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ABHIRAMA GOSWAMI
By Vidhubhusana Bhaffacharya
CHAPTER ONE
Appearance of Sri Caifanyadeva and His associafes.
Tlc Hindu lingdom in India lad comc io an cnd. Tlc gloiious llag ol ilc
Muslims lad bccn llying vciy pioudly in ilc sly ol India. Tlc lugc iicc lilc
Hindu icligion wiil iis many bianclcs and iwigs lad bccomc upiooicd by ilc
blow ol ilc bigoiiy ol ilc Muslims ol ilcii inclinaiion iowaids onc paiiiculai
icligion. Tlc Molamcdan picaclcis lad bccn iiying io scducc ilc low casic
pcoplc ol ilc Hindu sociciy io convcii ilcmsclvcs inio Muslims. Tlc low casic
Hindus bcing laicd by ilc bialmins bcgan io iun alici muslim icligion. Tlc
Muslim lings bcgan io dcsiioy ilc Hindu icmplcs io cicci ilcii Musjids ilcic. Ai
ilis piccaiious condiiion ol India, ilc bialmins wlo wcic oncc vciy powcilul and
inllucniial in India, lad giaduallybccomc lclplcss io pioicci ilc Hindu icligion
wiil all iis sanciiiy. Tlcy bcgan io icgiaid ilc ncw Muslims as sinncis and ilcii
sladows as mosi laimlul.
Tlc spiiiiually supciioi Hindu sociciy lad bccn lcading iowaids
dcsiiuciion duc io ilc lacl ol piopci icligious icaclings. Abovc all ilc laws and
iiiuals ol Hindu icligion wcic vciy siill and laid io giasp.
Tlc socialisi bialmins paid no lccd io ilis iicmcndous diaw bacl and
ncvci iiicd io icloim all ilcsc ilings. Tlcy uscd io absoib in ilcii siudics. As
ilcy iiicd io iclaisc God iliougl ilcsc diy diy sciipiuics, giadully ilcy bccamc
lcss dcvoiional and lovci ol God. Tlc oncc icligious mindcd Hindus now bcamc
mosi piolcssional in ilcii ouilool. Soscllisl inicisis bcgan io picoccupy ilcii
minds and clcap cnjoymcni ol lilc bccamc picdomincni.
Obsciving ilc wiciclcd condiiion India wlicl lad oncc bccn ilc abodc ol
God Himscll, Advaiiacaiya and somc ol ilc gicai mcn bccamc vciy mucl
aggiicvcd and ilcy bcgan io piay io God, "ol God wly ilis cicinally blisslul India
wlicl lad oncc bccn ilc abodc ol youi divinc spoiis and lad oncc givcn biiil io
gicai mcn lilc Dliuva, Piallada cic. las now bccomc so dcvoid ol lovc and
dcvoiion and las bccomc lull ol scllisl pcoplc'"
"Ol Naiayana, wly ilis India wlicl lad always bccn icwaidcd by youi
giacc and lad bccn ilc placc ol gicai sagcs lilc Sula, Naiada and oilcis, las now
bccomc ilc ligliing giound ol ilc lciciic Muslims' Wlosc sins lavc madc India
lilc ilis'"
"Lvcn il any placc in India uscd io lacc any impuic aiiacl oi icligion, you
uscd io appcai ilcic youiscll ialing any lcaiuic io pioiccii ilc wisc and viiicious
and io dcsiioy ilc sinncis and io dclivci ilcm liom damnaiion. lui wly do noi
you do ilis ilis iimc, ol my dclivcici ol sinncis!" "Hcy Piablu, wlcn India lad
bccn sullciing liom ilc iyiannical iulc ol Kamsa and Jaiasandla, you appcaicd as
Haii, ilc dcsiioyci ol dcmons io pioicci ilc lclplcss and io iuin ilc iyianis."
"Ol Piablu wly aicn'i you lcaiing us' Wlcic is you oui Loid ol lilc, wly aicn'i
you coming io icscuc us' Plcasc do comc ol my Loid in yuoi loving lcaiuic and
wipc ilc wlolc couniiyby ilc wavc ol youi giacc and lavoui. Tlis placc las
bccomc a dcscii. Plcasc comc onc as an oasis in ii."
Tlcsc caincsi piaycis ol ilc dcvoiccs mosi piobably movcd ilc lcail ol
God. Hc Himscll bcgan io ciy io obscivc ilc lclplcss conmdiiion ol His lavoiiic
land." So lc dccidcd io appcai in India.
Ai ilc cnd ol ilc Dvapaia yuga, God lad appcaicd in Vindavana, waslcd
byilc waici ol Yamuna and lad pciloimcd many spoiis noi only wiil ilc gopa
boys and giils bui also wiil ilc giown upgopinics, ilc mosi signilicani ol wlom
was Sii Radlila, dauglici ol Visablanu and slc lad no oilci lovc ilan Kisna.
Tlai God i.c. Kisna Himscll icappcaicd in a bialmin lamily ol Navadvipa villagc
siiuaicd ncai ilc banl ol Janlavi (Ganga).
CHAPTER TWO
Sri Caifanyadeva senf Nifyananda fo Vrndavana fo Bring Sridama fo
Navadvipa.
Having appcaicd in Navadvipa, Naiayana bccamc lnown as Nimai. Nimai
was a lovc io cvciybody in Navadvipa bccausc ol lis divinc bcauiy, cxiicmc
lnowlcdgc and wondcilul gcsiuics and psoiuics. Lvcn ilc gicai sclolais ol
Navadvipa could noi lccl ollcndcd ilougl invaiiably ilcy uscd io bc dclcaicd by
Nimai in dcbaics.
Wlcn Nimai was a biigli youngman, lc lcli lis lousc as an ascciic. Iiom
ilai iimc lc bccamc lnown as Sii Caiianya. Hc uscd io bc ccsiaiic in ilc lovc loi
Sii Kisna lilc Sii Radla io wlom Kisna was ilc lilc. Hc bccamc vciy cagci io
disiiibuic ilis divinc lovc io onc and all. To assisi lim in ilis job God
Niiyananda, gicai dcvoicc Advaiiacaiya cic. uscd io mcci lim. Piablu Niiyananda
bcing ilc iigli land ol Caiianya, bcgan io lclp Caiianya io gicai cxicni. Lvcn ilc
laymcn bccamc so impicsscd by ilc qualiiics ol Niiyananda ilai wlcn Niiyananda
uscd io icqucsi ilcm io do oi sing Haiinama, lowcvci lciciics ilcy migli bc, ilcy
uscd io do ilai unlcsiianily. Lvcn gciiing ilc company ol Niiyananda, Caiianya
could noi bc saiislicd bccausc lc bcgan io ilinl ilai il lc could noi gci ilc
company ol Siidama wlo lad bccn ilc main lclp io Kisna in His Vindavanalila,
lis piojcci ol disiiibuiing ilc lovc loi Kisna would bc lall-lcaiicd. Alici ilinling
a loi, lc iold Niiyananda, "Ol my bioilci, ilougl ilcic is no llaw in youi sinccic
scivicc in disiiibuiing Kisna lovc, yci iiis my icqucsi io you ilai you slould go io
Vindavana and lcicl Siidama wlo las bccn lying in ilc cavc ol Govaidlana lill in
a iiancc. Ii is my assumpiion ilai wiiloui lim, wc aicn'i bc ablc io accomplisl
ilis gicai job."
Piablu Niiyananda bccamc glad io lcai ilis and wiiloui lcsiiaiion siaiicd
loi Vindavana io lcicl Siidama.
Now in modcin iimcs, ii may bc sccmcd doubilul, was lc ically Siidama ol
Dvapaia yuga wlo camc io Navadvipa comc loui oi livc ilousand ycais laici ai ilc
iimc ol Sii Caiianya' Could lc livc loi sucl a long iimc' Was Siidama ol Dvapaia
yuga bc Abliiama ol laliyuga' To icmovc ilcm doubi, I icqucsi ilcm io ilinl
sciiuoslyilai ilcic will bc no impossibiliiy in ilc diciionaiy ol a supciman wlo
las iiansccndcnial powci lilc God Himscll. In pciiod alici pciiod all incainaicd
pcisons lad appcaicd in ilis woild laving somc iiansccndcnial powcis by wlicl
ilcy uscd io cnliglicn ilis woild. Tlinling aboui ilcii gicai coniiibuiions
iomanlind, oui lcads uscd io bow down sponiancsouly. So allilcsc assumpiions
aboui Alliiama mya noi bc cxaggciaiions ai all.
CHAPTER THREE
The meefing of Nifyananda and Sridama in Vrndavana.
Niiyananda icaclcd Vindavana. Wlilc ialing icsi on ilc banl ol Yamuna,
lc could commcmoiaic ilc Viajalila ol dvapaia. Hc could scc lowlc as lalaiama
uscd io play wiil Kisna and Siidama and oilci gopa boys in Vindavana. So lc
bccamc so icsilcss ilai wiiloui any dclay lc siaiicd loi Govaidlana lill io lcicl
Siidama.
Coming ncai io ilc lill, Niiyananda bccamc absoibcd inio iiancc. Hc
bcgan io lccl as il lc lad bccn living in Vindavana as lalaiama ol Dvapaia yuga, as
il Kisna io pioicci Viajablumiliom ilc luiy ol King India lad bccn liliing
Govaidlana mosi casily. Tlc coniinuous iain lad bccomc a lailuic io do any
laim io Viajablumi.
Niiyananda in a iiancc io wall iound Govaidlana and io sloui in namc ol
Siidama. His sinccic call awalcncd ilc cicinal slccp ol Siidama wlo lad bccn
lying in ilc cavc ol ilc lill. Hc camc oui ol ilc cavc and lound ilai a divincly
bcauiilul pcison lad bccn sianding ilcic. As soon as Siidama loolcd ai
Niiyananda, lis lcaii sccmcd io lcap in joy as il lc lad sccn somc onc vciy dcai io
lim. His lcaii bccamc lull ol divinc plcasuic and mosi lovingly lc aslcd
Niiyananda, "Wlo aic you' Youi sigli las bccn giving mc a wondc3ilul
divinclyplcasuic wlicl onc can gci only liom a dcai onc. Spcal oui quiclly wlo
aic you' I cannoi lccp my paiicncc any longci."
Niiyananda answcicd, "Ol mydcai liicnd Siidama, doyou noi iccognizc
mc' I am youi mosi lavoiiic Valai." Tlcsc woids ai oncc madc Siidama
dumbloundcd and lc uscd io siaic ai Niiyananda loi a wlilc. Tlcn lc aslcd, "Il
you aic Valai, low scc I am siaiiing io iun and caicl mc." Saying so Siidama
bcgan io iun vciy lasi. Niiyananda bcgan io iun alici lim. Wlilc Siidama
complcicd loui iounds ol Govaidlana by iunning, lc lound ilai Valailad bccn
sianding bclind lim. Tlcn Siidama cmbiaccd Niiyananda vciy lovingly and said,
"Al, you aic my Valai bccausc no onc cxccpiyou can caicl mc in ilis way. I lailcd
io iccognisc you bccausc you aic lacling ilai gcoigious dicss and ilai
mcsmciising bcauiy, ol my bioilci, you aic vciy iiicd. Now ialc somc icsi."
Alici somc discussions, Siidama aslcd Niiyananda wlylc lad comc io Vindavana.
Niiyananda said, "Tlc luman bcing ol Kali yuga las bccomc vciylciciical
and las givcn up sadlana and blajana lully. Tlc aly pcoplc aic giving up
ilciiown cicinal Hindu icligion and aic bccoming inicicsicd in icl icligion ol ilc
lciciics. To icmovc ilis iypc ol obsiaclc liom ilc pail ol Hindu icligion Kisna
las appcaicd in ilc bialmin lamily ol Navadvipa in ilc namc ol Nimai. Tlc aim ol
Sii Kisna is io biing ilc llood ol lovc in ilc couniiy and io do ilis Hc limscll will
piaciisc ii in ilis lilc. Hc will guidc ilc pcoplc low io obiain ilc giacc ol God.
Wc, ilc liicnds ol His Viajalila, lavc all appcaicd wiil lim. Only you aic abscni.
So Nimai las bccomc vciy mucl cagci io gci youwiil lim and loi ilis icason lc
las scni mc lcic io lcicl you. So don'i malc any dclay and go wiil mc."
Alici lisicning io Niiyananda, Siidama iold lim, "My dcai bioilci, I do noi
wani io go io Navadvipa in ilis uiicily dail lali yuga. I slall siay lcic and spcnd
my days in ilc piaciicc ol yoga. I don'i wani io sullci ilc pain ol icmaining in
anyonc's womb again. Il I wani io bc wiil you I lavc io do ilis. So gobacl io
Navadvipa and icll Kisna ilai I am lclplcss io lccp ilc icqucsi."
Niiyananda iold Siidama, "Ol my bioilci Siidama, go wiil mc in ilis
body. Il Sii Caiianyam, ilc incainaiion ol Sii Kisna pcimiis you io bc in ilis
body, ilcn wiil ilis body and cncigy, you can assisi lim in lis iasl."
So Siidama wiiloui lcaving lis Dvapaia lcaiuic siaiicd loi Navadvipa wiil
Niiyananda loi mcciing Sii Caiianya. lcing vciy inquisiiivc aboui ilc dillcicni
clangcs in ilc lali yuga, Siidama bcgan io aslmany qucsiions io Niiyananda on
ilcii way io Navadvipa by ialing ilc banlsidc ioad ol ilc iivci Ganga.
CHAPTER FOUR
Sridama came fo Navadvipa and mef Sri Caifanya.
Sii aiianya lcaiiily wclcomcd Siidama in Navadvipa and aslcd, "Ol my
bioilci Siidama, wly wcic you living in a cavc ol Govaidlana loncly wiiloui
coming io us' Don'i you lnow ilai I uscd io appcai wiil my cmpanion in pciiod
alici pciod in ilis llaiaiablumi io pioicci ilc icligion' You aic my bcsi lclp. So
I lad scni Niiyananda io you. Now comc on and lclp mc io my complcic spoii!
Mcciing Sii Caiianya as ilc incainaiion ol Sii Kisna, Siidama bccamc
ovciwlclmcd in joy and bcgan io slcd icais ol joy. Lmbiacing Malapiablu, lc
bcgan io say in a scloclcd voicc, "Kisna, wly do you appcai in Vangadcsa insicad
ol Vindavana' And wlcic is Sii Radla, ilc supicmc powci ol youis' Wly lavc
you givcn up youi goigcous dicsscs ol Vindavana and aic wcaiing a dicss ol an
ascciic' I cannoi bcai ilis."
Sii Caiianya sccing lim so cpiiuibcd said in a smiling lacc, "Tlis
Navadvipa las bccomc ilc ccnici ol all lnowlcdgc and sciipiuics in ilc wlolc ol
llaiaiablumi. lui ilc ovci cducaicd and pioud bialmanas by ilcii diy
discussions lavc bccomc lcss inicicsicd in God Himscll. I lavc ialcn my biiil
lcic io dclcai ilcm in dcbaics and loi ilis icason I lad madc myscll a gicai
sclolai. Tlc lciciics ol Kali lavc no laiil in Picmaiaiiva. Tlcy undcisiand bodily
plcasuic only. So I avoidcd io appcai wiil Sii Radla. Iin ilis Kaliyuga, I slall bc
Sii Radla and icacl a lcsson io ilc pcoplc low io aiiain God iliougl divinc lovc.
So io aiiiaci ilcii aiicniion iowaids dcvoiion, I lavc icjccicd my "molanavcsa"
(bcauiilul dicss) and acccpicd ilc dicss ol an ascciic. I wani io icacl ilc manlind
wlai is Kisnalila and loi ilis icason I lavc io pciloim Caiianyalila. So I slall bc
lnown as Sii Kisna Caiianya in llaiaia and you will bc Abliiama."
Tlcn Caiianya iold Niiyananda, "Iiom now on you slould call Siidama as
Abliiama and mind ilai as Siidama was io Kisna, so Abliiama is io mc."
Niiyananda said, "Siidama can bc Abliiama bui lis big and siaui plysiquc won'i
bc suiiablc loi ilis Kaliyuga."
Tlc supci-luman powci by wlicl Kisna lad donc so many iainsccndncial
aciiviiics in Viaja, ilai said powci, Sii Caiianya, ilc incainaiion ol Kisna, wanicd
io usc io minimizc Siidama inio Abliiama.
Niiyananda and Sii Caiianya bcgan io swing liom ilc slouldci ol Siidama
by lolding lis iwo lands wiil ilc lclp ol ilc powci ol ilc Godlcad, Abliiama
bccamc sloii in lis liguic. Hc bccamc ccsiaiic in joy and bcgan io dancc madly.
Tlcn Sii Caiianya iold ilc ccsiaiic Alliiama, "Iiicnd, all my liicnds ol Viaja lavc
comc lcic and mci mc bui wlcic aic ilc loving Gopinics ol Viaja'"
Rcalising ilc mind ol Sii Caiianya, Abliiama said, "Ol ilc gicai lovci, you
lnow cvciyiling. lui I lnow ilai you lavc iaiscd ilis qucsiion jusi io icsi mc.
Howcvci I am iclling you aboui ilc Viaja ladics. All ol ilcm io saiisly and
complcic youi spoiis lavc givcn up ilcii womcn lcaiuics and appcaicd in
Navadvipa in malc lcaiuics. Lxccpi mc and Vindavaii will lclp you by icmaining
in iwo opposiic scx."
Caiianya said, "Ol my liicnd, you aic a gcnius. Sii Kisna and you aic ilc
samc. Ilavc no objcciion il you7 and Vindavaii wani io icacl lcsson ol lovc io ilc
woild. You aic so powcilul ilai siill you aic ablc io lccp youi Dvapaia lcaiuic
wiil ilc lclp ol yoga. You aic addicicd io ilc lovc ol Kisna in sucl a gicai cxicni
ilai il ilc clangc ol youi lcaiuic iiicd io siand as a lindciancc in ilc way ol Kisna
lovc, youuscd io lic in ilc cavc loi sucl a long iimc bccausc youi dcsiic was io
disappcai in ilc soul ol Kisna ai long lasi. You aic ilc cmbodimcni ol divinc lovc.
Lci you wiil youi Vindavaii maddcn ilc mcn and womcn ol lcngal in ilc lovc loi
Kisna. lui my liicnd, youi appcaiancc las lillcd my lcaii wiil blisslul plcasuic.
Now I am vciy cagci io obscivc ilc loly placcs ol Vindavana wlcic Kisna uscd io
pciloim lis spoiis wiil Sii Radla and ilc Gopinics wlo wcic mad loi Kisna."
Obsciving ilc ccsiaiic condiiion ol Sii Caiianya, Abliiama said, "My liicnd
il you ically wisl io visii Vindavana, ilcn land ovci all ilc duiics io Niiyananda
and siaii loi Vindavana."
CHAPTER FIVE
Conversafion Befween Sri Caifanya and Abhirama in Vrndavana
Sii Caiianya bcing ccsiaiic in lovc loi Kisna siaiicd loi Vindadavana wiil
Abliiama. Tlcn lc uscd io visii all ilc placcs ol Vindavana onc by onc wlcic
Kisna uscd io pciloim lis spoiis wiil Sii Radla. Hc bccamc ovciwlclmcd in jy.
Hc aslcd Abliiama, "Iiicnd, you aic dcaici io mc moic ilan my lcaii. I
cannoi cxplain low I lccl cxciicd wlcn I uscd io lisicn io ilc cpisodcs ol Viajalila
liom you. I am always bound by youi cxiiaoidinaiy qualiiics." On lcaiing ilis
Alliiama said lumbly, "ol my dcai, my Piabl, I am a woiillcss man. I lavc only
Radla in my lcaii. As Radla uscd io bc maddcncd in lovc wlilc looling ai ilc
lacc ol lci lovc Kisna, so I am io lool ai youi lacc. I uscd io loigci my own cniiiy
and only iiy io plcasc you by any mcans." "I uscd iolcicl liuii loi my sadla Kisna
wlcn lc uscd io icmain in ilc duiy ol caiilc giazing. I uscd io bc mad in joy il my
salla uscd io bc lappy io ialc ilc iasic ol ilc liuiis. I uscd io icgaid myscll ilc
mosi loiiunaic cicaiuic il I can plcasc my Kanai. His lapincss was minc, lis
soiiow was minc. loil ol us uscd io bccomc ilc singlc unscpaiablc soul."
"Now my dcai liicnd, you lavc cicaicd a madluia blava in mc. You aic Radla
and Kisna boil and you lavc bccomc absoibcd in youi cicaicd lovc. As liic and
lucls aic ilc samc, so also Kisna and Radla. Tlc lovc Radlalisna is divinc and ii
is abovc ilc ioucl ol maiciial plcasuic. To malc pcoplc icalisc ilis soii ol lovc,
you lavc appcaicd in ilis woild."
CHAPTER SIX
SRI CAITANYA'S RETURN TO NAVADVIPA
In ilis way wlilc convcising lappily ovci ilc iopic ol Radla Kisnalila,
Abliiama and Sii Caiianya uscd io spcnd ilcii days in Vindavana. lcing ccsiaiic
in lovc loi Kisna, Caiianya loigoi cvciyiling. His all woild bccamc lull ol Kisna.
So lc loigoi ilc duiy ol icacling ilc maya and lama-bound manlind ilc lcssons
ol divinc lovc loi wlicl lc lad appcaicd in ilis woild. Spcculaiing all ilcsc
blavas ol Caiianya, Abliiama bcgan io ilinl in lis mind, "Kaliyuga you aic
loiiunaic and Navadvipa, you ioo. Radla Kisna in onc lcaiuic lilc Sii Caiianya las
appcaicd in ilis woild io llood ilc wlolc couniiy in ilc wavcs ol divinc lovc. lui
Piablu by coming io ilis placc ol spoii ol Dvapaia yuga las bccomc absoibcd in
ilai blava ol Dvapaia."
Onc day Caiianya uscd io lloai in ilc waici ol Yamuna wlicl was lull ol
ilc liagiancc ol sandal and bcgan io ciy lilc RAdla in ilc namc ol Kisna and lis
loius lilc cycs bcgan io slcd icais lilc siicams ol a iivci. Hc uscd io laugl
somciimcs and io ciysomciimcs. Somciimcs lc uscd io icqucsi invisiblc
somcbody. His wlolc body bcgan io slcd swcais and iicmblc. Ai ilai iimc
Abliiama by puiiing lis land on ilc body ol Caiianya, bcgan io say, "Ol my
liicnd, lavc you loigoiicn ilc aim ol youi ialing luman lcaiuic' Youi dcvoiccs
ol Navadvipa lavc bccomc vciy icsilcss loi noi sccing you. So coniiol youiscll
and lci us iciuin io Navadvipa."
Tlc woids ol Abliiama biougli bacl Caiianya io scnscs. Hc bccamc vciy
cagci io pciloim lis duiy. Hc said io Abliiama, "Comc on my liicnd, lci us iciuin
io Navadvipa. As you and mc aic ilc samc, I don'i wani io iciuin io Navadvipa
alonc."
lcing unablc io avoid ilc icqucsi ol Sii Caiianya, Abliiama iold lim, "Ol my
liicnd, ii is impossiblc loi mc io disobcy youi icqucsi. Youi lappincss is minc.
Wlcn in ilc Dvapaia Yuga, you lad lcli mc wiiloui my lnowing, I uscd io icmain
absoibcd in youi dcdicaiion liom ilai day. Ol Gauianga, now you aic ilc uniicd
cniiiics ol Radla and Kisna and you aic now giown up cnougl. lui I lavc noi goi
my Vindavaii as yci I slall siay in Vindavana uniil I lind Vindavaii."
Caiianyadcva icplicd, "s Radlalisna in onc lcaiuic lad appcaicd in ilis
woild loi icacling divinc lovc io lovclcss manlind ol Kaliyuga, ilcn Vindavaii,
ilc loicmosi salli ol Sii Radla also lad appcaicd in ilis woild no doubi. Go wiil
mc and I am suic you will gci Vindavaii in VAngadcsa."
Abliiama said, "Ol my liicnd, lci mc scc iliougl mcdiaiion wlcic is my
Vindavaii now. In ilc mcaniimc you go io Navadvipa. Vciy soon I slall mcci you
ilcic."
Caiianya said, "No ii cannoi bc!"
Abliiama said, "Gauianga, you slould noi wasic youi iimc lcic. Ii will
lampci you spoii ilcic. You won'i bc going alonc bccausc Ramadasa, a gicai
Kisna dcvoicc will go wiil you. Tlis Ramadasa is cmpowcicd by mc. Acccpi lim
duc io my wisl." Adlciing iolis advicc, Caiianyadcva wiil Ramadasa Malania lcli
Vindavana and alici a lcw days icaclcd Navadvipa.
CHAPTER SEVEN
APPEARANCE OF VRNDAVATI
Caiianyadcva siaiicd loi Navadvipa and Abliiama sai loi lis mcdiiaiion.
In lis iiancc, lc camc io lnow ilai Vindavaii lad ialcn lci biiil in Kalipuia
vilagc ol Vangadcsa. Nowadays Kalipuia is lnown as Klanalula in ilc Aiambag
juiisdiciion ol Hoogly disiiici. Somc ol ilc Vaisnava pocis lavc wiiiicn ilai alici
aiiiaciing Vindavaii in ilis woild Abliiama lad cmpowcicd lci and madc lci a
bcauiilul woman by lis powci ol Godlcad. Tlcn lc uscd io pui lci inio a woodcn
box and ilicw in io ilc wavc ol Yamuna wlicl ai lasi icaclcd ilc banl ol Tiivcni
ncai Hoogly. Hcic Ganga las bccn dividcd inio ilicc couiscs and bcgan io llow
iowaids ilc sca. Tlai woodcn box lloaiing in ilc iivci Saiasvaii ai lasi icaclcd ai
a llowci gaidcn on ilc sidc ol ilc iivci ncai Kajipuia. As soon as ilc woodcn box
iouclcd ilc land ol ilc gaidcn, all ilc diy bianclcs ol ilc iiccs bcgian io bloom
inio lcavcs and llowcis. Tlcii liagiancc uscd io lill ilc aii ol ilai placc. Tlc
suddcn clangc ol ilc iiccs madc cvciyonc siaiicd. Tlc gaidcncis ian io ilc
gaidcn and saw ilc miiaculous sccnc. Tlcy bccamc ovciwlclmcd in joy and
ilougli ilai pcilaps a cciiain sainily pcison lad comc ilcii placc and lad donc
all ilcsc ilings.
Tlcy bcgan io scaicl in ilc gaidcn bui lad noi goi anyiling. Tlcn onc ol
ilcm in scaicling wcni io ilc iivci sidc and lound a woodcn box. Hc bccamc
ovciwlclmcd in awc and bcgan io icmblc suddcnlylc lcll on icl giound bcing
unconscious. Tlc oilci mcn camc iunning io lim and lclpcd lim io comc io
scnsc. Tlc loimci pcison aiiiacicd ilcii aiicniion iowaids ilc woodcn box. Hc
said "Tlis woodcn box las donc all ilcsc. Comc on and caiiy ilis iooui lomc."
Tlcy all agiccd and did ilai gladly. Tlcn ilcy opcncd ilc box and lound a
bcauiilul woman in ii. Tlcy iool lci as a Dciiy and paid ilcii icspcci. Tlai
bcauiilul woman sai on a scai ncai ilc dooi. Hci gliiciing bcauiyliglicncd ilc
wlolc aimosplcic.
Tlai gaidcnci wiil lis lamily bowcd io lci lcci. Tlc womcn ol ilc
gaidcnci class waslcd lci lcci and dianl ilai waici wiil all ilcii lamily mcmbcis.
Tlcn ilc lousclcppci aslcd lci wiil loldcd lands, "Ol moilci, lavc you comc
on ilis placc io lavoi us all' As you aic lind cnougl io us, ilcn plcasc icll mc
wlo you aic." Hcaiing ilis lumblc qucsiion ol ilc gaidcnci, Vindavaii in swcci
smilc said, "You aic a vciypuic lcaiicd man. I slall siay ai youi lomc lilc youi
dauglici. You all will call mc as Malini. I lavcn'i aic a long iimc. Ol my lailci,
givc mc somc lood soon. Alici caiing I will givc my idcniiiy." Tlc gaidcnci
bccamc vciy plcascd and gavc lci dillciani vaiiciics ol lood and swccis. Malini
liisi ol all ollcicd all ilosc lood io Kisna and alici saying "Jai Abliiama" bcgan io
cai. Alici ialing cli lood, slc said io ilc gaidcnci, "Iailci, I am ilc Salli ol
SRidama, ilc liicnd ol Kisna. Siidama lad appcaicd in ilis woild loi disiiibuiing
lovc loi Kisna io manlind. Hc will comc lcic soon ialing ilc namc as Abliiama.
To lclp my Piablu, I lvc comc lcic in a woodcn box lloaiing in ilc siicams ol
Ganga, Yamuna and Saiasvaii. On my coming youi diy gaidcn las bccomc lull ol
llwocis. Now I am complcicly undci youi coniiol. Plcasc lool alici mc uniil I gci
ilc daisana ol Abliiama."
Tlc gaidcnci bccamc vciy glad io gci ilc salli ol Sii Radla as lis dauglici
and bcgan io lool alici lci vciy caiclully. Wiil lci ioucl all misciics and povciiy
ol ilc gaidcnci vanislcs. Tlc villagcis bccamc vciy jcalous ai ilis piospciiiy ol
ilc gaidcnci and wcni o ilc Kazi and cxplaincd cvciyiling io lim. Tlcy also
icvcalcd ilcii suspicion ilai slc msi bc a magician and loi somc loibiddcn causc
slc uscd io ialc slclici in ilc lousc lo ilc gaidcnci.
CHAPTER EIGHT
KAZI LISTENS TO THE REPORT ON MALINI
Tlc Kazi bccamc vciy asionislcd io lcai ilcsc icpoiis on Malini. Hc scni
lis aimcd mcn io biing ilc gaidcncis io lis as piisoncis. Tlai pcison wlo lcd ilc
icam ol aimcd mcn wcni io ilc lousc ol ilc gaidcnci, "You allslould go ai oncc
wiil us as ii is ilc oidci ol His Higlncss Kazi Salib. Il you slow any icluciancy,
ilcn wc slall ialc you binding wiil iopcs. So don'i malc dclay and go wiil mc."
Tlc gaidcncis bccamc vciyliiglicncd ai ilis and bccamc ai a loss wlai io
do. Tlc man laislly aslcd ilcm wlai ilcy would do. Oilciwisc ilcy would bc
ialcn as piisoncis. Tlcn ilc lcad gaidcnci aslcd ilcm in a iicmbling voicc,
"Malasay, ilc oidci ol Kazi Salib is all ious bui plcasc cxplain ilc ical claigc
againsi us." Tlai man icplicd loudly ilai lc did noi lnow anyiling aboui ilc
claigc. Il ilcymadc dclayanymoic, ilcy would bc ialcn as piisoncis. Saying so,
lc siaiicd walling and ilc gaidcncis bcgan io lollow lim wiiloui any woid. Alici
somc iimc ilcy icaclcd io ilc Kazi's placc. Tlc gaidcncis bowcd bcloic ilc Kazi
in iicmbling bodics and poliicly submiiicd io lim. Kazi aslcd ilcm wlcilci
ilcylad goi any goldcn box lull ol piccious sioncs, jcwcls and oinamcnis wlicl
ilcy lad lcpi liddcn in ilc louscs. Tlcy icplicd submissivcly ilai lis claigc was
coiicci bui ilai box was woodcn and noi goldcn and ii did noi lavc any piccious
iling wlai lc lad bccn asling.
Tlc Kaxi bccamc luiious and oidcicd lis mcn io blind ilcm by clains. Oui
ol angci lc oidcicd ilcm io spcal ilc iiuil. Oilciwisc lc would bclcad ilcm.
Tlcn ilc gaidcncis iiicd io csiablisl ilcii iiuil and bcgan io dcsciibc wlai ilcy
lad lound in ii. So ilcy dcsciibcd ilc cpisodc ol Malini and liom lci auspicious
appcaiancc, all ilcii misciics lad gonc. Alici a long iimc ol lisicning io ilc sioiy,
ilc mind ol ilc Kazi bccamc soli and lis lcaii bccamc lull ol dcvoiion. Hc ai oncc
iclcascd ilc gaidcncis and iold ilcm poliicly ilai lc lad bccomc aslamcd ol lis
misbclavioui. Now lc icqucsicd ilcn io biing ilai goddcss lady bcloic lim. Hc
is vciy cagci io mcci lci. Tlc gaidcncis iold lim, "Tlis cannoi bc possiblc
bccausc you aic a Muslim. How can you acccpi a Hindu goddcss wlom wc uscd io
woislip. Wc cannoi do ilis by any mcans." "Apaii liom ilis, il you ialc lci as an
oidinaiy Hindu woman and lccl and inlaciuaiion loi lci, ilcn mind ilai you will
bc pciislcd wiil youi lamily. So lcavc ilai dcsiic. Wc can slow you ilai box
only."
Tlc Kazi bccamc vciy soiiy io lcai ilis and iold ilcm, "I lavc bccomc vciy
soiiy iolcai ilis and iold ilcm, "I lavc bccomc vciy mucl cagci io scc ilc
goddcss bccausc lcaiing aboui lci cpisodc my mind las bccomc lull ol dcvoiion.
I wani io giaiily myscll by sccing lci. I am a sinci as I lavc posscsscd so many
misconccpiions aboui lci. Plcasc biing lci io mc and I slall lool alici lci as my
own dauglici. God ncvci ilinls ol casic disciiminaiion. I am suic wlcn slc will
lcai all ilcsc, slc will bc agiccd io scc mc."
Tlc gaidcncis bccamc vciy lappy and iool io ilcii lccls io icpoii
cvciyiling io Malini. Malini lad alicady undcisiood ilc mind ol Kazi and iold
ilcm ilai God lad appcaicd in ilis caiil in a luman loim io disiiibuic divinc
lovc io allwlcilci ilcy bclongcd io ligl oi low casics. Slc also iold, "As I lavc
appcaicd as ilc powci ol Abliiama, ilcn I cannoi ignoic ilc piayci ol ilc Kazi
wlo las bccomc a dcvoicc. lui onc ol you liisi go io lim and icll lim aboui
cciiain iulcs wlicl lc slould ialc inio mind. I won'i ialc any oilci ilings io cai
cxccpi swccis and won'i livc anywlcic cxccpi in ilc ioom wlcic cows uscd io
livc."
Onc gaidcnci wcni io ilc Kazi and inloimcd lim aboui ilc condiiions ol
Malini. Hc diiccicd ilc Kazi io clcan ilc ioom ol ilc cows by lis own land. Tlc
Kazi bccamc vciy glad and acccpicd all ilc condiions. Tlai pcison icuincd io
Malini in singing ilc gloiy ol ilc Kazi. Hc icpoiicd lci aboui ilc dcvoiional
qualiiics ol ilc Kazi and iold lci ilai ilcy all lad undcisiood ilai ii was all lci
giacc ilai lad madc ilc Kazi io bclavc lilc ilai.
CHAPTER NINE
MALINI WENT TO THE HOUSE OF THE KAZI
So Malini agiccd io go ilc lousc ol ilc Kazi. Tlc gaidcnci lailci wcni
wiil lci. Tlc wilc ol ilc gaidcnci bcgan io ciy in giicl. Malini conolcd lci and
blcsscd ilcm all. Slc assuicd ilcm ilai liom iimc io iimc slc would mcci ilcm.
Wlilc Malini lad bccn going io ilc lousc lo ilc Kazi, ilc wlolc
ciicumplciancc uscd io bc gliiiciing by ilc biiglincss ol lci body. A lugc ciowd
uscd io asscmblc on boil sidcs ol ilc ioad io obscivc lci going. Tlc womcn ol
ilc villagc uscd io iliow ilcii pianamas, slowci llowcis on lci and blow ilc
concl. Tlc wlolc ol Kajipuia bccamc lull ol joylul sounds.
So long Kaxi lad bccn waiiing cagcily loi lci. Wlcn lc lcaid ila islc was
advancing io lis lousc, lis lcaii lcapcd in joy. Hc ai oncc advanccd loiwaidcd
wiil a bcauiilul claiioi io wclcomc lci. Hc saw in ilc way ilai a lugc ciowd was
coing wiil lci. Hc almosi ian io lci and lcll on lci lcci. Tlc big ciowd was
coming wiil lci. Hc almosi ian io lci and lcll on lci lcci. Tlc big ciowd bcgan
io malc sounds ol ovaiion. Malini lilicd ilc Kazi vciy allcciionaicly bc lolding
lis aims. Tlc Kazi wiil lis lncc lolding iold lci, "I am vciy loiiunaic as ioday I
lavc youi daisana. lc mcicilul io a sinnci lilc mc." Malini dcvi bccamc vciy
plcascd and iold lim, "Ciiiicising oi ioiiuiing ilc sainily pcisons is a iciiiblc sin
bccausc ilc sainis lavc comc on ilis caiil io do good io manlind. Tlosc wlo iiy
io oppicss ilcm bccomc vciy unplcasing io God. Now wiil ilc lccling ol
dcvoiion in you, you lavc bccomc licc ol all guilis. Now loi youi misbclavioui io
ilc wisc gaidcnci, you musi asl loi lis mcicy."
Tlc Kazi ai oncc lcld ilc lcci ol ilc gaidcnci bylis lands and aslcd loi lis
mcicy. Lvciyonc picscni ilcic bcgan io piaisc ilc Kazi. Tlc gaidcnci also lcli
vciy awlwaid ai ilis.
Tlcn Kazi icqucsicd Malini dcvi io loigivc lim loi all lis sisn and casi a
lavoiabvlc lool ai lim. Malini Dcvi goi on ilc claiioi bui ilcic was so big a
ciowd in ilc ioad ilai ilc claiioi could noi advancc a sicp loiwaid. Tlcn duc ioi
lc iiansccndcnial powci ol Malini Dcvi, ilc claiioi climbcd up in ilc sly.
Lvciyonc bccamc siaiicd ai ilis wlcn ilc claiioi vanislcd in ilc sly, all ol ilcm
bcgan io sloui in soiiow. Tlc condiiion ol ilc Kazi bccamc oui ol any saying. Hc
bcgan io bclavc lilc a mad man. Wlcn lc iiicd io cui lis own lcad by lis swoid,
suddcnly ilc claiioi camc down and Malini appcaicd bcloic lim. Obsciving lci
ilgicning lilc bcauiy, lc lcll on ilc giound in a iiancc. All ilc pcoplc bcgan io
sing loudlyilc gloiy ol ilc Dcvi.
Dcvi luiiicdly goi down ol ilc claiioi and lilicd ilc Kazi liom ilc giound
and pui lim inio ilc claiioi. Slc bcgan ioclani ilc namc ol Kisna and giadually
ilc Kazi camc bacl io lis scnsc. Hc saw as il a goddcss moilci lad bccn siiiing by
lis sidc singing ilc namc ol Kisna wlicl lad bcgan io slowci nccici inio lis cais.
Hc bccamc ccsiaiic and lis cycs bcgani io slcd icais. Alici a long iimc lc
coniiollcd limscll and bcgan io sing ilc culogy ol Malini Dcvi.
Tlc claiioi icaclcd ilc gaic ol ilc Kazi's lousc. Hc iool lci io ilc
dwclling placc ol ilc cows. Tlc gaidcnci and oilcis also accompanicd ilcm. Kazi
wclcimcd ilcm piopcily and ollcicd scais. Kazi scni somcbody io call ilc scllcis
ol swccis. lui lc mcci ilc swccismalcis in ilc way wlo lad bccn coming io ilc
Kazi's lousc wiil many buclcis ol swccis. Tlc swccimalcis camc io ilc Kaxi and
iold lim, "Ol loid, wlylavc you scni a pcison ious' Wc lavc alicady lcaid
aboui ilc coming ol a dcvi in youi lousc and loi lci wc lavc biougli so may
swccis." Kazi iold ilcm, "Today my lilc las bccomc succcsslul. You slould biing
swccis cvciyday in my lousc loi lci caiing. I will icwaid you." Tlcy iold lim,
"Today wc won'i ialc any piicc loi ilcsc swccis bccausc ilcy aic loi ilc dcvi.
Iiom iomoiiow, do as you plcasc." Saying so ilcy all bowcd io ilc lcci ol dcvi.
Dcvi blcsscd ilcm and aslcd ilcm io ialc ilcii scais. Tlcn ilc gaidcnci lailci
ollcicd ilc swccis ol Malini loi caiing. Alici lci caiing ilcy all iool ilc piasada.
In ilis way Malini Dcvi vciy lappily bcgan io spcnd lci days in ilc lousc ol ilc
Kazi. Tlc villagcis uscd io siay ilcic by giving up ilcii caiing and diinling. Tlc
wlolc ol Kazipuia bccamc lull ol bliss.
CHAPTER TEN
ABHIRAMA CAME TO VIRBHUMA AND MANIFESTED HIS
TRANSCENDENTAL POWERS
Alici lcaving Vindavana, Abliiama alonc advanccd iowaids lcngal and ai
lasi icaclcd ilc wcsicin lioniici ol lcngal (i.c. in Viibluma). Hc saw ilcic all ilc
pcoplc in iiicligious aciiviiics. Tlcy wcic piaciising all soiis ol illcgal ways ol lilc.
Obsciving all ilcsc ioiiuics iowaid ilc cicinal Hindu icligion, ilc soli lcaii ol
Abliiama bcgan io aclc. A siiong dcsiic io coiicci ilcsc ill diiccicd pcoplc aiosc
in lis mind. Hc bccamc dcicimincd io usc lis supcinaiuial powcis loi ilc salc ol
aiiiaciing ilc dcvoiion ol ilc pcoplc. lccausc lc icaliscd ilai ilis would bc ilc
suiiablc way io lullill lis dcsiics. lcing guidcd by ilis ol judgcmcni, Abliiama, a
liglly powcilul man bcgan io visii all ilc Dciiics ol Viibluma. lui all ilc idols
bcgan io ciacl by lis singlc glancc. Hc cxplaincd io ilc ovciwlclmcd pcoplc ilai
all ilcsc idols lad bccomc powcilcss. So ilcic was no usc ol woisliping ilcsc
idols. Tlc oidinaiy pcoplc iool lim as a supciman and a dciiy. Tlcy losi cvciy
laiil on ilosc idols. On ilc coniiaiy ilcy bccamc vciy dcvoiional mindcd iowaids
Abliiama. Tlcy bcgan io asl qucsiions io Abliiama on icligion. So ilc dcsiic ol
Abliiama bccamc lullillcd. Hc siaiicd sowing sccds ol dcvoiion in ilcii minds.
Tlcii dcvoiionlcss lcaiis bcgan io bc soalcd in ncciai lilc Kisna nama.
Abliiama bcgan io icacl icligion indisciimaanaiing ligl and low casics.
Hc did noi boilci aboui casic oi ciccd. Tlc uniouclablc class was all along laicd
by ilc ligl casic pcoplc. No onc lad cvci iiicd io coiicci ilcm and biing bacl
inio a dvoiional lilc. Now linding Abliiama as a supciman, ilcy bcgan io woislip
lim as a God and bccamc lully dcvoicd io lim. Tlc iiansccndcnial aciiviiics ol
Abliiama Gosvami migli noi bc acccpicd by ilc modcin pcoplc bui as Sii
Caiianya Dcva, an incainaiion ol Kisna, nccdcd ilc lclp ol Abliiama in
complciing lis spoii, ilcn Abliiama can noi bc an oidinaiy pcison. Ii is also io bc
noicd ilai ilc Hindu dcvoiccs would bc vciy mucl sloclcd io dcny ilc
supcinaiuial powcis ol Abliiama wlo was a liicnd ol Kisna in Viajalila and wlo
could livc 3/+ ilousands ycais ai a siicicl.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
ABHIRAMA VISITS VILLAGE KENDUVILVA,
THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE VAISNAVA POET ]AYADEVA
Duc io Abliiama's clloiis, ilc ncglccicd casis ol ilc Hindu sociciy bcgan io
lccl giaiilicd by Abliiama and ilc laiicd ol ilc ligl casic iowaids ilc low casic
bcgan io vanisl liom ilc couniiy. Tlc piinciplc ol liaiciniiy again was
csiablislcd in ilc couniiy. Tlc pcoplc bcgan io woislip Abliiama as god and
Abliiama salso bcgan io spcnd lis days vciy gladly in doing nama sanliiiana wiil
ilcm. Pcoplc liom vaiious paiis ol ilc couniiy bcgan io comc and obscivc
Abliiama in ciowd.
Onc day, somc Vaisnava liom Kcnduvilva villagc camc io scc Abliiama and
bcgan io sing swcci songs liom Giia Govinda. Hcaiing ilosc bcauiilul songs bascd
on ilc lovc ol Radla Kisna, Abliiama bccamc ccsiaiic and wcni io laini again and
again. Hc bcgan io ilinl as il lc lad bccn wiil lis dcai liicnd Sii KRsna and lc
lad bccn scnding Suvala io Sii Radla io inloim lci aboui giicvous condiiion ol
Slyama causcd by cli scpaiaiion. As il lcaiing ilc ncws ol ilc condiiion ol lci
loid, slc iool io lci lccls and jumpcd inio ilc lovc occan ol lci lovci.
On lcaiing Giia Govinda, Abliiama in an ccsiaiic mood bcgan io visualisc
ilc divinc Radla Kisna lila. Hc also bcgan io visulaisc ilc iasa lila in lis mind.
Hc was obsciving ilai all ilc iiccs and ciccpcis lad bccn undulaiing in soli spiing
bicczc. Tlc iiccs lad bccn buidcncd by lully blossomcd llowcis and ilc cucloos
lad bccn cooing bcing covcicd by ilc llowcis. Tlcii cooing lad cicaicd a ncciai
lilc aimosplcic ilcic. In ilis bcauiilul wcailci, Rasabclaii KRsna lad bccn
cngagcd in lis iasa spoii. On sccing Kisna spoiiing wiil oilci sallis, Radla
bccamc vciy mucl luii and lad cnicicd inio a llowci giovc ioslow lci lull. Hci
moon lilc lacc lad bccomc wci in icais and lci soli body lad bccn slivciing in
ilc liic ol scpaiaiion. Wlilc ilinling aboui lci Slyama, slc somciimcs lainicd
and somciimcs bcgan io laugl lysiciically. Somciicms slc uscd io wcai ilc
dicsscs ol KRsna and ilougli ol lciscll as Kisan. Again slc uscd io lall
unconscious.
Tlc lovci ol His dcvoiccs, Rajiaj Kisna undcisiood cvciyiling and by
lcaving ilc gopics, lc lad bccn scaicling Sii Radla caincsily. Tlcn coming io
Radla, KRsna bcgan io say, "Ol my bclovcd, plcasc givc up youi mcaninglcss lull
on mc and lool ai my lacc by liliing youi moonlilc lacc. Youi bcauiilul wliic
iccil can dcsiioy ilc dailncss ol my mind. My lovc, you aic my oinamcni, you
aic my lilc." Radlavallava saw ilai lis so many woids lailcd io bical ilc icc lilc
lull ol Siimaii. Tlcn lc uscd io ialc ilc lcci ol Radla in lis lands and pui ilcm
on lis lcad. Obsciving ilis, Abliiama ciicd oui saying, "You aic gicai Siimaii.
Youi dcvoiion lilc lovc is uncompaiablc in ilis woild." "And you, ilc God
Himscll, wlai am I io say io you' Ii is quiic impossiblc loi an oidinaiy man lilc
mc. Insulaiion, icbuling, ncgligcncc ol a dvoicc aic moic dcsiiablc io you ilan
ilc culogics ol Vcdas." Dcvoicc and you aic samc and so also you and Sii Radla."
Tlcn Abliiama addicsscd ilc singcis ol Giia Govinda by saying, "Ol ilc
gicai dcvoicc Vaisnavas, I am vciy glad io lcai youi songs. Now plcasc disclosc io
mc ilc lilc lisioiy ol ilai gicai dcvoicc Jayadcva." Tlc singcis vciy lumbly bcgan
io dcsciibc ilai Jayadcva, ilc wiiici ol ilc Giia Govinda was boin in Kcnduvilva
villagc in a bialmana lamily. In lis boylood, ilis pooi son ol a bialmana iool an
ascciic lilc and wcni io Puiusoiiama (Puii) Kslciia wiiloui a pcnny and bcgan io
livc undci a iicc. God Jagannaila also bccamc vciy lavoiablc on lim. Onc day a
bialmana ollcicd lis dauglici io Jagannaila loi lc lad io lullill lis vow ol doing
so io Jagannaila. Jagannaila oidcicd ilc bialmana io dcdicaic lci dauglici io
lis gicai dcvoicc Jayadcva. So did ilc bialmana and iold lis dauglici ilai liom
now on duc io ilc oidci ol Jagannaila Dcva, lc (Jayadcva) was lci lusband. So
alici lcaving lci ilcic, ilc bialmana wcni away. Tlc bcauiilul giil Padmavaii
icmaincd siiiing ilcic in lioni ol Jayadcva. Wlcn Jayadcva oidcicd lci io go
awaya, lci loius lilc cycs bccamc lull ol waici. Slc iold lim, "Ol my piablu, my
lailci las lcli mc lcic duc io ilc oidci ol Jagannaila and ollcicd mc in youi
lands. Now you aic my lusband. You may lcavc mc bui I cannoi cvan loi my
lilc's salc." So lclplcss Jayadcva maiiicd lci and bcgan io livc in a coiiagc. Hc
cmploycd lis wilc in ilc woislip ol lis Radla Madlava. Ai ilai iimc Jayadcva
lad wiiiicn lis bcauiilul bool Giia Govinda on ilc lovc ol Radla Kisna. Tlc lovc
pociiy is uncompaiablc in ilis woild. Jayadcva oncc bcgan io lcsiiaic io wiiic a
pada wlcn lc icaclcd ilai paii ol ilc cpisodc wlcic Kisna lad bccn lolding ilc
lcci ol Radla on His lcad. So lc lcli ilc duiy ol wiiiing and wcni loi a bail. In
ilc mcaniimc Sii Kisna in ilc loim ol Jayadcva linislcd ilc unlinislcd linc ol ilc
vcisc ilai is "dcli padapallavamudiam" and disappcaicd. Alici somc iimc
Jayadcva camc bacl liom lis bailing. His wilc Padmavaii asionislgly iold lim,
"You lavc jusi comc io lomc io complcic ilc linc ol youi bool. How do you
comc bacl liom youi bailing in sucl a sloii iimc'" lcing vciy asionislcd on
lcaiing lci, Jayadva luiiicdly opcncd lis bool and wlai lc saw was cnougl io
malc lim mad in ilc lovc loi Kisna. Hc bcgan io ciy ccsiaiically and by lolding
ilc lcci ol Padmavaii said, "You aic gicai Padmavaii, youi lilc is piccious bccausc
in a sloii wlilc ago wlom you lavc sccn in my loim was Kisna Himscll. Hc is
youi ical lusband. Hc is ilc lusband ol ilc woild."
So Abliiama iool Jayadcva as a gicai dcvoicc and wanicd io visii lis placc.
Tlc Kcnduvilva dwcllcis gladly bccamc ilc guidc ol Abliiama in lis visii io
Kcnduvilva. Alliiama, wlosc Kisna is ilc lilc, bccamc ovciwlclmcd io obscivc
ilc bcauiilul lcaiuic ol Jayadcva. Hc sang ilc gloiy ol Jayadcva in vaiious ways
and paid lis lomagc io Jayadcva icgaiding lim as lis masici. Iiomcily ilc idols
ol ilc dciiics uscd io bc ciaclcd by ilc bowing ol Abliiama, bui now ilc idol ol
Radla Madlava ol Jayadcva bccamc vciy biigli by ilc bowing ol Abliiama. Tlai
idol bccamc alivc and all ilc pciplc wiincssing ilc sigli lcll io ilc giound in
dcvoiion. Tlc ncciai lilc Radla Kisna nama bcgan io bc uiicicd in millions ol
mouils lilling ilc aimosplcic in sublimc bliss.
CHAPTER TWELVE
VISIT TO VISNUPURA AND DARSANA OF DEITY MADANA
MOHANA
Iiom Viibluma, Abliiama camc io lanluia. Tlc pcoplc ol ilis placc
bccamc ovciwlclmcd io obscivc ilc dcvoiion and supcinaiuial powci ol
Abliiama and bccamc vciy dcvoiional in ilcii minds. Tlc ling ol Visnupuia
lcaiiily wclcomcd Abliiama and icqucsicd lim io impaii icligious lcssons io lis
subjcci.
Onc day Abliiama wiil somc ol lis dcvoiccs siaiicd Kisnanama sanliiiana
and advanccd iowaids ilc icmplc ol Madana Molana. lcloic cniciing inio ilc
icmplc, lis wlolc body bcgan io iicmblc in ccsiasy. Hc wiil lis dcvoiccs siaiicd
going iound ilc icmplc in singing sanliiiana. Wlcn lc bowcd lis lcad on ilc
dooi ol ilc icmplc, ilc wlolc icmplc bcgan io iicmblc as il an caiilqualc lad
bccn siaiicd.
Abliiama wiil a iliilling lcaii cnicicd inio ilc icmplc. Hc bcgan io lccl a
divinc joy io scc ilc dciiy as a dcai liicnd as a dcai liicnd always uscd io lccl lilc
wlcn lc mci lis dcai liicnd alici a long iimc. Hc wanicd io scc io ilc pcoplc
wlcilic ilcic was any powci in ilc dciiy oi noi. So by lis liisi bow ilc dciiy
icmaincd as usual bui by lis scc and bow ilc dciiy in ilc picicxi ol iciuin bow,
mimiclcd a liiilc bii. Lvciyonc bvccamc siaiilcd io scc ii and bowcd io ilc lcci ol
Abliiama Gosvami.
Abliiama iold cvciybody, "To dclivci ilc manling ol Kaliyuga, Sii Kisna
las appcaicd in Navadvipa. In ilis lilc lc will bc a gicai cxamplc ol Kisna dcvoicc
and will slow ilis io ilc wlolc woild. Duc io lis wisl, I lavc also comc lcic in
lcngal. To slow you ilai ilc idols ol Kisna aic noi only lilclcss. I am doing all
ilcsc miiaculous aciiviiics. All ol you bccomc dcvoiccs ol Kisna, sinl inio ilc
dcpil ol lovc ol Kisna, all youi misciics and agonics will bc gonc. Youi livcs will
bc lull ol bliss and you will bc ablc io obiain ilc lavoi ol Kisna.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
DARSANA OF KRSNA RAYA OF VAGADI (VAGUDA)
ly living in Visnupuia loi somc days Abliiama maddcncd ilc pcoplc ol
ilai placc in lovc ol Kisna. Tlcn lc wcni io Vagadi io scc ilc dciiy ol Kisna Raya.
Abliiama bcgan io sing ilc gloiy ol Kisna Raya by sianding bcloic il bcauiilul
idol. Tlc wlolc body ol Kisna Raya bccamc swcaily. Tlcn Abliiama iold
cvciybody in slouiing, "lool, my dcai liicnd's bcauiilul body las bccomc swcaiy.
Hc is miling swccily. Ii sccms my liicnd las bccomc vciy iiicd alici giazing lis
caiilc and is now sianding undci a iicc in lis usual ilicc lold posiuic. As il my
liicnd is calling mc lclplcssly. Plcasc givc mc a lan and I slall lan my liicnd io
ialc away lis iiicdncss." Tlc dcvoiccs lasiily gavc lim a lan. Abliiama was ilcn
in complcic iiancc and in ilai condiiion lc bcgan io lan lis liicnd. Tlc dcvoiccs
obsciving ilis bcauiilul sccnc bcgan io sing Haiinama loudly. Lvciyonc camc io
lnow ilai Abliiama was iiuly a liicnd ol Sii Kisna.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
VISIT TO BAYADA
Tlcn Abliiama Gosvami camc io layada. Ai ilai iimc layada lad bccn
iulcd by a powcilul salia King Ranajii Raya. Hc uscd io dig a big lalc. King
Ranjii iiicd io build a lugc "Maljai" (a pillai madc ol iion) in ilc middlc ol ilc
lalc. Many siiong pcisons wcic cmploycd io do ilis job bui ilcy could noi cvcn
picl ii up by ilcii siicngil.
Lndowcd by supcinaiuial powci, Abliiama in ilc mcaniimc lad bccn
pasing by ilai placc. Hc bccamc qucci io lnow wlai lad bccn going on ilcic and
so lc lalicd loi somciimc on ilc banl ol ilc lalc. Wlcn lc saw ilai ilosc siiong
pcisons could noi cvcn picl up ilai pillai, Abliiama wislcd iodo ilc job by
limscll. Wlcn Abliiama cxpicsscd lis dcsiic io ilc ling, ilc laiici agiccd io lis
pioposal. Tlcn ilc liicnd ol Govaidlana lilici Kisna, Abliiama vciy casily lilicd
ilc pillai and ilicw ii inio ilc lalc. Lvciyonc bcgan io appicciaic lis siicngil.
King Ranjii bccamc so lappy ilai lc bcgan io pai on ilc bacl ol Abliiama.
Abliiama bccamc vciy mucl annoycd ai ilis and loolcd ai ilc ling
angiily. Tlougl lis glancc cvcn lad piciccd ilc sionc idols ol dillcicni dciiics, yci
ilis iimc ilc ling could bcai lis lool and ilis vciy mucl asionislcd Abliiama.
Tlcn iliougl dccp mcdiiaiion, lc camc io lnow ol ilc supcinaiuial powci ol ilc
ling. Hc now icaliscd ilai ilc ling was a gicai salia and somc supcinaiuial
powci was always pioicciing lim. Hc also icaliscd ilai bcing ovci powcilul ilc
ling lad bccomc an upsiaii. So lind lcaiicd man Abliiama loi ilc good ol ilc
caiil, dccidcd io coiicci ilc ling by cxaciing all lis powcis.
Tlc ling lad bccn ablc io csiablisl a vasi lingdom duc io ilc giacc ol Dcvi
Salii. lcing an oidinaiy Hindu Zamindai, lc was ablc io dclcai ilc Nawab's
aimics and bccamc a wcll lnown lcio in lcngal. Nonc ol ilc ilcn lings wcic a
maicl io lim. All ilcsc powcis and lamc lad madc lim a vciy pioud pcison. Hc
jusi loigoi ilc giacc ol ilc supcinaiuial powci by wlicl lc lad bccomc so
powcilul a ling and was aboui io misusc ilai powci. Hc bccamc indulgcd in
maiciial plcasuic lilc an oidinaiy luman bcing. Ioi ilis icason God dccidcd io
cuib lis pcison and scni Abliiama io caiiy oui His plan. A gicai powcilul man
Abliiama wiiloui doing any laim io Ranjii only lad cxacicd lis supcinaiuial
powci. Tlcn Abliiama lcli layada and advanccd iowaids Kisnanagaia. On ilc
way all pcisons bcing impicsscd by lis simpliciiy, lindncss and lovc and
iianscndcnial powcis bccamc lis gicai admiicis and dcvoiccs.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
ABHIRAMA MEETS MALINI
Abliiama icaclcd ilc ouisliiis ol Kajipuia villagc ncai Kisnanagaia. Onc
day in ilc moining lc lad bccn in moining wall on ilc banl ol ilc iivci and saw
ilai Malini Dcvi was bailing wiil lci companions on ilc oilci banl ol ilc iivci.
Abliiama bccamc vciy glad io scc lis lilc lilc lady lovc Malini and bcing
ovciwlclmcd lc addicsscd lci. Malinidcvi also saw lim and ai oncc jumpcd inio
ilc iivci and swam acioss ii io comc io lim. All ilc lcmalc companions ol Malini
dcvi bccamc siunncd io scc lci swimming acioss ilc iivci and siood lilc woodcn
dolls. Tlcy could noi cvcn spcal a woid.
Malini dcvi icacling io lim, lcll llai on ilc lcci ol lci lovc. Tlc gicai lovci
Abliiama lilicd lci by lolding lci lands and ilcn ilcy bcgan io wall clscwlcic
in ialling io cacl oilci. Wlcn ilc companions saw ilai slc lad gonc wiil an
unlnown sainily man ilcy iuslcd io ilc lomc and icpoiicd cvciyiling io ilc
Kaji.
Alici lcaiing all ilc incidcnis, ilc Kaji bccamc vciy angiy. Hc ai oncc
callcd lis aimics and wcni acioss ilc iivci io scaicl lci. Hc icaclcd ilc vllagc
namcd Villola and alici scaicling loi somc iimc, lc goi lci siiiing wiil a sainily
man on ilc banl ol ilc iivci. Tlis sccnc biolc lis paiicncc and lc buisi inio
angci. Tlc swoid in lis land bcgan io dazzlc. Wiil a vicw io bclcading ilc saini,
lc advanccd iowaids ilcm. lui as soon as lc loolcd ai ilc dazzling cycs ol ilc
saini, all lis powcis sccmcd io bc dcsiioycd. His body bcgan io losc iis balancc
and lis lcad bcgan io iccl. Hc bccamc vciy aliaid. Hc ilcn pui lis swoid in iis
casc and advanccd iowaids ilcm slowly. Hc iold ilc saini in a scolding ionc "You
aic a sannyasi, you lavc givcn up all maiciial plcasuics, ilcn wly do you wani ilc
company ol a woman' Il you aic noi saiislicd cvcn ilcn cnici inio lamily lilc again
and maiiy. Don'i spoil ilc saniiiy ol ascciicism by acccpiing an unlown woman."
Wiil an awcd lcaii, ilc Kaji wcni on scolding Abliiama bui ilc laiici lcpi
on siiiing lilc a dumb. In ilc mcaniimc ilc villagcis camc io spcculaic ilc
incidcni. Tlcy all bcgan io ciiiicisc icl sannyasi. Tlcy dccidcd io ousi ilc
sannyasi liom ilcii villagc. Wlilc cvciyonc bcgan io ciiiicisc Abliiama ilc laiici
bcgan io ilinl ol dcmonsiiaiing ilc iiansccndncial powci ol Malini bcloic ilcm.
Wlilc ilinling in ilis way, lc saw a lugc piccc ol wood lallcn on ilc banl ol ilc
iivci. Hc lncw ilai all ilc pcisons gailcicd ilcic, could noi lili ilc wood.
Abliiama ai oncc wcni io ilc iivci banl and lilicd ilc wood and lc addicsscd all
ol ilcm io lili ii by ilcii lands. Tlc pcoplc in wondcicd gazc lad bccn obsciving
lis siicngil. Tlcy bcgan io ilinl ilai ilis sannyasi musi bc a vciy powcilul
pcison wlosc siicngil lad bccn God gilicd. Tlcy all suiicndcicd io Abliiama.
Tlc Abliiamam addicsscd Malini io do ilc job. Malini dcvi undcisiood Abliiama
and wallcd up io lim slowly and lilicd ilc piccc ol wood ai casc. Lvciyonc
bccamc siaiilcd io obscivc lci siicngil and ilougli ilai ilis woman was noi an
oidinaiy luman bcing.
Abliiama undcisiood ilc pulsc ol ilc pcoplc and casily iiansloimcd ilc
lugc piccc ol wood inio a small lluic. Tlcn lc wiil Malini sai undci a iicc and
bcgan io sing Radla Kisna nama wiil ilc lluic. Tlc pcoplc bccamc so asionislcd
ilai ilcy bcgan io lsiicn io ilc nama loigciiing cvciyiling and in a sloii iimc ilcy
bccamc ccsaiaiic in cmoiion. Tlcy also bcgan io sin Haiinama liiiana and ai lasi
lcll io ilc lcci ol Abliiama and Malini dcvi. Tlcy icpcaicdly aslcd loi ilcii mcicy
loi ilinling oilciwisc aboui ilcm.
Tlc Kaji also in loldcd lnccs bcloic Malini Dcvi bcgan io asl loi lci mcicy
and lavoi. Malini Dcvi iold lim ilai lc was loiiunaic cnougl ilai slc lad comc
io lis lousc. Now lc lad bccn lully puiilicd and cligiblc io lcad a lilc ol a
dcvoicc. Slc assuicd lim ilai liom now on lci powcis would always pioicci lim
liom any lind ol misloiiunc and misciics. Tlis Kajipuia would bc lnown as
Klanalula. Tlc Kaji bccamc vciy glad bui lc aslcd Malini Dcvi wly slc lad
clangcd ilc namc ol ilc villagc. Tlcn Malini Dcvi smilingly cxplaincd ilc
incidcni by saying, "Among ilc lood wlicl you uscd io ollci mc, I somciimcs
uscd io icjcci somc linds icgaiding ilcm as impuic and uscd io dig ilcm on ilc
banl ol ilc iivci. As "Klana" (mcans lood) uscd io bc dug in ilc giound on ilc
"Kula" (banl) ol ilc iivci, so ilc namc bccamc "Klanalula." Now go io youi
lomc."
Tlcn Kaji lcaving Malini Dcvi ilcic iciuincd io lis lousc wiil a
dislcaiicncd mind. lui sincc ilcn lc bccamc a complcicly clangcd man. Hc gavc
up all Muslim iiiuals and bccamc a Vaisnava. Hc uscd io bc absoibcd in RAdla
Kisna nama all ilc iimc. Pcacc now bcgan io ovciiulc lis lcaii by lilling ii wiil
ncciai lilc dcvoiion.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
KEEPING MALINI IN A HIDDEN PLACE AT KHANAKULA,
ABHIRAMA GOSVAMI CAME TO NAVADVIPA AND MET
CAITANYA
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