Sachidanand Swami endures unbearable conditions even in Bet-Dwarika.
Sachidanand Swami endures unbearable conditions even in Bet-Dwarika.
Suvrat said:-
‘When he reached temple of the Lord of Dwarika, at that very moment, those residents of Ayodhya had left for the river Gomati.’ 1.
‘O king, as soon as he, eager to have a vision of Krishna, entered the temple, the men at the gate stopped his entry. 2.
Who are you ? From where have you come ? Where are you going without paying money ? You are not permitted as you don’t have the Tapta mudra. Go away from here quickly. 3.
Made to flee in this way by the watchmen at the gate with their blood-shot red eyes, he sat on the platform of a shop in the market place, opposite the temple. 4.
His appeal to the Gugati Brahmins.
Then he said to the Gugati Brahmins roaming about ‘O Brahmins, please help me have a vision of the Lord of Dwarika today. 5.
The scriptures declare that the heart of the Brahmins is merciful and delicate. Therefore, ‘O superior ones, it will befit you to do me this favor. 6.
He fails and goes away.
Then they said to him, ‘Tell us truly how much money you have in the form of gold or silver hidden in your bag and the loin-cloth.’ 7.
He said:-
I don’ have any money; that is certain; I am a holy man and a renouncer; how can a renouncer have money ? 8.
‘O Brahmins, I am a disciple of Swami Sahajanand; Therefore, how can I have money since I have discarded money and women since a long time ? 9.
Then they said, ‘In that case, even if you die, you will not have a vision of the Lord of Dwarika. 10.
We are adversaries of the disciples of Sahajanand; we don’t allow their entry into this city; so there is no question of them getting a vision (of the Lord).’ 11.
‘Indeed, your guru is Krishna himself, so why do you roam about in the world? So long as we don’t have an encounter with him, let him boast as it pleases him. 12.
Saying this, they went away; others said to him, ‘(You can) have a vision of Krishna after paying the money. Why do you transgress the rule ? 13.
Some of them found fault with him and scolded him with harsh words; some called him a villain and some a cunning fellow. 14.
Nobody extended hospitality to him; nobody even spoke to him politely because they were seething with anger over him. 15.
Famished, that sage squatted there firmly looking at the entrance of (the temple of) the Lord of Dwarika. 16.
When he saw that pilgrims entered the temple only on payment of money and the clashes between men and women (for having a vision of the Lord), that sage felt nauseated. 17.
He saw that the cruelty of those people here was more than that of the people of Aravana; their pride in wealth was also greater. 18.
While he was sitting there and thinking this way, the sun set; as the night fell, he thought to himself- 19.
As a result of God’s will I have come to an extremely pitiless place; what can I do now? How can I get a vision of Krishna ? 20.
If my co-disciples come here as a result of the master’s direction, what shall they face here ? 21.
It is the command of my master that I should get a vision of the Lord of Dwarika. How can I go back to him without accomplishing it? 22.
He, who himself is Lord Krishna, resides at Durgapur; the same Lord with four arms is also here. 23.
That Krishna, affectionate to his devotees and knowing the innermost working of their minds, will on his own, offer me his vision. 24.
Thus thinking to himself and bowing to his guru, that sage - meditating on Krishna, sat there. 25.
Sitting in this way, even without taking a drop of water, he spent four days, firm on his resolve. 26.
That sage, seeing only Krishna in his Samadhi, seeking his actual vision, praised him on the fifth day, ‘O king, in the following hymn. 27.
Thus ends the thirtiet chapter entitled ‘The travails of Saccidanand Muni in Dwarika’ in the fourth Prakaran of Satsangijivan, the life story of Lord Narayan, also titled as ‘Dharmashastra’ (the rules of the code of conduct). 30
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