Punjabhai from Dholera and Hematsinh Raja from Junagadh request Shri Shri Harito construct temples at their places.
Punjabhai from Dholera and Hematsinh Raja from Junagadh request Shri Shri Harito construct temples at their places.
The king said:-
O sage, enjoying the nectar of the Lord’s exploits, I thirst for more. So please give me more of it to drink since you are full of compassion. 1.
What did the Lord do after his return from Vrittalay to Durgapur? What did he do? Tell me all that since I am very eager to listen. 2.
Suvrat’s reply:-
O great king, please listen; you are of pure and discriminating intelligence; I shall narrate to you another exploit of the Lord.’ 3.
On his journey back from Vrittalay, the Lord halted in the villages of his devotees. He reached Durgapur on the first day of the bright half of the month of Vaishakh early in the morning.’ 4.
After taking a bath and having performed his daily rites, he celebrated the Kurma (tortoise) avatar festival; he feted (on that occasion) with reverence holy men, Brahmins and ascetics.’ 5. On that very day arrived from old Durgapur king Hemant Sinh and king Punjajit from Dholera.’ 6.
Those two kings arrived at the gate (of the king Uttam’s palace) at the same time and having met each other and having enquired of each other’s health, they approached the Lord. 7.
They both bowed to Shri Hariwho was sitting comfortably and with his permission, they took their seats in front of him. The Lord then felicitated them. 8.
Then they were lodged in the palace of king Uttam who greeted them with respect. They were greatly pleased on having a vision of Hari. 9.
Thereafter, on the conclusion of the festival of sandal pilgrimage (Chandan-yatra), those two approached Shri Hariwho was sitting on his throne at his residence and bowing to him, sat in front of him. 10.
King Hemant Sinh, perceiving that it was the time to make a request, said to the Lord with folded hands, “O Lord, please listen to me. 11.
Please arrange for (the construction of) the temple of Radha-Krishna at Junagadh. It is very much dear to me and to other devout citizens. 12.
The ruler of our country is a Muslim, Bahdur by name; but he also endorses this idea. 13.O Lord, please fulfill this desire of ours since such desires of the devotees are usually fulfilled (by you) 14.
Saying this he paused; then the king Punjajit said the same thing to the Lord with folded hands. 15.
It is my wish and the wish of my subjects that you should help build a temple in Dholera. 16.
It is well what you, of pure intelligence, have asked. It is also my desire to do (what you beseech me to do). 17
I shall cause (two) temples to be built in the cities of you both, I shall myself install Shri Krishna in them.’ 18.
Orders given to Brahmanand Swami to construct temple at Junagadh and Adbhutanand Swami to construct temple at Dholera.
After replying this to those two devotees, he said to Brahmanand, ‘O pure one, you depart for Junagadh with Hemant Sinh.’ 19.
There you arrange a beautiful stone temple to be constructed. Sage, at the time of the installation of Krishna, I myself will be there.’ 20.
Thus addressed, that sage responded by saying ‘Om’ with folded hands; then he said to sage Adbhutanand who was standing in front of him. 21.
The Lord’s address to Adbhutanand.
O sage, you go to the town of Dhaureya (Dholera) along with Punjajit and (there) arrange an extremely beautiful temple of Krishnato be built.’ 22.
Thus addressed, that sage also responded in the affirmative. Then they stayed there till the Narasimh festival. 23.
At the end of that festival, those two kings, with the permission of the Lord, left for their respective towns along with those two sages. 24.
Brahmanand caused a magnificent temple to be constructed by highly skilled artisans. And the town’s people fetched all the substances required for the task as per his bidding. 25.
In the same way Adhbhutanand caused a temple to be built at Dholera; the citizens over there did as was directed by him. 26.
After the departure of those people, Shri Haribegan listening to the Brahma-Vaivarta Puran along with his brother from the fifth day of the dark half of the month of Vaisakh. 27.
He concluded this (activity) on the fourth day of the bright half of Bhadrapada which was the day of Ganesh Chaturthi. 28.
On that day, he worshipped an earthen image of Ganesh with great festivity. Thereafter, he fed Brahmins with ample Modaks full of much ghee and jaggery. 29.
Then after, he began listening to the fifth part of the Bhagavata; he concluded that on the day of Dhana-trayodashi and rewarded the reader in a befitting manner. 30.
On the next day, he worshipped Hanuman with great festivity and to please him, he also worshipped his own follower ascetics. 31.
After celebrating the festivals of lamps (Diwali) and Annakut, he started on the fourth day of the bright half of Kartik for Vrittalay to felicitate his parents. 32.
At that time, his relatives, with Ramapratap as their head, with their wives, citizens and their womenfolk promptly followed him; so did king Uttam. 33.
Arrival of Shri Shri Hariin Vadtal.
Worshipped on the road by hordes of devotees and followed by horsemen in thousands, himself riding a horse, he arrived at that city on the day of Gopashtami on the auspicious time of the Magha (constellation). 34.
Welcomed by the citizens and also by hordes of pilgrim- devotees to the accompaniment of auspicious musical instruments, he instantly entered and with great love had a look at Lakshmi- Narayan. 35.
Having taken his premises, he lodged his relatives in separate places; he arranged to bring all the materials for the occasion by sending emissaries to other towns. 36.
On the next day (which happened to be) the first day of Kritayug, i.e. the ninth day of the bright half of Kartik, he observed the death anniversary of his mother and fed Brahmins in thousands with the food of their choice. 37.
On the Ekadasi day, the generous Lord celebrated the birthday of Dharmadev with due rituals characterizing a great worship in the style of a great king and honored Brahmins with gifts of good clothes and ornaments.( Dakshina.) 38.
Thus ends the thirty ninth chapter entitled Narayan Muni’s approval to build temples at Junagadh and Dholera’ in the fourth Prakaran of Satsangijivan, the life story of Lord Narayan, also titled as ‘Dharmashastra’ (the rules of the code of conduct). 39
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