivc ilcii loid. In ilis way ilc nigli passcd and ilc dawn appcaicd, siill
Siinivasa did noi iciuincd io consciousncss.
Tlc ling and all ilc disciplcs also sai anxiously waiiing loi Siinivasa io icgain
consciousncss. In ilis way ilc liisi ilicc louis ol ilc day passcd. As iimc passcd
Piablu's disciplcs bcgan io ilinl ilai ilcy lad losi ilcii masici loicvci. Tlinling
ilai ilcy would ncvci again lavc ilc oppoiiuniiy loi sucl cxalicd associaiion,
ilcy bcgan io wccp loudly. Tlaluiani ilcn placcd somc coiion balls undci ilc
nosc ol Siinivasa io dcicci lis bicail. Wlcn ilcy did noi cvcn sliglily quivci, slc
pullcd ai lci laii and lcll io ilc giound in dcspaii. In ilcii giicl, somciimcs ilcy
wcpi and somciimcs ilcy lainicd on ilc giound.
Suddcnly Siimaiiji icmcmbcicd somciling wlicl gavc lci cncouiagcmcni and
immcdiaicly calmcd lci down. Sccing Sii Iswaii's clangc ol mood cvciyonc
inquiicd cuiiously as io wlai lad calmcd lci mind. Slc gladly iold ilcm ilai a
long iimc ago Siinivasa Piablu lad iold lci aboui Sii Ramacandia Kaviiaja, wlo
was capablc ol undcisianding cvciyiling aboui Sii Acaiya. Slc said ilai slc was
suic ilai Kaviiaja would aiiivc ilcic ilai day, as ilis lad bccn loiciold io lci
picviously in a dicam.
Jusi as slc was spcaling Ramacandia Kaviiaja suddcnly aiiivcd ai ilc spoi. Hc
lcll ai ilc lcci ol Siinivasa, icciiing piaycis wiil loldcd lands. Ai oncc Siinivasa
icgaincd cxicinal consciousncss. Hc cmbiaccd Kaviiaja and aslcd aboui lis wcll-
bcing. Kaviiaja icplicd, "Wiiloui youi daisana low can I bc in a good siaic ol
mind'" Piablu iool lim in lands and placcd lim on a scai bcsidc limscll.
Togcilci ilcy lappily discusscd Loid Kisna's pasiimcs. Alici ilcy boil iool bail,
ilcy discusscd moic iiansccndcnial subjcci maiici. Ovcicomc wiil cmoiion ilcy
boil wcpi, calling oui ilc namcs ol Rupa, Sanaiana, Sii llaiia Gosvami and Radla
Kisna.
Siinivasa bowcd bcloic ilc Dciiy ol Sii Vamsivadana. Hc clangcd lis dicss and
painicd iilal on lis loiclcad. Rcpcaicdly lc callcd oui ilc namc ol Sii Kunda and
Govaidlana. Alici waiciing ilc Tulasi plani, lc woislipcd ilc Salagiama sila and
ollcicd vaiious iypcs ol swccis. Hc ilcn ollcicd bcicl lcal io ilc Dciiy and
pciloimcd aiaii. Again and again lc lumbly bowcd bcloic ilc Dciiy. Rciuining io
lis lousc lc aic ilc piasada and gavc ilc icsi ol ii io Kaviiaja.
Tlc wivcs ol Siinivasa coolcd and ollcicd ii io ilcii dcai lusband. Piablu
liisi ollcicd ilc lood io ilc Salagiama sila. Hc ilcn pui ilc Loid io icsi and lanncd
Him slowly loi somc iimc. Aliciwaids Siinivasa camc oui liom ilc icmplc and
bowcd bcloic ilc Dciiy, siicicling limscll oui llai on ilc giound. Tlcicalici lc
inviicd all ilc dcvoiccs wlo wcic waiiing in lis lousc io dinc wiil lim. Hc
icqucsicd ilcm io ialc ilcii scais and lc pcisonally scivcd ilcm. Alici saiislying
ilcm wiil piolusc piasada, Piablu ollcicd ilcm bcicl lcals and icqucsicd ilcm io
ialc icsi. Hc ilcn cnicicd inio lis ioom and was plcascd io lind Kaviiaja waiiing
loi lim ilcic.
His wivcs clcancd ilc placc wlcic lc would ialc lis scai io dinc and icqucsicd
Piablu io ialc lis scai along wiil Kaviiaja. lui Siinivasa said ilai Kaviiaja would
ialc lis lood alici lc lad linislcd. Kaviiaja ilcn bcgan io lan Siinivasa wlilc lc
icspccicd piasada. Alici Siinivasa linislcd, Kaviiaja sai down and aic liom ilc
plaic ol Piablu. Wlilc caiing, Kaviiaja bccamc lillcd wiil spiiiiual cmoiions. Alici
complciing lis mcal, Kaviiaja sai down ncai Piablu and Siinivasa ollcicd lim lis
clcwcd bcicl lcal. Siinivasa ilcn laid down io icsi and Ramacandia massagcd lis
lcgs.
Alici somc iimc Siinivasa awolc liom slccp. His wivcs ilcn aslcd lim, "Ol
loid, picviously you olicn spolc wiil gicai admiiaiion aboui Kaviiaja. Now wc
lavc obscivcd low lc aic liom youi plaic and dianl waici liom youi glass
wiiloui any lcsiiaiion. Plcasc cxplain ilis io us." Siinivasa cxplaincd ilai
Ramacandia is an cxccpiional dcvoicc, bcyond ilcii undcisianding, and ilai in
iimc ilcy would comc io lnow all aboui lim. Tlc wivcs wcic vciy plcascd io lcai
ilis, and icqucsicd Piablu io givc ilcm ilc icmnanis ol lis clcwcd bcicl lcavcs.
Tlc ncxi day wlcn Siinivasa cnicicd inio ilc compound ol lis lousc wiil
Kaviiaja, ilcy saw wlai appcaicd io bc a snalc and jumpcd acioss ii in lcai.
Kaviiaja scaiclcd loi ilc snalc bui was unablc io lind ii, iailci lc discovcicd ilai
Piablu lad misialcn a coil ol siiaw io bc a snalc. Ncvciilclcss lc did noi
coniiadici lis masici. Wlcn Siinivasa limscll discovcicd ilai ii was a coil ol siiaw
and poinicd ii oui, Ramacandia ai oncc acccpicd lis opinion. Piablu and Kaviiaja
ilcn sai down in ilc ioom io convcisc.
Laici, wlcn ilc wivcs ol Siinivasa wcic icsiing, Sii Acaiya camc io ilcm and
bcgan io cxplain ilc cxalicd claiaciciisiics ol Ramacandia. Hc compaicd
Ramacandia io Aijuna by ciiing onc sioiy loim ilc Malablaiaia:
Oncc upon a iimc Dionacaiya was cngagcd in icacling ilc aii ol using
wcapons io Duiyodlana and lis lundicd bioilcis, along wiil Yudlisiliia and lis
loui bioilcis. Dionacaiya pui a biid on ilc liglcsi biancl ol a iicc and oidcicd
ilcm all io lii ilc cyc ol ilc biid wiil onc aiiow. Duiyodlana and lis bioilcis
iool up ilcii wcapons and lappily aimcd ai ilc mail. Dionacaiya ilcn aslcd
ilcm wlai ilcy wcic sccing ai ilai momcni, and ilcy icplicd ilai ilcy saw ilc
iicc, iis bianclcs, and ilc biid. Diona was angiy and dissaiilicd wiil ilcii answci
and icbulcd ilcm, saying ilai ilcy would ncvci bc ablc io lcain ilc aii ol using
wcapons. Hc ilcn callcd Aijuna io aim ai ilc biid, ilcn aslcd lim ilc samc
qucsiion. Aijuna icplicd ilai lc say noiling oilci ilan ilc cyc ol ilc biid. Diona
oidcicd lim io slooi and Aijuna's aiiow pcilccily lii ilc cyc ol ilc biid. Gicaily
saiislicd, Diona cxplaincd io all ilai Aijuna ncvci divciicd lis aiicniion liom ilc
cyc ol ilc biid. Tlai is wly lc passcd ilc icsi. Aijuna bowcd io ilc lcci ol lis
masici and iool lis scai among ilc oilci disciplcs. Wiil conicni Diona iold
Aijuna ilai lc would bc ilc only pcison wlo could bc paiallcl io lis masici and
ilai lc was lis bcsi disciplc. Duiyodlana was dccply unlappy io lcai ilcsc woids
ol piaisc.
Siinivasa iool gicai plcasuic in dcsciibing ilis incidcni and compaiing
Kaviiaja wiil Aijuna, bccausc Ramacandia ncvci disobcycd lis masici. Hc always
sinccicly lisicncd io Piablu cvcn wlcn ilc laiici oidcicd lim io ialc lis lood alici
cvciyonc clsc. Siinivasa luiilci dcsciibcd Ramacandia's laiillulncss by ciiing
cxplaining aboui ilc iimc wlcn Piablu lad misialcn ilc coil ol siiaw io bc a
snalc, and alilougl Ramacandia lncw ilis, lc ncvciilclcss iiicd io lind oui ilc
snalc in ilc couiiyaid as oidcicd by Siinivasa. Yci wlcn Piablu iold lim ilai ii
was a coil ol siiaw, noi a snalc, Ramacandia ai oncc acccpicd lis masici's opinion.
Ramacandia lumbly submiiicd io Siinivasa, saying ilai wiiloui ilc lavoi ol lis
masici low could lc lnow wlai was iigli oi wiong. Tlus Siinivasa opcnly
dcclaicd ilai as Aijuna was ilc dcaicsi disciplc ol Dionacaiya, so Ramacandia was
mosi dcai io lim. "Iiom now on," Siinivasa said, "cvciyonc slould ialc ii loi
gianicd ilai Ramacandia's opionion is ilc samc as minc." Siinivasa cxplaincd ilai
Ramacandia and Naioiiama wcic lis iwo cycs, ilus boil ol ilcm wcic idcniical.
Kaviiaja Govinda and Claliavaiii Govinda wcic ilc iwo pcisons wlo undcisiood
ilc claiaciciisiics ol Ramacandia and Naioiiama. Siinivasa said, "Hc wlo icccivcs
ilc lavoui ol Ramacandia, lc also aiiains ilc blcssings ol Loid Kisna." In ilis way
Sii Acaiya iool gicai plcasuic in gloiilying Ramacandia.
In ilis icgaid, oncc Siinivasa's wilc naiiaicd a sioiy io ilc disciplcs. Oncc
Siinivasa was caiing wiil Ramacandia scaicd on onc sidc ol lim, and Naioiiama
on ilc oilci sidc. Tlcy lappily iallcd aboui Loid Kisna, wlilc Piablu iool lood
liom lis iwo disciplcs alici ii lad bccn iouclcd by ilcii lands. Siinivasa's wivcs
wcic suipiiscd io scc ilis bclavioi as ilcy could noi undcisiand low ii was
possiblc loi a disciplc io ollci lood io lis masici alici ioucling ii wiil lis own
land. Tlus ilcy dccidcd io waii loi an oppoiiuniiy io asl lim aboui ilis. Alici
caiing and wasling ilcii lands and mouils, Siinivasa and lis iwo disciplcs
bccamc absoibcd is discussions aboui Kisna. All ilicc ol ilcm bccamc cxiicmcly
cmoiional and slcd icais ol joy.
Wlcn ilc oppoiiuniiy aiosc, Iswaii qucsiioncd lci lusband aboui ilc
qucsiion wlicl lad aiiscn in lci mind in icgaids io low lc acccpicd lood wlicl
lad bccn iouclcd by lis disciplcs. Siinivasa cxplaincd ilai Ramacandia and
Naioiiama wcic cxacily lilc lis iwo lands and iwo cycs. Sincc ilcy wcic lilc paiis
ol lis own body, ii did noi maiici il ilc lood lad bccn iouclcd by Ramacandia
and Naioiiama.
Wlilc discussing ilis iopic, ilc lcli cyc ol Iswaii suddcnly bcgan io dancc. Hci
lcli iligl and lcli sidc also bcgan io quivci. Slc iool ilis io indicaic ilai
Ramacandia would soon aiiivc ilcic. Similaily ilc iigli cycs ol ilc mcn picscni
bcgan io quivci. Tlus ilcy wcic noi suipiiscd wlcn Ramacandia aiiivcd ai ilcii
placc. Lvciyonc lappily icccivcd ilcm including ilc wivcs ol Siinivasa, wlo
iuslcd loiwaid io gicci lim. Upon mcciing Iswaii, Ramacandia lcll ai lci lcci.
Sccing lci lacc dail wiil giicl, lc inquiicd as io ilc causc ol lci disiicss. Iswaii
cxplaincd ilai Siinivasa lad bccn losi in dccp mcdiiaiion loi ilicc long days
wlicl causcd lci gicai anxiciy, bui now, upon sccing Ramacandia, lci anxiciics
lad disappcaicd. Spcaling io lim lilc a son, Iswaii cxplaincd ilai Siinivasa lad'.
Hcaiing ilis Ramacandia lcll ai Iswaii's lcci and ilcn siood bcloic lci lumbly
wiil loldcd lands. Hc ilcn wcni io scc Siinivasa, wlo laid in a siaic ol dccp
mcdiiaiion. His body was siill and no sign ol bicailing could bc dciccicd.
Ramacandia iiicd io lccl lis bicail by placing lis land undci Siinivasa's nosiiil,
bui lc lcli noiling. Tuining io Iswaii, lc cxplaincd ilai Siinivasa was immciscd
in a dccp siaic ol mcdiiaiion, similai io ilc ccsiaiic absoibiion Sii Caiianya
Malapiablu loimcily manilcsicd. Calling ilc namc ol Sii Radla and bcscccling
Hci blcssings, Ramacandia covcicd ilc body ol Siinivasa wiil a cloil and slid
undci ilc covci along wiil Piablu. ly cxcicising ilc powcis givcn io lim by ilc
giacc ol Siinivasa, Ramacandia also cnicicd inio a dccp iiancc and in lis pcilccicd
spiiiiual body lc camc io undcisiand cvciyiling aboui Siinivasa's iiancc.
Ramacandia ilcn assuicd Tlaluiani ilai il alici iwo louis Siinivasa did noi
icgaincd consciousncss, slc slould clani ilc loly namc loudly in lis cai.
Tlcicalici, Ramacandia, in lis oiiginal spiiiiual body, wcni io ilc banl ol ilc
Yamuna wlcic Sii Mani Manjaii was scaicling loi ilc nosc-siud ol Radla wlicl
was dioppcd on ilc looipiinis ol Radla Kisna undci ilc waici and was covcicd by
ilc lcal ol a loius. Mani Manjaii lappily giccicd lci conlidanic, and iogcilci ilcy
coniinucd ilc scaicl loi ilc nosc-siud. Tlcy boil cnicicd ilc waici and
cvcniually piclcd up ilc loius lcal wlicl lad bccn conccaling ilc nosc-siud. Mani
Manjaii piaiscd lim pioluscly loi lclping lci io lind ilc nosc-siud. Tlcy ilcn
iuslcd io ilc spoi wcic Radla and Kisna wcic ialing icsi. All ol ilc conlidanics ol
Radla wcic anxiously waiiing loi Mani Manjaii io iciuin wiil ilc nosc-siud.
Wlcn ilcy caugli sigli ol Mani Manjaii and Ramacandia, ilcy lappily icccivcd
ilcm, iclicvcd io lcai ilai ilc losi oinamcni lad bccn iccovcicd. Sii Rupa Manjaii
iool ilc nosc-siud and slilllully placcd ii iliougl ilc lolc on Radla's nosc. lacl
in iis iiglilul posiiion, ilc nosc-siud iliobbcd slowly along wiil ilc bicailing ol
Sii Radla.
Sii Rupa Manjaii gcnily giaspcd onc ol Radla's lcgs and bcgan io massagc ii.
Alici somc iimc, Sii Guna Manjaii icqucsicd Mani Manjaii io massagc ilc oilci
lcg ol Sii Radla. Wiil gicai ccsiasy, Mani Manjaii acccpicd ilis scivicc. Laici Sii
Guna Manjaii iold lci ilai slc lad lcpi loi lci ilc icmnanis ol Sii Radla's
clcwcd bcicl lcal. Mani Manjaii lappily acccpicd ii and was mosi plcascd io scc
ilai slc lad also lcpi a poiiion ol ii loi lci conlidanic (Ramacandia).
Ai ilis iimc, Siimaii, ilc wilc ol Siinivasa, pccicd bclind ilc cloil cuiiain and
lound ilai lci lusband was siill losi in mcdiiaiion. Tlus slc insiiucicd all ilc
disciplcs io clani ilc loly namc. Siimaii pcisonally clanicd loudly inio ilc cai ol
lci lusband, wlilc ilc oilcis waiiing ouisidc bcgan a boisicious liiiana. Pcciing
bclind ilc covci again, Siimaii lound ilai boil Siinivasa and Ramacandia
icmaincd in dccp iiancc. Howcvci, alici a long iimc, ilc Haiinama pcnciiaicd ilc
cai ol Siinivasa, and lc immcdiaicly awolc. Piablu loolcd aiound lim, lcic and
ilcic, as il lc wcic scaicling loi somconc. His disciplcs cagcily pullcd ilc cloil
asidc and wlcic claimcd by ilc divinc bcauiy ol ilcii bclovcd masici. Siinivasa,
lowcvci, appcaicd iailci disiuibcd, somciimcs lc loolcd giavc, wlilc ai oilci
iimcs lc sccmcd icsilcss. Alici somc iimc lc coniiollcd lis cmoiions and bcgan io
convcisc wiil lis disciplcs. Tlc aimosplcic linally bccamc pcacclul, and ilc
disciplcs lcavcd a sigl ol iclicl, cnjoying ilc company ol Siinivasa. Alici somc
iimc, Siinivasa iool Ramacandia io a sccludcd placc wlcic ilcy discusscd
piivaicly.
Obsciving ilc iniimaic iclaiionslip bciwccn Siinivasa and Ramacandia, Iswaii
icmailcd ilai Ramacandia was ilc dcaimosi associaic ol Siinivasa, jusi as
Ramananda was dcai io Malapiablu, and Subal was dcai io Sii Kisna. Iniiigucd
by ilis iniimaic iclaiionslip, slc inquiicd low ii was possiblc loi Ramacandia io
icvivc Siinivasa wlcn lc lad bccn cngiosscd in mcdiiaiion loi ilicc long days.
Wiil loldcd lands Ramacandia lumbly cxplaincd io Iswaii ilai in lis mcdiiaiion
Siinivasa cnjoycd ilc company ol Radla and Kisna wlilc Tlcy bailcd ai ilc
Yamuna iivci, and dcsciibcd cvciyiling wlicl iool placc. Iswaii lisicncd io
Ramacandia wiil gicai appicciaiion. Wccping wiil joy, slc blcsscd Ramacandia
liom ilc coic ol lci lcaii, lccling mosi loiiunaic io lavc son lilc Ramacandia.
Lvciyonc ilcn undcisiood ilai Ramacandia Kaviiaja was ilc mosi iniimaic
disciplc ol Siinivasa. Tlus Siimaii lappily sang ilc gloiics Ramacandia. Tlc oilci
dcvoiccs also noicd ilai Ramacandia's good qualiiics wcic as dccp as ilc occan.
Tlcy gicaily appicciaicd ilc valuc ol lis piicclcss associaiion.
Siimaii appioaclcd Siinivasa and vciy lumbly submiiicd ilai bcing ignoiani
and unqualilicd slc was complcly dcpcndcni on ilc mcicy ol lci lusband io
undcisiand wlai was iigli and wlai was wiong. Dcdicaiing lciscll lully io Sii
Acaiya, slc bcggcd ilai lci lusband ialc lci inio lis conlidcncc as lc lad donc
wiil Ramacandia.
Plcascd by lci submissivc spiiii, Siinivasa iool lci and Rmacandia io a
sccludcd placc and iold ilcm ilai lc lad lcpi iicd up in ilc cdgc ol lis cloil a
piccc ol bcicl lcal wlicl lad bccn clcwcd by Sii Radla. Hc iool oui ilc bcicl lcal
and gavc ii liisi io Ramacandia and ilcm io lis wivcs. Tlc iasic and swcci smcll ol
ii swcpi ilcm away inio a siaic ol divinc ccsiasy. Tlcy wcic unablc io coniiol ilcii
cmoiions and icais ol joy llowcd pioluscly liom ilcii cycs. Siinivasa icmindcd lis
wivcs low cxiiaoidinaiily loiiunaic ilcy wcic io lavc obiaining ilc clcwcd bcicl
lcal, a boon wlicl cvcn Loid lialma is dcsiious ol aclicving. Hc luiilci
cxplaincd ilai ilcy wcic now clcvaicd io ilc plailoim ol dcvoiion cqual io ilai ol
Ramacandia. Sii Acaiya siaicd ilai Ramacandia was lis lilc, as was Naioiiama.
Tlcsc iwo disciplcs lc could noi bc scpaiaicd liom.
Wlcn Siinivasa's oilci disciplcs lcaid aboui ilis siaicmcni madc by ilcii
guiu, ilcy lcll ai ilc lcci ol ilcii guiu icqucsiing lim io lavoui ilcm as lc did
Ramacandia. Hoping io aclicvc ilc mcicy ol Siinivasa, lis disciplcs cndcavoicd
vciy sinccily io plcasc lim. In ilcii cycs Siinivasa was ilc only onc wlo could
icscuc ilcm liom maiciialisiic sinlul lilc. Sccing ilc sincciiiy ol lis disciplcs, Sii
Acaiya's lcaii mclicd and lc assuicd ilcm ilai ilcy wcic all lis dcaily bclovcd
disciplcs.
Clccicd by Siinivasa's woids, ilc disciplcs icqucsicd lim io icll ilcm wlai
lappcncd wlcn lc was in mcdiiaiion loi ilicc long days. Siinivasa icplicd ilai
Ramacandia lncw cvciyiling and lc could icll ilcm. Tuining io Ramacandia,
Siinivasa icqucsicd lim io naiiaic ilc sioiy. Lvciyonc cagcily siaycd in ilc lousc
ol Siinivasa and lisicncd wiil divinc joy io ilc cxiiaoidinaiy pasiimcs ol ilcii
guiu. Tlcicalici, bcing oidcicd by Piablu, Siimaii iool lci bail and wcni io ilc
liiclcn io cool. Mcanwlilc Ramacandia and oilcis wcni io ilc iivci io bailc.
Alici bailing, Siinivasa woislipcd Loid Kisna, ollcicd Him lood, ilcn scivcd
ilc piasada io ilc Vaisnavas. Siinivasa and Ramacandia ilcn sai down io cai. Tlc
wivcs ol Siinivasa biougli ilc piasada and scivcd ilcm. Tlus Sii Acaiya biolc lis
ilicc day lasi. As lc aic, lis wivcs siiciclcd ilcii palms oui io gailci ilc icmnanis
ol lis mcal. Wlaicvci ilcy gailcicd ilcy lappily aic and disiiibuicd io ilc
disciplcs. Alici caiing, ilcy waslcd ilcii mouils, iool bcicl lcavcs, and Siinivasa
lay down io icsi, wlilc Ramacandia sai by lis sidc massaging lis lcgs. Mcanwlilc,
Siinivasa's wivcs iclislcd ilc icsi ol ilc icmnanis lcli on ilc plaic ol ilcii
lusband.
Wlcn Siinivasa lcll aslccp, Ramacandia lcli ilc ioom and iool lis scai
amongsi ilc oilci disciplcs ol Piablu. Siimaii, bcing icqucsicd by ilc lollowcis ol
Siinivasa, ilcn bcgan io naiiaic ilc sioiics slc lad lcaid liom Ramacandia. Ai
liisi slc conlcsscd ilai ii was bcyond lci capaciiy io dcsciibc ilc wondcilul
pasiimcs ol Sii Radla and Kisna ai ilc Yamuna iivci, yci wiil ilc blcssing ol
Siinivasa slc bcgan io dcsciibc low Radla lad losi lci nosc-siud wlilc bailing in
ilc Yamuna, and low Guna Manjaii lad scni Sii Mani Manjaii (Sii Acaiya) io
iiacc ii oui. Sincc ilc nosc-siud was covcicd by a loius lcal Mani Manjaii was
unablc io locaic ii. Ramacandia, bcing ilc closcsi associaic ol Piablu, wcni io lclp
Mani Manjaii in ilc scaicl. Tlis was ilc icason ilai Siinivasa lad icmaincd in
iiancc loi ilicc days. Wlo bui Ramacandia could icalizc ii' Alici lisicning io ilis
naiiaiion ilc disciplcs ol Siinivasa lad cvcn gicaici appicciaiion ol Ramacandia.
Ovcicomc wiil cmoiion, ilcy gloiilicd ilc gicai spiiiiual piowcss ol Ramacandia,
admiiiing ilai cciiainly nonc ol ilcm posscscd sucl gicai poicncy. Tlus ilcy
lumbly suiicndcicd io Ramacandia. Ai ilai iimc Siinivasa goi up liom lis bcd,
ialing ilc namc ol Sii Kisna Caiianya, and all lis disciplcs ian io lis sidc. Alici
somc iimc ilcy iool ilcii lcavc wiil ilc pcimission ol Siinivasa.
Tlosc wlo lisicn aiicniivcly io ilc gloiics ol Ramacandia as dcsciibcd by ilc
wivcs ol Sii Acaiya will cciiainly bc blcsscd by Loid Kisna and ilcii lcaiis will bc
lillcd wiil puic dcvoiional lovc. Tlosc wlo cvcn oncc lcai sucl dcsciipiions, can
ncvci loigci ii in ilcii lilc. Tlus ilc iliisi loi icading Kainananda will lclp cvciy
Vaisnava io aiiain divinc lovc. Taling slclici ai ilc loius lcci ol Sii Hcmalaia, ilc
dauglci ol Sii Acaiya Piablu, I, Yadunandana dasa naiiaic Kainananda.
Fourfh Exfracf
Wiil ilc blcssings ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu, ilc dclivcici ol manlind, I
slall dcsciibc anoilci cpisodc wlicl I lcaid liom my guiu, Sii Iswaii Hcmalaia.
Rciuining io lis lomc, ilc ling bcgan io ilinl ol ilc cxalicd spiiiiual
qualiiics ol Ramacandia. Tlinling in ilis way lc icalizcd ilai Ramacandia's
associaiion was as valuablc as a piccious gcm, and lc dcsiicd io lcain ilc piopci
mcilod ol woislip liom lim. Tlus ilc ling wcni bcloic Siinivasa and lcll ai lis
lcci. Piablu lilicd lim allcciionaicly and cmbiaccd lim coidially. Tlc ling ilcn
ollcicd lis obcisanccs io Siimaii Tlaluiani and Ramacandia. Tuining io Siinivasa,
ilc ling lumbly icqucsicd ilai Sii Acaiya ialc lim inio lis conlidcncc and givc
lim slclici undci lis lcci. Tlc ling gloiilicd Sii Acaiya as an avaiaia wlo lad
dcsccndcd io savc sullciing lumaniiy, and also icpcnicd ilai lc lad wasicd so
many ycais usclcssly siiiving loi scnsc giaiilicaiion. Now lc bcggcd loi ilc mcicy
ol Siinivasa so ilai lc could lcain ilc piopci mcilod ol woislip and mcdiiaiion,
and cxpicsscd lis aiiiaciion io Ramacandia. Suiicndciing ai lis lcci, ilc ling
caincsily icqucsicd Sii Acaiya io casi lis mcicilul glancc upon lim, and lumbly
lcll piosiiaic bcloic Piablu.
Siinivasa lilicd lim up and cmbiaccd lim lovingly. Hc said ilai Ramacandia
would bc ilc ling's icligious guidc and would icacl lim accoiding io ilc
insiiuciions ol ilc six Gosvamis ol Vindavana. Sii Acaiya callcd Ramacandia and
iold lim io ialc caic ol ilc ling lilc lis youngci bioilci, and lappily icassuicd
ilc ling ilai lc was aciually ilc mosi loiiunaic pcison loi Sii Caiianya
Malapiablu lad slown His lavoi by cniciing inio ilc ling's lousc in ilc loim ol
ilc Gosvami's bools, ilus lc would also suicly bc blcsscd by Sii Rupa, Sanaiana
and ilc oilci Gosvamis. Hcaiing ilis, ilc ling was ovciwlclmcd wiil cmoiion
and lcll on ilc giound, ciying.
Siinivasa ilcn iuincd io Ramacandia and iold lim io givc luiilci insiiuciions
io ilc ling. Tlus Ramacandia cxplaincd io ilc ling low gicai lis loiiunc was
laving aiiaincd ilc slclici ol Siinivasa Acaiya's loius lcci, bccausc by lis giacc onc
could casily icccivc ilc blcssings ol Rupa and Sanaiana. Ramacandia cxplaincd
ilai wlcn Sii Acaiya was iiavcling io Gauda liom Viaja wiil ilc Gosvami's
valuablc bools and ilc bandiis siolc ilcm, ilc ling icscucd ilosc bools and lcpi
ilcm caiclully. Ai ilai iimc lc lad aciually caincd ilc bcsi wislcs and blcssings ol
all ilc Gosvamis wlo lad mcicilully cnicicd inio lis lousc in ilc loim ol bools.
Tlus Ramacandia was mosi plcascd io lavc lim as lis disciplc.
Ramacandia wcni on io insiiuci ilc ling aboui ilc piopci mcilods ol
sadlana. Hc cmplasizcd ilai ilc ling musi liii lumbly scivc ilc Vaisnavas and
scivc ilc Tulasi iicc. Tlcn lc would bc ablc io aiiain ilc giacious lcci ol Kisna.
Ramacandia said, "My Piablu is ilc living cxamplc and cmbodimcni ol ilcsc
piinciplcs. Hc is always absoibcd in ilc scivicc ol ilc Vaisnavas. Tlus you slould
lollow lis looisicps and woislip and scivc ilc Vaisnavas, diinling ilc waici
wlicl las waslcd ilcii lcci, caiing ilc icmnanis ol ilcii loodsiulls and smcaiing
ilc dusi ol ilcii lcci on youi body." Ramacandia assuicd ilc ling ilai il lc
pciloimcd all ol ilcsc duiics lc was suic io aiiain ilc mcicy ol Kisna. Howcvci, lc
waincd, ilai cvcn a sligli ollcnsc io a Vaisnava was capablc ol dcpiiving onc ol
puic dcvoiional lovc loi Kisna. Tlc Vaisnavas lavc gicai powci, by plcasing ilcm
onc aiiains ilc giacc ol Kisna and by displcasing ilcm onc loscs ilc giacc ol
Kisna. Tlus lc iccommcndcd ilai ilc ling liisi ol all wlolclcaiicdly scivc ilc
Vaisnavas.
Accoiding io ilc Puianas, Kisna and Kisna's dcvoiccs aic non-dillcicni, as
Kisna pcisonally cmpowcis His dcvoiccs. Tlc Vaisnavas aic abodcs ol all good
qualiiics; lindncss, iiuillulncss, innoccncc, sainilincss, bcncvolcncc,
dciciminaiion, sobiiciy, cqualiiy, aic all io bc lind in ilc dcvoicc. Tlcsc qualiiics
lclp onc io aiiain ilc giacc ol Sii Kisna. Tlus Ramacandia adviscd ilc ling io
givc up all oilci iypcs ol company and io associaic only wiil ilc Vaisnava
dcvoiccs ol ilc Loid. Hc also insiiucicd ilc ling io scivc Siimaii Tulasi dcvi wiil
ilc uimosi caic and dcvoiion. Tlus lc would cciiainly obiain ilc giacc ol Kisna.
Lvciy dcvoicc slould obscivc, ioucl, woislip and uiici ilc namc ol Tulasi cvciy
day. In ilis way Kisna will bccomc saiislicd wiil sucl a dcvoicc.
Lisicning inicnily, ilc ling inquiicd luiilci, icqucsciing Ramacandia io
cxplain ilc sixiy-loui mcilods ol dcvoiion and mcdiiaiion. Ramacandia gladly
cxplaincd ilai amongsi ilc sixiy-loui mcilods ol dcvoiional scivicc, liisi ol all
onc slould lcain ilc pioccss ol sadlana blalii ilcn cvcniually ilc dcvoicc will
iisc io plailoim ol puic lovc ol Kisna. Tlc mcilod ol sadlana ballii is ol iwo
vaiiciics--vaidli-blalii (icgulaicd scivicc) and iaganuga blalii (sponiancous
scivicc). Vaidli-blalii is pciloimcd accoiding io ilc iulcs ol slasiia. Tlis pioccss
musi bc lollowcd by ilosc wlo lavc noi yci dcvclopcd ilcii sponiancous scivicc
aiiiiudc. Somc ol ilc oilci impoiiani pioccsscs iccommcndcd amongsi ilc sixiy-
loui iicms ol dcvoiion scivicc aic acccpiing iniiiaiion liom a bona lidc spiiiiual
masici--dcpcnding upon lis mcicy and sciving lim wiil uimosi caic, lollowing
ilc pail ol ilc picvious acaiyas, siudying icligious bools, giving up all iypcs ol
giccd, obsciving ilc Lladasi lasi day, woislip ol ilc cows, bialmanas, Vaisnavas
and sacicd iiccs, avoidng ilc company ol non-dcvoiccs, noi maling many
disciplcs, noi icading bools wlicl do noi lclp io incicasc icligious lnowlcdgc.
Onc slould noi allow limscll io bccomc disiiaugli upon losing oi gaining
somciling maiciial, nciilci slould onc ciiiicizc oilci pioccsscs ol icligion. Onc
slould noi lisicn io ciiiicism ol Vaisnavas, onc slould avoid scniimcnialiiy and
slould consianily cngagc in woisliping and gloiilying Sii Kisna. Onc slould
lollow ilc ninc-lold pioccss ol dcvoiional scivicc (i.c. siavanam, liiianam,
smaianam, cic.). Dandavaia pianama, asilana and anuviaja io iiiilas slould bc
pciloimcd, as wcll as acccpi ilc malapiasadam ol ilc Loid. Onc slould visii ilc
icmplcs and aiicnd ilc aiaii ccicmony, and slould gcnciously disiiibuic aiiiclcs io
ilc pooi and disiicsscd. Onc musi vciy aiicniivcly scivc Tulasi, ilc Vaisnavas,
Mailuia, ilc llagavaia, and obscivc dillcicni iypcs ol lasis and icligious vows
wiil gicai sincciiiy. Ramacandia luiici dcsciibcd ilai ilc livc iypcs ol woislip
wlicl wcic ol ilc gicaicsi impoiiancc wcic ilc pciloimancc ol sanliiiana,
associaiing wiil ilc dcvoiccs, lisicning io Siimad llagavaiam, living in a sacicd
placc sucl as Mailuia, and woisliping ilc Dciiy.
Tlc ling ilcn lumbly icqucsicd Ramacandia io cxplain ilc mcilod ol
iaganuga woislip. Tlus Ramacandia cxplaincd ilai iaganuga blalii is also
cxccuicd by ilc pciloimancc ol lcaiing and claniing ilc gloiics io Kisna. Tlis is
ilc vcidici ol ilc Gosvamis. Sii Radla Tlaluiani posscsscs ilc liglcsi clcgancc ol
siylc and bcauiy. Slc is ilc cmbodimcni ol dcvoiional lovc, so mucl so ilai ilc
inicnsiiy ol lci lovc is noi undcisiood by Kisna Himscll. Yci, il cvcn oncc ilc
namc ol Kisna cnicis inio lci cai slc immcdiaicly bcgins io iicmblc in cmoiion
and complcicly loscs lci scll-coniiol. No onc las ilc capaciiy io dcsciibc ilc
ccsiaiic siaic ol Siimaic Radlaiani. Slc is dcsiious ol claniing ilc namc ol Kisna
wiil millions ol mouils, and lcaiing His namc wiil millions ol cais. Il onc is
aiiiacicd by ilc loly namc ol Kisna, lc is suic io givc up icading ilc Vcdas and
cngagc in ilc woislip ol Kisna. Tlc gloiilicaiion ol ilc loly namc as dcsciibcd by
Sii Rupa in ilc loim ol slolas is lull ol ilc swccicsi ncciai. Malapiablu, Himscll
acccpiing ilc mood ol Sii Radla, iasicd ilc ncciai ol Kisna's loly namc. Wlilc ai
oilci iimcs Sii Kisna Caiianya cnjoycd ilc ncciai ol ilc namc as Kisna Himscll.
Tlus Ramacandia insiiucicd ilc ling ilai lc slould also ialc slclici ol
coniinuous claniing ol ilc loly namc. In ilis way lc would iasic ilc liglcsi
plcasuic. Ramacandia cxplaincd ilc Silsasiala slolas as picaclcd by Malapiablu
wlicl aic mcani io dispcl ilc dailncss in onc's lcaii and ligli ilc lamp ol lovc loi
Sii Kisna. Malapiablu, along wiil Swaiupa Damodaia and oilci disciplcs, always
cngagcd in sanliiiana. Sii Caiianya Malapiablu cxplaincd io Swaiupa Damodaia
and Ramananda Raya ilai nama-sanliiiana is ilc only way io aiiain ilc loius lcci
ol Kisna. Nama-sanliiiana dcsiioys all cvils and viccs, and biings lappincss in ilc
minds ol all. Sanliiiana dcsiioys sins and cmcigcs onc in ilc occan ol loving
dcvoiion io Kisna. Wlcn soiiows and disiicss iiy io occupy ilc mind, ilc only
icmcdy is ilc claniing ol ilc loly namc ol Kisna.
Wlaicvci onc's dcsiics may bc, lc slould ialc io claniing ilc loly namc.
Tlcic is noi laid and lasi iulc, noi any limiiaiion ol placc, iimc and icgulaiions
icgaiding ilc claniing ol Kisna nama. Onc can clani ilc loly namc anywlcic ai
anyiimc. Ramacandia dcsciibcd Malapiablu's insiiuciions io Swaiupa Damodaia
and Ramananda Raya icgaiding ilc claniing ol ilc loly namc. Tlc Loid said ilai
il onc clanis ilc loly namc in a lumblc siaic ol mind, ilinling limscll lowci
ilan ilc giass and moic iolciani ilan ilc iicc, lis lovc loi Kisna will cciiainly
incicasc. A iicc slows iis iolciancc in iwo ways; ii ncvci complains wlcn ii
bccomcs diy--on ilc coniiaiy, ii always ollcis iis liuiis io all and pioiccis cvciyonc
wiil iis sladc. In ilc samc way, a Vaisnava ncvci slows lis piidc and vaniiy, and
always pays icspcci io cvciyonc. Hc wlo clanis ilc loly namc in ilis liamc ol
mind is suic io aiiain ilc lavoi and blcssings ol Loid Kisna. Wlcn Malapiablu
was cxplaining in ilis way io Ramananda Raya and Swaiupa Damodaia, Hc
bccamc cmoiional and bcgan io lumbly piay loi ilc aiiainmcni ol puic dcvoiional
scivicc. Hc piaycd, "Alilougl I am Youi cicinal scivani, I am bound by maya in
ilis woild, plcasc lili mc up liom ilis occan ol biiil and dcail." Absoibcd in
ccsiaiic lovc ilc Loid coniinucd io piay, "Wlcn will my cycs bc dccoiaicd wiil
icais ol lovc llowing consianily wlcn I clani Youi loly namc' O Govinda, I am
lccling all vacani in ilc woild in Youi abscncc." In sucl a siaic ol disappoinimcni,
Malapiablu was unablc io spcnd lis days and niglis and His cycs bcgan io slcd
icais lilc ioiicnis ol iain. Wiiloui Govinda, ilc wlolc woild sccmcd io bc vacani
io Him.
Tlc conlidanics ol Kisna bccamc vciy soiiy io obscivc Kisna's indillcicni
aiiiiudc iowaids Malapiablu. Radla bccamc vciy anxious and alici ilinling loi a
long iimc slc aiosc dasyablava in Malapiablu. Joy, anxiciy, lumblcncss and
poliicncss--all ilcsc lcclings madc Radla vciy mucl pciiuibcd and slc bcgan io
ciic somc slolas wlicl Malapiablu also bcgan io ciic as Hc lcaid' ilcm in
dasyablava. In ilcsc slolas Radla announccs' Malapiablu low slc complcicly
dcdicaicd lciscll io ilc lavoui and mcicy ol Kisna ilougl slc lncw ilai Kisna
uscd io spoii wiil all ilc gopinis. Yci Hc was ilc lilc ol Radla. Lcsiaiically Piablu
Himscll ciicd somc slolas wlicl aic lnown as Silslasialas wlicl lclp io incicasc
lovc and dcvoiion ol a dcvoicc io ilc lcci ol Kisna. Wlilc icading ilc slolas ol
Jayadcva, ilc llagavaia, diama wiiiicn by Raya and Kainamiiia, Malapiablu
bcing ovciwlclmcd wiil cmoiion uscd io bc in ilosc blavas as dcsciibcd in ilosc
slolas.
Duiing long iwclvc ycais, Piablu wiil His iwo associaics passcd His days and
niglis in iasiing ilc csscncc ol Kisna iasa. Raganuga dcvoiccs always uscd io
cngagc ilcmsclvcs in lisicning io and singing liiianas. Ragaimila dcvoiion can
only bc posscsscd by ilc Viajavasis and iaganuga blalii bclongs io ilosc wlo
uscd io bc submissivc io ilc Viajavasis. Dccp iusiaiaya io isia is ilc naiuic ol
iagamayi blalii. Raganuga dcvoiccs do noi caic aboui ilc sayings ol ilc slasiias.
Sadlana is ol iwo iypcs, namcly balya and aniaia. A balya sadlala uscd io lcai
and sing liiianas, bui lc uscd io bc in siddla blava in lis aniaia and io bc
absoibcd in ilc ilougli ol Radla and Kisna. Hc ncvci cxposcd limscll io anybody
and always cngagcd in woislipping Kisna iniiospcciivcly. Ioi cnjoying ilc
suddla blava ol Radla, Kisna appcaicd in Navadwipa as Sii Gauianga. Ii is noi
possiblc loi all io cxplain ilis wondcilul spoii ol Kisna. Only Kaviiaj Goswami is
ablc io icalizc ii and wiiics in lis bool ilai now Viajcndianandana iool up ilc
aiiiiudc ol dasya blava loi cnjoying ilc audaiya blava. Kaviiaj Goswami in ilc
scvcniccnil and cigliccnil cxiiacis ol lis bool iiicd io cxplain ii by giving ilc
namc ol ilis cpisodc as Aniyalila.
Onc day Piablu ialing ilc slapc ol a ioiioisc laid on ilc giound. Swaiup
Goswami lclpcd lim io comc io scnscs. Again ilc lands and lcgs and ilcn ilc lull
body ol Malapiablu bccamc visiblc. lacl in scnsc, Piablu loolcd lcic and ilcic
and aslcd Swaiup, "Wlcic do you biing Mc"' Hc iold Swaiup ilai lollowing ilc
mclodious sound ol lluic Hc wcni io Vindavana wlcic Hc saw ilai
Viajcndianandana was playing lluic in ilc giazing giound. Kisna aiiiacicd Radla
by lis lluic sound wlo ai oncc camc io ilc Kunjavana. Kisna iool lci inio ilc
Kunja Vasaia (ioom) loi playing wiil lci. Malapiablu also cnicicd wiil ilcm.
Hc was cnclanicd io lcai ilc sound ol Radla's oinamcnis and ilc sound ol
Radla's swcci laugl and convcisaiion wiil ilc gopinis. In ilai vciy momcni
Swaiup Goswami biolc Piablu's mcdiiaiion. Piablu icpcnicd ilis bccausc lc lad
bccn icliaincd liom cnjoying ilc divinc spoii ol Radla Kisna in ilc Yamuna iivci.
In His mcdiiaiion Hc vicwcd ilc Kalindi iivci wlicl aiiiacicd Him io go io
Vindavana wlcic Hc lound Radla and Kisna playing divincly in ilc waici ol
Yamuna iivci. Malapiablu lad bccn cnjoying ilis spoii wiil ilc conlidanics ol
Radla wlilc sianding on ilc banl ol ilc iivci. Hc only dcsciibcd ilis divinc sccnc
io Swaiup as lc was only cligiblc io cnjoy ilis wiil Piablu.
Ramacandia iold ilc ling ilai lcic lc was aboui io cxplain anoilci cpisodc
wlicl ilc ling slould lisicn aiicniivcly by giving up all linds ol malcvolcncy.
Sii Rupa Manjaii icqucsicd Radla ilai slc wislcd io picpaic a sccnicd bcicl
lcal wiil sccnicd camploi loi Radla and slc lopcd io scc ilai Kisna was suic io
snaicl ii liom ilc mouil ol Radla. Slc wislcd slc could gci a sciap ol ilai bcicl
lcal clcwcd by Radla and Kisna boil, slc also wislcd slc could comb ilc laii
wlcn Radla would bccomc iiicd by a long iimc spoii wiil Kisna in ilc waici ol
Yamuna.
Tlc ling lcli liglly saiislicd io lisicn io ilis conlidcniial iopic. Tlc ling also
lcaid ilc mosi conlidcniial cpisodc liom Ramacandia ilai wlai Rupa Manjaii
wislcd io do loi Sii Radla was ilc wisl ol Piablu wlo always piaycd io Radla,
woislipcd Radla and wanicd io bc ai lci scivicc consianily. Hc wislcd io bc a
conlidanic ol Radla lilc lci oilci conlidanics and lavc ilc pcimission ol sciving
lci always. Hc lad noiling moic io dcmand loi. Tlc loius-lilc cycs ol Radla
aiiiacicd lim and iosc in lis mind ilc dcsiic io bc a conlidanic ai lci lcci. Hc
addicsscd Sii Radla as Vindavancswaii and wislcd io dyc lci lcci wiil liquclicd
lac.
Ramacandia iold ilc ling ilai il lc wislcd io woislip Radla Kisna in
Vindavana, lc slould lavc io woislip passionaicly ilcii lcci joinily. Ramacandia
wislcd io livc in Sii Viajamandala in lis picscni lilc and ilc livcs lollowing so lc
could nuisc Radla and Kisna consianily. Il lc succccdcd in gciiing ilc lavoui ol
Swaiup, Rupa Sanaiana Gosvamis and Gopala llaiia, lc could also gci ilc divinc
giacc ol Radla and Kisna. To gci ilc lavoui ol Kisna and Radla, lc slould
involvc in sanliiiana and mcdiiaiion cvciy day, slould nuisc ilc Vaisnavas and
woislip ilc divinc lill, Govaidlana.
Sii Rupa Manjaii and Sii Guna Manjaii wcic iwo lavouiiic conlidanics ol
Radla wlo wislcd io bc lovcd by Kisna. So wlcn ilc iasa lcsiival bcgan, Sii Radla
lumouiously scni Kisna io a liding placc wlcic Sii Guna Manjaii lad bccn
waiiing loi Kisna and icqucsicd Kisna io liss Sii Guna Manjaii. Sii Raglunail
Dasa Goswami naiiaicd all ilcsc cvcnis in lis bool. Hc cxplaincd all ilcsc poinis
in ilc lymns ol Sii Vislallananda. His opinion was ilai only ilai pcisons could
icalizc ilc lymns wlo could gci lavoui liom Sii Rupa Goswami. lcing oidcicd by
Sii Rupa Sanaiana, lc bcgan io livc lcai ilc Radlalunda. Tlc Goswami uscd io
lollow vciy siill and laid iulcs ol woislip as il ilc lincs ol iulcs wcic wiiiicn on
sionc. Hc mcilodically uscd io icciic lymns in piayci io lis guiu, Kisna nama and
lymns in piayci io Sii Caiianya. Hc icgaidcd Swaiup Goswami and Sii Rupa
Sanaiana as lis cldci bioilcis. Hc lad gicai dcvoiion io Sii Giiindia, Gandlaivi
Saiovaia, Sii Mailuia Mandala and Sii Vindavana. Hc lad gicai conlidcncc in Sii
Viajamandala and dcvoiion io Viajavasis. Paialiya lila is vciy conlidcniial and
dccp Vaisnava plilosoply ol lovc wlicl unloiiunaic and undcvoiional pcisons
can ncvci giasp in ilcii livcs. Il ilc ling dcsiicd io icalizc ilis dociiinc lc lad io
woislip lis guiu sinccicly cvciy day. Sii Kaviiaj Goswami lad icalizcd ii io ilc
lull cxicni and lad discusscd ii in lis bool. Tlc aciiviiics ol Malapiablu wcic ol
ilis lind ol dociiinc wlicl only Swaiup and oilcis wcic ablc io icalizc.
Malapiablu uscd io ciic lymns ol ilis dociiinc wlilc dancing in sanliiiana, ilc
mcaning ol wlicl was only clcai io Swaiup. Wlcn Malapiablu camc io Nilacala,
Sii Rupa Goswami icalizcd ilc signilicancc ol ilc slolas icgaiding ilis dociiinc
and lccling ilc mind ol Malapiablu lc wioic somc slolas. Tlc slolas dcali wiil
ilc cpisodc ol ilc maiiiagc ol Radla Kisna duiing ilcii viiginiiy wlicl iool placc
in ilc Vciasivana. As oidaincd by God, ilcy wcic maiiicd bui ii did noi lasi long.
Radla was maiiicd io anoilci man. Alici ilis maiiiagc ol Radla, Kisna and Radla
again wcic uniicd bui ilcy did noi gci public conscni. So ilc lovc wlicl uniicd
ilcm is lnown as paialiya picma wlicl is vciy dilliculi io undcisiand.
Malapiablu culiivaicd ilc conccpiion ol ilis iypc ol lovc wlicl Sii Rupa
Gosvami alici icalising lully lad cxpicsscd in lis slolas. Sii Vindavana always
aiiiacicd Malapiablu bccausc ilcic Hc could gci ilc consiani company ol His
iniimaic lollowcis and Hc could lccl ilc consiani picscncc ol Sii Radla and Kisna.
Paialiya picma ol Sii Radla and Kisna could only lc lound in Sii Vindavana. Ii
could noi bc lound clscwlcic.
Lisicning all ilcsc liom Ramacandia ilc ling was lull ol saiislaciion. Tlc ling
ilcn mosi lumbly icqucsicd Ramacandia io cxplain io lim ilai vasi cicinal woild
wlicl is ilc bcsi ol all ilc loly placcs and wlcic Kisna always uscd io icmain.
Ramacandia cxplaincd ii ilai Kisna is ilc God ol Gods wlo livcs in cicinal
Vailunila. Ii is ilc living placc ol all living bcings ol ilis cicinal woild and
Viajcndianandana is ilc cicinal and omniscicni and cvci blisslul God ol all and is
lull ol all woildly and lcavcnly iiclcs, bcauiics and powcis wlo is io bc
woislippcd by lymns ol Kama Gayaiii and Kaima vija. Hc wlo iiics io lollow ilis
mcilod ol woislip sinccicly is suic io obiain Viajcndianandana. Sii Kisna is ilc
Absoluic lcing wlo livcs in Golola. Kisna is ilc iooi ol all divinc plcasuics wlicl
cannoi pciisl and ilosc wlo aic lis dcvoiccs posscss ilc qualiiy ol six lold
supcinaiuial powci obiaincd iliougl ascciicism. As Kisna Himscll always lilcs io
bc in Vindavana, ii is ilc bcsi ol all loly placcs and Vailunila and oilci loly
placcs aic only paiis ol Vindavana. Tlc woid Golola mcans Golula ciiy. All ilc
loly placcs aic only ilc linds ol wcalil ol Golula.
Tlc ling ilcn icqucsicd Ramacandia io discuss ilc gloiious claiacici ol
Ganga and Yamuna. Hc luiilci icqucsicd ilai lc lad alicady icalizcd ilc laci ilai
Kisna is ilc only God io bc woislippcd by all. lui now lc wanicd io lcai
somciling aboui Sii Radlila and ilc swaliya and paialiya lila ol Sii Kisna.
Ramacandia was vciy glad as ilc ling lad icqucsicd lim io naiiaic ilosc iopics.
Hc said ilai ilc gloiy ol Yamuna is gicaici ilan ilai ol Ganga bccausc Yamuna
is ilc only iivci wlcic Viajcndianandana uscd io spoii in ilc waici wiil lis
swcci-lcaii Sii Radla and lci conlidanics. Now lc siaiicd io qualily ilc divinc
giacc and gloiy ol Sii Radla wlosc claiaciciisiics aic bcyond icalisaiion cvcn io
Kisna. Sii Radlila is ilc minc ol all linds ol dcvoiional qualilicaiions wlicl lavc
bccn liglly piaiscd by all slasiias. Among all ilc lcmalc dciiics ol ilis vasi cicinal
univcisc, Sii Radla is ilc Goddcss ol Goddcsscs. Tlc misiicsscs ol Kiisna aic ol
ilicc classcs, namcly Lalslmis, Quccns and Viajanganas. lui all aic ilc
cmbodimcnis ol Sii Radla. Tlc ilicc classcs aic ialcn io bc ilc ilicc iypcs ol
viiiucs ol Sii Radla. Lalslmis dcnoic lci luxuiious claiacici, Quccns dcnoic lci
wcalily claiacici and Viajanganas dcnoic lci wiiiy and lumoious claiacici. As ii
is impossiblc io cnjoy wii and lumoui alonc, Radla cxposcs lciscll by cicaiing all
ilc Viajanganas liom lci own cniiiy. Sii Radla is ilc main souicc ol powci io
Kisna. So slc is ilc dciiy io bc woislippcd by all. Slc is ilc pioicciicss and
moilci ol ilis vasi univcisc. Slc is ilc minc ol divinc bcauiy. Sii Radlila lullils
all ilc wislcs ol Kisna. Kisna is ilc lascinaiing liguic wlicl claims ilc vasi
univcisc and Radla is ilc God Himscll and ilc Supicmc lcing in ilis vasi cicinal
univcisc. Radla is ilc Supicmc Goddcss. Goddcss Duiga is only a paii ol Kisna
wlcicas Radla is ilc wlolc paii ol Kisna. Kisna is ilc Loid ol Radla wlo is ilc
cmbodimcni ol Kisna and las nonc bui Kisna in lci mind. Slc always ilinls ol
Kisna in lci cxicinal and inicinal body and can lccl ilc cniiiy ol Kisna in all
ilings wlicl comc inio lci vicw. Slc is noi iclaicd io swaliya picma. Slc is only
iclaicd io paialiya picma wlicl can bc lound only in Vindavana. Sii Das
Goswami analyscd ilis cciaiic siaic causcd by piolundiiy ol lovc and dcvoiion in
lis bool Picmambloja Malaiandlyalsla. Tlc allcciion ol Kisna loi Radla is
ialcn io bc an aci ol anoiniing wiil pcilumcs wlicl givcs lci pcilumcd body a
biigli goldcn coloui. Slc ialcs lci bail liisi liom ilc slowcis ol ncciai-lilc
compassion ol Kisna, sccondly liom ilc slowcis ol ncciai-lilc immoiialiiy ol
Kisna and iliidly liom ilc slowcis ol ncciai-lilc claim ol Kisna. Tlcn slc wcais
a bluc colouicd (i.c. slin ol Kisna) dicss io lidc lci slyncss and slc caiclully and
mosi bcauiilully iiics io covci lci bcauiilul bicasis. Slc pui a spoi ol sallion on
lci bcauiilul loiclcad and smcaicd ilc pasic ol camploi and scsamc all ovci lci
body. Slc also smcaicd ilc pcilumc ol musl wlicl is compaicd wiil ilc pcilumc
ol ilc body ol Kisna all ovci lci body. Slc colouicd lci lips in icd by clcwing
bcicl lcal and uscd collyiium io blaclcn lci bcauiilul cycs. Slc painicd a scciaiian
mail on lci biigli loiclcad and pui a gailand ol llowcis iound lci nccl. Slc
always iiicd io malc lciscll bcauiilul io plcasc Kisna. Tlc poci said ilai all slould
bc giaiclul io lialma i.c. piovidcncc as lc las cicaicd Radla wlosc divinc
qualilicaiions aic abovc all saying. Tlosc wlo lailcd io saiisly Radla wlo is
woislippcd by ilc wlolc univcisc and by Naiada and all ilc dciiics and Vaislnava
ascciics and dcvoiccs, ilosc wlo ncglccicd io woislip Radla wlo is ilc main
souicc ol powci ol Kisna, aic ialcn io bc lollislly pioud ol ilcii lnowlcdgc. So Sii
Dasa Goswami diiccicd cvciybody wlilc woislipping Kisna lc slould liisi
woislip Radla sinccicly and icgulaily. Sii Dasa Goswami siiicily lollowcd ilc
piaciicc ol woislipping Radla and Kisna. Hc sciilcd on ilc banl ol ilc
Radlalunda wiil Sii Kisnadasa Gosvami and Lolanaila and uscd io cngagc
ilcmsclvcs always in Radla Kisna nama sanliiiana loi ilc wlolc day. Duiing ilis
iimc ilcy uscd io cnjoy mosi gladly ilc bool Gopala Clampala. Tlis bool is
consisicd ol vciy siill slolas wlicl cxicinally dcali wiil ilc swaliya picma bui
inicinally mcani ilc paialiya picma. Somc pcoplc could noi undcisiand Sii Jiva
and said ilai Sii Jiva wanicd io say swaliya picma. lui wlcn ilcy bccamc ablc io
undcisiand ilc innci-mcaning ol ii, ilcii saiislaciion lncw no bounds. Sii Dasa
Gosvami dcclaicd ilai as Vindavana is ilc only placc wlcic ilc paialiya picma
lila could bc lound, lc would noi go anywlcic lcaving Vindavana. Hc also
dcclaicd ilai lc would pciloim lis all spiiiiual and dcvoiional duiics in
Vindavana and lc would dic lcic. Hc piaycd io Sii Jiva io bc wiil lim as lis cldci
bioilci and io Sii Kisnadasa and Goswami Lolanaila as lis liicnds. Hc wislcd lc
could dic liisi lcaving all ol ilcm. ly lollowing ilc mcaning ol Clampu Gianila,
Goswami Kaviiaja wioic ilc bool Gopala Clampu in wlicl lc iiicd io discuss ilc
daily aciiviiics ol Kisna and ilc paialiya picma. Tlosc wlo aic ablc io giasp ii by
lcaii, ilcy aic suic io gci Kisna in ilcii livcs. Scll-willcd Kisna malcs daily spoiis
wiil lis companions.
Tlc ling dcsiicd io lnow wlai is mcani by daily aciiviiics ol Kisna.
Ramacandia poinicd lim oui ilai ilcic aic ilicc mcilods ol ii, namcly Kisna
iaiiva, Radla iaiiva and Lila iaiiva. Ramacandia iiicd io malc ii claboiaic io ilc
ling. Hc cxplaincd io ilc ling all ilc poinis wlicl Sanaiana lad lcaini liom
Malapiablu. Alici bcing lamiliai wiil all ilc unicvcalcd ilings ol Vaisnava
icligion, ilc ling lumbly suiicndcid limscll io ilc lavoui ol Ramacandia.
Fiffh Exfracf
Tlc ling icqucsicd Sii Ramacandia io cxplain ilc Gosvami wiiiings io bc
lollowcd by Ramacandia and oilcis. Ramacandia agiccd io cxplain wly lc and
oilcis icccivcd ilc wiiiings liom Sii Jiva. Ioimcily Sii Jiva Goswami scni lis bool
Gopala Clampala io Siinivasa. Siinivasa bccamc vciy cnclanicd io go iliougl ilc
wlolc bool ol Sii Jiva. Sii Jiva dcali wiil puic paialiya lila in lis bool wlicl
iliillcd Siinivasa. Tlc innci mcaning in ilis bool was so dilliculi io giasp ilai
cvciybody iiicd io undcisiand only ilc dcsciibcd slolas ol ilc bool. Siinivasa
wondcicd' io lind ilai as il Sii Jiva lad lound a piccious gcm and lc iiicd io
conccal ii liom ilc cycs ol oilcis. As ilc cxiiacis ol iasa lila in ilis bool wcic
bcyong oilci's limiiaiion ol lnowlcdgc ilai Piablu Siinivasa diiccicd ilcm io
woislip ilc bool as a dciiy.
ly piovidcncc, Siinivasa Claliavaiiy was loiccd io clangc lis claiacici. Hc
did noi undcisiand ilc innci mcaning ol ilc bool. Hc ilougli ilai ilc subjcci
maiici ol ilc bool only dcali wiil swaliya iaiiva. Ioimcily lc was vciy pioud ol
lis lnowlcdgc bui now luclily lc bccamc a clangcd pcison.
Ioimcily wlcn Piablu Siinivasa was in Yajigiama, lc oidcid Ramacandia's
bioilci io dcsciibcs Kisna lila. Hc dcsciibcd ii as a puicly paialiya iaiiva wlicl
maddcncl ilc pcoplc wlo cvci icad ii. Sii Tlalui Malasaya bccamc ccsiaiic in
iasiing ilc juicc ol ii ai Klciaii. Ramacandia and lis iwo bioilcis also
accompanicd ilcm. In ilc mcaniimc Sii Vyasa Claliavaiiy camc io join ilcm and
ilcy iogcilci uscd io spcnd ilcii iimc ilcic. Onc day Sii Vyasa badly ciiiiciscd
somc poinis wlicl gicaily luii Ramacandia and lis bioilcis. Hc ciosscd
Ramacandia aboui ilc ical mcaning ol paialiya iaiiva and iold ilcm ilai liom
ilcm lc lad lcaid ilai paialiya blajana could bc lound in swaliya blajana. Wlai
would bc iis ical mcaning' Ramacandia icplicd lim ilai Sii Vyasa could noi
undcisiand lis Piablu. Hc wiil lis bioilcis bcgan io ilinl anxiously ilai wlai
would bc iis answci. Tlcy all ilc iimc bcgan ilinling aboui ilc soluiion and ilc
pcison liom wlom ilcy could gci ilc iigli soluiion. Wlilc ilinling loi a long
iimc ilcy wioic a lciici io Sii Jiva. Tlcy bcgan io ilinl ol a bcaici wlo would ialc
ilc lciici wiil lim io Vindavana and io givc ii io Sii Jiva Gosvami. Tlcy lound Rai
Vasania wlo was a dcvoicd llagavaia and vciy cagcily wanicd io visii Vindavana.
Hc dclivcicd ilc lciicis io Sii Jiva Gosvami and lis companions. Rai icacling
Vindavana gavc ilc lciicis io Sii Jiva Gosvami. Tlcn lc gavc ilc lciicis io ilc
companions ol Sii Jiva and iold ilcm cvciyiling claboiaicly wlai lad lappcncd
ilcic. Alici a lcw days Gosvami gavc a icply io Siinivasa. Sii Jiva Gosvami wioic
ilc lciici ciiiicising Vyasa and wanicd io lnow wlcic Vyasa icccnily lad
icmaincd. Hc also wioic "I do noi undcisiand wly Aclaiya lad aslcd mc aboui
Vyasa. I am undci lis lavoui and lis opinioi is my opinion." Iiom ilc lciici ii
could bc icaliscd ilai ilc gain wlicl could bc goi liom sadlana, dcpcndcd upon
ilc naiuic ol sadlana onc lad bccn pciloiming. Sii Gosvami Kisnadasa lad
discusscd ilis iaiiva in lis bool. In lis opinion, il onc woislippcd loi a paiiiculai
moiivc in Viaja, onc could icacl lis goal and could gci ilc lavoui ol Kisna. Sii
Jiva Gosvami loimcily wioic a lciici io Siinivasa. Wlcn Rai Vasania icaclcd
Vindavana, Sii Jiva Gosvami aslcd lim aboui Siinivasa. Sii Rai Vasania madc lim
acquainicd wiil all ilc ncws ol Siinivasa. Sii Jiva scni a lciici loi Siinivasa wlo by
gciiing ii iouclcd ii by lis lcad. Alici icading ilc lciici Piablu undcisiood
cvciyiling and bcgan io wccp. Iiom ilcic Rai camc io Gauda and Ramacandia
and lis companions bccamc vciy glad io gci ilcii lciicis. Wlcn Ramacandia aslcd
Rai wlai was ilc puiposc ol ilis lciici, Rai icplicd ilai ilc lciici was wiiiicn on
commcni ol Saima. Rai said ilai wlilc Gosvami lcaid ilc icason ol scnding ilc
lciici lc opincd ilai ilcic was no oilci pcison bui Saima wlo could commcni in
ilis way. No Vaisnava dcvoicc could daic io asl sucl iypc ol qucsiions. Only a
bialmin pandii could do ilai.
Having lcaid aboui ilc lciici ilc ling was ovciwlclmcd wiil joy and was in a
siaic ol ccsiasy. Hc bcgan io slcd icais and oui ol ccsiasy lc lcll io ilc giound and
ciicd loudly by lolding ilc lcci ol Ramacandia. Ramacandia lilicd lim liom ilc
giound and cmbiaccd lim and bcgan io wccp loudly by iliowing lis lands iound
ilc ling's iccl. Ramacandia ilanlcd lim loi lis good lucl bccausc lc lad goi
lavoui ol lis Piablu. Tlc ling mosi lumbly iold Ramacandia ilai lc only
dcpcndcd upon ilc lavoui ol ilc laiici bccausc liom lim lc was ablc io lnow so
mucl bcauiilul ilcoiics and cvcnis ol Vaisnava plilosoply. Ramacandia waincd
lim by saying ilai lc slould lccp all ilc ilings in lis own mind and slould noi
disclosc ilcm io oilcis. Ramacandia also adviscd ilc ling ilai lc slould givc up
woildly aciiviiics and slould iiy io absoib in ilis plilosoplical ilcoiics. Onc
could noi aiiain anyiling liom woildly aciiviiics. Tlc ling ilcn icqucsicd
Ramacandia io malc lim acquinicd wiil ilc cpisodc ol ilc mcciing ol llaiia
Gosvami wiil Malapiablu. Ramacandia iold lim ilai ilis cpisodc lad bccn
wiiiicn in ilc Sii Caiianya Caiiiamiiia wlcn Malapiablu lad bccn visiiing ilc
loly placcs ol Souil India. Tlc cpisodc ol pilgiimagc io Souil India can bc lound
in ilc ninil clapici ol ilc middlc posiiion ol ilc abovc-mcniioncd bool.
Onc Vcnlaia llaiia, a dcvoui Vaisnava, coidially inviicd Malapiablu io lis
placc. Wlilc Malapiablu icaclcd lis lousc, Vcnlaia waslcd Malapiablu's lcci
wiil waici and lc and lis lamily dianl ilai waici as caianamiiia. Wlilc visiiing
ilc loly placcs ol Souil India, Malapiablu accidcnially wcni io visii Sii
Rangalsciia. Tlcic was a man namcd Tailanga Vipiaiaja bciici lnown as Tiimalla
llaiia ol a bialmin sociciy. Alici linisling His bail ai noon, Malapiablu wiil
His companions camc io visii ilc lousc ol Tiimalla llaiia and ilc bialmin by
coming in ioucl wiil ilc Vaisnava gioup bccamc ovciwlclmcd in lappincss. Hc
waslcd ilc lcci ol Malapiablu and dianl ilc waici as caianamiiia wiil all ilc
mcmbcis ol lis lamily. Hc complcicly suiicndcicd io ilc giacc ol Malapiablu.
Piablu goi somc plcasuic ilcic and spcnd a lcw moic days in lis lousc.
Malapiablu uscd io bcg blilsla liom lim. Wlilc Malapiablu linislcd His
caiing, Tiimalla llaiia iool ilc sciaps ol His lood and aic gladly wiil all ilc
mcmbcis ol lis lamily. Hc ollcicd Malapiablu bcicl-lcal and lumbly icqucsicd
Him io siay in lis placc duiing ilc loui monils ol ilc iainy scason as ii lad bccn
dilliculi loi Piablu io go on a pilgiimagc in ilc iainy scason. Piablu gladly agiccd
io lis icqucsi wlicl vciy mucl plcascd llaiia and lis lamily mcmbcis. Duiing
ilc pciiod ol Piablu's siaying ilcic, Malla mosi sinccicly and caiclully nuiscd
Him. Piablu spcni mosi gladly ilcsc loui monils in lis lousc by ialing bail in
ilc Kavcii iivci, visiiing ilc icmplc ol Ranganaila and singing and dancing wiil
His companions. Tlc liiilc son Vcnlaia, Sii Gopala llaiia, mosi sinccicly and
dcvoicdly nuiscd Malapiablu ilis iimc. His lailci linding lim a sinccic dcvoicc,
cngagcd lim in ilis iasl. Gopala's sinccic duiics iowaids Piablu wcic bcyond any
saying. Tlc boy lad a laii complcxion and lad cnougl lnowlcdgc. Hc spolc vciy
gcnily and was vciy giacclul in looling. His aims wcic long icacling down io ilc
lnccs, navcl was dccp and lc was vciy gcnilc in lis naiuic. His cycs loolcd lilc
pcials ol loius and lis clcsi was bioad. His palms and lcci wcic icd in coloui. Hc
uscd io do cvciy iasl bcloic Piablu iold lim io do ilis oi ilai. Piablu was vciy
mucl impicsscd io lind lim so duiilul. Piablu was so saiislicd by lis nuising ilai
Hc lavouicd lis wlolc lamily along wiil ilc scivanis and maid scivanis. Onc day
wlilc Malapiablu was ialing icsi, Sii llaiia Goswami was massaging His lcgs.
lcing lully saiislicd by ilcii massaging, Malapiablu iold somciling io ilc boy
conlidcniially. Wlilc Piablu addicsscd lim as a conlidanic ol Sii Radla, llaiia
addicsscd lim as Viajcndianandana Himscll wlo ilis iimc appcaicd ialing ilc
oiigin ol Radla and wlo by giving up ilc bluc coloui ol Kisna appcaicd in ilc
goldcn coloui. Wlilc ialling aboui all ilcsc ilings, ilcy boil absoibcd in ccsiasy.
Rciuining bacl io ilcii scnscs, Piablu adviscd lim ilai lc slould ialc caic ol lis
paicnis loi somc days and ilcn lc slould go io Vindavana wlcic lc could mcci
Rupa and Sanaiana and would gci mucl plcasuic ilcic.
Malapiablu gilicd lim a laupina (a small piccc ol loin cloil woin alici ilc
laslion ol a suspcnsoi by Indian ascciics) and a baliivasa (a ilin scail loi ilc
uppci body). Gopala iool ilcsc wiil icvcicncc by ioucling ilcm by lis lcad and
bowcd io ilc lcci ol Malapiablu by siicicling limscll on ilc giound. Piablu
lilicd lim and cmbiaccd lim in lis bosom. Hc diiccicd lim somc impoiiani
ilings and iold lim io ialc ilcm as His oidci. Hc iold lim ilai a bialmin young
man would comc io Vindavana liom Gauda wlosc namc was Siinivasa wlo was
cmpowcicd by Malapiablu. Gopala slould land ovci ilis laupina and baliivasa
io lim and slould givc lim onc lall ol bools and slould scnd lim bacl io
Gauda. Gopala musi icll Rupa Sanaiana io givc Siinivasa ilc bool Viaja Vilasa and
slould icll ilcm ilai lc was also cmpowcicd by Malapiablu. llaiia ai oncc
agiccd io obcy lis oidci and bowcd io His lcci. Piablu also adviscd lim ilai lc
would iciuin bacl io lcic vciy soon alici complciing lis Souil India ioui and ilai
iimc llaiia would go io Vindavana. Piablu assuicd lim ilai lc would scnd onc
asana (anyiling uscd loi siiiing upon) and onc doia (a loly ilicad) io lim. Hc
would sii on ilc asana and wcai ilc doia iound lis nccl and iool Siinivasa inio
lis conlidcncc. Gopala llaiia conccalcd all ilc ilings givcn io lim by
Malapiablu in a liding placc wiil uimosi caic. Sii llaiia Gosvami wcni io
Vindavana and mci Sii Rupa Sanaiana and icmaincd wiil ilcm. Sii Kaviiaja
Gosvami dcsciibcd all ilcsc ilings in lis bool Sii Caiianya Caiiiamiiia. So Sii
Gopal llaiia was onc ol ilc mosi signilicani bianclcs ol Malapiablu. Sii
Gosvami Kaviiaja wioic in lis bool ilc lymns piaising Sii llaiia Gosvami wlo
lad gicai dcvoiion loi Haii and wlo lad no inicicsi in iiclcs. Kaviiaja Gosvami
spolc liglly ol Gopala llaiia wlo always uscd io slcd icais in ilc namc ol Kisna,
lc bcgan io swcai wlcn dancing in sanliiiana and lc uscd io sing always Haic
Kisna nama. Kaviiaja Gosvami iiicd io piovc ilai lamous Sii Guna Manjaii, ilc
conlidanic ol Sii Radla in Vindavana and Sii Gopala llaiia wcic ilc samc
lcaiuics. To cmancipaic ilc manlind ol ilc Kali yuga, lc appcaicd in ilis woild io
disiiibuic picma iasa io all. Tlc lymns wlicl Kaviiaja Gosvami lad wiiiicn in lis
bool would lclp io cxpcl dailncss. Tlosc wlo icad ilcm sinccicly and dcvoicdly
wcic suic io bc includcd in ilc gioup ol conlidanics ol Radla and suic io gci ilc
blcssing ol Radla Kisna. Sanaiana Gosvami in lis bool Haii-blalii Vilasa cxposcd
cvciyiling ol Gopala llaiia. Gosvami in lis bool Vaisnava Tosani said ilai
Gopala llaiia and Raglunaila Dasa wcic spccially lavouicd by Radla and Kisna.
Il ilcsc iwo gicai dcvoiccs gavc slclici io anybody, lc was suic io succccd in lis
spiiiiual lilc.
Ramacandia wanicd ilc givc ilc piool ol ilis assumpiion vciy caiclully. Hc
dcsciibcd anoilci iopic io ilc ling wlicl las bccn mcniioncd in Kaina Rasayana.
Ii says ilai il anyonc nouiislcd any icvcisc impicssion aboui ilcsc ilicc gicai
dcvoiccs, onc slould bc guiliy ol a loi ol viccs. Tlc mcaning ol ilis commcni
would bc clcai only io onc wlo lncw Sanaiana Gosvami and goi lind lovc liom
lim, io onc wlo lad a good liicndly iclaiion wiil Sii Rupa wlo lad no oilci ilan
Sii Radla Ramana in lis mind and io onc wlo would bc inclincd io woislip
Gopala llaiia wlo accompanicd always Rupa Sanaiana in Vindavana.
Now Ramacandia iold lim aboui ilc piomisc ol Piablu wlicl lclpcd onc io
loigci all ilc misciics. Hc ciicd lymns liom Navaiaina and adviscd ilc ling io
ialc all ilcsc lymns in lis lcaii sciiously. Tlc ling was vciy glad io lcai ilis. Ioi
ilis puiposc Yadunandana Dasa wioic Kainananda wlicl iiicd io cxlancc ilc
dcvoiional spiiii ol manlind.
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Tlis cxiiaci bcgins wiil ilc namcs ol Malapiablu, Niiyananda, Advaiia
Candia and all ilc dcvoiccs ol Sii Gauianga. Now ilis cxiiaci is going io cxplain
ilc piomisc ol Piablu wlicl lclps io loigci all woildly misciics. Tlis is quoicd
liom ilc Kaina Rasayana.
To lullil ilc inicniion ol picacling ilc puic Viajalila in Gauda Malapiablu
cmpowcicd Sii Rupa in ilis iasl. Wiil ilc lclp ol ilis powci liom Piablu Sii
Rupa wioic a bool. Sii Gauianga also cmpowcicd Siinivasa wiil ilc dcsiic io
woislip ilc lcci ol Malapiablu wlo was ilcn in Nilacala. Siinivasa by giving up
all aiiiaciions siaiicd loi Nilacala. lui on lis way io Nilacala, lc was inloimcd ol
ilc ncws ilai Malapiablu lad disappcaicd liom ilc woild. Hcaiing ilis lcaii-
bicaling ncws, Siinivasa ai oncc lainicd on ilc giound and sanl in dccp misciy.
Ai ilis siaic ol mind lc somciimcs goi bacl lis scnsc, somciimcs lainicd again and
somciimcs bcgan io ciy loudly. Malapiablu laving sccn ilc misciy ol lis dcvoicd
disciplc, appcaicd bcloic Siinivasa and consolcd lim by puiiing lis lcg on lis
lcad. Hc gcnily and swccily adviscd Siinivasa io clccl limscll and go io
Vindavana io mcci Sii Rupa Sanaiana ilcic wlo lad alicady linislcd lis bool
aboui Radla Kisna lila. Hc oidcicd Siinivasa io go io Gauda wiil ilosc bools and
picaclcd ilcii sayings ilcic. Siinivasa bcing oidcicd by Piablu ai oncc siaiicd loi
Vindavana. Hc was ovciwlclmcd wiil joy by ilc naiuial bcauiy ol ilai placc.
Iiom ilcic lc wcni io Mailuia Mandala and was inloimcd ol ilc ncws ol
disappcaiancc ol ilc iwo icnowncd bioilcis. Siinivasa ai oncc ilicw limscll on
ilc giound and ciicd oui loudly. Hc misciably icpcnicd ilai ilcic was no
ncccssiiy ol lis own lilc as lc did noi lavc ilc company ol ilc iwo bioilcis.
Having sciilcd lis mind, lc lainicd undci ilc iicc. Sccing lim giicvously lcaii-
biolcn, ilc iwo bioilcis oui ol sympaily appcaicd bcloic lim and pui ilcii lcgs
upon ilc lcad ol Siinivasa. Tlcy gladly iold Siinivasa ilai ilc wlolc manlind
including pooi, mcan and misciy-siiiclcn migli bc ablc io aclicvc salvaiion by
ilc lclp ol ilc lindncss ol Siinivasa. Tlcy adviscd lim io givc up ilc soiiow and
ai oncc go io Sii llaiia Gosvami io ialc iclugc in lis lcci. Tlcy also adviscd lis io
gci limscll iniiiaicd io Gopala llaiia. Iiom ilcic lc slould go io Gauda ialing
ilc bools wiil lim and io lclp ilc misciy-siiiclcn manlind io aiiain salvaiion. Ai
oncc lc obcycd ilc oidci and wcni io Vindavana wlcic lc mci Sii Gopala llaiia.
Hc lcll io ilc giound and iool ilc lcgs ol llaiia Gosvami on lis lcad. Hc lumbly
icqucsicd llaiia Gosvami io lavoui lim. Hc icpoiicd cvciyiling io lim wlai Sii
Rupa and Sanaiana lad oidcicd lim io do. Hcaiing ilis llaiia Gosvami bcgan io
slcd icais ol joy. Hc mosi coidially acccpicd Siinivasa inio lis conlidcncc and
ilanlcd Malapiablu loi lis gili i.c. scnding ol Siinivasa io lim. Hc slowcd
Siinivasa ilc oiiginal landwiiiing ol Malapiablu wlicl lc lad lcpi wiil lim loi
Siinivasa and ilc asana and ilc doia scni io lim by Malapiablu. Now lc adviscd
Siinivasa io sii on ilc asana. Hc ilcn gavc lim dilsla and ilc lymns ol woislip.
Hc also iaugli lim ilc lcssons ol ilc bools. Giadually Siinivasa bccamc qualilicd
in ilc bools wlicl was liglly appicciaicd by all ilc Gosvamis ilcic. Sii Jiva
oidcicd Siinivasa io go io Gauda wiil ilc bools and iold lim ilai ii was ilc oidci
ol Malapiablu wlo lad alicady scni a lciici liom Sii Nilaclala io Sii Rupa in ilis
conncciion. Sii llaiia Gosvami' bcgan io wccp bccausc ii was lis assumpiion ilai
lc would noi bc ablc io mcci Siinivasa wlo was an cmbodimcni ol puic lovc. lui
Siinivasa mosi lumbly cxpicsscd lis inicniion ilai wlcn lc was wiil
Malapiablu, lc clciislcd ilc dcsiics ol living in Viindavana and ol nuising
Piablu. So lc did noi wani io go io Gauda. Hc said ilai as ii was ilc oidci ol lis
guiu wlicl lc musi obcy by going io Gauda bui lc piaycd loi a lavoui liom Sii
Jiva and anoilci Gosvamis ilai wlo would comc in coniaci wiil lim was suic io
aiiain ilc giacc ol Radla Kisna. Hc was dcicimincd ilai lc would noi go io Gauda
uniil ilc icquiicd lavoui would bc lullillcd. Lisicning io ilis, Jiva Goswami was
lull ol ccsiaiic joy. Hc and all ilc Gosvamis gailcicd in ilc icmplc ol Loid
Govinda and bcgan io piay io lim. Sii llaiia Gosvami, Sii Dasa Gosvami, Sii Jiva
Gosvami, llaiia Raglunaila, Lolanail Gosvami and llugaibla Tlaluia - all ol
ilcm piaycd loi a long iimc io Govinda. Sii Govinda bccamc saiislicd by ilcii
piayci and iold ilcm ilai lc lad Himscll ialcn ilc scmblancc ol Sii Gauianga in
Gauda io iasic ilc juicc ol Radla Kisna lila and lad swcpi ilc pcoplc ilcic by ilc
wavc ol divinc lovc. Hc Himscll cicaicd Siinivasa oui ol ilis lovc. So Siinivasa's
icqucsi would musi bc lullillcd by lim.
Tlc Gosvamis lcaid ilc ncciai-lilc oidci liom ilc moon-lilc mouil ol Sii
Govinda io scnd Siinivasa io Gauda wiil ilc bools. Siinivasa in ccsiaiic joy bcgan
io wccp by lying on ilc giound. Tlc Gosvamis wcic also ovciwlclmcd wiil divinc
plcasuic. Siinivasa oui ol ccsiaiic joy lad dcsciibcd ilc moon-lilc lacc ol Sii
Govinda in liglly oinamcnial languagc. Lisicning io ilc dcsciipiion, all ol ilcm
wcpi in joy. Siinivasa bowcd io ilc lcci ol Sii Jiva. Tlcn lc cmbiaccd somc ol
ilcm and somc bowcd io ilc lcci ol Siinivasa. Alici ilai ilc piicsi ol Sii Kisna,
Adlilaii Gosvami gladly laid Govinda on ilc bcd and gavc ilc gailand ol Govinda
io Siinivasa. All ilc Gosvamis pui ii iound lis nccl wlicl gicaily plcascd
Siinivasa. Tlcy ilcn dincd iogcilci ilc sciaps ol lood liisi ol all ollcicd io
Govinda. Tlcy iool bcicl-lcavcs and iulsimala and iciuincd io ilcii own lousc.
Ncxi day wlilc ilcy gailcicd, ilcy adviscd Siinivasa io go io Gauda wiil ilc
bools. Sii llaiia Goswami biougli ilc laupina and ilc baliivasa liom lis ioom
and gavc ilcsc io Siinivasa and iold cvciybody ilai wlcn Malapiablu lad mci
llaiia in Souil India lc oidcicd lim io givc ilis laupina and ilc baliivasa io
Siinivasa wlcn ilc laiici would comc io Vindavana. Malapiablu also adviscd lim
io inloim Siinivasa ilai lc slould obcy ilc oidci ol Sii llaiia ialing ii in lis
mind ilai ii was ilc oidci ol Malapiablu Himscll. Sii llaiia lad inloimcd
cvciyiling io Rupa and Sanaiana wlo bccamc vciy glad io lcai ilis. Tlcn all ilc
Gosvamis gladly gavc pcimission io Siinivasa io iciuin bacl io Gauda. Piablu
Siinivasa bcgan io dcsciibc Sii llaiia Gosvami as an cmbodimcni ol Sii Guna
Manjaii, a conlidanic ol Sii Radlila in somc lyiics wiiiicn by limscll. Tlc
Gosvamis wcic all cnclanicd io lisicn io ilc lyiics. Sii Dasa Gosvami bcing liglly
impicsscd iool lim in lis lap and bcgan io soal lis body wiil ilc icais ol joy. Hc
iold Siinivasa ilai only io mcci lim lc lad comc io Sii Kunda and would noi
lcavc ilis placc. As lc was gicaily sloclcd by ilc disappcaiancc ol Rupa and
Sanaiana, lc lad no consolaiion in lis mind. lui now lis misciy lad gonc away
go a gicai cxicni by ilc picscncc ol Siinivasa wlo was in lis opinion a liglly
loiiunaic pcison. Hc opcnly dcclaicd ilai io scc Siinivasa, lc could icgain ilc
placc wlicl lc lad losi sincc ilc disappcaiancc ol ilosc iwo bioilcis. Hc slowcd
Siinivasa ilc danda (a siicl) and ilc Govaidlana Sila uscd by Piablu and ilc
oilci ilings wlicl lad sincc bccn lcpi loi Siinivasa sucl as ilc oiiginal
landwiiiing ol Malapiablu, ilc bools ol Rupa Sanaiana cic. Hc conlcsscd ilai loi
Siinivasa, ilcy could lcai ilc ncciai-lilc oidci ol Sii Govinda. Ii was Siinivasa loi
wlom Rupa Sanaiana lad lcli ilcii oidcis bcloic ilcii disappcaiancc and ii wislcd
loi wlai all ol ilcm wcic waiiing so long. Sii llaiia Gosvami wiil ilc lclp ol Sii
Dasa Gosvami landcd ovci io Siinivasa ilc laupina and baliivasa givcn by
Malapiablu and ilc ollcicd gailand ol Sii Govinda. Ai ilc samc iimc lc ollcicd
lim ilc idol ol Sii Vamsivadana salagiama mosi gladly. Tlcn ilcy blcsscd lim in
ilc namc ol Sii Radla Govinda and Rupa Sanaiana. Tlcn Siinivasa woislippcd ilc
lcci ol lis guiu, iool ilc pcimission liom all ol ilcm, slowcd lis icvcicncc io all
ilc Viajavasis and siaiicd loi Gauda ialing ilc bools wiil lim. Tlc Gosvamis
wiil ilc lundicds ol Viajavasis lollowcd Siinivasa. Wlilc lollowing Siinivasa a
liiilc moic ilan iwo milcs ol ilc way ilcy bcgan io icpcni io ilc Piovidcncc ilai
wly Hc iool Siinivasa away liom ilcm.
Tlc poci gavc a lcaii biolcn dcsciipiion ol ilc scpaiaiion ol Siinivasa wiil
ilc Viajavasis. Lvcn ilc animals and biids ol Viaja also ciicd in lis scpaiaiion. lui
alici a wlilc ilcy coniiollcd ilcmsclvcs and diiccicd Piablu Siinivasa io siaii loi
Gauda lappily. Wlilc ilcy wcic iciuining io Vindavana, ilcy siaiicd ciying in
ilcii way. All ilcsc dcsciipiions aic io bc lound in ilc bool Picm Vilasa. Sii
Niiyananda Dasa wioic and publislcd ilis bool as pci oidci ol Sii Jalnava.
Piablu Siinivasa icaclcd Gauda wiil ilc bools and ilai iimc lc lavouicd ilc
ling.
Ramacandia said io ilc ling ilai lc lad alicady wioic iwo lyiics in wlicl lc
iiicd io naiiaic ilc way by wlicl Siinivasa lad lcpi lis piomisc by giving lavoui
io ilc ling. Ramacandia adviscd ilc ling ilai as lc was a loiiunaic man ilai lc
lad goi ilc lavoui ol lis Piablu, lc slould wlolclcaiicdly woislip ilc lcci ol lis
Piablu. Ramacandia gavc ilc ling many lcssons loi iwo monils. Tlc ling was
liglly saiislicd. Hc ollcicd a villagc as a gili io lis guiu Ramacandia and bowcd io
lim by iliowing limscll on ilc lcci ol Ramacandia.
Tlc poci, Yadunandana, paid lis lcaiiicsi lomagc io ilc lcci ol Ramacandia
liom wlom ilc ling lcaini many lcssons ol Vaisnava iicaiiscs. Hc piaycd io
Piablu Siinivasa io givc lim a slclici undci lis lcci. Hc wislcd lc could bc lis
dog wlo would lovc io cai ilc sciaps ol lis lood in ilc lopc ilai onc day Piablu
would lavoui lim. Hc wislcd lc could bc onc ol ilc scivanis ol Piablu loi ilc
wlolc icim ol lis lilc. Hc addicsscd Piablu as ilc dclivcici ol sinncis and piaycd
io lim io dclivci lim liom damnaiion. Hc said ilai ilcic was nonc bui Piablu on
wlom lc could dcpcnd loi lis salvaiion. Hc wislcd ilai in lis luiuic biiil lc
wanicd io bc onc ol ilc scivanis ol Piablu. Hc conlcsscd ilai bcing an ignoiani
pcison, lc lncw noiling aboui ilc mcilods ol woislip and no capaciiy ol
dcsciibing ilc wondcilul lilas ol Kisna and ilc dcvoiccs ol Kisna. Yci lc piaycd io
Piablu io loigivc lim loi lis incllicicncy. Hc bcgan io spcal ol limscll and ol ilc
complciion ol lis bool. Hc livcd ai lundlaipaia on ilc banl ol ilc Jalnavi iivci
wiil lis wilc. Ai ilc agc ol 29 ycais by ialing ilc loius-lilc lcci ol lis Piablu on
lis lcad in ilc monil ol Vaislall and in ilc day ol ilc lull moon lc lad linislcd
lis bool. Hc bcing Yadunail Dasa wlo is a scivani ol a scivani ol Sii Kisna
Caiianya Piablu wioic ilc bool wlicl plcascd Tlaluiani wlo lcpi ilc namc ol
ilc bool as Kainananda. Siimaii wiil lci conlidanics icad ilc bool and slc was
ovciwlclmcd wiil ccsiasy and bcgan io slcd icais ol joy. Slc pui lci lcci on ilc
lcad ol Yadunandana and wiil a smilc said io lim ilai lc iliougl lis bool gavc
lci mucl plcasuic. Addicssing lim as lci son, icqucsicd lim io icll lci
somciling aboui Kaviiaja and lis communiiy and Claliavaiiy and lis
communiiy. Tlc poci liisily piaycd io lis guiu and aslcd lis lavoui in ilis iasl.
As pci oidci ol lis Piablu lc naiiaicd ilc ovcimcniioncd iopics. Hc wioic ilai
ilcic wcic cigli Kaviiajas and six Claliavaiiys. Iiisily lc would cxplain ilc iopic
aboui cigli Kaviiajas and sccondly lc would cxplain ilc iopic aboui ilc six
Claliavaiiys.
Tlc cldcsi among ilc cigli Kaviiajas was Sii Ramacandia Kaviiaja wlo lad
bccomc lamous in ilis woild. His bioilci was Sii Kaviiaja Govinda wlo lad a linc
claiacici. Tlcn camc Sii Kainapuia Kaviiaja Tlalui, Sii Nisimla Kaviiaja Tlalui
wlo was lamous loi lis mcilods ol woislip, Sii llagavan Kaviiaja wlo lncw
noiling bui ilc giacc ol Piablu, Sii Vallavidasa Kaviiaja wlo was a man ol puicly
divinc claiacici, Sii Gopiiamana Kaviiaja and Kaviiaja Sii Golulananda. Now lc
dcsciibcd ilc oilci bianclcs ol ilc main Kaviiaja communiiy. Kaviiaja
Divyasimla was ilc son ol Sii Govinda wlo was icgaidcd io bc a mad bumblc-bcc
llying on ilc loius-lilc lcci ol Piablu. Sii Vasudcva Kaviiaja Dasa Vanamali was
vciy cagci io do good io manlind. Kaviiaja Duigadasa always wislcd io cai sciaps
ol lood caicn by ilc Vaisnavas. Kaviiaja Tlalui was a man lull ol divinc lovc. His
bioilci Sii Nimai Kaviiaja lad noiling io do cxccpi nuising ilc lcci ol Piablu.
Slyama Dasa Kaviiaja was lis sicp-bioilci wlo was a vciy sclolaily man. Sii
Naiayana Kaviiaja was ilc bioilci ol Nisimla. Sii Vallavi Kaviiaja lad iwo
bioilcis, Sii Ramadasa Kaviiaja Tlalui and Kaviiaja Gopaladasa. Hcic ilc poci
lad mcniioncd ilc iwcniy ninc namcs ol ilc Kaviiaja communiiy wlosc namcs
always cicaicd ilc lccling ol lovc in ilc minds ol cvciybody.
Now lc picscnicd ilc namcs ol ilc six Claliavaiiys. Tlc mosi lamous among
ilc six Claliavaiiys was Sii Govinda Claliavaiiy. Hc always uscd io cngagc
limscll in woislipping Piablu. Hc now spolc ol ilc iwo bioilci-in-law ol Piablu
wlo wcic vciy cllicicni in ilc mcilod ol woislip. Tlcy wcic Sii Slyamadasa
Claliavaiiy Tlalui and Ramacandia Claliavaiiy. Anoilci Claliavaiiy was
Claliavaiiy Vyasa wlo livcd ai Visnupuia. Tlcn ilc namcs camc as Rama Kisna
Claliavaiiy Tlalui and Sii Golulananda Claliavaiiy wlo also lovcd io scivc ilc
Vaisnavas. Tlcic wcic oilci Claliavaiiys ol ilc six Claliavaiiy communiiy-
Malaiaj Claliavaiiy Sii Viia Hamviia wlo was a gicai dcvoicc ol Piablu, Sii Dasa
Claliavaiiy wlo lad Haiinama in lis ionguc all ilc iimc, Ramacandia
Claliavaiiy, Sii Radla Vallabla Claliavaiiy, Sii Rupaglaiala Claliavaiiy and
Claliavaiiy Tlaluicia Tlalui.
Tlc poci lad givcn ilc iwclvc namcs ol ilc Claliavaiiy communiiy. Piablu
woislippcd ilc lcci ol all ilcsc paiama llagavaias and iool gicai plcasuic in
lcaiing lisioiy ol ilcsc iwo communiiics. As Siimaii also iool gicai plcasuic in
lcaiing all ilcsc, ilc poci ilougli ilai lis bool Kainananda was a succcsslul onc.
Wiil ilc blcssing ol Siimaii, Yadunandana wioic ilc bool Kainananda.
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Tlis cxiiaci bcgins wiil ilc namcs ol Malapiablu, ilc dclivcici ol disiicsscd
manlind, Sii Niiyananda, ilc symbol ol lindncss, Siia Naila Advaiia, Isvaia and
Siivasa, ilc companions ol Piablu, Sii Swaiup Damodaia, Ramananda, ilc minc
ol picmaiasa, Sanaiana, dclivcici ol sinncis, Sii Gopala llaiia, Sii Raglunaila
llaiia, Sii Dasa Gosvami, Sii Jiva Gosvami, Sii Aclaiya Piablu, ilc occan ol
lindncss, Ramacandia and lis iwo bioilcis and Sii Vaisnava Gosvami.
Tlc poci appcalcd io ilc lisicncis io lisicn io ii aiicniivcly. Having lisicncd io
ilc bool, Piablu lcli vciy saiislicd and blcsscd lim lind-lcaiicdly. Siimaii
addicsscd lim as lci son and iclicvcd lim as alicady lc lad goi ilc lavoui ol
Piablu. Tlc poci, Yadunandana, icqucsicd lumbly io Piablu io iclcasc lim liom
a doubi wlicl lc lad long bccn culiivaiing in lis mind. Piablu agiccd io do ilis
and aslcd lim aboui lis doubi.
Niiyananda Dasa in lis Picma Vilasa wioic as pci oidci ol Jalnava aboui ilc
claiacici ol Piablu. Wlcn Piablu was on ilc way io Gauda wiil ilc bools somc
bandiis misialcnly siolc ilc bools. Wlcn Gosvami lcaid ilis, lc bccamc vciy
mucl dislcaiicncd. Sii Dasa Gosvami and Sii Kaviiaja Gosvami boil luiiicdly
camc io Sii Kunda. Wlcn ilcy lcaid ilc missing ol ilc bools, Dasa Gosvami
ilicw limscll inio ilc waici ol ilc Sii Kunda in giicl. As ilc giicl was unbcaiablc,
Sii Kaviiaja Gosvami dicd bcloic ilc dcail ol Sii Dasa Gosvami. Hcic lics ilc
doubi ol ilc poci bccausc lc lad alicady icad all ilc bools by Kaviiaja Gosvami
wlcic lc lad wiiiicn aboui Raglunaila Dasa "Laic Sii Raglunaila Dasa". How ii
could bc possiblc ilai Kaviiaj dicd bcloic ilc dcail ol Raglunaila'
Lisicning io lim Tlaluiani swccily iold lim ilai loimcily Ramacandia lad
aslcd ilc samc qucsiion io Piablu and ilc icply ol Piablu lad saiislicd
Ramacandia wlicl slc also ovcilcaid ai ilai iimc. Slc icpoiicd io lim ilai
Piablu lad bccn saying io Ramacandia ilai Raglunaila was a man ol siiici
piinciplcs and was dcicimincd io lccp lis piomisc. Tlc scpaiaiion ol Sii Rupa
Gosvami so dislcaiicncd Dasa Gosvami ilai lc uscd io spcnd lis days on ilc banl
ol ilc Radla lunda as a blind man and all ilc iimc lcpi limscll in ilinling ol lis
own dcail. In ilc mcaniimc lc goi ilc ncws ol missing ol ilc bools. Tlis
complcicly biolc lim. Hc bcgan io icpcni by ciying loudly. lcing impaiicni,
Gosvami aiiaincd lis dcsiicd dcail. Tlc pcoplc ol ilc Radla Kunda bccamc vciy
sad. Tlis incidcni madc Rupa Sanaiana' gicaily anxious wlo alici ilinling ol ilc
piomisc uiicicd by Raglunaila iold Kaviiaja aboui ilc impoiiancc ol ilc incidcni.
Tlcy said ilai ii was loi ilis bool, Malapiablu lad scni His wiiiing, oidciing
ilcm io land ii ovci io Siinivasa, ilai ii was loi ilis bool ilai Malapiablu lad
cmpowcicd Sii Rupa loi wiiiing ilis bool and ilai ii was loi ilis bool lc also lad
cmpowcicd Siinivasa io picacl ilc lcssons ol ilis bool ol Gauda. So ii was ilc
oidci ol Malapiablu Himscll wlicl could noi bc cndangcicd by any living bcing
in ilis woild. So ilcy adviscd Kaviiaja Gosvami io givc up all lis misciics and
icpcnianccs loi ilc bools wlicl wcic suic io bc iccovcicd again. Tlcy also
adviscd lim io aiicnd and io lool alici Raglunaila sinccicly loi a lcw days and
ilcn lc again could bc includcd in ilc gioup ol ilc companions ol Rupa Sanaiana.
As pci oidci ol ilc iwo bioilcis, Kaviiaja again icgaincd lis lilc. Alici ilis all ilc
dciiics in ilc sly bcgan io ilinl ol ilc piomisc ol Raglunaila wlicl, in ilcii
opinion, could noi bc violaicd by anyonc in ilis woild. Hc piomiscd ilai lc would
cai lsliia (a mill picpaiion) madc in Viaja, would wcai ilc lcavcs ol iiccs ol Viaja
and by living in Sii Kunda ol Giii Govaidlana, lc could succccd in dcsiioying lis
own piidc. Hc also piomiscd ilai lc musi dic ai ilc banl ol ilc Radlalunda. Hc
would lcavc bclind lim Sii Jiva, Sii Kisnadasa and Lolanaila Gosvami. Suddcnly
ilcic camc an oiaclc liom ilc sly addicssing Kaviiaja ilai lc musi gci ilc ncws ol
ilc iccovciy ol ilc bools. Tlc oiaclc ol ilc dciiics and ilc oidci ol ilc iwo
bioilcis lclpcd Kisnadasa io icgain lis lilc as an omniscicni saini.
Kaviiaja in lis bool Caiiiamiiia wioic aboui ilc ccsiaiic condiiion ol
Malapiablu in His mcdiiaiion wlcn Malapiablu lad vicwcd ilc 'Jalalcli lila' ol
Kisna and Radla in ilc Yamuna iivci wlcicas Swaiupa and oilcis bccamc
anxious aboui Malapiablu. Tlcy goi ilc ncws ol Malapiablu liom a lislciman.
Tlcy ai oncc luiiicd io ilc banl ol ilc iivci and lound Piablu in lall-dicd
condiiion. Tlcy bcgan io sing Haiinama loudly inio lis cais and giadually
Malapiablu goi bacl io lis scnscs.
Tlc opinion ol ilc poci was ilai only an omniscicni saini lilc Kaviiaja could
dcsciibc ilc inwaid and ouiwaid condiiions ol Malapiablu.
Lisicning io all ilcsc incidcnis Ramacandia ilicw limscll on ilc giound and
bowcd io ilc lcci ol Piablu. Piablu, placing lis lcg on ilc lcad ol Ramacandia,
gladly iool lim in lis bosom and adviscd lim io lccp all ilcsc ilings in lis lcaii.
Tlcn Piablu wcni on saying ilai Ramacandia was lis mosi lavouiiic and laiillul
disciplc. Piablu said saiislacioiily ilai lc wlo would woislip lilc Ramacandia,
musi obiain lavoui ol Piablu. Ramacandia was cvci giaiclul io Piablu as lc camc
io lnow liom lim ilai Raglunaila was ilc samc cmpodimcni ol Sii Rupa.
Tlc poci lad bccn lisicning all ilcsc ilings liom Siimaii wlicl liglly
saiislicd lim. Hc addicsscd ilc lisicncis ilai ii was ilc blcssing and lindncss ol
lis Iswaii ilai lc was ablc io lind oui a soluiion ol lis doubi. Now lc bowcd io
ilc dcvoicd companions ol Sii Aclaiya Piablu and icqucsicd ilcm io lullil lis
inicniions loi lc lncw ilai only ilcii blcssings could lclp a pcison io aiiain puic
dcvoiion and lovc loi God. Hc wanicd io gci ilc mosi clciislablc companions ol
Sii Rupa Sanaiana and Sii Kisna Caiianya Piablu and Aclaiya Piablu. Hc paid lis
lcaiiicsi lomagc io ilc lcci ol Sii Hcmalaia, ilc dauglici ol Sii Aclaiya Piablu
wlo was a lalpavalli (a paiadisiaical ciccpci) ol dcvoiional lovc as cvci cicaicd by
ilc Piovidcncc.
ly lolding ilc loius-lilc lcci ol Sii Hcmalaia on lis lcad, lc, Yadunandana
Dasa, complcicd lis bool, Kainananda.