Shree Hari accepts King Abhay’s request to stay in Gadhada upto Prabodhini.
Shree Hari accepts King Abhay’s request to stay in Gadhada upto Prabodhini.
Abhay said:-
‘O Lord, till the completion of the four-month vow (Chaturmasya) all the pious men and Brahmins should be hosted here. I will render service unto them to the best of my ability. 1.
I wish to see you daily in the company of saints. You deserve to stay here along with these sages. 2.
You are devotee-loving. I am your devotee, hence, this request of mine be fulfilled with mercy. 3.
Suvrat said:-
- Thus requested by the king pure-mindedly, the Lord, only perceivable by the mind, praised him and uttered sweet words. 4.
‘O king, the virtuous one, I know your honest wish as it is. Your desire will certainly fructify.’ 5.
I will stay here along with the sages up to Eleventh day (Ekadasi) of Kartik month. Having said to him thus, He addressed all other devotees. 6.
‘Except sages, all of you people return to your respective places early tomorrow morning. Sages be accommodated here in the king’s palace.’ 7.
Telling thus He praised the King’s deep devotion, his steadfastness in religion, dispassion, trustfulness and his ever respectfulness. 8.
Shri Hari continued with His appreciation of the qualities of the king, his son, daughter as well as his wife, their steadfastness and firm devotion to Himself. 9.
He inhabited dwelled there in that town along with fellow sages. Meanwhile devotees who had come there from different provinces, went back to their respective towns. 10.
All the sages earned intimate association with the Lord. By conversing with Him every day they attained more and more bliss. 11.
The intense devotion of Jaya and Lalita towards Him with their unflinching mind and purity of intention, stood firmly forever. 12.
The king with his son served Shri Hari and his fellow sages with all attention and love, day and night. 13.
On the ninth day of bright fortnight of Chaitr month, the king, along with his relatives worshipped Him with great adoration, it being His birthday. 14.
He worshipped Him with invaluable new clothes and various ornaments, and pure saffron mixed with fragrant sandal-paste. 15.
He also worshipped Him with ear-ornaments, aromatic flower garlands and golden coins and by waving lighted-lamps. 16.
Having prostrated before the Lord with all humility, the king looked at Him as he stood by him. So did his son and others present. 17.
Divine trance of King Abhay and family.
As he kept looking at Shri Hari amidst the circle of sages in celibate attire, he saw suddenly a light emerge from Him and pervade all over. 18.
In that brilliant abode of Brahmaloka, there he witnessed Krishna’s raslila (merrymaking) among the Gopikas (female cowherds) in the heavenly forest of Vrindavan. 19.
He saw the handsome lord Krishna of dark complexion playing the flute, wearing a peacock feathered tiara and whose eyes were fixed on the moonlike face of Radha. 20.
Krishna was encircled by cowherd damsels holding amorous objects in their hands and His face being intently ogled by them, He was as captivating as a score cupids put together. 21.
Regarding Him with bewilderment, he saluted him, and so did his followers. Thereafter he saw that ascetic-supreme as before in the assembly of sages. 22.
With all of his wishes fulfilled, the noble king with his rela- tives, saluting the Lord again with folded-hands, extolled Him. 23.
Veneration by King Abhay and family of their Darshan of the dual form of Shree Hari.
Abhay said:-
The one who is adorned in a white consummate celibateattire and golden yellow garment is comparable to a well-dressed actor, dark handsome, and can be likened to a new rain cloud. I salute Shri Hari, the son of Dharma, who is Krishna Himself. 24.
To be present simultaneously in the assembly of His refugees, regarding them with his lotus like eyes and a tranquil heart, and at the same time among the loving cowherd damsels on the banks of Yamuna! I salute Shri Hari, the son of Dharma. 25.
Holds a Tulsi beads rosary in his lotus like hand when among the sages here, and at the same time plays lute in the company of damsels adorned with beautiful floral garlands there at Vrindavana I salute that Shri Hari. 26.
Making the being ecstatic by trans-locating them into a state
of Samadhi, and bewitching the gamut of celestial world by his
Ras dance - I salute that Shri Hari. 27.
He of resplendent presence, of delectable sight, captivating the hearts of the people of Vrindavana - I salute that Shri Hari 28.
Attracting the minds of devotees with His beautiful crest, dazzling with chaplets and crown decorated with peacock feather, bearing marks on the foot like lotus - I salute that Shri Hari. 29.
Giving away immediately the ornaments that would be presented to Him, wearing various ornaments on His self, meriting an epithet of taking away the fear of Death and delusion (Maya) - I salute that mighty Shri Hari… 30.
… the destroyer of the inner foes of devotees, the protector cows, cowherd men and women from torments of demons, the real relative of His men who bow at His lotus feet. 31.
Suvrat said:-
The noble king thus praising Shri Hari, saluted Him with devo- tion, at the behest of the delighted Shri Hari, he sat near Him. 32.
The king’s mind was clear of web of confusion, and having fulfilled all of his wishes, served Him adoringly as did his son Uttama, daughter Jaya and others. 33.
O king, the Lord also always bestowing benefaction on Him and his son, taught them the path of one-pointed devotion, and dwelt there happily. 34
Living there in the month of Sravan (July-August) the master celebrated the great festival Janmashtami, as before, and observed every Ekadashi. 35.
While he stayed, along with the sages, at Durgapattan bestowing benefaction on his devotees, the full moon day in the month Aswin intervened wherein the azure sky was pleasant with constellation of stars and radiant orb of the moon. 36.
Thus ends the thirty first chapter entitled ‘Narrating King Abhay’s exaltation of Narayan’ in the second Prakarana of Satsangijivan, the life story of Lord Narayan, also titled as ‘Dharmashastra’ (the rules of the code of conduct). 31
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