King Khatvang conveys the news of manifestation of the Lord to King Abhay and his family.
King Khatvang conveys the news of manifestation of the Lord to King Abhay and his family.
Suvrat said:-
O King, giving respectful welcome and offering high seat, water, fruits etc. to King Khatvang, and when he and the rest were all comfortably seated, King Abhay of good intellect along with his wife, sons, daughters and other relatives saluted him and asked this of him: 1 - 2.
‘O honorable King, from where are you coming now, o wise, expert in religious matters, your arrival is certainly for our good fortune, for we are near and dear to you. 3.
Thus asked, he said: O King Abhay, my preceptor named Sahajanand has arrived in Sharadharpur. With a few of my attendants, I had gone there to see Him. Thousands and thousands of people had gathered in that town. 4 - 5.
There He had arranged a great festival on Janmastami day. Attending that celebration, now on the way back to my town, I have made a halt here. 6.
When Khatvang replied thus, the King asked him again, ‘O great man, what are the merits your Guru is endowed with? Are they firmly set in religious disciplines? I think He must be truly a great person. Otherwise a noble King like you would not have gone to see Him in this rainy season. 7 - 8.
I guess he is not an ordinary Guru. O my good friend, can you please tell us his virtues and merits. 9.
King Khatvang said:-
I shall certainly tell you about his eminence, but I doubt whether you and your people will take it as true. 10.
Abhay said:-
We have full faith in you, as you are the most righteous and truth speaking person. We revere your good self as we would the eldest Pandav, Yudhisthira (who was famous for speaking only truth). 11.
We are like children to you, striving for spiritual progress. So, please tell us his excellences. 12.
King Khatvang said:-
O good soul, you and your relatives listen attentively to this wonderful story I am telling. 13.
Saying thus, he told all the magnificent deeds of his Guru as he had witnessed and heard from saintly people. 14.
Then the King related the astonishing prowess He had instilled in Makaralay, and his saintly qualities. 15.
The King and his family members rejoiced and were thrilled to hear His amazing heroic powers. 16.
No doubt, the lord Himself is born again on this earth. With this firm faith, he said again to King Khatvang: 17.
‘O, of great intellect, whatever you have told is certainly true. That Swami, worshipper of Krishna is Krishna Himself, no
doubt. 18.
It is our good fortune that you have come here. Please tell us whose son He is, where does He come from and how he has reached Saurashtra province and where He will go hereafter? Tell us everything about His birth, life and deeds as they have taken place. 19 - 20.
All these days I was thinking of incarnation of Vishnu as an actuality. O, how to express my good luck! I am hearing the same from you! Please tell me everything from the beginning. 21.
My relatives will also earnestly listen to this authentic account coming from you, as you are our well-wisher. 22.
Suvrat said:-
Thus asked respectfully by King Abhay and his relatives, King Khatvang, the best of the devotees became pleased and instantly plunged in the stream of the essence of joy emerging from the reminiscences of Neelakanth’s (Shri Hari’s) wonderful life and deeds. 23.
He lost himself and became still for a while and slowly came to his senses. His eyes were filled with tears, his body full of horripilation, his mind riveted with loving devotion in the lotus feet of Shri Hari throbbing in his heart. 24.
Thus ends the twenty third chapter entitled ‘Conversation between King Khatvang and Abhay’ in the second Prakarana of Satsangijivan, the life story of Lord Narayan, also titled as ‘Dharmashastra’ (the rules of the code of conduct). 23
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