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Issue no: 18

10th August 2015

The Glories of Lord Balarama

Features
The Son Of Two Mothers?
rmad-Bhgavatam

The Ancestry Of The Supreme Lord

Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur

Yogmaya Serves Balarama

rmad-Bhgavatam

Balarama Could Have Killed Kamsa

Sripad Vallabhacharya

The Orignal Spiritual Master

His Divine Grace

A .C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Madhai Glorifies
Nityananda Balarama

Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur

Lord Baladeva And The Brahmana

Srila Narahari Cakravarti Thakura

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The Son Of Two Mothers?

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rmad-Bhgavatam
Maharaja Parikshit said: The Supersoul, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna, the cause of the
cosmic manifestation, appeared in the dynasty of
Yadu. Please tell me elaborately about His glorious
activities and character, from the beginning to the end
of His life. Glorification of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead is performed in the parampara system;
that is, it is conveyed from spiritual master to disciple.
Such glorification is relished by those no longer
interested in the false, temporary glorification of this
cosmic manifestation. Descriptions of the Lord are the
right medicine for the conditioned soul undergoing
repeated birth and death. Therefore, who will cease
hearing such glorification of the Lord except a butcher
or one who is killing his own self?

Taking the boat of Krishna's lotus feet, my
grandfather Arjuna and others crossed the ocean of the
Battlefield of Kurukshetra, in which such commanders
as Bhishmadeva resembled great fish that could
very easily have swallowed them. By the mercy of
Lord Krishna, my grandfathers crossed this ocean,
which was very difficult to cross, as easily as one
steps over the hoofprint of a calf. Because my mother
surrendered unto Lord Krishna's lotus feet, the Lord
with Sudarshana-chakra in hand, entered her womb
and saved my body, the body of the last remaining
descendant of the Kurus and the Pandavas, which was
almost destroyed by the fiery weapon of Ashvatthama.
Lord Sri Krishna, appearing within and outside of all
materially embodied living beings by His own potency
in the forms of eternal time-that is, as Paramatma and as
virat-rupa-gave liberation to everyone, either as cruel
death or as life. Kindly enlighten me by describing His
transcendental characteristics.

My dear Sukadeva Goswami, Sankarshana,
who belongs to the second quadruple, appeared as
the son of Rohini named Balarama. If Balarama was
not transferred from one body to another, how is it
possible that He was first in the womb of Devaki and
then in the womb of Rohini? Kindly explain this to me.
rmad-Bhgavatam (Bhgavata Pura) Canto 10: The Summum
Bonum SB 10.1: The Advent of Lord Krishna Verses: 3 8

The Ancestry Of The Supreme Lord

Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur
Shortly before the appearance of Sri Krishna, King
Shurasena ruled and resided in Mathura. Under him

Narada informing Kamsa about the appearance of demigods in Yadu Dyansty

Mathura became the capital of the Yadus. Vasudeva,

father of Krishna, belonged to the family of King
Shurasena. Vasudeva married Devaki, daughter of
Devaka, of the clan of the Yadus. Kamsa was then
on the throne of the Yadus. Kamsa was the son
of Ugrasena. The father of Devaki was the uterine
brother of Ugrasena. At the time of Devaki's marriage
Ugrasena was still living but was incarcerated by the
order of Kamsa. Kamsa was the son of Padmavati,
queen of Ugrasena, by the King of the Saubhas. Kamsa
was not the legitimate heir to the throne. The real heir
to the throne of the Yadus was the son of Devaki. The
King of the Gopas, Nanda, was cousin of Vasudeva
born of a marriage of a step-brother of the father of
Vasudeva with a Vaishya girl. Rohini, who was one of
the consorts of Vasudeva, was then living in the home
of Nanda for fear of Kamsa.

As Kamsa was in the act of accompanying the
bridegroom and bride acting as their charioteer in the
marriage procession of Devaki and Vasudeva on the
way to the home of the bridegroom, he heard a voice,
that did not proceed from any visible person which
made the announcement that Kamsa was to meet his
death at the hands of the eighth issue, a son, born of the
womb of Devaki. Kamsa was dissuaded from killing
Devaki on the spot by the tactful appeal of Vasudeva
who promised to make over to him every child born
of Devaki to be dealt with at his discretion. But being
apprised of the birth of Sri Krishna by the celestial sage
Narada and of the fact that all the Gopas obeying Nanda
and living under him in Vraja, male and female, all the
Vrishnis led by Vasudeva, ladies of the Yadus such as
Rohini, and others, - all these were devas born on the
earth in anticipation of the coming of his enemy who is
no other than Vishnu Himself, prepared to cooperate

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with many of His own adherents in bringing about his

Lord Krishna orders Yogamaya to transfer Sankarshana to the womb of Rohini

destruction and on being fully convinced of the truth

of this, Kamsa threw Vasudeva and Devaki into prison
and began to kill every issue of Devaki as soon as it was
born. It is this which led Rohini to seek an asylum with
chief Nanda in Vraja. Kamsa killed one after another six
sons that were successively born to Devaki, one every
year. The seventh issue was transferred to the womb of
Rohini by the baffling power of Krishna and was born
as the son of the latter, the elder brother of Sri Krishna.
Kamsa was given to understand that the seventh issue
of Devaki had miscarried in the womb.
An Excerpt from the article of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur
published in ''The Harmonist" July 1931 .

Yogmaya Serves Balarama

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Srila Sukadeva Goswami said: Under the protection
of Magadharaja, Jarasandha, the powerful Kamsa
began persecuting the kings of the Yadu dynasty. In
this he had the cooperation of demons like Pralamba,
Baka, Canura, Trinavarta, Aghasura, Mushtika, Arista,
Dvivida, Putana, Kesi, Dhenuka, Banasura, Narakasura
and many other demoniac kings on the surface of the
earth. Persecuted by the demoniac kings, the Yadavas
left their own kingdom and entered various others,
like those of the Kurus, Panchalas, Kekayas, Salvas,
Vidarbhas, Nishadhas, Videhas and Kosalas. Some
of their relatives, however, began to follow Kamsa's
principles and act in his service. After Kamsa, the son
of Ugrasena, killed the six sons of Devaki, a plenary
portion of Krishna entered her womb as her seventh
child, arousing her pleasure and her lamentation. That
plenary portion is celebrated by great sages as Ananta,
who belongs to Krishna's second quadruple expansion.

To protect the Yadus, His personal devotees,
from Kamsa's attack, the Personality of Godhead,
Vishvatma, the Supreme Soul of everyone, ordered
Yogamaya as follows: O My potency, who are
worshipable for the entire world and whose nature is to
bestow good fortune upon all living entities, go to Vraja,
where there live many cowherd men and their wives.
In that very beautiful land, where many cows reside,
Rohini, the wife of Vasudeva, is living at the home of
Nanda Maharaja. Other wives of Vasudeva are also
living there incognito because of fear of Kamsa. Please
go there. Within the womb of Devaki is My partial
plenary expansion known as Sankarshana or Shesha.
Without difficulty, transfer Him into the womb of
Rohini. O all-auspicious Yogamaya, I shall then appear
with My full six opulences as the son of Devaki, and
you will appear as the daughter of mother Yashoda, the

queen of Maharaja Nanda.

By sacrifices of animals, ordinary human
beings will worship you gorgeously, with various
paraphernalia, because you are supreme in fulfilling
the material desires of everyone. Lord Krishna blessed
Mayadevi by saying: In different places on the surface
of the earth, people will give you different names,
such as Durga, Bhadrakali, Vijaya, Vaishnavi, Kumuda,
Chandika, Krishna, Madhavi, Kanyaka, Maya, Narayani,
Ishani, Sharada and Ambika. The son of Rohini will
also be celebrated as Sankarshana because of being
sent from the womb of Devaki to the womb of Rohini.
He will be called Rama because of His ability to please
all the inhabitants of Gokula, and He will be known as
Balabhadra because of His extensive physical strength.
Thus instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Yogamaya immediately agreed. With the Vedic mantra
o, she confirmed that she would do what He asked.
Thus having accepted the order of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, she circumambulated Him
and started for the place on earth known as NandaGokula. There she did everything just as she had been
told.
rmad-Bhgavatam (Bhgavata Pura) Canto 10: The Summum
Bonum SB 10.2: Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Krishna in the Womb
Verses: 6 14

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The Orignal Spiritual Master
His Divine Grace
A .C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Balarama Could Have Killed Kamsa

Sripad Vallabhacharya
With a view to manifest Himself quickly, Lord Krishna,
instructed His Yogamaya to take away and establish
the seventh child at another place. If Lord Krishna had
not given such an instruction to Yogamaya, then the
seventh child would have taken birth in the prison only,
and, Kamsa would have tried to kill this seventh child
and for this purpose, when he touches this child, Kamsa
would have been destroyed instantaneously.

Lord Krishna thought, that if the events take
place in this manner, then the Lord will not be given an
opportunity to take revenge on Kamsa and this, also,
will delay Lord's manifestation. Hence, He gave the
order to His Yogamaya.

The entire world came to know, the result of the
task undertaken by Yogamaya, on the instructions of
Lord Krishna viz. the secret establishment of the foetus
in mother Rohini after being lifted from mother Devaki.
The entire city was kept, by Yogamaya, in such a stupor
and sleep, that none knew about this secret operation.
Hence, when they heard about this, the people were
surprised. The people thought that mother Devaki's
pregnancy was aborted. The pregnancy, at that time
was about 5 to 6 months' duration, when Yogamaya
had completed the task of this transfer. The people,
when they came to know about the abortion, thought
that this heinous act, was perpetrated by the demoniac
followers of Kamsa.
From Sri Subodhini, Verse: 10.2.5 and 10.2.16, Commentary on
rmad-Bhgavatam (Bhgavata Pura) by Sri Vallabhacharya,
Translated in English by Shri T. Ramanan

Lord Balarama was angry after hearing the news of Arjuna kidnapping Subhadra

Sripad Vallabhacharya

Baladeva is the divine son of Vasudeva by his wife

Rohini. He is also known as Rohini-nandana, the
beloved son of Rohini. He was also entrusted to Nanda
Maharaja along with His mother, Rohini, when Vasudeva
embraced imprisonment by mutual agreement with
Kamsa. So Nanda Maharaja is also the foster father of
Baladeva along with Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna and
Lord Baladeva were constant companions from Their
very childhood. He is the plenary manifestation of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore He
is as good and powerful as Lord Krishna. He belongs
to the viu-tattva (the principle of Godhead). He
attended the svayavara ceremony of Draupadi along
with Sri Krishna.

When Subhadra was kidnapped by Arjuna by
the organized plan of Sri Krishna, Baladeva was very
angry with Arjuna and wanted to kill him at once. Sri
Krishna, for the sake of His dear friend, fell at the feet
of Lord Baladeva and implored Him not to be so angry.
Sri Baladeva was thus satisfied. Similarly, He was once

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very angry with the Kauravas, and He wanted to throw
their whole city into the depths of the Yamuna. But the
Kauravas satisfied Him by surrendering unto His divine
lotus feet. He was actually the seventh son of Devaki
prior to the birth of Lord Krishna, but by the will of
the Lord He was transferred to the womb of Rohini to
escape the wrath of Kamsa. His other name is therefore
Sankarshana, who is also the plenary portion of Sri
Baladeva. Because He is as powerful as Lord Krishna
and can bestow spiritual power to the devotees, He
is therefore known as Baladeva. In the Vedas also it
is enjoined that no one can know the Supreme Lord
without being favored by Baladeva.

Sri Baladeva was also a class friend of Lord
Sri Krishna as a student of Sandipani Muni. In His
childhood He killed many asuras along with Sri Krishna,
and specifically He killed the Dhenukasura at Talavana.
During the Kurukshetra battle, He remained neutral,
and He tried His best not to bring about the fight. He was
in favor of Duryodhana, but still He remained neutral.
When there was a club-fight between Duryodhana and
Bhimasena, He was present on the spot. He was angry
at Bhimasena when the latter struck Duryodhana on the
thigh or below the belt, and He wanted to retaliate the
unfair action. Lord Sri Krishna saved Bhima from His
wrath. But He left the place at once, being disgusted at
Bhimasena, and after His departure Duryodhana fell to
the ground to meet his death. The funeral ceremony of
Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna, was performed by Him,
as He was the maternal uncle. It was impossible to be
performed by any one of the Pandavas, who were all
overwhelmed with grief. At the last stage, He departed
from this world by producing a great white snake from
His mouth, and thus He was carried by Sheshanaga in
the shape of a serpent.

In the Upanishads it is stated, nyam tm balahnena labhya. The purport is that one cannot attain
the supreme platform of self-realization without being
sufficiently favored by Balarama. Bala does not mean
physical strength. No one can attain spiritual perfection
by physical strength. One must have the spiritual
strength which is infused by Balarama, or Sankarshana.
Ananta, or Sesha, is the power which sustains all the
planets in their different positions. Materially this
sustaining power is known as the law of gravitation, but
actually it is a display of the potency of Sankarshana.
Balarama, or Sankarshana, is spiritual power, or the
original spiritual master. Therefore Lord Nityananda
Prabhu, who is also the incarnation of Balarama, is the
original spiritual master. And the spiritual master is the
representative of Balarama, the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, who supplies spiritual strength. In the
Chaitanya-caritamrta it is confirmed that the spiritual

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Lord Balarama departs for His abode

master is the manifestation of the mercy of Krishna.

rmad-Bhgavatam (Bhgavata Pura) Canto 1: Creation
Chapter 11: Lord Ka's Entrance into Dvrak Verses: 16 17 and
Ka, The Supreme Personality of Godhead Chapter Two : Prayers by
the Demigods for Lord Ka in the Womb

Madhai Glorifies Nityananda Balarama

Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur
See the characteristics of Gaurachandra! The Lord, who
is not attained by the meditation of Shiva, Sukadeva,
and Narada, is spending His days and nights with
those who have no material possessions. In this way
Lord Vishvambhara continually performed unlimited
inconceivable pastimes in Navadvipa. In spite of such
manifestations, some persons could not recognize Him,
just as the fish in the ocean cannot see the moon. By
the mercy of Lord Chaitanya, Jagai and Madhai lived in
Nadia as highly religious persons. Every day in the early
morning they would take bath in the Ganges and then sit
in a solitary place to chant two hundred thousand names
of Krishna. They continually condemned themselves
and cried as they constantly chanted the name of
Krishna. Having achieved a taste of Krishna's boundless
mercy, they saw the entire world as intimately related to

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Madhai cried remembering how he attacked Lord Nityananda

Krishna. They cried and fell to the ground unconscious

as they remembered the violence that they previously
committed. Remembering the Lord, they repeatedly
cried and exclaimed, O Gaurachandra, O dear
deliverer of the fallen souls! Due to love of Krishna they
forgot to eat, and they would cry as they remembered
the mercy of Lord Chaitanya. Vishvambhara and His
associates continually solaced and bestowed mercy on
the two. Even though the Lord personally came and fed
them, they were not peaceful at heart. Particularly the
brahmana Madhai cried repeatedly as he remembered
how he attacked Nityananda. Even though Nityananda
forgave all his offenses, Madhai's heart was not pacified.
He would condemn himself while repeatedly saying,
I made the body of Nityananda bleed. I am so sinful
that I hit the body in which Lord Chaitanya enjoys His
pastimes. Madhai practically lost consciousness while
remembering this. He cried day and night and could not
think of anything else. Day and night Lord Nityananda
happily wandered about Nadia in the mood of a child.
Lord Nityananda was by nature full of ecstasy and free
of pride as He wandered throughout the city. Seeing
Nityananda in a solitary place one day, Madhai fell
down and grabbed His lotus feet. He washed the Lord's
feet with tears of love.

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Taking a straw between his teeth, he began
to offer prayers to the Lord. O Lord, You maintain
everyone in Your form of Vishnu. You hold innumerable
universes on Your hoods. You are the embodiment
of pure devotional service. Parvati and Shankara
meditate on You. You distribute Your devotional
service. There is no one more dear to Lord Chaitanya
than You. By Your mercy the powerful Garuda happily
carries Krishna in His pastimes. You sing the glories
of Krishna with innumerable mouths, and You teach
everyone devotional service, the topmost religious
system. Narada Muni sings Your glories, for Your
only asset is Lord Chaitanya. You are known as the
chastiser of Kalindi. By serving You, Janaka achieved
transcendental knowledge. You are the primeval Lord
and the personification of all religious principles. You
are addressed by the Vedas as Adideva. You are the
father of the universe and the master of mystic yoga.
You are Lakshmana, the great archer. You are the
destroyer of the atheists, the enjoyer of transcendental
mellows, and the teacher by example. You know
all of Lord Chaitanya's pastimes. Mahamaya became
worshipable by serving You. Innumerable universes
desire the shelter of Your lotus feet. You are the devotee
of Lord Chaitanya and the personification of pure
devotional service. You possess all the potencies of
Lord Chaitanya. You are Lord Chaitanya's bed, throne,
couch, and umbrella, and You are His life and wealth.
There is no one more dear to Krishna than You. You are
the source of all Gaurachandra's incarnations. O Lord,
You deliver the fallen souls and You kill all the atheists.
You protect all Vaishnavas and You teach the principles
of Vaishnava-dharma.

By Your mercy the demigod Brahma creates.
You are served by Revati, Varuni, and Kanti. Maharudra incarnated from Your anger. Through Him
You annihilate the entire creation. Rudra, who is
nondifferent from Sankarshana, appeared from the face
of Sankarshana and devours the three worlds (through
the fire of time). Even though You do everything, You
do not do anything. You hold the Lord of innumerable
universes within Your heart. Krishna enjoys sleeping on
Your extremely soft and pleasing form. I attacked such
a transcendental body, so there is no one more sinful
than me. Throughout his life, Shiva worships this form
with Parvati and one hundred million ladies.

By remembering this form one is freed from
all bondage, yet I made such a form bleed. Maharaja
Citraketu became the topmost Vaishnava and enjoyed
great happiness by serving this form. Unlimited
universes meditate on this form, yet I am so sinful that I
attacked this form. By serving this form, sages headed
by Sanaka became free from bondage at Naimisaranya."

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ye aga laghiy indrajita gela kaya
ye aga laghiy dvividera na haya
Indrajit and Dvivida were both vanquished because
they attacked this form."
ye aga laghiy jarsandha na gela
ra mora kuala nhi, se aga laghila
Jarasandha was destroyed because he attacked this
form. How can I have any auspiciousness after attacking
such a form?"
laghanera ki dya, yhra apamne
kera ylaka rukm tyajila jvane
What to speak of attacking this form, simply by insulting
it, Rukmi, the brother of Krishna's wife, lost his life."

drgha yu brahmsama piy o sta
tom' dekhi' n uhila, haila bhasmbhta
Even though Romaharshana Suta received a duration
of life as long as that of Lord Brahma, he was burned to
ashes because he did not rise on seeing You."
yra apamna kari' rj duryodhana
savaete pra gela, nahila rakaa
daiva-yoge chila tath mah-bhakta-gaa
t'r saba jnilena tomra kraa
kunt, bhma, yudhihira, vidura, arjuna
t'-sabra vkye pura pilena puna
"King Duryodhana and his dynasty were almost
destroyed for insulting You. By the arrangement
of providence great devotees like Kunti, Bhishma,
Yudhisthira, Vidura, and Arjuna, who all understood
Your desire, were present there. The city of Hastinapura
was saved by their words of solace."

By insulting You one's life is finished, so where
will a most sinful person like me go? While offering
prayers in this way, Madhai floated in an ocean of love.
He fell down and took the Lord's feet to his chest. One
will never be destroyed if he takes shelter of These
lotus feet, which manifest to deliver the fallen souls.
Dear Lord, please deliver this surrendered soul. You are
Madhai's life, wealth, and soul. All glories to the son of
Padmavati! All glories to Nityananda, the wealth of all
Vaishnavas! All glories to the blissful Lord, who is free
from anger. It is proper for You to forgive the offenses

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of the surrendered souls. I am the most sinful chandala,
like an ungrateful ass or cow. O Lord, please excuse all
my offenses.

After hearing Madhai's sincere prayers of love,
Lord Nityananda smiled and spoke as follows. Get up,
Madhai! You are My servant. I have now manifested in
your body. Does a father feel unhappy if his little child
hits him? I accepted your hitting My body in the same
way. Tumi ye karil stuti, ih yei une seho bhakta
haibeka mra carae Anyone who hears your
prayers will certainly become devoted to My lotus feet.
Since you are the recipient of My Lord's mercy, there
is not a trace of fault in you. One who worships Lord
Chaitanya is My life and soul. I protect such a person
forever."

After speaking in this way, the Lord happily
embraced Madhai, who thus became freed from all
distress.
Madhya-khaa Chapter 15: Descriptions of Mdhavnanda's
Realization. Verses: 053-055, Sri Chaitanya-bhgavata by Srila
Vndvana dsa hkura, With English Translation of the Gauyabhya Commentary of Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat Goswami
Maharaja Translated by Bhumipati Dsa 2008 Edited and Published
by Puarka Vidynidhi dsa, Vrajraj Press

Lord Baladeva And The Brahmana

Srila Narahari Cakravarti Thakura
Sri Raghava Goswami said: O Srinivasa, there was
a rich brahmana everyone knew who lived near
Govardhana. He was always overwhelmed in love
for Balarama, and his mind was always absorbed in
thoughts of His character. He was certain that one day
Baladeva would kindly grant him darshana, and for that
reason he always wandered around Govardhana. One
cannot describe the fortune of that brahmana who one
day received information that Baladeva would grant
him darshana. In order to fulfill this devotee's desire,
Nityananda Rama at that time went to Govardhana on
pilgrimage. Nityananda remained in a lonely place,
but whoever saw Him was bewildered by His celestial
body, which bewilders even Cupid.

When that brahmana saw Nityananda Prabhu
in the distance, he wondered where this avadhta
had come from. Seeing the Lord's effulgence, he could
understand that the Lord was not an ordinary person.
The brahmana brought various items like yogurt, milk,
cheese, and butter. He came before Nityananda, offered
obeisances, and said, O Avadhta, please accept these
gifts. I pray that you please show Your mercy to me so I
may have darshana of Rohin-nandana.'

Hearing these words, Nityananda smiled and in

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appeared to him. Seeing the Lord decorated in wonderful
ornaments, that best of the brahmanas offered many
prayers. As before, upon the disappearance of the Lord,
the brahmana's sleep broke.

Morning soon came and the brahmana came
before Nityananda Prabhu and explained the previous
nights dream. The Lord smiled slightly and holding the
brahmana's hand instructed the brahmana in all truths.
The brahmana inquired from the Lord, Who has made
those ornaments I saw in my dream?' The Lord, who is
controlled by His devotees' desires, replied, One day I
will be decorated as you have seen. For now take this
govardhana-il and cover it in gold. I will then wear it
on My neck.'
The brahmana executed the order as given by
the Lord. The best of the avadhtas then took the il
and wore it on His neck. Even for Lord Brahma, such
pastimes are very rare. Nityananda forbid the brahmana
to disclose this incident to anyone. However, out of His
affection to His devotee, the Lord remained there (at
Govardhana) for some days.
An excerpt from Sri Bhakti-ratnkara by rla Narahari Cakravart
hkura, Published by Puarka Vidynidhi dsa

Sri Nityananda Balarama

great fun accepted the offerings made by the brahmana.

The brahmana then received the Lord's remnants and
returned to his own place, where he honored the
mah-prasda and became agitated in love.
The brahmana was unable to return to meet
Nityananda, and as evening arrived he fell asleep. At
night, Lord Nityananda appeared to that fortunate
brahmana in a dream. Seeing Nitynanda, the brahmana
was very pleased. The next moment Nityananda
revealed His form as Baladeva, and the brahmana fell at
His feet.

What a wonderful form Baladeva exhibited
enchanting to the entire world! His limbs were glittering,
being decorated with various ornaments. After blessing
the brahmana, the Lord disappeared. On the Lord's
disappearance, the brahmana's sleep broke. He became
restless and started to return to where he had met
Nityananda Prabhu. At that moment he heard a voice
telling him to remain patient and wait till the morning.
He considered that his desire was at last fulfilled. Now
I have achieved the Lord, I will not leave Him. I will fall
down and surrender everything at His feet. When the
night is over I will have a goldsmith make ornaments to
offer to the Lord.' As he thought in this way sleep again
came.

Again in the brahmana's dream Nityananda

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