Veneration of Lord Dwarikadhis performed by Sachidanand Swami.
Veneration of Lord Dwarikadhis performed by Sachidanand Swami.
Sage Sacchidanand said:-
‘O beloved of Rukmini, ‘O with a charming face, ‘O Sri Krishna who is venerable even to the gods like Siva, Brahma, Indra and others, you are the greatest support of true devotion and righteousness, ‘O Lord of Dwarika, be pleased with me. 1.
You always stay here with your weapons like the mace, the discus (Sudarsan chakra) will protect your devotees from the demons; you are the Lord of all processes; be pleased with me. 2.
When remembered by the daughter of Drupada at the time when she was being disrobed, you instantly left the chariot of Rukmini and went to her rescue, you protected her from shame by giving her garments; ‘O Lord of Dwarika, be pleased with me. 3.
Not tolerating Draupadi’s hair being pulled in the royal court by the Kauravas, you ensured their womenfolk lose their hair on account of the deaths of their husbands; ‘O Lord of Dwarika, be pleased with me. 4.
To rescue the Pandavas from the calamity of Durvasa, you went to the forest; thus devotees are beloved to you and I am your servant; ‘O Lord of Dwarika, be pleased with me. 5.
To fulfill the desire of Satyabhama, you defeated Indra along with the other gods and brought the Parijata tree from heaven to this city; ‘O Lord of Dwarika, be pleased with me. 6.
‘O Merciful One, You brought to your feet the demons (as your devotees) though they looked upon you with hostility and struck you with weapons and cursed you; ‘O Lord of Dwarika, be pleased with me. 7.
It is not good to say that the vision of your image is available only to the rich and not to the poor; you have a reputation as the lover of the destitute; ‘O Lord of Dwarika, be pleased with me. 8.
‘O Lord, you are here assuming a human form to protect true dharma from kings and gurus with demonic inclinations; ‘O Lord of Dwarika, be pleased with me. 9.
You stay away from the gods, demons and humans in whose hearts there is sinfulness of Kaliyug; therefore, your devotees know such beings afflicted by the calamities of the mundane existence, be pleased with me. 10.
Shri krishna reveals himself to Sacchidananda.
Suvrat said:-
Praising Krishna in this way, the sage with his mind merged with the Lord on account of extreme love, passed into the fourth stage (of Samadhi), transmigrating the three earlier stages. 11.
The Lord of Dwarika, affectionate to the devotees and ruler (of the universe), knowing his feeling and pleased (with him) revealed Himself to him. 12.
In the fourth part (of 8 total parts in a day) of the night of Vijaya Ekadasi (i.e. during the last three hours of the night), the Lord came near him and smiled. 13.
He first manifested Himself in the heart of that yogi, accompanied by Lakshmi and Satyabhama and attended upon by Satyaki and Uddhav. 14.
On seeing Him all of a sudden with the resplendence of more than ten million suns, he was awestruck and overwhelmed with love. 15.
Suddenly the Lord disappeared from the sage’s Samadhi state; he returned to the physical world from that stage of Samadhi and was perplexed to see the same Lord standing before him in a form visible to his naked eyes. 16.
He saw Him there, with his body shining like a blue cloud, wearing a garment shining like lightning, wearing several ornaments and a crown, having lotus-like eyes, wearing many pearl garlands round his neck and with a benign face and holding in his hands a conch, a mace, the discus (Sudarshana chakra) and a lotus. 17.
(He saw Lord) being gazed at with great love by Lakshmi, who is holding a lotus in one hand and a fan in the other hand; (she was) wearing heavenly garments and ornaments; he was also being gazed at with great love by Satyabhama, who was holding a golden water-pot in her hands and had an exceedingly beautiful form, standing next to him. 18.
He also saw Satyaki on His left and Uddhav on His right, both fanning Him; at His back stood Arjuna, holding a parasol at the lord with the splendor of the king of kings. On seeing him, the sage immediately fell to the ground to offer him obeisance. 19.
Krishna’s reactions to the sage.
On seeing that sage with his eyes filled with the tears of love, experiencing horripilation, and remembering the Lord all the time for ten days even without taking a drop of water and despite being attacked by merciless priests and others in his own Dwarika, the Lord was overwhelmed) and discarding his weapons, he Himself raised the sage from the ground and immediately embraced him. 20.
Krishna asks the sage to choose a boon.
Moving His hand on his head, shoulders and heart, the Lord said to the great sage who was replete with love, ‘O best of devotees, you indeed are blessed; I am pleased with you; choose the boon of your heart’s desire; there is nothing in the three worlds which can be denied to you.’ 21.
Thus impelled by the Lord with great love to choose a boon, that sage who had forgotten his suffering from hunger at the touch of the Lord, whose mind was full of love, and whose eyes were filled with the tears of love, said to the Lord, bowing to him- 22.
The sage Sacchidanand’s reply.
Obeisances to you, whose form is auspicious; obeisance to the ornament of the Yadavs; ‘O Limitless Sea of mercy, ‘O Lord of Dwarika, I offer obeisance to you. 23.
Obeisance to you, ‘O Narayan, the beloved of Rukmini and Satyabhama, the destroyer of sins, the dearest one of the devotees, and the cause of everything. 24.
Obeisance to you, the Cause of Arjuna’s good, the best warrior among the Vrishnis, and Vishnu — the wish-fulfiller of various princesses. 25.
Obeisance to you, the wild fire burning out the burden of the Kshatriyas from the earth, the protector of true dharma and the holy men, the remover of Sudama’s poverty and Uddhav’s friend. 26.
‘O great ruler, ‘O lord of Vaikunth, ‘O dear son of Devaki, ‘O Chakrapani, ’O Lord of Dwarika, ‘O Vasudev and beloved of Rukmini, be pleased forever. 27.
‘O Sea of mercy, ‘O Great King, such great compassion for devotees is present only in you and not elsewhere. 28.
‘O Lord, today you have fulfilled my heart’s desire; I am completely satisfied by your vision. 29.
Having attained your lotus-like feet which are the source of all joy, I do not choose anything except you, ‘O God. 30.
But there is one thing to beg for; please behoove to me, ‘O Lord. Nothing is impossible for You (to grant). 31.
It is Your own order to the Sannyasins and the householders to undertake a pilgrimage to Dwarika. 32.
It is not difficult for the wealthy to undertake it; but for the poor it is extremely difficult, ‘O Lord. 33.
It is extremely difficult for those holy men who are the followers of the Uddhav sect. 34.
I could not take bath in the Gomati (river), nor could I get a Tapta mudrika; it is only after hard fasting for ten days that today I am getting to see Your form. 35.
How can these (poor) undertake pilgrimage in a country like this? ‘O Lord, how can they obey Your order? 36.
So it is my request that those whose hearts are at your feet should get a vision of You; You should do (something) to facilitate that. 37.
The assurance of Shri Krishna.
Suvrat said:-
‘O king, praised and supplicated in this way by that sage, the Lord, affectionate to the devotees, said the following- 38.
The Lord said;-
‘O good one, I will doubtlessly do what is prayed for by you; it is also true that those (poor) devotees will not have my vision here (in this city). 39.
Here, the residents of this pilgrimage centre are extremely cruel and greedy; they harass my devotees, I know that for certain. 40.
Therefore I shall afford my vision (to them) by entering into the image of Lakshmi-Narayan that is going to be (installed) at Vrittalay. 41.
I shall afford my vision there exactly as I do here, but there I shall be known as Lakshmi-Narayan. 42.
Therefore, their pilgrimage to Dwarika will reach completion only at that place. Do not have any doubt about this because it (i.e. the destination of your Yatra) is where I am. 43.
Now you proceed, I will soon follow’; saying this the Lord disappeared. And (the sage Sacchidanand) thinking of this wonderful (event) stood there motionless. 44.
Realizing that it was a miracle of the Lord, he, without reporting this event to anyone else, also disappeared from there. 45.
An extraordinary devotee with great courage, that sage, overjoyed by getting to see Lord Krishna himself, quickly went to the (river) Gomati with (the Lord) in his heart. 46.
Thus ends the thirty first chapter entitled ‘The Vision of Lord Krishna to Saccidanand Muni’ in the fourth Prakaran of Satsangijivan, the life story of Lord Narayan, also titled as ‘Dharmashastra’ (the rules of the code of conduct). 31
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