Arrival of Shri Hari in Ahmedabad city to celebrate Fuldolotsav.
Arrival of Shri Hari in Ahmedabad city to celebrate Fuldolotsav.
Suvrat said:-
After having penned the epistle in this manner, he arranged for eight copies of it to be made by the holy men and sent those in eight different directions. 1.
At those several places, the devotees were greatly pleased to receive them; they made copies of them and kept them separately (for their personal use). 2.
They acted as per his directions keeping in mind their status and worshipped him knowing that he was Krishna himself.’ 3.
After dispatching the epistle, the Lord, accompanied by a few devotees, left for Shrinagar (Ahmedabad), to the delight of his followers there. 4.
Overjoyed at his unexpected visit, the citizens proceeded to receive him; offering obeisances, they conducted him to their city with great joy. 5.
O king, the Lord had the vision of Nar-Narayan in the temple there and then he made his stay there and the citizens rendered service to him. 6.
Pleasing the devotees and the citizens with moral and religious (sat) discourses night after night, he listened to there again to the greatness of Krishna. 7.
In the assemblage of people he variously praised it, saying that the Vasudev-Mahatmya (greatness of Krishna) was the foundation of his sect. 8.
There he celebrated with great pomp the festival of the swing (Pushpa-dolotsav) as he had earlier done at Vrittalay. 9.
There arrived from other places devotees in thousand for his vision; from Durgapur came Uttam and the Lord’s relatives. 10.
To please those of his devotees, the Lord extended his stay there by one fortnight and those devotees offered him worship with love. 11.
(They worshipped him) with the (offerings of) various new garments, beautiful ornaments, sandalwood, garlands, flower tiaras and money. 12.
O king, the Lord there used to summon Ayodhyaprasad and hand over to him all that was received in the Puja.’ 13.
On the second day of the bright half of the month of Chaitra, he directed them to return to their native places and he went to the western region with the residents of that part. 14.
The Lord arrived in the Bhaal country on the eighth day surrounded by his followers; he stayed there at the village calledKamiyala to the delight of his followers. 15.
Beseeched by the devotees over there who were eager to render service and pleased with them, the Lord readily stayed there. 16.
Celebration of Ramnavmi at village Kamiyala (Bhal Pradesh)
Those rustic devotees found lodging for them all as per their statuses and extended hospitality to the Lord along with his followers in a befitting manner. 17.
With great delight Sasivarna, Hathi, Vaha, Ksemaraja Avachar and other men and women like Jijiba etc. rendered service to him. 18.
There, on the next day, the Lord celebrated the birth festival of Shri Ram; for that purpose there came devotees in that country in thousands. 19.
With different rites, they worshipped him gladly. Requested by them, he stayed there with his followers till the full moon day. 20.
Arrival of Shri Hari in Dholera.
On the next day, when he was to leave, the king Punjajit prayed, ‘O Lord, the temple in the town of Dholera is almost complete; now you should install Krishna(image) there; then we shall finish the remaining work of construction. 21-22.
Addressed thus by him, the Lord accepted his request and went to his town, reaching there with his followers early in the morning, 23.
Punjajit lodged him in his own decorated house and others as per their status and extended hospitality to all of them. 24.
Invocation of Shri Madanmohanji Maharaj in Dholera.
After seeing that temple that was nearly complete, the Lord called the Brahmins well-versed in astrology and asked them to calculate the opportune time for installing the deity. 25.
They answered that for the installation of Vishnu the best time was on the thirteenth day of the bright half of Vaisakha. 26.
The Lord was inclined to leave since the time was far away; however, the king (Punjaji) prayed to him to stay on till then. 27.
At the command of his devotees, he gladly stayed there, pleasing his followers with good discourses day after day. 28.
As a consequence, it was a great festive time for the devotees of the Bhaal country; everyday they came and returned in hordes. 29.
Then, on the stipulated thirteenth day, he installed Krishna Madan-Mohan with Radha as per the scriptures.’ 30.
There was a great festival of worship accompanied by sounds of musical instruments; the Lord entertained Brahmins in thousands to feasts. 31.
The generous one gave them Daksina and garments; there he celebrated Narasimha festival on the second day. 32.
He departed from there on the full moon day with his followers after dinner and on the next day, he arrived at Durgapur in the afternoon. 33.
O king, then the citizens had great joy to see him; on reaching his residence there, the Lord, himself bliss incarnate, rested there in happiness. 34.
Thus ends the forty fifth chapter entitled ‘Narayan Muni’s departure to Srinagara and his visit to places enroute’ in the fourth Prakaran of Satsangijivan, the life story of Lord Narayan, also titled as ‘Dharmashastra’ (the rules of the code of conduct). 45
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