SRI SRI RASIKA-MANGALA

by Sri GopijanavaIIabha dasa

Easfern Parf
The Firsf Wave
Tlcic aic numcious Puianas in ilc woild, bui wiil ilc cxccpiion ol Giia-Govinda,
nonc ol ilcm slow ilc landwiiiing ol Sii Kisna. In ilc samc way no dcvoicc was
cvci painicd by ilc Loid, Siimaii Radlaiani painicd a mail on ilc loiclcad ol Sii
Syamananda Dcva.
Syamananda, a gcm ol lindncss, is a minc ol cxiicmc joy, an occan ol lavoui,
piopiicioi ol ilc bcauiics ol ilc ilicc woilds, ilc abodc ol ilc csscncc ol lovc, ilc
abodc ol all good loiiunc, ilc only icsoii ol ilosc wlo aic aggicivcd, ilc supicmc
jcwcl ol spoiis, a gcm ol mcicy and lull ol ilc mosi clcgani iniclligcncc.
I bow down io Sii Rasislananda wlo is lilc ilc Sun, ilc givci ol dccp joy, ilc
posscssoi ol ujjvala iasa, a minc ol Kisna-blava, wlo can biing pcacc io oui minds
and icmovc ilc dailncss ol ignoiancc, ilc wcll-wislci ol ilc dcvoiccs, ilc
cxiinguislci ol all misciics, ilc souicc ol all joy, ilc lailci ol sucl wcalil as
mcicy and ilc dclivcici ol ilc pooi.
Ol mosi mcicilul Siila Sanaiana Goswami Piablupada! Ol Siila Rupa Goswami
Piablupada, ilc only icsoii ol ilc lallcn souls! Ol llaiia Piablus (Siila
Raglunaila llaiia and Siila Gopala llaiia Goswamis), ol Dasa Goswami
Piablupada. Ol Siila Jiva Goswami Piablupada! Plcasc bcsiow youi mcicy on my
woiillcss scll.
I woislip ilc loius lcci ol Sii Syamananda Dcva by wlosc mcicy onc can aiiain
lovc and dcvoiion io Sii Haii.
I woislip ilc lcci ol Rasilananda wlo is cvci joylul, ilc abodc ol wcll-bcing, and
wlo is lully clcgani.
Lci all manlind scivc Sii Muiaii (Sii Rasilananda Dcva) wlosc lacc is lilc ilc
moon, wlosc woids aic lilc ncciai, in wlosc ilioai icsidcs ilc goddcss Saiasvaii,
wlosc bodily glow is lilc Lalsmi, lis iccil aic lilc lunda llowcis and pcails, and
lis smilc is dazzling and lis cycs aic lilc bccs wlilc lis aims icscmblc ilc siall ol
a loius.
I woislip ilc loius lcci ol Sii Guiu, Syamananda Raya, by wlosc giacc I lavc
aiiaincd lovc loi Kisna. Simply by ilc ioucl ol lis lcci ilc inlabiianis ol ilc ilicc
woilds can bc iclicvcd liom ilc bondagc ol maiciial cxisicncc and lloai in ilc
mcllows ol lovc and dcvoiion. Hc dominaicd ilc ilicc woilds by lis mcicy and
slowcd cxiicmc lindncss io all wlo wcic pooi, lallcn oi misciablc. Tlc moon ol
ilc Gopa dynasiy, by appcaiing in Uilala, las icmovcd ilc dailncss ol sin by dini
ol lis lovc and dcvoiion. Hc is an occan ol joy and lavoui and ilc posscssoi ol a
bcauiy ilai can win ovci all ilicc woilds. Hc is a sca ol lovc and an occan ol ncciai
and ilc mosi loiiunaic pcison in all icspccis. Hc can icmovc ilc agony ol ilc
ilicc woilds and lis mcicilul woids mcli any lcaii. Wlcn will Syamananda ilc
son ol Duiila, wlo is ilc lcad jcwcl ol all clcganccs and wlo las pciloimcd lis
spoiis by appcaiing in dillcicni agcs, bcsiow lis lavoui on mc so ilai I can sing
lis gloiics. I woislip ilc lcci ol ilc ilicc Tlaluianis, ilc wivcs ol Sii Guiu, by
wlosc lavoui I lavc lcaini aboui lovc and dcvoiion io Kisna. Ol wilc ol
Syamananda, disciplc ol Hidayananda, wlo is an imagc ol lovc ol Kisna, plcasc
lavoui mc and allow mc io sing ilc gloiics ol Rasila.
I woislip ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, Sii Caiianya Malapiablu ilc son
ol Saci dcvi, wlo appcais agc alici agc io dcsiioy ilc miscicanis and pioicci ilc
dcvoiccs. Sccing ilc ominous Kali and bcing compassionaic on all bcings Hc
advcnicd Himscll in Navadvipa along wiil His associaics. Sii Caiianya
Malapiablu ilc slclici ol ilc nccdy and disiicsscd, wlo is mcdiiaicd on by
lialma, Siva and Puiandaia, plcasc lavoui mc, Ol son ol Jagannaila Misia, and
cnablc mc io dcsciibc ilc biogiaply ol Rasila. Now I woislip Loid Niiyananda,
non-dillcicni liom Loid lalaiama, wlosc bcauiy dclcais millions ol cupids
(Kama), ilc dclivcici ol ilc ilicc woilds by indisciiminaicly disiiibuiing lovc ol
Kisna io all pooi and lallcn pcisons and io boil ligl and low casic pcisons. I
woislip Saci dcvi, Jagannaila Misia, Haiai Pandii and Padmavaii. I woislip boil
ilc Tlaluianis, Lalsmi and Visnupiiya, and I woislip Vasudla and Jalnava, ilc
wivcs ol ilc cldci bioilci. I woislip Advaiia Acaiya loi by lis giacc onc can
obiain dcvoiion io Loid Caiianya. I woislip Siia Tlaluiani wlo was an imagc ol
dcvoiion ai ilc iimc ol Loid Caiianya's advcni. I woislip Sii Acyuiananda, ilc son
al Advaiia Acaiya and I woislip ilc wlolc biancl ol ilai iicc liom Advaiia
Acaiya. I woislip Viiabladia, wlosc slining lcaiuics aic lamous iliougloui ilc
woild loi lis gloiious manilcsiaiions. I woislip all ilc bianclcs ol ilc dcvoiccs
wlo can cnablc mc io sing ilc gloiics ol Rasila. Wiil gicai dcligli I woislip
Ramai and Sundaiananda wlosc gloiics aic lamous on ilis caiil. I woislip
Gauiidasa Tlaluia, alias Suvala Raya, wlo is a lavouiiic dcvoicc ol Loid
Niiyananda, a lavouiiic playmaic ol Kisna amd wlo bclongs io ilc samc Vaisnava
lamily as Syamananda. Il ilai piablu lavouis mc ilcn I slall bc ablc io dcsciibc
ilc biogiaply ol Rasila. I woislip Uddlaiana Daiia, a lavouiiic companion ol Sii
Caiianya Malapiablu. I woislip Muiaii Tlaluia and Kamalalania, I woislip
Puiusoiiama, Manolaia and Kaliya Kisna dasa. I woislip ilc cigli Giiis and ilc
cigli Puiis as lavouiiic lollowcis ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu. I woislip ilc cigli
llaiaiis among wlom Visvamblaia is iniiiaicd as an ascciic. I woislip ilc Valalas
as lollowcis ol Caiianya and I woislip ilc sixiy-loui Malanias ioo. I woislip ilc
Guiulula gladly and I woislip Haiidasa. I woislip Govinda Goswami and Malcsl
Tlaluia. I woislip Dinlava Tlaluiani.
I woislip all gioups and bianclcs ol Vaisnavas along wiil all ilcii companions. I
woislip all bialmins and all ascciics ilc scvcn occans and ilis caiil. Among ilcm
I woislip all ilc loly placcs wiil spccial icspcci loi jusi by lcaiing aboui ilcsc
loly placcs onc can awalcn dcvoiion loi Loid. I woislip Sii Vindavana, Madana
Gopala, Sii Govinda, Gopinaila, Vcnla Vclaia, Radla Vallabla, Kalindi, Yamuna
and all Viaja Puia.
I woislip Golula, Mailuia and Sii Kcsava Raya wlo can icmovc all linds ol sins
liom onc wlo lcais ol ilcii gloiics. I woislip Yadava Raya, ilc ownci ol Golula, I
woislip Gopala Raya, ilc loldci ol Govaidlana. I woislip Dvaiala along wiil
Ranacoia Raya wlicl is moic lamous ilan Vailunila as an abodc ol Loid Kisna. I
woislip ladaiilasiama along wiil Naia-Naiayana. I woislip Gandali, Gomaii,
Naimisaianya, Piavasa, Puslaia, and Godavaii, Naimada, Saiasvaii, Sindlu and
Kavcii. I woislip Ayodlya, Kuiulsciia and Sciabandlu wlicl aic all lamous as
loly placcs. I woislip Hasiinapuia, ilc palacc ol ilc Pandavas wlcic Kisna livcd
loi ilc salc ol His dcvoiccs. I woislip ilc lamous loly placcs ol Kancli, Avaniila
and ilc scvcn ciiics wlcic Loid Haii livcd. I woislip Sii Puiusoiiama, ilc Loid ol
Nilacala and I woislip Gaya, Ganga,Vaianasi, Piayag, cic. I woislip Navadvipa on
ilc banl ol ilc llagiiaili as ilc abodc ol Sii Caiianya Candia Malapiablu. I
woislip ilc lamous Ganga-sagaia. I woislip Navadvipa and Tamialipia. I woislip
lcavcn, caiil and ilc ncilciwoild cspccially all ol ilc loly placcs coniaincd
wiilin ilcm. I icqucsi all ol you io lavoui mc and allow mc io dcsciibc ilc
pasiimcs ol Rasila. ly ilc giacc ol Rasila I am mcniioning biiclly a lcw namcs io
wlom I ollci my obcisanccs. I bow io Gopiiamana, a companion ol Sii Caiianya. I
bow io Rama Tlaluia, an abodc ol all qualiiics. I woislip ilc lcci ol Kisnananda
and Dvaiila and I woislip ilc lcci ol Acuiya and llavani. I woislip Piasada
Tlaluia and lalaiama dasa wlo livcd wiil ilc bioilcis ol Syamananda. I woislip
ilc lcci ol ilc ilouglilul Manolaia and Piolcssoi Kisoia. I woislip Sii Tulasi
dasa, a masici ol sanliiiana wlo icmaincd wiil Sii Rasila iliougloui lis lilc.
Ai ilc bcginning ol sanliiiana, Rasila liisi ol all woislippcd lim by ollciing lim
cloilcs and oinamcnis. Il Rasila did noi gci a iulasi lcal ilcn lc would wasl ilc
lcci ol Tulasi dasa and diinl ilc waici. I ialc lold ol ilc lcci ol all my scniois and
piay io ilcm io allow mc io bcgin ilis biogiaply ol Rasila. I will discuss biiclly
aboui a lcw scnioi Vaisnavas and alilougl ilc oidci will noi bc coiicci giadually I
slall mcniion all ol ilcm, onc by onc. I woislip Yadavcndia dasa, ilc cldci
bioilci ol Niiyananda, I woislip Kisoia dasa and Valala dasa, Vaisnava dasa,
Gopinaila dasa, Monalaia and Damodaia Piablu, ilc scivani ol Kisna. Always
absoibcd in ilc joy ol Kisna, lis cycs consianily slcd icais ol lovc. Damodaia,
wlo lncw noiling bui Kisna, lad a closc iclaiionslip wiil Rasila and acccpicd
many disciplcs. I woislip ilc lialmin Govinda dasa and also Gopala, lalabladia
and Haiidasa. I woislip Govinda ol Vindavana and Syamasundaia and Uddlava.
I woislip Syamadasa, Jagannaila, Kaviiaja, lalabladia, Ciniamani dasa and Sii
Radlavallabla dasa. I woislip Anania dasa, Raglunaila dasa ol Mailuia, Dvija
Padmanabla and Gangadlaia dasa. I woislip Sii Radlamolan, Siiilaia,
Kanudasa, Govinda dasa, lludlaia, Radla-caiana and Puiusoiiama. I woislip
Anania, Radlavallabla, Radladlaia, Golula and Damodaia. I woislip Sii
Syamaiangini dasa, Sii Syama Taiangi, Ablaya, Ramagovinda, Ananda, Mailuia
Syama, Madluvana dasa and millions ol oilci dcvoiccs ol Kisna. I woislip Sii
Anandananda, sons ol Divalaia, Gopa Mailiia dasa and Gouiia Mailuia dasa,
Jagannaila dasa, Radlavallabla, lludlaia, Rama dasa and Sii Caiianya dasa. I
woislip Sii Kisna dasa, Gopala dasa, Mulunda, llupaii and Syamananda dasa
wlo was lamous as a poci. I woislip Sii Kcsava and Sii Jagannaila. I woislip
liglu Puiusoiiama, lludcvi and Sii Caiianya dasa. I woislip Vaidya Sii Gopala
dasa, Madana Molana dasa, Gadadlaia, lalabladia and Vamsi. I woislip ilc gicai
bialmin Puiusoiiama wlo suiicndcicd lis casic, wcalil and lilc io Syamananda
Piablu. I woislip ilc bialmin Damodaia and Syamananda dasa wlosc abodc was
ilc lcci ol Syamananda. Hc along wiil lis lamily wcic sold io ilc lcci ol
Syamananda and lncw noiling bui guiu, sadlu and Kisna.
I woislip Sii Mailuia dasa wlo dcdicaicd cvciyiling io Syamananda. Hc was a
lavouiiic disciplc ol Syamananda and an cmbodimcni ol lovc and dcvoiion. I
woislip Dvija Haiidasa, lanamali, Radlalisna, Dlaiamvaia, Naiayana, Gauianga,
Puiusoiiama, Madlava, Dvija Gopala, Manolaia, lludcva and Govinda
llaiiacaiya wlo livcd in langa wlcic lc picaclcd ilc icaclings ol Syamananda. I
woislip Kisoia dasa, Kanudasa, Gopa Mailuia dasa, Rasamaya dasa, Sii Gauianga
dasa and Manolaia dasa. I woislip all ilc lollowcis ol Syamananda wlo livcd in
dillcicni couniiics. I woislip Nilamvaia dasa, Sii Anania Raya and Sanaiana. I
gladly woislip Tlaluia Visnudasa wlo always icmaincd wiil Rasila. I woislip
Tlaluiani Syamadasi, ilc wilc ol Rasila and an cmbodimcni ol lovc and dcvoiion.
Slc was a disciplc ol Syamananda, a dcvoicd wilc, a moilci io all, wlo
woislippcd Govinda iliougloui lci lilc. I woislip Sii Dcvali, ilc dauglici ol
Rasila. Slc was a disciplc ol Syamananda and ilc cldcsi dauglici ol Rasila. I
woislip Radlananda Tlaluia, ilc son ol Rasila and a lavouiiic disciplc ol
Syamananda. Hc was always absoibcd in Kisna consciousncss and icais consianily
lcll liom lis cycs. Hc was lully convcisani wiil ilc sciipiuics and an cxpcii
musician. I woislip Sii Kisna blanja dcva wlo was lully dcvoicd io Syamananda.
Kuladipiacandia was a lavouiiic disciplc ol Syamananda wlo oiganiscd gicai
lcsiivals io woislip Kisna in lis lingdom. Hc was a good iulci and a sinccic
dcvoicc ol Haii. Sixiy-loui linds ol dcvoiion icsidcd in lis lcaii and lc was a
gicai bialmin. Hc was compaicd io Paiilsii, Ambaiisa, Sanala, cic. wlo lad ialcn
biiil as a symbol ol dcvoiion io Kisna. ly lis good loiiunc lc was a powcilul ling
wiil dominion ovci lis iivals. I sccl ilc lavoui ol ilis illusiiious King io allow mc
io sing ilc gloiy ol Rasila. I woislip Kisnananda dasa wlo did noi lnow anyiling
bui Syamananda. I woislip Vindavaii, ilc dauglici ol Rasila wlo was lamous loi
lci poliicncss and pciscivcicncc. I woislip ilc puic-lcaiicd Kisnagaii, ilc middlc
son ol Rasila.
Hc was so inioxicaicd wiil lovc ol Kisna ilai lc could noi dillcicniiaic bciwccn
day and nigli. Kisna was lis only lilc and icsoii. I woislip Radlalisna dasa, ilc
youngcsi son ol Rasila wlo was a lavouiiic ol Syamananda and lad a vciy puic
lcaii. Hc was lull ol lovc and lind io all bcings. I woislip Gopala, Govinda,
Ramadasa, Madlava, Kisoia and Radlamolana. I woislip ilc lcci ol Puiusoiiama
dasa, Sii Syamananda dasa, Daiia Kisna dasa and Radlavallabla dasa. How can I
couni ilc numbci ol numcious scivanis ol Syamananda' I woislip ilc son ol
Acyuia, Dasa Jagannaila, Anania, Siidlaia and Kasinaila. I woislip Niimalvaia,
Siiilaia, Kapilcsvaia, Gangadasa and oilci companions. I woislip Sii
Syamagopala, Ciniamani, Vilaii, Dinasyama, Ramalisna, Syamagopinaila,
Vaidyanaila and oilcis. Tlcic wcic counilcss disciplcs ol Syamananda so wlicl
namcs slould I mcniion liisi' I simply piay io ilcm all io cmpowci mc io picacl
ilc gloiy ol Rasila. I lall ai ilc lcci ol Rasamaya and lis wilc and livc sons wlo
wcic dcdicaicd io ilc lcci ol Rasila. I woislip Vamsimailuia dasa, ilc unclc ol
Rasila wlo appcaicd wiil ilc bcginning ol Syamananda's mission. I woislip all
wlo bclong io lis lailci's and moilci's sidc. Wc all bclong io ilc Gopa dynasiy io
wlom ilc lcci ol Syamananda aic casic, ciccd and naiionaliiy. I woislip
Gopijanavallabla, Haiicaiana dasa, Madlava, Rasilananda, Kisoia and ilc livc
sons ol Rasamaya wlo wcic lully dcvoicd io ilc son ol Acuiya. Tlc son ol
Vallabla was Radlavallabla and Rasila was lilc lis lailci. Hc and lis lamily wcic
scivanis ol Rasila. Tlcy wcic lilc ilc Pandavas wlo wcic always in ilc caic ol
Kisna. Tlcy wcic all dcvoiccs ol Kisna and ncvci indulgcd in any iypc ol quaiicl,
by ilc giacc ol Rasila. Rasila always pioiccicd ilcm and ilcy wcic always
aiiaclcd io lim and lncw noiling bui woislip, mcdiiaiion and ausiciiiy. Loid
Kisna is ilc liicnd ol ilc nccdy and Hc slould always bc woislippcd, bui dcvoiccs
slould bc woislippcd cvcn moic ilan Him. Rasila's unclc, Tulasi Tlaluia, uscd
io lold lcsiivals cvciy ycai and sccing lis lovc loi Kisna ilc pcoplc ol Uilala
adviscd lim io sing ilc gloiy ol Rasila. As lc lcli aslamcd io dcclaic lis qualiiics I
daic noi say anyiling aboui lim. In ilc mcaniimc Rasila ol Vcilapala aslcd
cvciyonc, "Is ilcic a loiiunaic pcison in Syamananda's gioup wlo can dcsciibc ilc
mcilod ol scivicc io Loid Kisna accoiding io ilcii iulcs' Ii will bc vciy lclplul il
somconc can dcsciibc all ilc gioups ol Syamananda." lcing conlidcni ol ilis I
lavc acccpicd ilc icsponsibiliiy and ialc ilc lcci ol Rasila on my lcad. Tlinling
ol ilc loius lcci ol Kisna, I Gopijanavallabla, a scivani ol Syamananda, sing ilc
gloiy ol Rasila. Tlc gloiy ol a dcvoicc is a vasi, boiiomlcss occan wlicl is bcyond
ilc icacl ol cvcn lialma, Siva, India and oilcis. Tlc gloiy ol a dcvoicc is gicaici
ilan ilai ol Kisna and wc slould always dcsiic io ialc ilc dusi liom ilcii lcci.
Rasila Muiaii was an cxalicd dcvoicc ol Kisna and lis qualiiics cannoi bc
dcsciibcd in ilousands ol ycais. I am a pooi, incapablc and woiillcss lcllow.
Wlaicvci I say is by ilc giacc ol ilc loid ol my lilc, Rasila. How is ii possiblc io
dcsciibc ilosc pasiimcs wlicl aic lilc a boiiomlcss occan' lccausc ol ilc icqucsis
ol ilc Syamanandi Vaisnavas, and my own conlidcncc in lis giacc, I slall dcsciibc
ilc gloiious viiiucs ol Rasila dcva. Lisicning io ilc qualiiics ol Kisna can lclp io
cioss ilis maiciial woild bui lisicning io ilc qualiiics ol a dcvoicc can lclp io
cioss ilc ilicc lalas.Il onc lcais only oncc ilc Rasila-mangala millions ol sins can
bc immcdiaicly dcsiioycd, all bonds can bc icmovcd and onc can aiiain lovc and
dcvoiion. Lisicning io Rasila-mangala icmovcs all soiiows and misciy, biings
wcalil io ilc pooi and a son io ilc clildlcss. Wlcicvci pcoplc aic sullciing liom
ilc biic ol Kala lcaiing and claniing ol ilis Rasila-mangala malcs onc licc liom
ilc bonds ol ilc maiciial woild and can casily bcsiow cvciyiling dcsiiablc sucl as
a wilc, clildicn, wcalil and lovc and dcvoiion. Don'i bc discouiagcd by ilc
laidslips in icading ilc icxi, jusi icmcmbci ilai a poisonous snalc always vomiis
poison. Givc up all unncccssaiy occupaiions and lisicn ol ilc qualiiics ol Rasila,
ilus you will casily aiiain slclici ai lis lcci. Tlc snalcs in lcll, ilc gods in lcavcn
and wisc pcoplc on caiil all lisicn io ii. Any pcison, young oi old, man oi woman,
il ilcy lcai Rasila-mangala only oncc, ilcii individual dcsiics will bc gianicd and
ilcy can aiiain lamc, gloiy, wcalil and lamily. Tlis casicin paii is jusi ilc csscncc
bui ii lclps onc io cioss ilc maiciial woild. Ol my liicnds lisicn io Rasila-
mangala and you will immcdiaicly aiiain lovc ol Kisna. I, ilc son ol Rasamaya,
wiiic ilis song maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcnis.
Second Wave
All gloiy io Syamananda, a gcnious, ilc abodc ol all good qualiiics and ilc lilc ol
ilc pooi and lallcn. Ol Piablu, plcasc lavoui mc and allow mc io sing youi
gloiics. In dcsciibing youi appcaiancc in ilis woild I lavc no lcai ol public
opinion bccausc Rasila Sclaia is bclcind mc. I cannoi livc wiiloui singing lis
gloiy bccausc Rasila Muiaii las madc Vallabla mad. His gloiy cannoi bc covcicd
anymoic ilan ilc glow ol ilc moon can bc covcicd by a palm - ii dcclaics ii's own
gloiy. Syamananda is said io bc ilc lilc ol Rasila and alici slowing dcvoiion io
Syamananda, lc las bccomc lamous as a givci ol dcvoiion. Syamananda iool lis
biiil in ilc villagc ol Uilala ai a iimc wlcn ilc pcoplc wcic dcicimincd io commii
sins. Now I slall icll you aboui low ilcy wcic dclivcicd by Syamananda and lis
lavouiiic disciplc Rasilcndia candia. Iiisi I slall dcsciibc ilc mysiciy ol lis biiil
and laici on low lc iiavcllcd io many loly placcs. Sii Kisna Mandala was liom ilc
Gopa lamily bui lcli Gauia io sciilc in Uilala. Hc buili lis lousc in a villagc
namcd Dandcsvaia. His wilc Duiila, was a dcvoicd lady lamous loi lci lindncss,
sobiiciy and mcicy. Tlc couplc wcic lamous in bialminical sociciy loi bcing
puic-lcaiicd and iolciani ol all icligions. Syamananda iool lis biiil in ilis lamily
and was in couisc ol iimc duly maiiicd. Alici a biicl pciiod ol maiiicd lilc lc
bccamc absoibcd in lovc ol Kisna and could noi mainiain lis inicicsi in ilc
lousclold allaiis. Howcvci, ovciwlclmcd by lis aiiiaciion loi ilc Loid and His
loly dlama, lc icsolvcd io visii His abodc. His iclaiivcs could noi clangc lis
mind and lis youngci bioilci lalaiama, wlo was a puic-lcaiicd, calm and quici
pcison was sclccicd io ialc claigc ol ilc lamily
Ioi lis liisi pilgiimagc Syamananda liisi ol all wcni io scc ilc loims ol Sii
Caiianya Malapiablu and Loid Niiyananda ai Amuna. Tlcn lc wcni io ollci
obcisanccs ai ilc lcci ol Hidayananda. Hcaiing ol lis icnunciaiion and sccing lis
bodily bcauiy, Hidayananda could ai oncc undcisiand ilai ilis pcison was a gicai
dcvoicc ol Loid Kisna. Hc aslcd lim, "Wlosc scivani aic you and wly lavc you
comc lcic'" Hc answcicd, "My namc is Dulli Kisna dasa. I am youi scivani lilc
alici lilc." Hcaiing ilis Hidayananda bccamc vciy lappy and iniiiaicd lim giving
lim ilc namc Syamananda. Ai ilis iimc lc oidcicd lim io malc Vaisnavas in cacl
and cvciy lamily in Uilala, io picacl ilc sixiccn syllablc maniia ol Haic Kisna,
and io dclivci all moving and non-moving cniiiics. Hcaiing ilis Syamananda lcli
aslamcd and bcggcd ilai lc migli bc givcn ilc powci io lullill ilis oidci. Hc also
icqucsicd ilai lc could go loi pilgiimagc and subscqucnily visiicd Valicsvaia,
Vaidyanaila, Ganga and Kasi ilc abodc ol Siva. In ilc monil ol Magla lc visiicd
Piayaga ilcn lc wcni io Mailuia and ilcn io Vindavana and saw all ilc loly spois
ilcic and iouicd all ilc iwclvc loicsis ol Golula. Hc visiicd ilc Pandavas
icsidcncc ai Hasiinapuia and ilcn wcni io Dvaiala io scc Rancloi Raya. Hc
movcd wiil sucl spccd lis companions could noi lccp pacc wiil lim and lc
ncvci caicd loi lis lcalil. Hc wcni io scc ilc placc ol Kapila in Sindlu and ilcn io
Maisyaiiiila, Sivalanci and Visnulanci.
Hc also visiicd Kuiulsciia, Piiludala, lindusaiova and Piablasa-lsciia. Hc was
always joylul and ncvci caicd aboui day and nigli. Wlcncvci lc lcaid aboui a
loly placc, lc did noi lcsiiaic io visii ii. Hc visiicd Tciiialupayana iiiila, Visala,
lialma iiiila, Candia iiiila, Piaiisvaia, Piaci, Saiasvaii, Naimisaianya and ilcn lc
icaclcd Ayodlya. Hc visiicd ilc iciiiioiics ol Gulala candala and Kausili and
ilcn wcni io scc ilc lcimiiagc ol Paulasiya on ilc banls ol ilc Gomaii and
Ganduli. Hc iool bail in ilc Saiasi iiiila on Malcndia Hill and wcni io scc ilc
souicc ol ilc Gangcs in Haidwai. Hc iool daisana ol Loid Naiayana in
ladaiilasiama and visiicd ilc lcimiiagc ol Vyasadcva. Hc consianily clanicd ilc
Loid's loly namc and slcd pools ol icais. Ncxi lc camc io ilc banls ol ilc Pampa
and llagiiaili. Tlcn lc saw scvcn Godavaii, Dlcnuiiiila and ilc ciiy ol Diaviia.
Iiom ilcic lc wcni io Vcmlaiadiinail icmplc ol Kamalosilipuii, ilcn io Kanca,
souil ol Modlupuii lc visiicd Haiidvaia and ilcn Tamiapaini. Coniinuing lis
pilgiimagc lc camc io ilc oblaiion spoi ol Agasiiya on ilc Malaya mouniain, ilcn
Kalinga, ilc palacc ol Caidya and Sii Ananiapuia siiuaicd on ilc souil ol ilc
occan. Hc iouicd Panca Apsaia, Golainallya, Kulanala, Tiigaiiala and
Payasnidlana. Hc visiicd Rcva, Malismaii puii, Mallaiiiila, Suipaiala, Piaiiciii
and Sciubandla. Hc iiavcllcd ai will wiiloui caiing loi companions. Wlcn lc
visiicd Dluiiiiiila lc lcaid aboui ilc lidnapping ol Maya Siia. Hc visiicd Avanii,
Jiyaia, Naiasimla, Godavaii, Tiimala, Kuimanaila and ilcn icaclcd Nilacala, ilc
abodc ol Puiusoiiama. Obsciving ilc Loids ol lis lilc, Kisna and lalaiama, lc
bcgan io iicmblc and ciy coniinuously loi lis lappincss lncw no bounds. Iiom
ilcic lc wcni io Gangasagaia and ilcn iouclcd ilc soil ol lis own biiilplacc bui
coniinucd io Madlupuia wlcic lc spcni many days. Hc visiicd all ilc giovcs ilcic
and wlcn lc wcni io Rasasilala in Vindavana lc bcgan io ioll on ilc giound and
ciy oui, "Wlcic slall I gci ilc Loid ol my lilc, Sii Kisna." Hc mci all ilc dcvoiccs
ol Kisna ilcic and spcni iimc siudying sciipiuics undci Siila Jiva Gosvami and
Haiipiiya dasa. Manilcsiing gicai lovc and dcvoiion lc spcni many days in
liajapuia.
ly lcaiing ilc swcci mcssagc ol ilis Rasila-mangala onc can ignoic ilc inllucncc
ol ilc agc ol Kali. Jusi by lcaiing ol ilc pilgiimagc ioui ol Syamananda can licc
onc liom all linds ol sins. Taling ilc lcci ol my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya,
naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
Third Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda wlo is ilc abodc ol all good qualiiics. May lc lavoui mc so
ilai I can sing lis gloiics and ilcsc ol Rasiladcva. In ilis Rasila-mangala, wlicl is
in loui paiis, I slall cxplain ilc puiposc ol Sii Caiianya's scnding lim io dclivci
Uilala. Tlc dwcllcis ol Uilala wcic lull ol sin and ncvci caicd loi Haiinama oi io
lcai ilc gloiics ol Loid Haii. In Uilala, ilc King and all lis subjccis, bcing giccdy
loi wcalil and inioxicaicd by liquoi, wcic accusiomcd io lilling animals, and cvcn
bialmins and Vaisnavas. Tlcy woislippcd many dciiics cxccpi loi Sii Haii.
lccausc ol ilcii ollcnscs againsi ilc Vaisnavas, Lalslmi lcli ilis placc and in ilcii
povciiy ilcy blamcd any Vaisnava wlo camc ilcic as a ilicl and clascd lim liom
ilc iown. Tlc dcvoiccs wlo icmaincd ilcic always piaycd ilai ilc Loid would
scnd onc ol His scivanis io givc ilc pcoplc lovc and dcvoiion and dcsiioy ilcii
sins. lcing movcd by ilc appcal ol His dcvoiccs ilc Loid, wlo is always lind io
His dcvoiccs, scni loiil ilc son ol Acyuia.
Now I slall dcsciibc ilc lisioiy ol ilc biiil ol Rasila wlicl iool placc in Uilala.
Mallablumna was a placc in ilis couniiy and in ii ilcic was ilc bcauiilul ciiy ol
Rolini. Tlis ciiy was as laigc as Kaiala and siood on ilc banls ol ilc
Suvainaiclla. Tlcic was anoilci iivci callcd Dolanga wlosc waici was jusi lilc
ilc Gangcs and ncaiby was Vaiajiia wlicl was a placc wlcic Rama, Siia and
Lalsmana lad ialcn icsi. Wlcic ilc Suvainaiclla ian io ilc noiil wcic iwclvc
Siva Lingas wlicl lad bccn woislippcd by ilc moon ol ilc Raglu dynasiy. Many
pcoplc would comc and collcci waici ai ilis loly placc. Rolini was suiioundcd by
sucl illusiiious placcs and sacicd iivcis. Tlc aica was lull ol mango giovcs and
jaclliuii iiccs. and ilcic wcic also oiangc, pomcgianaic and limc iiccs in
abundancc. Tlcic wcic many Pandava iiccs in ilosc loicsis along wiil bcauiilul
banana giovcs. Tlcsc loicsis wcic so cnclaniing ilai cvcn ilc dcmigods wcic in
ilc labii ol ioaming lcic. Tlcic wcic plcniilul laivcsis ol iicc, bcicl lcavcs and
oilci sucl valuablc iicms and ilcic was no lacl ol wclls oi ponds oi mcadows. In
ilc ccniic ol ilc ciiy siood a magniliccni palacc and ilc ciiizcns livcd on all sidcs
ol ilc loii. Hundicds ol bialmins inlabiicd ilis placc io piaciicc ilc Vcdas and
smiii, Tlcy lovcd io pciloim sandlya iaipana and all aiound onc could lcai ilc
sound ol ilc Vcdas bcing icciicd. Ascciics wiil siicls (ic. sannyasis') livcd lcic
and wcic sinccicly scivcd by ilc bialmins. Wiilin ilc ciiy ilcic dwcllcd a ncw
class ol pcisons wlo cngagcd in busincss and wlo lad no wani ol lood oi moncy.
Oilci classcs livcd ai disiani placcs and ilcy also lad no povciiy oi sullciing.
Wiilin cvciy lomc ilcic was a iulasi iicc, bui dcspiic ilis ilc inlabiianis ol ilc
ciiy lad no lovc oi dcvoiion loi Sii Kisna.
Tlc gloiy ol Rolini was jusi lilc ilai ol Navadvipa, Mailuia oi Ragluvamsapuii.
Wlcicvci dcvoiccs coniinuc io icsidc, ilc Vcdas and Puianas dcsciibc ilai placc
io bc lilc ilc Vailunila Dlama ol Sii Kisna. I bow down io Rolini bccausc ii was
ilc biiil placc ol Rasilacandia. Tlc King ol ilai placc was Sii Acyuia and lc was
lnown as a good, lind and sobci man wlo lad many liicnds and no scaiciiy ol
wcalil. Hc ncvci ncglccicd io scivc ilc bialmins, lc was vciy claiiiablc and lind
io all and dcvoicd io pciloiming Haiinama. Acyuia lad loui wivcs and many
clildicn and lis pious dccds wcic conliimcd by laving Rasila as lis son. Onc
icsidcni ol Kaiala namcd Haladlaia losi all lis piopciiy io ilc yavanas ilcic and
lcaiing aboui ilc good qualiiics ol Acyuia camc io sciilc in Rolini ai ilc lousc ol
Gopi Mandala. Wiil lim camc lis wilc and dauglici wlo was lull ol all good
qualiiics. Hci namc was llavani and ii was lci good loiiunc io bccomc ilc
moilci ol Rasila.
Oncc wlcn Acyuia was visiiing ilc lousc ol Gopi Mandala lc obscivcd ilc giil
and immcdiaicly aslcd loi lci land in maiiiagc. Gopi ilcn iold ilc paicnis io givc
ilcii dauglici io Paiianayala and ilcy wcic lappy ai ilis icqucsi alilougl ilcy
conlcsscd ilai ilcy lad no dowiy io ollci ai lci maiiiagc. On lcaiing ilc pooi
appcal ol ilc giils lailci, Acyuia assuicd lim ilai lc would ialc ilc
icsponsibiliiy. Hc ilcn scni lis scivani's io dillcicni ciiics io collcci ilc ncccssaiy
paiaplcinalia loi ilc maiiiagc and on an auspicious day ilc couplc wcic maiiicd.
Tlc ccicmony was cqual io ilai lcld by an cmpcioi oi cvcn a god. Tlc cniiic ciiy
was illuminaicd wiil lacs ol lamps, musicians playcd cvciywlcic and ilc joy ol
ilc ciiy lncw no bounds. I lavc lcpi ilis dcsciipiion biicl and now I slall
dcsciibc ilc mysiciy ol Rasila's biiil wlicl is a souicc ol plcasuic io all ilc
dcvoiccs ol Syamananda. ly ialing ilc lcci ol Syamananda as my oinamcni, ilis
son ol Rasamaya is wiiiing ilis bool.
Fourfh Wave
All gloiics io Syamananda, ilc abodc ol all good qualiiics and ilc lilc ol Rasila
Scllaia. Alici lis maiiiagc Sii Acyuia coniinucd io iulc lis iciiiioiics and cnjoycd
passing iimc wiil lis lavouiiic wilc llavani.
In Uilala ilc dcvoiccs ol Kisna coniinucd io appcal io ilc Loid io scnd onc ol His
dcvoiccs io dclivci ilc iioublcd ciiizcns ilcic. In answci io ilcii piaycis ilc Loid
scni Rasila down io ilis caiil and simuliancously lis companions iool ilcii
biiils in dillcicni placcs ol Uilala.
Now lisicn io low lc iool lis biiil io dclivci all living cniiiics. On an auspicious
nigli alici laving pasi ilc day in discussing iopics ol Loid Kisna, ilc couplc
conccivcd a clild. Day by day ilc nciglbouis and iclaiivcs wcic asionislcd io scc
ilc bcauiy ol llavnai incicasc. Tlcy ilougli ilai mosi piobably lialma oi
Samblu oi Naiayana oi Vyasa, Suladcva, Naiada, Paiilsii, Malaiaja Janala oi any
magnaminous pcison lad ialcn lis biiil in ilc womb ol llavani. Hcaiing ilc
ncws ilai a gicai soul was aboui io ialc biiil all ilc ciiizcns, liicnds, bialmins
and Vaisnavas all camc io ilc lousc ol Acyuia io wiincss ilc occasion. Tlc
asiiologcis and bialmins blcsscd llavani and conliimcd ilai a gicai King would
ialc biiil liom lci womb. In ilis way icn monils passcd and ilcn ilc monil ol
Kaiiila camc. On ilc Amavasya day, Acyuia and ilc oilci Vaisnavas ol Rolini
bcgan io woislip Loid Kisna. Many Vaisnavas and bialmins camc io lis lousc
and ilc aimosplcic was lillcd wiil ilc sound ol namc ol Haii. Lamps illuminaicd
ilc wlolc ciiy and ii appcaicd ilai ilc nigli was ovci and ilc dawn bcgan. Ai ilis
iimc ilc moilci bcgan io lavc dclivciy pains and lcaiing ol ilis Acyuia callcd loi
many bialmins, asiiologcis and ianiiilas. Tlcy bcgan io icciic liom ilc Vcdas
and ilc sanliiiana was also bcgun. Tlc clild, Rasila, was boin in ilc Sala cia ol
1512 on ilc Piaiipada iimc ol ilc moon.
Ii was a Sunday, ilc liisi day ol ilc solai cclipsc and ilc iliid lall ol a dail nigli.
All ilc good plancis mci ai ilai iimc. Rasilcndia iool lis biiil io icmovc ilc
dailncss ol ignoiancc liom Uilala and all ilc dcvoiccs ilcic, lnowing ilc icason
loi lis biiil, bccamc mad wiil joy. Lvciyonc bcgan io blcss ilc baby and cvcn ilc
gods ol lcavcn slowcicd llowcis. Tlcic wcic icciiaiions liom ilc Vcdas, Giia,
Malablaiaia, Puianas and Ramayana. Onc could also lcai ilc sounds ol ilc namc
ol Haii, conclcs and dillcicni musical insiiumcnis. loil ilc abodc ol ilc gods and
luman bcings wcic lappy and ilcy camc io visii ilc ncw boin clild. Alici lis
biiil, lilc an oidinaiy clild, Rasila bcgan io ciy and ilc cllulgcncc ol lis body lii
ilc wlolc lousc. Tlc clild lad a moon-lilc lacc wiil a bioad loiclcad, a liimly
slapcd nosc, cycbiows lilc ilc canons ol Kama, cycs lilc ilc lcavcs ol a loius,
lincly slapcd cais and a lcad lull ol blacl cuily laii. His lips wcic lilc ilc icd
vimva liuii, lis slouldcis could bc compaicd io ilosc ol an clcplani, lis lands
wcic lilc ilc siall ol a loius, boil palms wcic dccoiaicd wiil lunda llowci-lilc
nails and lis bioad clcsi claimcd ilc ilicc woilds. His navcl was vciy bcauiilul
and ilc ilicc lold cuivc ol lis waisi was lilc a lion. His lnccs and waisi wcic
bcauiilully slapcd lilc a banana iicc. Tlc signs ol lis loius lcci wcic vciy
claiming, lis nails slonc biiglily and lis complcxion was biigli bluc and blacl.
Sccing ilc bcauiy ol lci son llavani was ovcicomc and could undcisiand ilai a
gicai soul lad appcaicd liom lci womb. Tlc lailci, Acyuia, callcd loi many Vcdic
bialmanas and ollcicd ilcm iila, iicc, cows and gold. Hc also gavc many gilis io
ilc Vaisnavas and ilcy wcic gicaily saiislicd io scc lis lumiliiy. Tlcy iold ilc
paicnis ilai ilcy piaycd loi a long lilc loi ilcii son, ilai lc would bc a lavouiiic
dcvoicc ol Kisna, picacl lovc and dcvoiion loi ilc Loid and ilcicby dclivci all ilc
inlabiianis ol Uilala. Tlcn ilc ladics pciloimcd somc iiiuals loi ilc wcll-bcing ol
ilc baby. Tlc nciglbouis iold llavani, "You aic a loiiunaic woman and you lavc
gaincd ilis clild as a icsuli ol youi ausiciiiics. Hc will cnliglicn lis lamily and
biing joy io cvciyonc. Lci Kisna pioicci lim always." Wlcn ii bccamc iimc io
pciloim an auspicious ccicmony loi lis clild Acyuia liisi scni lis scivanis io
vaiious placcs io collcci ilc ncccssaiy iicms. Tlc iclaiivcs camc loi ilc cvcni along
wiil ilcii lull lamilics. Tlc Vcdic bialmins wcic inviicd and lsaiiiyas, vaisyas and
sudias and oilcis all gailcicd ai ilc lousc ol Acyuia. Ladics dccoiaicd wiil
vaiious oinamcnis pciloimcd many iiiuals accoiding io ilc laws ol sciipiuics.
Using six pois loi ilc woislip ol goddcss Sasili ilcy all piaycd io ilc goddcss loi
a long iimc loi ilc clild.
Tlcn llavani sai in ilc asscmbly wiil lci son in lci lap and ilc womcn blcsscd
ilc baby wiil giass, iicc and iuimciic. Somconc said, "Lci Malcsl and Paivaii
giani cigliy ycais ol lilc io ilis boy." Somconc said, "Lci goddcss Sasili givc ilis
boy a long lilc." Tlcn somconc said, "Lci Loid Kisna pioicci lim." and as soon as
ilc namc ol Loid Kisna cnicicd ilc cais ol ilc baby lc bcgan io ciy cmoiionally.
Hcaiing lis ciying, ilc moilci ollcicd lci bicasi mill bui ii could noi iclicvc ilc
clild. Jusi as Piallada lad lcaid aboui Kisna liom Naiada wlilc siill in lis
moilci's womb similaily Rasilcndia lad lcaid aboui Kisna liom Dayala dasi's
ialls io lis moilci wlilc lc was siill in ilc womb. Alici biiil wlcncvci anyonc
uiicicd ilc namc ol Kisna icais would comc in lis cycs. Hc would absoib limscll
in mcdiiaiion on llagavaia and ilc woids ol guiu, sadlu and Kisna bccamc lis
lilc and soul. lcloic ilc asscmbly ol ladics dcpaiicd liom ilcii lomc llavani
disiiibuicd cclcsiial gailands io cvciyonc and lcd ilcm all wiil ilc uimosi
lospiialiiy. Slc ollcicd bcicl nuis and camploi io ilcm and saiislicd ilcm in
cvciy icspcci. Alici bidding laicwcll io ilc ladics llavani iouclcd sindluia on lci
lcad ilcn pui collyiium in ilc clild's cycs. All ilc gucsis wcic claimcd io scc ilc
wondcilul qualiiics ol ilc clild and coniinucd piaising lim as ilcy jouincycd
lomc. Tlcy wcic cciiain ilai lc musi bc a companion ol Kisna. Acyuia saiislicd
ilc bialmins picscni by giving ilcm vaiious gilis sucl as bcicl lcavcs, camploi,
oinamcnis and gold coins. Hc ilcn collccicd dusi liom ilcii lcci and iouclcd ii io
ilc lcad ol Rasila. Tlcn lc callcd all ilc Vaisnavas ol ilc ciiy wlo camc io lis
lomc playing musical insiiumcnis ol vaiious linds. Acyuia ollcicd ilcm vaiious
linds ol swccimcais and ilcy bcgan io sing ilc gloiics ol Kisna. As soon as ilc
sound ol ilcii song cnicicd ilc cais ol ilc clild lc bcgan io ciy and would noi
icmain in lis moilcis lap. Tlc dcvoiccs wcic vciy lappy io scc ilis pasiimc and
could undcisiand ilai lc could cciiainly icscuc Uilala. Iiom lis biiil ilc palacc
ol Acyuia bccamc Vailunila and all ilc ciiizcns wcic cagci io visii and scc ilc
clild. Tlc wcalil ol Acyuia doublcd and all ilc cigli iypcs ol accomplislmcnis
icsidcd wiil Rasila.
Tlc louiil wavc dcals wiil ilc biiil ol Rasila. Taling ilc lcci ol Syamananda as
my oinamcnis ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
Fiffh Wave
All gloiics io Syamananda and all gloiics io Rasilcndia candia. Plcasc lavoui mc
and allow mc io sing youi unlimiicd gloiics. Giadually ii camc iimc loi ilc boys
namc giving ccicmony and bialmins and asiiologcis wcic inviicd io namc io
clild. Tlc Vcdic bialmins camc ilcic and bcgan io sing songs liom ilc Sama
Vcda wlilc a squaic was diawn on ilc llooi and ilc clild's claii madc. Tlc gopas
spcni ilc nigli absoibcd in singing and dancing io ilc accompanimcni ol dillcicni
musical insiiumcnis. Tlcn ilc Vcdic bialmins bcgan io ollci oblaiions accoiding
io ilc iulcs ol ilc Vcdas and ai ilai iimc ilc womcn pciloimcd many auspicious
iiiuals. Alici bailing, llavani, dicsscd in cclcsiial gaimcnis, woislipcd ilc scnioi
pcisons picscni ilcic. Slc ilcn bailcd lci son and sai wiil ilc clild on lci lap io
awaii ilc dccision ol ilc bialmins. On ilc basis ol lis loioscopc ilc asiiologcis
sclccicd Rasila as a liiiing namc loi ilc clild and ilc Vcdic bialmins all gavc ilcii
blcssings io ilc clild. Tlcy iold Acyuia, "Ol loiiunaic man, ilis clild will bc ilc
lilc ol ilis woild and lc will disiiibuic lovc and dcvoiion io all wiiloui caiing loi
casic and ciccd. Lvcn il wc lad lundicds ol mouils wc could noi lully dcsciibc
ilc gloiics ol youi son. ly lis mcicy lc will cnablc cvciyonc io ialc paii in
Haiinama." Hcaiing ilc woids ol ilc bialmins Acyuia loldcd lis lands
icspccilully and icqucsicd ilcm, "Ol icspccilul bialmins, I lavc a icqucsi loi
you. Lci Sii Rasila bc lis namc accoiding io ilc loioscopc bui I wisl io call lim
Muiaii. Plcasc blcss lim by ilis namc and giani ilai lc may bc a sclolai ol all
sciipiuics." Alici gianiing Acyuia ilis icqucsi ilc bialmins dcpaiicd along wiil
ilc oilci gucsis. All wcic gicaily saiislicd by ilc icspcci givcn by Acyuia.
In duc couisc ilc boy bcgan io ciawl on ilc llooi bicaling wlaicvci would comc
inio lis lands. ly bicaling caiilcn pois lc mixcd mill, cuid and glcc iogcilci
and lc would olicn cai somciling only io scaiici a poiiion ol ii cvciywlcic. Hc
was noi aliaid ol liic oi snalcs and iloins and sioncs wcic all ilc samc io lim as
wcic liicnds and cncmics. Hc would smcai dusi all ovci lis body as ilougl ii wcic
aguiu and sandalwood oil. Hc displaycd swcci lauglici, ilc bcauiy ol lis lacc
could dclcai ilc moon and lis cycs wcic cxiicmcly laigc. As lc movcd ilc
oinamcnis iound lis waisi madc a swcci jingling sound. Round lis nccl lc woic
jcwcllcd gailands, lis wiisis wcic dccoiaicd wiil goldcn banglcs, a goldcn iigci's
nail lung iound lis nccl and lis lcgs wcic dccoiaicd wiil jcwcllcd oinamcnis
maling lim lool jusi lilc an imagc ol Gopala. Wlcncvci lc would lall lis paicnis
would immcdiaicly picl lim up and dusi lis body. His moilci would wasl lim
wiil sccnicd waici and ilcn ollci lim mill io diinl. Wlcn ii camc iimc loi ilc
clild io slccp llavani would ialc ilc clild in lci lap and bcgin singing ilc namc
ol Kisna. Hcaiing ilc namc ol ilc Loid ilc clild would invaiiably bccomc
pciiuibcd wiil cmoiion and bcgin io iicmblc and slcd icais. Sccing lci clild ciy
slc would ollci ilc clild lci bicasi and bcgin io sing loudci loping io pacily lim
bui lc would only ciy loudci. Tlcn slc would call loi a lcw giils io sing wiil lci
and ilis would biing moic icais ol lamcniaiion inio Rasila's cycs. Wlcncvci ilc
wavcs ol lovc ol Kisna ovcillow, a dcvoicc always lovcs io lloai in ilai wavc wiil
gicaici cmoiion. In iiying io pacily ilc clild cacl ol ilc womcn would ialc lim in
ilcii laps, bui wiiloui succcss. Onc iicd a pioicciivc band iound lis lcad and
anoilci ciicd lymns bui siill ilc clild ciicd. Tlcn suddcnly, icmcmbciing Loid
Kisna, lc bccamc calm, cxclangcd glanccs wiil ilosc aiound lim and bcgan io
sucl lis moilcis bicasi. Tlc dcliglicd and iclicvcd moilci ilcn ollcicd swccis io
ilc bialmins and ilcy would givc ilcii blcssings io ilc clild. In ilis way Rasila
passcd lis clildlood spoiis. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni ilis son
ol Rasamaya las wiiiicn ilis wavc
Sixfh Wave
All gloiics io Syamananda, ilc abodc ol all good qualiiics. All gloiics io
Rasilacandia and all gloiics io all ilcii companions and lollowcis loi by ilcii
giacc onc can quiclly aiiain slclici ai ilc loius lcci ol Kisna. Tlc son ol Acyuia
would ciawl aiound ilc lomc playing and ioucling wlaicvci lc could icacl. Il
somconc aslcd lim io biing slocs oi woodcn sandals oi cvcn pois, jais oi biooms
lc would immcdiaicly iiy io caiiy ilcm and ncvci disappoinicd anyonc. Lvciyonc
was plcascd io scc ilc clloiis ol ilc small clild and onc alici anoilci ilcy would
placc ilc clild in ilcii laps.
Giadually ii camc iimc loi ilc clild's anna piasana' ccicmony and on ilc advicc
ol lis nciglbouis Acyuia bcgan io aiiangc loi ii. Hc inviicd ilc Vcdic bialmins
and all lis liicnds and iclaiivcs and icqucsicd ilcii pcimission saying, "Il you all
pcimii mc ilcn I slall ollci iicc io ilc mouil ol my son." Pcimission was gladly
givcn and Acyuia oidcicd ilc dccoiaiion ol lis lousc. Tlc womcn madc a
painiing on ilc llooi and placcd a silvci concl along wiil iicc and cow dung in
ilc middlc ol ii. Tlcy also aiiangcd loi a iablc on wlicl ilcy pui a pcn, iala lcal
and ilc Siimad-llagavaiam. Alici pciloiming ilc sclcdulcd iiiuals ilcy dccoiaicd
Rasila wiil many oinamcnis and smcaicd lis body wiil pcilumc and sandal.
Iaini lincs ol cow uiinc on lis loiclcad madc lim lool vciy claiming and lc
slonc wiil a bcauiy lilc ilc moon. Rasila's lailci sai wiil lis son in lis lap and
suiioundcd by liicnds and bialmins ilc Vcdic lymns wcic icciicd and oblaiions
bcgan. Ai ilc samc iimc musical insiiumcnis wcic playcd and ilc ladics madc
auspicious sounds indicaiing ilcii wcll-bcing.
Vaiiciics ol loodsiulls wcic placcd on a disl and alici placing Rasila in lioni ol
ilc disl ilc womcn iold lim, "Ol dcai Rasila, biing ilc iling wlicl you lilc ilc
mosi." Hcaiing ilcii woids lc loolcd ai ilc Siimad-llagavaiam wiil icais in lis
cycs. Hc cagcily iool lold ol ilc bool and cmbiaccd ii iiglily io lis clcsi. Hc
bcgan io ciy and ccsiaiic sympioms appcaicd in lis body. All ilc spcciaiois wcic
asionislcd io scc ilis and onc icmailcd, "Tlis boy is noi an oidinaiy pcison. Hc
musi bc a lavouiiic dcvoicc ol Kisna." Somconc clsc said, "Hc will icscuc all
bcings." Anoilci said, "Hc las incainaicd as a ciccpci ol icligion." Yci anoilci
said, "Acyuia is a mosi loiiunaic lailci." Wiil ilc complciion ol ilc iicc-giving
ccicmony ilc bialmins wcic icspccilully dismisscd and Acyuia disiiibuicd many
vaiiciics ol palaiablc loodsiulls io lis liicnds and iclaiivcs. Ai ilc samc iimc
llavani wiil ilc uimosi caic, lcd ilc ladics and ollcicd ilcm sandal, lumlum,
bcicl lcavcs and camploi. All ol ilc ladics iool iuins io lold ilc clild in ilcii lap
and io gloiily ilc good loiiunc ol llavani.
Alici ilis ilc son ol Acyuia bcgan io wandci iliougloui ilc villagc and wiil ilc
company ol many liicnds ilcy would pciloim sanliiiana. Obsciving ilis icndcncy
in ilc boy all ilc dcvoiccs ol Kisna bccamc mad wiil joy. Rasila would wiiic ilc
namc ol Kisna on ilc bodics ol lis playmaics and pcisuadc ilcm io dancc. On
lcaiing ilc namc ol Kisna lc would laini, lis voicc would clolc and icais would
ioll down lis moonlilc lacc. Somciimcs lc would bccomc ovcicomc wiil cmoiion
and lall down on ilc giound wlilc ai oilci iimcs lc would ciy oui loudly. Hc
would ialc dusi liom ilc lcci ol any pcison wlo would uiici ilc namc ol Kisna.
Sccing ilis bclavioui in ilc boy asionislcd ilc local pcoplc and ilc ladics oncc
again iold Acyuia, "Youi son is noi an oidinaiy pcison." Acyuia simply icplicd,
"Lci lim livc long by youi giacc." In ilis way lc appcalcd io cvciyonc io blcss lis
son.
Rasila madc ii lis labii io icspcci all iypcs ol icligion and would ollci icspcci io
Tulasi, Asvaiila, Dlaiii, Vaisnava and bialmin. Hc was unablc io icmain calm and
quici ai lomc bui would ioam iliougl ilc villagc in lovc ol Kisna. Knowing ilai
lc was ilc son ol a King ilc local pcoplc would inviic lim inio ilcii lomcs and
ollci lim palaiablc loodsiulls. Rasila would ilcn placc cvciyiling wiil Tulasi and
ollci ilcm io Kisna. Tlcn lc and lis playmaics would ciicumambulaic Tulasi
wlilc dancing and clapping ilcii lands. Ncxi lc would disiiibuic ilc piasada io
ilc bialmins wlo did noi lcsiiaic io acccpi. Tlcn lc would givc piasada io lis
liicnds and also ialc a liiilc loi limscll. In ilis way lc lovcd io wandci iliougl
ilc villagc and ilc pcoplc bccamc lappy by sccing lim. Hc was lond ol a placc
wlcic sainily pcisons wcic siaying and lc lovcd io go io ilosc placcs wlicl wcic
connccicd wiil ilc woislip ol Kisna. Il lc lound any icmplc ol Kisna oi any placc
wlcic ilcic was a Tulasi iicc, in an unlcmpi condiiion ilcn lc would clcan ii by
smcaiing a mixiuic ol cow-dung, soil and waici on ilcm and madc ilcm as clcan
as Vailunila. In ilis way ilc son ol Acyuia iaugli ilc pcoplc io lccp ilc sanciiiy
ol icligion. Sccing ilc bclavioui ol ilc boy ilc pcoplc lcli aslamcd ol ilcmsclvcs
and liom ilcn on ilcy lollowcd ilc boys cxamplc. Rasila would also biing waici
and giass wiil lis own lands, loi lc lovcd io scivc ilc cows. Il, in lis iiavcls, lc
mci any bialmin oi Vaisnava lc would woislip ilcii lcci. Hc always iallcd
swccily io oilcis and by lis good naiuic pcoplc would wcic aiiiacicd io ialc lim
in ilcii lap and qucsiion lim. Tlcy would asl lim, "Ol, my dcai, liom wlcic
lavc you lcaincd all ilis' How lavc you lcaincd io lccp icligious piinciplcs and
io scivc bialmins and Vaisnavas' How lavc you lcaincd io lccp ilc loly placcs
clcan'" Tlcy would olicn icll Acyuia, "Youi son is noi an oidinaiy clild. His body
is dccoiaicd wiil auspicious signs and wlcncvci lc lcais ilc namc ol Kisna lc
bcgins io ciy." On lcaiing ilc namc Kisna, wiil icais in lis cycs, Rasila would go
and sii on ilc lap ol Acyuia. His moilci would ilcn clcansc lis body and ollci
lim somc nicc loodsiulls. In ilis way lc passcd lis boylood. Taling ilc loius lcci
ol Syamananda as my oinamcni, ilc son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala
Sevenfh Wave
All gloiy io Syamananda ilc loid ol ilc lilc ol Rasila. Plcasc lavoui mc so ilai I
can sing ol youi gloiy. Giadually ii camc iimc io picicc ilc cais ol Rasila. On an
auspicious daic a waici poi was insiallcd in ilc ccniic ol ilc licslly painicd llooi.
Tlc bialmanas bcgan io ollci oblaiions and a baibci was callcd. Alici bailing lis
son Acyuia dicsscd lim in ncw gaimcnis, placcd lim on a woodcn claii and pui
swccis inio lis land. Kiiiana was bcgun and ilcy sang ol Kisna. "Tiy io
undcisiand my mind, my liicnd, Syamanagaia comcs io my mind all day and
nigli."
Hcaiing ilis linc in ilc Samai ilc son ol Acyuia iuincd numb. Tlc cigli signs ol a
dcvoicc appcaicd in lis body and icais iollcd down liom lis cycs. Ai liisi lc
lainicd and ilcn on icgaining lis consciousncss lc bcgan io ialc ilc namc ol
Kisna. Wlcn lc sioppcd claniing and ilc pcoplc iound saw ilai lis cycs wcic
closcd, ilcy wcic all aliaid. Tlc bialmins sioppcd ollciing oblaiions, ilc
musicians sioppcd playing and ilosc closc io Rasila iiicd io nuisc lim. Wlcn ilc
sound ol ilc Samai ccascd Rasila camc bacl io noimal consciousncss and sai up.
Sccing ilc clild iccovci cvciyonc loudly callcd oui ilc namc ol Haii.
Alici ilis ilc baibci ncaily piciccd ilc cais ol ilc clild wlilc ilc bialmins oncc
again bcgan io ollcicd oblaiions. In ilc mcaniimc Dayala dasi Tlaluiani, wlo was
lamous as a dcvoicc ol Caiianya Malapiablu, camc io scc ilc clild. Slc livcd in a
ncaiby icmplc and lovcd io scivc Acyuia. Slc liisi ollcicd lci blcssings io Acyuia
bui wlcn slc saw ilc clild slc losi all consciousncss and lcll down. Tlc oilci
ladics spiaycd waici on lci lacc and iold onc anoilci, "Slc las losi consciousncss
bccausc slc is old and slc camc lcic iliougl ilc lcai ol ilc sun." Howcvci slc
iold ilcm, "You don'i lnow ilc gloiy ol ilis clild. I saw ilc loim ol Gopala in
lim and ilis is ilc icason wly I lainicd. Hc is noi a clild ai all bui ilc lilc ol ilis
woild. Hc will icscuc all bcings and picacl lovc and dcvoiion in Uilala. Hc will
picscivc ilc icligious piinciplcs and scivc ilc Tulasi, asvaiila, bialmins and
Vaisnavas. Hc will bc lind io ilc nccdy and ilc pooi. ly lis bodily signs wc can
scc lc is a conlidcniial dcvoicc ol Kisna. Ncvci ncglcci lis woids and do noi
dislonoui lim. Hc will picacl ilc sixiy-loui linds ol dcvoiional and lc las
appcaicd in ilis woild io icscuc all bcings. I lavc no powci io sing lis counilcss
qualiiics bui I can assuic you llavani is cciiainly loiiunaic in laving ilis son loi
lc can icll pasi, picscni and luiuic." Tlcn slc iold Acyuia, "Youi son will
cnliglicn youi lamily." Hcaiing ilis Acyuia lumbly bowcd and iold lci, "Plcasc
blcss my boy wiil a long lilc and ilai lc will icmain youi scivani."
Tlaluiani gladly blcsscd ilc boy and clanicd Kisna's namc io pioicci lim, Rasila
was vciy lappy io lcai ilc namc ol Kisna and pui lis aims aiound lci nccl and
bcgan io ciy. Tlc dcliglicd Dayala dasi iool ilc clild in lci bosom and pouicd
ilc namc ol Kisna inio lis cais. Alici icciiing ilc Haic Kisna maniia slc
cxplaincd io Acyuia, "I lavc icciicd a maniia wlicl can noi bc cxplaincd by
anyonc clsc. Kisna will bc ilc Loid ol lis lilc and iogcilci ilcy will picacl lovc
and dcvoiion and dclivci ilc pcoplc ol Uilala. Do noi ilinl il lim as an oidinaiy
clild loi lc is a lavouiiic dcvoicc ol Loid Kisna." Alici saying all ilis slc bid
laicwcll io Acyuia and llavani and ilcy boil iool ilc dusi liom lci lcci and
picscnicd lci wiil many gilis.
Rasila did noi spcnd iimc in gamcs lilc oilci clildicn.Insicad lc would mcdiiaic
on ilc mala-maniia iclusing io acccpi any ol lis moilcis loodsiulls uniil lc
could complcic onc lac ol namcs. Tlis bccamc lis daily piaciicc. Tlc pcoplc ol ilc
iown iold Acyuia, "Suicly youi boy las icccivcd ilc lavoui ol Kisna, oilciwisc
low could a mcic boy slow sucl iniclligcncc. Hc is always mcdiiaiing on ilc
namc ol Kisna and lc docsn'i caic loi caiing oi slccping." In ilc company ol lis
liicnds Rasila would ic-cnaci ilc pasiimcs ol Loid Kisna. Tlcy would dicss
ilcmsclvcs in dillcicni gaimcnis so ilai somconc would bc lialma and somconc
Loid Naiayana lying on ilc Ksiiodalasayi occan. Somciimcs onc would dicss as
Dcvali, anoilci as Vasudcva and anoilci as Kamsa wlo would pui ilcm in piison.
Somciimcs onc would dicss as Nanda Malaiaja and anoilci as Yasoda wlilc
oilcis would bc cowlcid boys oi calvcs and somc would bc Puiana oi Tinavaiia
oi Salaiasuia. Rasila cnjoycd playing in ilis way and lc would mcdiiaic on
llagavaia. Tlosc wlo obscivcd lis bclavioui could scc ilis clild was noi
oidinaiy. Somciimcs lc would cnaci ilc pasiimcs ol Kisna caiing diii oi His bcing
iicd up wiil ilc moiiai and ilcn bicaling ilc Yamalaijuna iiccs. On oilci
occasions ilcy would pciloim ilc lilling ol Vaisasuia. Rasila lilcd io waicl lis
liicnds pciloim all ilcsc pasiimcs jusi as ilougl ilcy wcic Kisna wiil His liicnds.
Hc would scc ilcm picicnd io bc Aglasuia wlilc anoilci would bc Kisna and lill
ilc dcmon. Onc boy would ilcn bc lialma and lidnap ilc oilci boys oi clsc lc
would bc lialma piaying io Loid Kisna. Tlcn onc would bc Dlcnulasuia and
anoilci as Kisna would lill lim. Tlcy lovcd io cnaci ilc pasiimcs ol
Kaliyadamana wlcic somc ol ilc boys would bc ilc wivcs ol ilc Naga and ollci
Kisna nicc piaycis. Tlcy wcic ablc io dcsciibc ilc gloiy ol Kisna's lluic and ilcy
could dcsciibc ilc Auiumn scason. Tlcic wcic oilci plays sucl as insialling a
dciiy ol Kaiyayani and ilcn onc ol ilc boys would play Kisna and sical ilc dicsscs
ol ilc oilcis wlo wcic ilc gopis. Somciimcs ilcy bccamc ilc yajnic painis and ilc
cowlcid boys would bcg iicc liom ilcm on bclall ol Kisna. Wlcn ilcy playcd ilc
spoii ol liliing Govaidlana Hill and ilc aiicmpi ol India io lidnap Suiavi ii
causcd Rasila io laini in ccsiasy and lc iollcd on ilc giound in a iiancc. Sccing
ilc bclavioui ol ilc boy ilc local pandiias ilougli io ilcmsclvcs, "Hc musi bc a
lavouiiic dcvoicc. Wlaicvci wc lnow ol ilc ilcoiics ol llagavaia aic noiling in
compaiison io ilis clild wlo las absoibcd limscll in ilc pasiimcs ol Kisna."
Oilci pasiimcs ilcy cnjoycd includcd ilc lidnapping ol Nanda Malaiaja by
Vaiuna and Kisna's going io icscuc lim. Wlcn ilcy aiiangcd a Rasamandala loi
Radla and Kisna io dancc wiil all ilc gopis ilcy cnacicd Kisna's disappcaiancc
liom ilcii midsi and ilc gopi's scaicl loi Him. Sccing ilc disappcaiancc ol Kisna,
Rasila Muiaii lcll undci ilc cigli iypcs ol ccsiaiic cmoiions. Somciimcs ilcy
would sing liom Gopi-giia oi ilcy would lill ilc Aiisia dcmon oi ilc Kcsi dcmon
oi clsc ii would bc ilc subduing ol Sanllacudla (Sudaisana). Tlcy playcd Kisna
biougli by Aliuia on ilc oidci ol Kamsa and His lilling ol ilc waslciman and
disiiibuiing lis cloilcs. Tlcn Kisna mcciing Kubja and Sudama ilc lloiisi and ilc
lilling ilc clcplani Kuvalayapida, ilc wicsiling maicl againsi sucl gianis as
Canuia and Musiila and ilc lilling ol Kamsa. In ilis way Rasila Sclaia saw ilc
cmbodimcni ol llagavaia and coniinuously absoibcd limscll in ilc Loid's
pasiimcs.
Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya gladly naiiaics
ilis Rasila-mangala.
The Eighf Wave
All gloiy io Syamananda, ilc son ol Duiila, and ilc lilc ol Rasiladcva. Rasila
passcd lis clildlood pciloiming all ilc pasiimcs ol Kisna as dcsciibcd in ilc
llagavaiam. Hc was so ioially absoibcd in playing lilc ilis wiil lis liicnds ilai lc
did noi caic io cai oi slccp. Tlis bccamc a causc ol conccin io lis lailci and onc
day Acyuia iool lis clild in lis aims and iold lim, "Tlis playing wiil youi
liicnds is siopping you liom caiing so liom iomoiiow I wani you io icmain in ilc
lousc and play insicad ol going oui." To ilis ilc clild icplicd, "I will noi go oui io
play so long as I am allowcd io lisicn io llagavaia." Tlis icply madc lis lailci
vciy lappy and lc immcdiaicly callcd loi somc bialmins io icciic. Hc iold ilcm ol
ilc dcsiic ol lis son and aslcd ilai ilcy icciic ii daily. In ilis way ilcy bcgan io
icciic and Rasila would sii on ilc lap ol lis lailci and lisicn io all ilc pasiimcs ol
ilc Loid wlicl lc lad picviouly pciloimcd wiil lis young liicnds. Hc lisicncd io
ilc lilling ol Kamsa and ilc ic-csiablislmcni ol Ugiascna on ilc ilionc ol
Mailuia. Hc lcaid low Kisna siudicd in guiulula and io ilc visii ol Uddlava io
Viaja and ilc lamcniaiion ol ilc gopis in ilcii scpaiaiion liom Kisna. Hcaiing
ilcsc dcsciipiions Rasila iollcd down liom lis lailci's lap unconscious. Sccing ilc
cmoiion in ilc body ol lis son Acyuia icciicd ilc namcs ol ilc Loid and piaycd io
Him io pioicci lis clild. Lisicning io llagavaia bccamc ilc icgulai labii ol Rasila
and somc iimcs lc would lcai ol Kisna's visii io ilc lousc ol Kubja and io
Aliuia's lousc. Tlcn lc lcaid ol ilc going ol Aliuia io Hasiinapuia ilcn ilc
complaining ol ilc iwo wivcs ol Kamsa, Asii and Piapii, io ilcii lailci Jaiasandla.
Hc lcaid ol ilc valoui ol Jaiasandla, ilc King ol Magdla, in lis ligliing Loid
Kisna scvcniccn iimcs. Hc lcaid low Kisna lcli Madlupuia and csiablislcd His
Kingdom ai Dvaiala. Hc lcaid ol Muculunda buining Kalayavana io aslcs and
ilc appaicni llccing ol Kisna and lalaiama liom Jaiasandla, Kisna's ligli wiil ilc
lings loi ilc land ol Rulmini, ilc lidnapping ol Piadyumna and ilc lilling ol
Samvaia in oidci io icscuc lim, ilc cpisodc ol ilc Syamaniala jcwcl, Kisna's ligli
wiil Jambavan, His maiiiagc wiil Jambavaii Tlaluiani, His maiiiagc wiil
Saiyablama and ilc lilling ol Saiadlanu by Kisna ai Samagiama. Hc also lisicncd
io Kisna's visii io Indiapiasila io scc ilc Pandavas, His maiiiagc wiil Kalindi, ilc
dauglici ol Malaiaja Nagnajii, ilc impiisonmcni ol Sapiasanda, ilc lilling ol
Naialasuia and ilc liccing ol ilc sixiccn ilousand onc lundicd piinccsscs lc
lcld in piison, and ilc capiuiing ol a paiijaia iicc by winning ovci ilc King ol
lcavcn. Hc lisicncd io ilc lousclold allaiis ol Kisna and Rulmini, ilc namcs ol
ilc sons ol cacl ol His cigli wivcs, ilc maiiiagcs ol Aniiuddla and Piadyumna,
ilc ligli wiil ilc King ol Kalinga, ilc iclcasc ol ilc Niga Raja, Loid lalaiama's
visii io Viaja io mcci His liicnds, His diagging ol ilc Yamuna by His plougl, ilc
lilling ol Pundaiila' (Pundiaula), Sudaisana's buining ol Vaianasi, ilc
impiisonmcni ol ilc son ol Kisna on Hasiinapuia and Loid lalaiama's visii io ilai
placc io iclcasc lim; Naiada,s going io Dvaiala io scc Kisna's aciviiics in cacl ol
His palaccs. Hc also lcaid ol Jaiasandla's impiisonmcni ol ninciy-six ilousand
Kings and ilcii piaycis io Kisna loi iclcasc, Naiada's iciuin io Dvaiala, ilc visii
io Hasiinapuia ol Kisna and Uddlava; ilc lilling ol Jaiasandla and ilc iclcasc ol
ilc impiisoncd lings; ilc Rajasuya yajna, ilc lilling ol Sisupala, ilc lilling ol
Salya and Daniavalia; Loid lalaiama's pilgiimmagc including His visii io
Naimisaianya and His lilling ol Suia Pauianila; ilc visii ol Sudama io Dvaiala
and lis iclcasc liom povciiy; ilc Kings ol ilc Yadus going io Kuiulsciia and
Kisna's mcciing wiil Nanda Malaiaja and ilc inlabiianis ol Vindavana;
Diaupadi's ialls wiil ilc cigli wivcs ol Kisna; ilc lidnapping ol Subladia, Loid
Kisna's visii io Vidcla, ilc visii ol lligu io Dvaiala and Kisna's acccpiancc ol ilc
mail ol Siivaisa. Tlcn lc lcaid ol ilc piomisc ol Aijuna io ilc bialmana wlosc
wilc losi lci clildicn and dcsciipiions ol ilc lamily mcmbcis ol Kisna and His
sons. Tlis was low Rasila lovcd io absoib limscll in lcaiing llagavaia. Alici
lcaiing all iwclvc canios lc lcaid ilosc Puianas ilai dcpicicd ilc gloiy ol Kisna
and wlilc lisicning lc would slcd icais. Onc ol Rasila's lavouiiic pasiimcs was io
gailci soil and wiil lis own lands mould ii io ilc loim ol ilc Loid, Sii Kisna. Hc
would ilcn dccoiaic ilc loim in vaiious ways and ollci many iicms in woislip
wlilc lis young liicnds would sing and dancc. Wlcn Rasila would go oui loi
pilgiimmagc lis liicnds would lavc io biing lim lomc bccausc lc lncw noiling
bui ilc pasiimcs ol ilc Loid and always lloaicd in pools ol icais icmcmbciing
Him. Obsciving ilc bclavioui ol ilc clild ilc inlabiianis ol lis iown wcic
asionislcd and discusscd wiil onc anoilci, "Tlis clild las a bodily cllulgcncc lilc
Kisna and lc las induccd lis lailci io lisicn io llagavaia bccausc ilc clild will
lcai noiling clsc. Hc musi bc an associaic ol ilc Supicmc Loid, Sii Kisna. Ol
Loid Kisna, pioicci ilis boy always bccausc onc day lc will suicly dclivci all
bcings." In ilis way ilc local pcoplc would blcss lim. Jusi by looling ai lis
moonlilc lacc onc would loigci lis own idcniiiy and lis mild and swcci smilc
claimcd cvciyonc. Tlc boylood pasiimcs aic ilus dcsciibcd alilougl ilcy can
only bc mcniioncd biiclly loi ilcy aic wiiloui limii. Tlis casicin paii ol Rasila-
mangala is vciy swcci io lcai loi ii will lclp onc io conquci ovci ilis Kali-yuga.
Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics
Rasila-mangala.
The Ninfh Wave
All gloiy io ilc son ol Acyuia. In duc couisc ii bccamc iimc loi Rasila io bcgin
siudy and wiil ilc lclp ol bialmin asiiologcis a suiiablc daic was sclccicd. Alici
liisi woislipping Saiasvaii a gicai asiiologci namcd Vasudcva lclpcd Rasila wiiic
ilc namc ol Sii Kisna. Tlcn Rasila, lolding ilc pcncil wiil lis own bcauiilul
lands, wioic "Siddliiasiu", and ilcn ollcicd lis obcisanccs ai ilc lcci ol lis
icaclci. Hc also ollcicd obcisanccs ai ilc lcci ol all ilc bialmins, lis paicnis and
io all lis scniois. Lvciyonc was lappy io blcss ilc clild and ilcy all piaycd io Sii
Kisna io allow lim io piospci lilc lilaspaii. Tlus ilc son ol Acyuia bcgan lis
siudics in ilc bcauiilul sclool ol Vasudcva. Hc was ablc io lcain all ilc lciicis ai a
glancc and lis icading wlicl soundcd lilc a ncciai io ilc cais could mcli sionc.
Hc could masici all ilc dilliculi lcssons in a vciy sloii iimc and wiilin a lcw days
lc bcgan io siudy giammai. Acyuia appoinicd a piolcssoi loi ilis puiposc and
Rasila bcgan io siudy Mimamsa mandana. Alici lcaiing jusi oncc liom lis icaclci
Rasila would analysc ilc Dlaiui. His icaclcis dcclaicd, "Hc las lcaini in a lcw
days wlai iool us onc oi iwo ycais ol siudy. Hc is noi an oidinaiy clild. Hc musi
bc a conlidcniial dcvoicc ol Sii Kisna. Hc will dclcai ilc Saiviics and ilc Salias."
Alici ilis Rasila bcgan io siudy undci ilc gicai giammai sclolai Vaidya
lalabladia Scna, ilcn undci Anulula Caliavaiii and Kavicandia and ilcn Sii
Yadunandana Caliavaiii. Sii Rasila bcgan io siudy undci livc icaclcis ai a iimc.
Alici lcaiing ilc suiia only oncc lc was ablc io analysc ii. Hc bcgan io lovc
pociiy, oi diamaiical giammai and commcnis on giammai. Hc was ablc io
csiablisl a ilcoiy by limscll and ilcn lc could coniiadici ilai ilcoiy by lis own
woids. Hundicds ol siudcnis siudicd wiil lim bui noi onc was cqual io lim.
lcing giaccd by ilc lavoui ol ilc lusband ol Saiasvaii, Loid Kisna, Rasila was
capablc ol csiablisling cvcn ilosc ilcoiics ilai wcic picviously coniiadicicd by
oilcis. Tlc icaclcis wcic asionislcd and ilougli, "How is ii possiblc ilai a mcic
clild can analysc ilcoiics wlicl iool us ycais io lcain'" In ilis way ilcy
wondcicd aboui ilc gcnius ol ilc clild.
As ilc Zamindai ol Mallabluma, Acyuia olicn visiicd many couniiics and would
ialc lis lavouiiic clild wiil lim on ioui. Ai ilcsc iimcs Rasila would mcci and
siudy undci ilc piolcssois ol ilcsc placcs and lc soon bccamc a sclolai in six
sciipiuics. Hc siudicd wiil sincciiiy loi lc lncw ilai lc musi icscuc ilc lallcn
souls. Wlilc icmaining absoibcd in lovc loi Kisna lc goi lold ol sucl plilosplics
as Taila, Sanlya, Sanllyayana, Mimamsa, ilc ilcoiics ol Paianjali and many
oilcis and soon masicicd ilcm all. Hc was as biilliani as lilaspaii and lis
picscncc giaiilicd ilc caiil. Alici complciing lis siudy ol ilcsc sciipiuics lc iool
up a siudy ol llagavaia undci a loiiunaic piolcssoi namcd Jagannaila Misia slo
lad wiiiicn a llagavaia in pociiy. Tlc son ol Acyuia bcgan io analysc cacl and
cvciy vcisc and bcgan io cicaic lis own commcnis. Indccd wlcncvci lc sai loi
siudy ol llagavaia ii sccmcd as il lc wcic Suladcva analysing ilc slolas in
dcvoiion and lis clloiis could bc compaicd io ilosc ol Vyasa. His cxplanaiion ol
ilc slolas could mcli diy wood and biougli gicai plcasuic io lis icaclci wlo
would allcciionaicly cmbiacc lim. Misia would olicn icmail, "Gloiy io ilai
moilci and lailci wlo aic so loiiunaic io lavc a son lilc Sula and Vyasa. His
cxplanaiions ol ilc llagavaia lavc opcncd my own cycs." Oncc alici saying ilis
Misia iool Rasila in lis aims and cmbiaccd lim. Ai oncc Misia lcll undci ilc
spcll ol ilc cigli linds ol cmoiion and bcgan io ciy. Hc ilougli, "His ioucl las
awolcn lovc and dcvoiion in mc. Hc musi bc a lavouiiic dcvoicc ol Loid Kisna
and lc can cnablc mc io aiiain Loid Kisna. Simply by obsciving lim all my sins
will bc icmovcd." Lvciyonc wlo lcaid ilis bcgan io sing ilc gloiy ol Rasila. Tlcy
said, "His woids givc plcasuic io ilc cais. Wc lad siudicd llagavaia loi a long
iimc bui lad lailcd io lnow ilc csscncc ol ilc ilcoiics in ilis bool. Tlis boy las
now opcncd oui cycs. In oidci io icacl ilc woild ilc innci mcanings ol llagavaia
a scivani ol Kisna las ialcn biiil as ilc son ol Acyuia." In ilis way cvciyonc
blcsscd Rasila. Alici complciing lis siudics undci Misia, Rasila siudicd undci
Haii Duvc wlo was a loiiunaic dcvoicc ol Sii Kisna. Hc obscivcd ilc lovc and
dcvoiion wlicl Rasila lad loi Loid Kisna and ilc iwo bccamc absoibcd iogcilci
in sciipiuics. Rasila was lappy io lavc sucl a icaclci and boil ol ilcm loigoi
aboui caiing and slccping bcing so absoibcd in ilcii siudy. Wlcn Duvc would
lcai ilc analysis ol Rasila lc would bccomc cmoiional and slcd icais. Hc would
ialc lim in lis aims and cxclaim, "Gloiy io ilc paicnis. Gloiy io ilis caiil. A
clild sucl as lilaspaii, Vyasa, Sula oi Naiada las now ialcn biiil. Wc lavc
ncvci sccn sucl an iniclligcni clild and in ilc splcic ol lnowlcdgc lc can bc
compaicd io lilaspaii oi Sula. Hc is a sclolai ol all six plilosoplical sysicms as
wcll as Vcdania, ilc cigliccn Puianas and Sii llagavad-giia. Hc is an occan ol lovc
ol Kisna and wlcn lc cxplains somciling ii is as il Kisna Himscll is spcaling
iliougl lim. Hc can icluic ilc inicipiciaiions ol oilci sclolais and csiablisl lis
own cxplanaiions wlicl will bc in accoidancc wiil ilosc ol Naiada, Sula and
Vyasa. Wc aic indccd loiiunaic io lavc ilis boy among us. In ilc luiuic lc will
dclivci all bcings." Duvc was a gicai soul wlo could icll pasi, picscni and luiuic so
lc blcsscd Rasila in ilis way and also inloimcd all oilcis aboui ilc clilds powci.
In ilis way Rasila spcni lis iimc wiil Duvc.
Jusi by lisicning io Rasila-mangala onc can slalc oll ilc bondagc ol ilis maiciial
woild. Ol, dcvoiccs ol Kisna, lisicn io Rasila-mangala and vciy soon you will
aiiain ilc lcci ol Rasila. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni ilis son ol
Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Tenfh Wave
All gloiics io Syamananda ilc son ol Duiila and all gloiics io Rasilcndia, ilc son
ol llavani. Onc day Rasila was icading ilc Tcnil Canio ol ilc llagavaia wiil
Duvc. Wlcn ilcy camc io ilc clapici dcsciibing Kisna's going io Mailuia and ilc
lcclings ol scpaiaiion lcli by ilc gopis ai ilai iimc Rasila lainicd and lcll io ilc
giound. Tlc cigli linds ol cmoiions biolc oui in lis body and as lc ilougli low
ilc gopis could noi bcai io livc wiiloui Kisna lc ciicd oui again and again. Hc
ciicd oui, "Wlcic las Kisna ilc loid ol my lilc gonc'" His ciying biougli oilcis
io scc ilc causc ol ilc disiuibancc. Tlcy said, "Tlis boy's lailci is ilc loid ol
Mallabluma and lc las no wani loi anyiling in lis lilc. Wly is lc ciying' Hc
musi lavc bccn disiuibcd by somc ioguc." No onc could undcisiand wly ilc clild
gavc up bailing, caiing and siudying and lcpi ciying all ilc iimc. Lvciyonc was
sympailciic iowaids lim bui ilcy wcic unablc io comloii lim. Hc could noi siay
ai lomc bui would wandci lilc onc insanc. Oncc wlilc claniing ilc namc ol
Kisna lc ioamcd inio ilc loicsi noi caiing loi wild animals. In ilc midsi ol ilc
junglc lc lcll on ilc giound and wiil a lcavy sigl ciicd oui, "Ol my Loid, wly
aic You so ciucl io Hci. Wly lavc You lcli ilis pooi gopi wlo las loisalcn Hci
lusband and lamily. Slc did noi considci ilc good namc ol Hci lamily and
icmains wiil You lilc Youi sladow. Slc sullcis liom lungci and iliisi bui docs
noi ialc ciilci lood oi waici. You lavc madc Hci lomclcss bui Slc ilinls ol You
consianily, cvcn in Hci slccp. How can You cxpcci ilc cowlcid boys and ilc cows
io livc wiiloui You, low will moilci Yasoda oi Nanda Malaiaja mainiaim ilcii
livcs. Tlc iivci Yamuna is ciying loi You. Lvcn ilc iiccs, ciccpcis, biids and
animals aic ciying loi You. Wly lavc You bccomc so ciucl io ilcm." Alici
uiiciing all ilis Rasila bcgan io ioll on ilc giound and ciy. Wiiloui cvcn caiing
loi lood oi waici lc passcd scvcn days in ilis condiiion coniinually ioaming in ilc
loicsi. Wlcn lis lailci iciuincd lomc liom lis duiics and lcaid ilai lis son lad
cnicicd ilc loicsi ai liisi lc lcll io ilc giound ciying oui ilc namc ol lis clild.
Tlcn lc oidcicd cvciyonc io scaicl loi lim. ly lis oidci lundicds ol pcoplc wcni
io ilc loicsi scicling loi ilc clild. Lvcniually Rasila was lound siill lying on ilc
giound, lis body glowing biiglily and lis moonlilc lacc bcauiilul io lool ai and
lis linc cuily laii lloaiing on ilc giound. Sccing lis clild in ilis condiiion piciccd
ilc lcaii ol Acyuia and lc iool Rasila on lis lap. Immcdiaicly Rasila opcncd lis
cycs and sccing lis lailci iciuincd io noimal consciousncss. Tlc iwo ilcn
iciuincd lomc iogcilci bui siill Rasila could noi clccl lis ciying and icais
coniinucd io ioll down lis moonlilc lacc. Sccing in lim ilis condiiion somc said,
"Tlis musi bc duc io somc wiclcd pcison." Tlcn anoilci said, "Hc is sullciing
liom wind iioublc." Tlcy coniinucd io iall in dillcicni ways bui ilc boy did noi
answci ilcm. Hc lcpi lis lcad down and coniinucd ciying unablc io lool up.
Acyuia sccing ilc disiicss ol lis son poliicly iuincd io Duvc and said, "My son las
givcn up caiing and diinling. How can lc coniinuc io livc'" Duvc said, "Don'i
woiiy. Hc is mad in lovc loi Kisna. Youi son is a gicai soul. Hc will dclivci ilc
woild." Tlcn Duvc, combining all ilc ilcoiics ol ilc sciipiuics, madc a
llagavaiamiia and bcgan io icciic ii io Rasila. Hc said, "Alici ilicc monils
scpaiaiion liom Viaja Kisna iciuincd ilcic bccausc Hc can ncvci bc scpaiaicd
liom His cicinal abodc. Tlis laci is lnown only by ilosc wlo lavc aiiaincd lovc
and dcvoiion loi Kisna and lavc ialcn complcic slclici ol Him. Tlis ilc
conlidcniial mcaning ol llagavaiam wlicl is lnown only by ilcsc gicai souls."
On lcaiing ilai Kisna las iciuincd io Viaja, Rasila was iclicvcd and sai up
claniing ilc namc ol ilc Loid. Sccing lis son cuicd Acyuia said io Duvc, "You
lavc givcn lilc bacl io my son. I can ncvci icpay you loi ilis." Acyuia was so
dcliglicd ilai lc bcgan io culogisc io Duvc and ollcicd lim woislip and all iypcs
ol swccis. Hc gilicd linc cloilcs and moncy io Duvc and icqucsicd lim as lollows,
"Plcasc don'i lci Rasila oui ol youi sigli loi a sccond. Ii will bc a gicai iclicl loi
mc io givc my son io you." In ilis way Acyuia bowcd io Duvc and lcli lappy
sccing ilc moonlilc lacc ol lis clild.
Day by day Rasila gicw inio a gicai sclolai wlom no onc could aiguc wiil. Tlc
pandiias wcic no maicl loi lim. Tlosc wlo lisicncd io lis ncciaiinc woids loigoi
ilc pains ol ilcii cxisicncc. Hc spcni lis days cnjoying lis siudics and claiilying
ilc sciipiuics in sucl a way ilai no onc would daic io icluic lis ilcoiics. Hc
would cicaic slolas wlicl no onc could lind any ciioi in and somciimcs wlilc
siiiing alonc lc would ciy loi Kisna bccausc lis body was always iulcd by
cmoiion. Day by day lis lovc loi Kisna gicw, lis clildlood and boylood bcing
spcni in ilis siaic ol mind. In lis piivacy lc would siudy manusciipis, somciimcs
lc would wiiic songs ol ncw slolas, somciimcs lc would dcbaic on sciipiuics
wiil oilci sclolais and somciimcs lc would absoib limscll in woislip and
mcdiiaiion on ilc Loid.
ly ilc iimc ol lis cniciing inio youillood lc cxlibiicd a Kandaipa winning
bcauiy wlicl madc lim claiming io bclold. Howcvci, lousclold allaiis wcic vciy
dull ilings io lim and lc was api io ioam in ilc loicsi lull wiil lovc ol Kisna.
Acyuia bcing anxious aboui lis apailciic son bcgan io scaicl loi a suiiablc biidc
loi lim. Accidcnially lc camc io lcai ol ilc Zamindai ol Hijalimandala wlosc
namc was lalabladia and wlo was ilc bioilci ol Sadasiva. His unclc, namcd
liblisana Malapaiia, was lnown io livc in lingly opulcncc bui ilcic was no onc
as wcalily and loiiunaic as lalabladia dasa. Apaii liom lis labulous iicasuiy ilc
numbci ol cows and siocl ol iicc in lis posscssion could noi bc counicd. His
dauglici, bcing lavouicd by ilc goddcss Lalslmi, was unpaiallclcd iliougloui
ilc woild in bcauiy and qualiiics. Hci disposiiion was vciy swcci and lci woids
wcic plcasing. Hci loius lilc lacc could pui Manasila io slamc. Hci wlolc body
was dccoiaicd wiil numcious oinamcnis and slc woic noiling bui sill dicsscs.
Hci namc was Iccla dcvi and ii was io bc lci wlo could siand by ilc sidc ol
Rasila. Slc lad bccn in ilc labii ol woislipping Loid Kisna sincc lci clildlood.
Along wiil lci liicnds slc would loim a Dciiy ol ilc Loid and alici woislipping
Him slc would piay io Him, "Plcasc givc mc a lusband lilc You, io wlom I am a
maidscivani biiil alici biiil."
Now lisicn io ilc maiiiagc cpisodc ol ilc dauglici ol lalabladia. lalabladia
icccivcd an oidci liom ilc King ol lis couniiy ilai lc slould pay iaxcs and also
dclivci many valuablc goods io lim. Wlcn lc wcni io dclivci paymcni lalabladia
was sloii by lacs ol iupccs and ilc King, ilc Paisala ol Mcdinapuia, lad lim
impiisoncd. Tlc mcsscngci ol lalabladia icpoiicd ilis io Acyuia and Acyuia ai
oncc wcni io mcci ilc King. Acyuia agiccd io sciilc ilc dcbi and ilc King iclcascd
lalabladia. Acyuia ilcn biougli lalabladia io lis lomc and scivcd lim wiil ilc
uimosi icspcci ollciing lim swccis, vaiiciics ol loodsiulls and cclcsiial cloilcs.
Wlilc lc was caiing bcicl lcal Rasila camc bcloic lim. Hc loolcd vciy bcauiilul
wiil cuily locls ol laii, a lacc lilc ilc moon, a bcauiilully consiiucicd nosc
bciwccn iwo laigc loius cycs, oinamcnis langing liom lis cais, lis iccil
icscmblcd daiimva liuii slining lilc liglining and lc was mildly smiling. His
icddisl lips vibiaicd woids wlicl icscmblcd ilc sound ol a cucloo and lis ialling
was a slowci ol ncciai. Goldcn bcads lung aiound lis nccl as wcll as a gailand ol
iubics and pcails. His long lands wcic dccoiaicd wiil goldcn banglcs and lis
navcl was vciy bcauiilully slapcd. His waisi could dclcai a lion and lis iligls wcic
lilc iwo pillais ol cmcialds. His loius lcci wcic painicd icd and in lis land lc lcld
a manusciipi. A cloil was loldcd ovci lis slouldci and wiil lis clcplani lilc gaii
lc appcaicd magniliccni. Hc iool lis scai by ilc sidc ol lalabladia wlo was
siunncd io scc ilc bcauiy ol Rasila and lainicd, lalling io ilc giound. Wlcn lc
iccovcicd lalabladia iold ilc oilcis, "Tlis boy musi bc Naiayana Himscll. I lavc
ncvci sccn sucl bcauiy in ilis woild. Wlosc son is lc'" Hcaiing ilai lc was ilc
son ol Acyuia, lalabladia addicsscd Acyuia, "Plcasc lisicn io my icqucsi. Il you
pcimii I will givc my dauglici io youi son. My dauglici, Iccla dcvi, las no cqual
in ilis woild in icgaids io boil bcauiy and good qualiiics. Youi son is ilc bcsi
lusband loi lci and slc will bc ilc bcsi wilc loi youi son. Ii is all ilc aiiangcmcni
ol piovidcncc loi ilcm. I lavc bccn capiivaicd by ilc bcauiy ol youi son wlo is
ilc ical wcalil ol lilc in ilis woild."
Acyuia gladly agiccd io ilc maiiiagc pioposal and wiil duc icspcci ilcy paiicd.
Now I slall dcsciibc ilc maiiiagc cpisodc ol Rasila. Lisicn io Rasila-mangala
bccausc ii dcsciibcs ilc loid ol lilc loi all dcvoiccs ol Kisna. Maling ilc loius lcci
ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The EIevenfh Wave
All gloiy io ilc son ol Acyuia wlo is an abodc ol all good qualiiics ilc wcalil ol
lilc in ilis woild and ilc dclivcici ol all bcings. Alici iccciving ilc pioposal liom
lalabladia, Acyuia discusscd is wiil lis iclaiivcs. Hc iold ilcm, "Sii lalabladia
las pioposcd giving lis bcauiilul dauglici as a wilc loi Rasila. Hc las bccn
claimcd by ilc claiacici ol Rasila and considcid lis dauglici a suiiablc wilc loi
lim. lalabladia is ilc loid ol Hijli and las cnoimous wcalil. Ii is by ilc giacc ol
piovidcncc ilai I could mcci lim. Lci us picpaic loi ilc maiiiagc and aiiangc all
ilc ncccssaiy iicms vciy caiclully." ly ilc oidci ol Acyuia aiiangcmcnis wcic
bcgun and oinamcnis, cloilcs and oilci commodiiics wcic collccicd. lalabladia
lad lis wlolc lousc clcancd iloiouglly and iold lis mcn, "Tlc maiiiagc ol my
dauglici io ilc son ol Acyuia las bccn aiiangcd by ilc will ol piovidcncc. Tlc
biidcgioom posscsscs a bcauiy wlicl is uncquallcd in ilc ilicc woilds, indccd lc
lools lilc Naiayana Himscll. Hc posscsscs sainily qualiiics and lis lnowlcdgc and
lcaining can bc compaicd io lilaspaii. I lavc sccuicd sucl a lusband loi my
dauglici only duc io ilc good loiiunc ol my lamily oi clsc as by icsuli ol somc
ausiciiiics. Iccla dcvi is cciiainly loiiunaic, loi slc will lavc a lusband lilc Loid
Naiayana."
Unloiiunaicly bcloic ilc maiiiagc could bc pciloimcd lalabladia dicd. Alici a
suiiablc iimc lad clapscd lis cldci bioilci, Sadasiva, in oidci io lccp ilc piomisc
ol lis dcccascd bioilci, callcd loi asiiologcis io lix a daic loi ilc maiiiagc and
ilcn announccd ii io all. Hc lad lis mcn gailci all ilc ncccssaiy commodiiics
sucl as cuid, mill, glcc, molasscs, iicc and swccis ol many dillcicni vaiiciics. On
ilc auspicious day lis lousc was dccoiaicd wiil painiings and a pandal was
ciccicd. Sadasiva icqucsicd a lcw bialmins and a lcw ol lis iclaiivcs io biing ilc
biidcgioom wiil gicai caic and aiicniion. Hc insiiucicd ilcm io liisi ialc
pcimission liom Acyuia and poliicly inloim lim ilai ilcy would ialc lis son io
ilc lomc ol ilc biidc. Acyuia inviicd all lis liicnds and iclaiivcs and ilcy camc io
lis lousc on loiscs oi in palanquins.
O liicnds, plcasc lisicn io ilc cpisodc ol Rasila's maiiiagc. Maling ilc lcci ol
Syamananda my oinamcni, ilc son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The TweIffh Wave
All gloiy io Syamananda ilc liicnd ol ilc nccdy and all gloiy io Rasilananda, ilc
occan ol mcicy. Ai ilc piopci iimc, alici laving obiaincd ilc pcimission ol
Acyuia, ilc iclaiivcs siaiicd ilc jouincy io Hijli ialing Rasila wiil ilcm. Tlcy
wcic accompanicd by ilc liicnds and iclaiivcs ol Acyuia and ilcic wcic Vcdic
bialmins and cvcn baibcis and waslcimcn io accompany ilcm. Tiavclling on
loiscs and in palanquins ilcy caiiicd vaiious gilis as wcll as lood, cloilcs and
oinamcnis. Many musical insiiumcnis wcic playcd sucl as ilc dlola, midanga
and laiicls. Rasilcndia boaidcd a bcauiilully dccoiaicd palanquin and ilc sigli ol
ilc pioccssion biougli lundicds ol pcoplc iunning io wiincss ii. Sccing Rasila
ilc pcoplc would say, "Wlicl villagc is ilis man liom' Wc lavc ncvci sccn sucl
good lools as lc posscsscs, indccd lc lools lilc Loid Naiayana." Wlcn ilc
pioccssion cnicicd Hijli, a mcsscngci icpoiicd ii io Sadasiva and lc oidcicd lis
liicnds io go loiwaid io wclcomc ilc biidcgioom. Sccing ilc bcauiy ol Rasila ilcy
bcgan io piaisc ilc good loiiunc ol Iccla dcvi. As ilcy cnicicd ilc ciiy ilc
icsidcnis, laving lcaid ol Rasila, camc iunning cagcily jusi io caicl a glimpsc ol
lim. Tlcy piaiscd lalabladia and lis dauglici saying ilai ilcy musi lavc
pciloimcd many ausiciiiics io dcscivc sucl a lusband. Sadasiva was dcliglicd io
icccivcd ilc gioom and aiiangcd lis accomodaiion in a comloiiablc lousc. Hc
scni vaiious iicms io ilai lousc maling suic ilai all ilc gucsis wcic comloiiablc
and ilcn callcd loi ilc asiiologcis. Tlc lousc ol Sadasiva was dccoiaicd wiil
many painiings and cuiiains ol gcms and jcwcls wcic langing liom ilc doois and
windows. All ilc pillais wcic dccoiaicd wiil llags and a goldcn waici poi was
placcd in ilc middlc ol a ciiculai painiing. Tlc placc loolcd as bcauiilul as
Vailunila. Vcdic bialmins sai aiound ilc ciiclc wlilc lundicds ol iclaiivcs and
liicnds iool ilcii scais in ilc pandal. Tlc ascciics and sainis wcic givcn scais on
diascs and ilc aiisiociais sai on iugs and caipcis. Tlc lousc was dccoiaicd
iliougloui wiil lamps wlicl madc ilc ciiy appcai as ilougl ii wcic a moonlii
nigli. Dillcicni liicwoils wcic iliown in ilc sly sucl as Hawai, Candiavana,
llumicampa, cic. Tlc pandal was dccoiaicd wiil wliic candlcs wlicl madc ilc
nigli appcai as ilougl ii wcic day. Ilowci gailands wcic lung cvciywlcic and
ilc bcauiy ol ilc pandal cannoi bc lully dcsciibcd. Tlc womcn bcgan io pciloim
iiiuals wlilc, lollowing ilc iulcs ol ilc Vcdas, Sadasiva pciloimcd adlivasa and
oilci iiiuals. Sadasiva sai ncai ilc ciiclcd spoi wiil lis liicnds and ollcicd
cvciyonc bcicl lcavcs and camploi. Wlcn ilc asiiologcis announccd ilai ii was
ilc iigli iimc io biing ilc biidcgioom Sadasiva oidcicd lis mcn and wiil ilc
accompanimcni ol musicians ilcy cnicicd ilc lousc wlcic Rasila was siaying.
Tlc companions ol Rasila bcgan lasiy aiicmpis io dccoiaic lim wiil oinamcnis.
Tlcy painicd lis loiclcad wiil lumlum and sandal, aiiangcd lis laii and placcd
llowci gailands iound lis nccl. Tlcn a goldcn ciown was placcd on lis lcad. Tlc
ciown was madc ol numcious gcms and jcwcls and ii cnlanccd ilc bcauiy ol lis
moonlilc lacc wlicl was lii by ilc jcwcls langing liom ilc ciown on boil sidcs ol
lis lacc. His cycs wcic dccoiaicd wiil a boidci ol collyiium, lis nosc icscmblcd a
bcauiilul iila llowci wlilc lis iccil, wlicl cnlanccd ilc bcauiy ol lis lacc wcic
lilc lincly slapcd Daiinbla llowcis. His lips wcic icddcncd wiil ilc juicc ol bcicl
lcavcs, lis cycbiows wcic lilc ilc caiions (vuliuics') ol Kaima, lis cais wcic
bcdcclcd wiil jcwcllcd oinamcnis, a gailand ol gold lung iound lis clcplani lilc
nccl and ilcic was a bcauiilul loclci in ilc ccniic ol lis clcsi. His long aims wcic
dccoiaicd wiil aimlcis and banglcs. His slim waisi lad a sill scail wiappcd iound
ii on iop ol lis ycllow sill dloii and lc caiiicd a claddai ovci onc slouldci. Tlc
nails ol lis soli lcci wcic painicd icd and lc woic woodcn sandals. Tlc cllulgcncc
ol lis blaclisl body illuminaicd ilc ilicc woilds. Dccoiaicd in ilis way lc
boaidcd ilc palanquin and siaiicd loi ilc biidc's lousc. Ai ilai momcni many
musicians bcgan playing ilcii insiiumcnis, pocis icciicd linc vciscs, bialmins
clanicd Vcdic lymns wlilc oilcis icad liom Ramayana, ilc Malablaiaia and ilc
Puianas. In oilci placcs sanliiiana was bcing pciloimcd, in oilci placcs ilc gopas
wcic displaying ilcii slills wiil siicls, giils wcic dancing, ilc local ciiizcns wcic
singing paiiioiic songs and ilcic was wicsiling and loisc-iiding going on in oilci
aicas. All ilc cxpciis in music and insiiumcnis camc liom dillcicni ciiics io
paiiicipaic in ilc maiiiagc ccicmony. All ilc inlabiianis ol Hajali camc io wiincss
ilc cvcni and ilc mailci placcs, siiccis and louscs wcic all lull ol pcoplc loping
io scc Rasila. Tlc ciowd was so gicai ilai cvcn a musiaid sccd could noi bc
iliown on ilc giound. Lvciyonc said ilcy lad ncvci sccn sucl a maiiiagc. Wlcn
ilc palanquin icaclcd ilc pandal ilc Vcdic bialmins bcgan ilc ollciing ol
oblaiions. Rasila sicppcd down and siood undci ilc pandal io icccivc ilc woislip
ol bialmins. Tlcy blcsscd lim and piaycd io lim io dclivci ilc ilicc woilds by
giving dcvoiion io Kisna.
Tlc bcauiy ol Rasila claimcd cvciyonc picscni sucl as ilc lings along wiil ilcii
cniouiagcs, ilc bialmins, clildicn, agcd pcisons and womcn. Tlcy all wondcicd
wlcic ilc biidcgioom lad comc liom. Sccing lis bcauiilul smilc, ilc gcsiuic ol lis
cycs (biows) and lis long aims ilcy all piaiscd Rasila saying ilcy lad ncvci sccn
sucl bcauiy bcloic. Tlcy also piaiscd ilc good loiiunc ol ilc dauglici ol
lalabladia in bcing ilc wilc ol sucl an cxiiaoidinaiy pcisonaliiy. Indccd ilcy
iliongcd iound Rasila jusi lilc bccs iound a llowci. His moonlilc lacc sooilcd
ilcii cycs and ilc spcciaiois ilougli Rasila musi bc an incainaiion ol Naiayana
and ilc placc Vailunila. Tlc gioom was diiccicd io a sill caipcicd scai on a dias
wlilc oilcis iool ilcii scais in ilc pandal along wiil Sadasiva and lis liicnds and
iclaiivcs. Now ii was iimc io bcgin ilc iiiuals loi ilc maiiiagc and ilc bialmins
siaiicd io ollci oblaiions wlilc musicians playcd, womcn madc sounds vibiaiing
ilcii iongucs and blowing conclslclls and pcoplc sang songs. Lvciyiling was
pciloimcd accoiding io ilc sciipiuics. Wiil ilc oidci liom ilc bialmins io biing
ilc biidc, ilc iclaiivcs cnicicd inio ilc lousc and oidcicd ilc womcn picscni io
complcic ilc dccoiaiion. Tlcy smcaicd lumlum and sandal on ilc goldcn
complcxion ol ilc biidc and aiiangcd lci laii wiil a giani jcwcl on ilc iop ol lci
lcad. Hci moonlilc lacc pui ilc lull moon io slamc, lci cycbiows could dclcai
ilc canois ol Kama and lci lips could win ovci vandluli llowcis. Hci cycs wcic
dccoiaicd wiil collyiium and slc lad a pcail nosc iing iliougl lci iila llowci lilc
nosc. Hci iccil wcic lilc lunda llowcis, a bcauiy spoi dccoiaicd lci clccl and
slc woic jcwcllcd and gold gailands iound lci nccl. Hci lands and wiisis wcic
dccoiaicd wiil oinamcnis. Hci bicasis, navcl and waisi wcic bcauiilully slapcd
and lci goldcn sill dicss cnlanccd lci bcauiy luiilci. Goldcn banglcs dccoiaicd
lci anllcs and ilc nails ol lci lcci slonc lilc millions ol moons. Alici ilcy
complcicd lci dccoiaiion, Iccla dcvi, ilc dauglici ol lalabladia and cicinal
consoii ol Rasila, iool llowci gailands and pcisonally dccoiaicd all ol lci liicnds.
In ilc company ol lci iclaiivcs slc was biougli io ilc maiiiagc aicna. Wlilc ilc
bialmins ollcicd oblaiions accoiding io ilc iulcs ol ilc Vcdas, Sadasiva, obsciving
all ilc iiiuals ollcicd ilc biidc io Rasila. Slc was placcd ai ilc sidc ol Rasila jusi
lilc Lalslmi siis ai ilc sidc ol Loid Naiayana. Ai ilai iimc Sadasiva ollcicd many
valuablc iicms as dowiy. A lcw days laici ilc Asia-mangala ccicmony was lcld and
ilcn Rasila siaiicd loi lis lomc along wiil lis biidc. Rasila was absoibcd in
spiiiiual iiancc and icais llowcd liom lis cycs in lovc ol Kisna. Sccing lis son
iciuin lomc wiil lis wilc Acyuia lcli lappy and inviicd all lis liicnds io lis lomc
saiislying ilcm wiil palaiablc lood and disiiibuiing cloilcs, oinamcnis and iicc
among ilcm.
Onc wlo lcais ilc maiiiagc cpisodc ol Rasila can gci licc liom ilc bondagc ol ilc
maiciial woild. O liicnds, lisicn io Rasila-mangala bccausc ilc son ol Acyuia is
ilc liicnd ol all. Lisicn io lis lilamiia loi by giving up all unncccssaiy ilings you
will bc dclivcicd io Kisna. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son
ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Thirfeenfh Wave
May Syamananda Piablu, ilc joy ol ilis woild bcsiow lis lavoui on mc and allow
mc io sing ilc gloiics ol Rasila. Alici lis maiiiagc Rasila Muiaii sciilcd down and
passcd lis iimc discussing llagavaiam and iopics conccining Loid Kisna.
Absoibcd in claniing ol Haii-nama lis cycs slcd a consiani llow ol icais and lc
would ioll on ilc giound, lis body cxpciicncing ilc cigli linds ol cmoiions. Hc
would ciy oui, "Kisna my wcalil, Hc is my moilci, my Loid, my guaidian, my
son, my liicnd and my pioiccioi. Wiiloui Kisna I lavc no onc. I lavc dcdicaicd
myscll io Him." His only conccin was ilc pasiimcs ol Kisna and lc ncglccicd cvcn
caiing and slccping. Hc was unablc io sii ai lomc bui lovcd io wandci iliougl ilc
loicsis wlcic lc would sii alonc uniil lis iclaiivcs lound lim and biougli lim
lomc. Tlcic was noiling bui Kisna in lis mind and lc gicw moic and moic
apailciic io lousclold allaiis. Undcisianding ilc ilinling ol lis son, Acyuia iold
Rasila, "Lisicn my dcai Rasila, icmain ai lomc. I slall piovidc you wiil wlaicvci
you nccd." Hcaiing ilis Rasila icplicd, "O lailci, lcai mc. Tlis lamily and wcalil
is lalsc and Kisna is ilc only iiuil, His pasiimcs aic ilc only iiuil; sanliiiana is
ilc only iiuil, Kisna nama is ilc only iiuil, guiu and dcvoiion io ilc guiu aic ilc
only iiuil. Lisicn lailci loi ilis is ilc csscncc ol ilc Vcdas. Dcdicaic youiscll io
Kisna loi Hc is ilc lilc ol all and woislip ol Him is ilc vcidici ol ilc sciipiuics.
lialma, Naiada, Siva, Sula, India and oilci gods lnow only Kisna and noiling
clsc." Tlcsc woids can lclp oilcis io also acccpi Kisna as ilc only iiuil. Wiil
ilcsc woids, ilc son ol Rasamaya ialcs ilc lcci ol Syamananda as lis only wcalil.
The Fourfeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananada, ilc liicnd ol ilc woild, wcll-wislci ol all and an occan ol
mcicy. Plcasc lavoui mc O son ol Duiila, and allow mc io sing ilc gloiy ol Rasila.
Now I slall dcsciibc ilc mcciing ol Syamananda and Rasila and low ilcy dccidcd
io dclivci all bcings. Acyuia posscsscd louscs in many dillcicni couniiics and
wlilc on ioui lc and lis son, Rasila, would siay in ilcm. Glania Sila was onc
sucl placc wlcic ilcy siaycd along wiil ilcii mcn. Ncaiby was a spoi namcd
Jagannaila Mandapa wlcic Rasila would spcnd all lis iimc siudying llagavaiam
and slcdding icais in lovc ol Kisna. Tlcic was also a bcauiilul giovc on ilc banls
ol Siivamaiclla wlcic ilc Pandavas lad oncc lalicd loi somc iimc. Rasila
Scllaia noi only visiicd ilai giovc bui many oilci placcs wlicl wcic all placcs ol
pilgiimmagc. Wlcn lc ioamcd iliougl ilc loicsi somciimcs lc would clani japa,
oi oilci iimcs lc would pciloim sanliiiana. Hc also cnjoycd laving piasadam
disiiibuiion and lc would lccd many Vaisnavas. Tlc placc wlcic ilc Pandavas lad
siaycd was a bcauiilul spoi suiioundcd by dccp loicsi and iivcis wiil swcci waici.
Ai ilai placc lc sai loi mcdiiaiion on Loid Kisna. Onc momcni lc would swcai,
ilc ncxi momcni lc would iicmblc and ilc ncxi, ciy. Ai ilis iimc lc lad a vision
ol a divinc pcisonaliiy wlicl lad a blaclisl complcxion bui wlicl glowcd wiil an
cllulgcncc illuminaiing ilc cniiic loicsi. Hc siood bcloic Rasila in a ilicclold
posiuic lolding a lluic io His lips. His magniliccni blacl cuily laii was dccoiaicd
wiil a pcacocl lcailci and lc woic a ycllow cloil and many oinamcnis. Tlc
Kausiubla jcwcl lung in ilc middlc ol His jcwcllcd gailand and lc woic pcail
caiiings and looibclls. Jusi ai ilc iimc ol iwiligli Loid Kisna camc bcloic His
scivani Rasila and spolc woids io sooil ilc cais. Hc said, "Lisicn io Mc Rasila,
youi advisoi is Syamananda Raya. Hc is My bclovcd dcvoicc and lc will dclivci all
bcings by giving lovc and dcvoiion. ly sciving lis lcci you will aiiain My lcci. I
will bc in youi lcaii always." As ilcsc woids cnicicd ilc cais ol Rasila Muiaii, lc
opcncd lis cycs and saw ilc loid ol lis lilc, Sii Kisna, bcloic lim. Sccing ilai
Supicmc Pcisonaliiy wlosc bcauiy can dclcai millions ol Cupids, Rasila, lcll io
ilc giound wiil a dcliglicd lcaii bui wlcn lc iaiscd lis lcad lc could no longci
scc ilc Loid. Hc bcgan io ciy and ioll on ilc giound lis body covcicd wiil dusi.
Hc callcd oui, "Ol ilc Loid ol my lilc, Sii Kisna, wlcic lavc You gonc. You lavc
allowcd my sinlul cycs io scc Youi bcauiy bui now You lavc lcli mc in a lclplcss
condiiion loi I do noi lnow wlcic You lavc conccalcd Youiscll. How can I
coniinuc io livc." Ii is noi possiblc io lully dcsciibc ilc cmoiion ol Rasila loi lis
lamcniaiion could mcli sionc. Rasila losi all coniiol ol lis scnscs and coniinucd
ciying iliougloui ilc nigli. Tlcic wcic numcious wild animals in ilai placc bui
by ilc giacc ol Loid Kisna, nonc camc ncai io Rasila. Ai lasi lis iclaiivcs wlo
wcic anxiously scaicling loi lim camc io ilai placc. Tlcy quiclly lclpcd lim io
sii up and caiclully wipcd lis lacc, aiiangcd lis laii and dusicd lis body bcloic
ialing lim lomc. Tlai bcauiilul loim wlicl Rasila lad wiincsscd, lowcvci,
icmaincd in lis lcaii. Alilougl lc did noi icll anyonc lc gicw anxious io mcci
Syamananda and mcdiiaicd upon lim and alilougl lis wilc and liicnds sai
aiound lim wiil dillcicni plcasing iicms lc did noi lool ai ilcm ai all. His only
ilougli was loi Kisna and Syamananda. Hc gavc up icading manusciipis and
loigoi aboui caiing, diinling oi slccping. Hc could noi siay ai lomc bui ioamcd in
ilc loicsis.
In couisc ol iimc, Syamananda, duc io ilc bond ol lovc, camc io ilai placc io
lavoui Rasila. Now I slall dcsciibc ilc incidcni ol lis coming io Uilala liom
Viaja. Somc may asl wlai is my capaciiy io dcsciibc ilc lavoui ol Syamananda io
Rasila' In ilis icgaid I can say ilai I scivcd ilcsc iwo Piablus liom my clildlood
and I lavc pcisonally sccn and lcaid ilcii pasiimcs. I slall dcsciibc ilcm in biicl
and plcasc don'i scc any lauli in ii bccausc I am guidcd by Rasila. Maling ilc lcci
ol Syamananda lis oinamcni, ilc son ol Rasamaya las wiiiicn ilis.
The Fiffeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc joy ol ilis woild, ai wlosc lcci Rasilcndiacandia was
lilc a bcc loi lc lncw noiling bui ilc mcdiiaiion ol Syamananda. Now I slall
dcsciibc ilc visii ol Syamananda io Uilala loi ii was by ilc oidci ol Govinda ilai
lc lcli Viaja and camc io lind Rasila.
Onc day wlilc Syamananda was absoibcd in claniing ilc loly namc Madana
gopala, Sii Govinda, appcaicd bcloic lim and said, "Lisicn Syamananda, Rasila
Muiaii is My lavouiiic dcvoicc. Go io Uilala and alici you iniiiaic lim iogcilci
you slould picacl lovc and dcvoiion io Mc and dclivci all ilc inlabiianis ol
Uilala. Tlc icsidcnis ol Viaja aic My lavouiiic dcvoiccs bui I icqucsi you io go io
Uilala io lavoui Rasila." Wiil a slivci Syamananda lcll io ilc giound and bcing
unablc io scc ilc Loid anymoic lc bcgan io lamcni. Tlcn lc icmcmbcicd ilc
woids ol Hidayananda and lc ilougli io limscll, "Tlc Loid las conliimcd ilc
picvious insiiuciion givcn io mc bui low can I lcavc Viaja io go io Uilala. Il I
don'i go, lowcvci, ilcn I will bc ncglcciing ilc oidci ol Sii Kisna. I musi go and
scc ilis gicai dcvoicc wlo is living ilcic." Hc coniinucd io ilinl in ilis way bui
was icluciani io go oui ol Viaja. Ii was ilcn ilai Madana gopala appcaicd io Sii
Jiva Goswami and iold lim, "Lisicn My dcai Jiva, icll Syamananda io go io Uilala.
Rasila Muiaii is a lavouiiic dcvoicc ol Minc and lc is living ilcic. Syamananda
las io go ilcic and dclivci ilc inlabiianis ol Uilala wiil ilc lclp ol Rasila." Tlc
oidci was givcn ilicc iimcs and ilc Loid also said, "Hc slould scivc ilc Viajavasis
wlo aic now icsiding in Uilala. Tlcy aic vciy unlappy ilcic bccausc ol ilc
picdominancc ol sinlul aciiviiics. Syamananda and Rasila, by icmoving ilc
dailncss ol sin will dclivci Uilala." Having icccivcd ilc oidci liom Loid Kisna,
Jiva iold cvciyiling io Syamananda. Hc said, "Lisicn Syamananda, Kisna las
oidcicd you io go io Uilala. You slould cnlisi Rasila Muiaii in youi gioup and
wiil lis lclp you slould dclivci ilc inlabiianis ol Uilala. Rasila is a lavouiiic
dcvoicc ol Kisna." Alici lcaiing all ilis liom Jiva, Syamananda bccamc moic
conlidcni and iold Jiva, "I musi go io Uilala and mcci Rasila Muiaii. I musi scc
lim as a lavouiiic ol ilc Loid."
Tlus Syamananda iool lcavc ol Jiva Goswami, Haiipiiya dasa and oilci Vaisnava
malajanas ol ilc asiama and siaiicd on lis jouincy. Hc iool wiil lim ilicc ol lis
disciplcs, and onc lis bioilcis namcd Tlaluia Piasada dasa, a boy namcd
Syamadasa and a lcw icligious sciipis. Alici lcaving Viaja ilcy camc io Agia and
sciilcd in a placc ilcic. Wlcn ilc Moglul gcncial saw ilai somc Vaisnavas lad
sciilcd in ilc ciiy lc bccamc luiious. Hc could noi dciciminc ilc puiposc ol ilcii
siaying in ilc ciiy and iool ilcm ciilci io bc ilicvcs oi sainis. Tlus lc lad lis
soldicis aiicsi ilcm and pui ilcm inio piison. Tlai nigli wlcn ilc gcncial lay
dowm io icsi somconc cnicicd inio lis ioom and piclcd up ilc bcd along wiil ilc
gcncial and ilcn iliaslcd ii io ilc giound. Hc ilcn sai on ilc clcsi ol ilc gcncial
and iold lim, "You aic a ioguc. You lavc ialcn My lavouiiic dcvoiccs and pui
ilcm inio piison. I will lill you and all youi lamily." In lcai ol lis lilc ilc gcncial
ciicd oui in pain loi lis lilc aii was ai ilc cdgc ol lis ilioai. Hcaiing lis ciics lis
iclaiivcs camc iunning io lim and lound lim vomiiing blood and sigling lcavily.
Tlcy pui waici in lis mouil and ilcn inquiicd wlai lad lappcncd io lim. Hc
iold ilcm, "I lavc pui livc Viajavasis inio piison. Tlcy aic noi oidinaiy pcisons
bui lavouiiic dcvoiccs ol Kisna. You musi go and iclcasc ilcm and biing ilcm io
mc." A lcw guaids wcni io ilc piison and liccd ilcm. Wlcn Syamananda mci ilai
gcncial lc lcll on Syamananda's lcci saying, "Ioigivc mc, I did noi lnow ilai you
aic lavouiiic dcvoiccs ol Kisna and bccausc ol ilis I lavc sullcicd." Tlc Yavana
ilcn iiicd io plcasc Syamananda in vaiious ways and bcing saiislicd Syamananda
iold lim, "I bcg you io always icndci scivicc io ilc Vaisnavas." Tlc Yavana lcli
iclicl and liom ilai day lc bcgan io scivc sainily pcisons and lcpi Syamananda
and lis paiiy in ilc ciiy loi a lcw monils sciving ilcm vciy sinccicly. Iiom ilcic
Syamananda wcni io Vaianasi and Piayaga and siaycd ilcic loi somc iimc bcloic
cniciing Rolini ciiy. Wlcn lc inquiicd as io ilc wlcicabouis ol Rasila lc was
iold ilai lc was now in Glaniasila. Syamananda wcni io ilai placc and wlcn ilc
iwo mci ilcy lloaicd in wavcs ol lovc ol Kisna. I slall dcsciibc ilc mcciing laici.
Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilc son ol Rasamaya naiiaics
Rasila-mangala.
The Sixfeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc lilc ol ilc univcisc. Plcasc lavoui mc so ilai I may bc
ablc io sing ilc gloiics ol boil you and Rasila. Now lisicn low Syamananda mci
Rasila. Rasila was living lappily in Glaniasila, absoibcd in mcdiiaiion on
Syamananda. Onc day, in ilc couii ol ilc King, a gailciing was lcld io lcai
icciiaiion ol llagavaia. Tlc ioyal couii was lull ol gicai bialmin sclolais and
Rasila would qucsiion ilcm aboui ilc innci mcaning ol ilc ilcoiics ol llagavaia.
Wlcn Syamananda camc io ilis placc lis bcauiilul goldcn liguic wiil long aims,
smiling lacc, bcauiilul cycs and clcplani lilc gaii caugli ilc aiicniion ol cvciyonc.
Tlc King quiclly iosc liom lis scai, ollcicd lim obcisanccs and vciy icspccilully
gavc lim a scai. On sccing Syamananda, Rasila bccamc lull ol ccsiaiic lovc.
Syamananda iool lis scai and bcgan io scan ilc asscmbly. Alilougl nciilci ol
ilcm lncw wlai ilc oilci loolcd lilc, as soon as ilcy saw cacl oilci ilcy lncw
ilcii idcniiiy. Wlcn ilc llagavaiam icading was concludcd ilc King iciuincd io
lis clambcis and onc by onc ilc bialmins dispciscd uniil only Rasila icmaincd
siiiing ilcic. Sccing Syamananda siiiing in ilc gioup ol lis disciplcs Rasila wcni
io lim and ollcicd obcisanccs. Syamananda cmbiaccd lim and aslcd ilc oilcis,
"Wlai is lis namc' Wlosc son is lc' Hc las landsomc lcaiuics and a bcauiilul
smilc." Alici lcaiing ilai lc was ilc son ol Acyuia, ilc King ol Mallabluma and
ilai lc was lnown as Muiaii, Syamananda allowcd lim io sii by lis sidc and
aslcd lim aboui lis lamily. Tlcn lc iold lim, "I lavc comc liom Viaja by ilc
oidci ol Loid Kisna and ilc icsidcnis ol Viaja. You aic an iniimaic dcvoicc ol Loid
Kisna and I lavc comc lcic io mcci you." Alici somc biicl iall Rasila iool lis
lcavc and iciuincd io lis lousc.
Syamananda icmaincd in ilis placc loi monils. Hc would spcnd iimc in soliiaiy
placcs discussing iopics ol Loid Kisna in ilc company ol Rasila. Tlcy discusscd
ilc Mimamsa ol Paianjali and ilc Vcdas as wcll as Sanllya and llagavaia. Wlcn
Syamananda lcaid Rasila siaic ilai ilc only csscncc ol sciipiuic is lovc and
dcvoiion io Kisna lc was gicaily lappy and cmbiaccd lim. Tlcy would discuss in
piivaic and no onc clsc lncw wlai ilcy wcic discussing. Ii was ai ilis iimc ilai
Syamananda iaugli all ilc mcilods ol woislip io Rasila. Hc iold Rasila,
"Accoiding io sciipiuics all ol ilc Loid's incainaiions sucl as Maisya, Kuima,
Vaiala, Sii Nisimla, Paiasuiama, Vamana, luddla and Kalli aic woislippcd
individually by ilc dcvoiccs. Tlc mcilod ol woislip givcn by Caiianya
Malapiablu is somciling dillcicni and ii was discusscd bcloic by Naiada alici lc
was qucsiioncd by sainily pcisons aboui ii. Tlosc wlo lisicncd io Naiada bcgan io
woislip in Madluiya blava iccognising Sii Kisna, ilc Loid ol Vindavana as ilc
only God. Tlis laci is conliimcd by ilc siuiis.
On ilc banls ol ilc Yamuna siands Vindavana, ilc mosi bcauiilul placc in
millions ol bialmandas. Tlc ciiy is dccoiaicd wiil numcious jcwcls and ilc
womcn aic lilc Lalslmi wlilc ilc mcn aic lilc Visnu. Tlc iasamandali is undci
ilc lalpa-vilsa and in ilis aica siands a jcwcllcd ilionc wlicl slincs lilc millions
ol suns. Scaicd on ilc jcwcllcd ilionc is Loid Kisna wiil His consoii Siimaii
Radlaiani on His lcli sidc. Hc is sccn in a ilicc-lold posiuic, His bcauiilul cuily
laii dccoiaicd wiil pcacocl lcailcis and jcwcllcd gailands aiound His nccl. His
bcauiilul loiclcad is painicd and ilc laiis on His body lool jusi lilc a linc ol bccs.
His cycbiows icscmblc ilc cannons ol Kama and His cycs aic lilc loius pcials. A
pcail nosc iing dccoiaics His iila llowci lilc nosc. Hc spcals swcci woids and
smilcs magniliccnily, His lacc icscmbling ilc Auiumn moon wlilc His caiiings
swing biiglily liom sidc io sidc. His mcsmciising bcauiy claims cvciyonc in ilc
univcisc. A jcwcllcd gailand wiil ilc Kausiubla gcm in ilc ccniic langs iound
His nccl. His bicasi bcais ilc mail ol Siivaisa's lcci. His lands aic dccoiaicd wiil
banglcs and oilci oinamcnis. Wcaiing a ycllow dicss His waisi lools lilc ilai ol a
lion, His lcgs aic lilc iwo cmciald pillais wlicl claim ilc Viaja giils and His iwo
loius lcci aic vciy soli. Hc wcais looibclls iound His anllcs and ilc glow ol His
nails can pui millions ol moons io slamc. Tlc mails ol Dvaja, Padma, Vajia and
Claiianlusa can bc sccn undci His iigli looi and ilc mails ol Kumbla, Sanlla,
Mina and Indiadlanu can bc sccn undci His lcli looi. Vanamali is sccn in ilis
mannci wiil bcauiilul Radla on His lcli sidc. Tlc ilionc is suiioundcd by cigli
lavouiiic sallis wlo icmain in ilc scivicc ol Radla and Kisna playing dillcicni
musical insiiumcnis. Tlis is callcd madluia blajana ol Radla Kisna. Iollow ilis
mcilod sinccicly."
Piccc by piccc Syamananda icvcalcd ilc sioiclousc ol lovc ol Kisna io Rasila. Hc
said, "Tlc malcs aic lilc lcmalcs io ilc son ol Nanda. Il you woislip Kisna in ilis
way you can quiclly aiiain Him. Il Kisna lavouis somconc ilcn ilcy can
undcisiand ilis loving iclaiionslip and wiiloui ilis lovc no onc can aiiain Kisna.
Kisna, ilc son ol Nanda Malaiaja, can bc conqucicd by lovc. ly ilis lovc
somciimcs a gopi ollcis Him lci clcwcd icmnanis and somciimcs Hc will caiiy a
gopi on His slouldcis. All ilc sciipiuics dcclaic ilai God is conqucicd by sucl
lovc and dcvoiion. Il you dcdicaic youiscll io Him, ilc lilc ol ilc univcisc and son
ol Nanda Malaiaja, ilcn you will soon aiiain slclici ai His loius lcci." Alici
lcaiing all ilis liom Syamananda Rasila bccamc ccsiaiic in lovc ol God and bcgan
io slcd icais. Hc lcll ai ilc loius lcci ol Syamananda and lis icais waslcd lis lcci.
Syamananda gavc lim a loving cmbiacc and blcsscd lim saying, "Kisna will cvci
icmain in youi lcaii. You aic ilc cmbodimcni ol ilc loving imagc ol Kisna. Along
wiil you I slall dclivci all bcings." Tlus lc acccpicd Rasila.
Tlis is cpisodc ol ilc mcciing ol Rasila wiil Syamananda. Rasila-mangala is vciy
swcci io lcai loi ii will icmovc all Kali lala. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my
oinamcni, ilc son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala. Hcic cnds ilc Lasicin
Paii dcsciibing ilc union ol Rasila and Syamananda.
The Soufhern Parf
The Firsf Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc dclivcici ol ilc sinncis, ilc liicnd ol ilc univcisc and
ilc wcalil ol Rasila. Absoibcd in livc ol Kisna Syamananda spcni many days in
Glaniasila pciloiming sanliiiana in cvciy lousc and associaiing wiil Rasila, ilc
cniiic lamily ol Rasila ollcicd ilcii obcisanccs io lim and scaicd lim wiil ilc
uimosi icspcci. Rasila waslcd ilc lcci ol Syamananda in sccnicd waici and wipcd
ilcm using a cclcsiial cloil. Ai ilai iimc ilc dauglici ol Rasila camc ncai
Syamananda and sccing lci lc aslcd aboui lci idcniiiy. Hcaiing ilai slc was ilc
dauglici ol Rasila lc iool lci on lis lap and clanicd ilc Haic Kisna maniia inio
lci cais. Sccing ilc lavoui ol Syamananda io Dcvali, Rasila lumbly iold lim, "Ol
ilc cmbodimcni ol mcicy, Kisna las picviously insiiucicd mc ilai my guidc will
bc Syamananda Raya and ii is io lullill ilis ilai you lavc comc lcic. In my
clildlood Dayala dasi Tlaluiani pouicd ilc Haic Kisna maniia inio my cais and
iold mc ilai an associaic ol ilc Kisna will bc my guidc. Now I can scc ilai ilc
woids ol my guiu and Loid Kisna lavc bccomc iiuc. Now plcasc insiiuci mc low
I can aiiain io ilc scivicc ol Radla and Kisna, icll mc all ilc maniias loi gloiilying
Radla and Kisna and lindly cxplain ilc plilosoply ol Kisna blalii." Alici saying
ilis Rasila lcll ai lis lcci and Syamananda iool lim in lis aims and gianicd lis
icqucsis. Alici ilis Rasila cnicicd ilc ioom ol Iccla dcvi and iold lci, "As you aic
my bclovcd wilc I icqucsi you io ialc iniiiaiion liom Syamananda. Givc up youi
lamily picsiigc and slyncss and ialc slclici ai ilc lcci ol Syamananda." Slc
icplicd, "As a dcvoicd wilc, youi wisl is my wisl." Slc ilcn collccicd llowci
gailands, sandalwood, camploi, bcicl lcal, linc cloilcs and oilci iicms and wcni
io ollci ilcm io Syamananda along wiil lci maidscivanis. Rasila was vciy lappy
wiil lci bclavioui and lc ilcn icqucsicd Syamananda, "Plcasc lavoui mc and my
lamily loi wc aic youi scivanis biiil alici biiil." Syamananda gladly iniiiaicd lci
by icciiing maniias inio ilc cai ol Iccla dcvi and namcd lci Syama dasi. Hc
oidcicd lci as lollows, "You slould pcisonally scivc ilc Vaisnavas by ollciing
ilcm lood and waici and I piomisc you ilai wlcicvci you sii loi mcdiiaiion you
will aiiain pcilcciion in ilc cigli iypcs ol siddlis." Alici iccciving ilis blcssing
Syama dasi dcdicaicd lciscll io ilc scivicc ol Kisna loi ilc icsi ol lci lilc.
Syamananda Raya was an cmbodimcni ol lovc ol Kisna and by ilc giacc ol ilc
Loid, Rasila ioo bccamc lull ol lovc and dcvoiion. Togcilci ilcy would icmain in
piivaic placcs discussing dillcicni icligious sciipiuics. Onc day wlilc ilcy wcic
boil in ilc couii ol ilc King lisicning io llagavaia, Rasila iuincd lis lacc io ilc
icai and Syamananda bccamc luiious and liclcd Rasila iwicc. Tlus lc lcll on ilc
giound and lay on ilc lcci ol Syamananda, wiil icais in lis cycs lc said, "Today
ilc icsuli ol all my sins lavc bccn icciilicd by ilc iwo licls ol Syamananda Raya.
Today I lavc bccn liccd liom ilc bondagc ol ilc maiciial woild and aiiaincd
slclici ai ilc lcci ol my masici."
Sccing ilc dcvoiion ol Rasila, Syamananda also bcgan io slcd icais and cmbiaccd
lim.
Alici a piolongcd siay in Glaniasila, Syamananda iold Rasila, "I slall now go io
scc Loid Jagannaila and ilcn I slall quiclly go io Viaja." Rasila immcdiaicly said,
"You musi ialc mc wiil you io Viaja." Syamananda iold lim, "Lisicn io mc,
wiiloui you cvciyonc lcic will bc unlappy. Siay lcic loi somciimc and ilcn
comc io Viaja. I slall go liisi and you can join mc laici in Viaja." Rasila acccpicd
ilis oidci and accompanicd Syamananda a sloii disiancc. As ilcy iiavcllcd ilcy
discusscd iopics ol Kisna blalii. Tlcy boil cnicicd inio ilc villagc lnown as
Calulia and visiicd ilc lousc ol Damodaia dasa. Damodaia was in ilc labii ol
piaciicing yoga and ilinling ol yoga in lis mind. Hc was a gicai sclolai and
Rasila lad siudicd wiil lim sincc lis clildlood. Togcilci Syamananda and
Rasila, wlilc siaying ai ilc lousc ol Damodaia, discusscd ilc scicncc ol blalii.
Syamananda gavc lcssons on ilc ilcoiy ol sanllya and ilc pail ol jnana ilcn lc
iaugli aboui lovc and dcvoiion io Kisna. Wlcn Damodaia lcaid ilc gloiy ol
dcvoiion lc iallcd on ilc gloiy ol jnana bui Syamananda madc ii clcai io lim
wlai ilc dillcicncc bciwccn ilc iwo pails was and csiablislcd dcvoiion as ilc
mosi scnsiblc. Hc cxplaincd ilai dcvoiion was ol ninc linds laving sixiy-loui
limbs. Ii was cxplaincd ilai oui ol all linds ol dcvoiion nonc could cqual ilai
slown by ilc gopis ol Viaja. Tlc ilcoiics ol ilc Vcdas and ianiias wcic ilcn
discusscd and alici lcaiing cvciyiling Damodaia dccidcd io dcdicaic limscll io
ilc pail ol Kisna blalii. Hcaiing ilis Rasila adviscd Damodaia, "Givc up
cvciyiling and ialc iclugc ai ilc lcci ol Syamananda jusi as I lavc donc. Talc
iniiiaiion in ilc Kisna maniia." Damodaia icplicd, "Ycs, I musi do ii and dcdicaic
myscll io lis scivicc bui bcloic ilai I wani io scc somciling iiansccndcnial wiil
my own cycs."
Onc day alici ialing lis mcal Syamananda was scaicd wiil Rasila wlo scivcd lim
bcicl lcavcs wlilc Damodaia smcaicd sandalwood on lis body. Ioi somc icason
Damodaia ilcn wcni inio ilc dcnsc loicsi ncai a iivci lnown as ilc Klanva. In
ilis placc Damodaia suddcnly wiincsscd a Kalpaiaiu wiil a jcwcllcd ilionc
siiuaicd undcincail and Loid Kisna scaicd in His ilicc-lold bcnding posiuic
wcaiing ycllow dicss and wiil pcacocl lcailcis in His laii. Hc saw Syamananda
sianding on His lcli sidc sciving bcicl lcal io ilc Loid. Sccing Syamananda's
posiiion as an iniimaic associaic ol ilc Loid and appicciaiing ilc bcauiy ol ilc
Loid and His dcvoicc Damodaia lcll io ilc giound and bcgan io ciy.
Alici ilis vision Damodaia immcdiaicly iciuincd io lis lousc wlcic Syamananda
was ialling io Rasila and sccing Syamananda liom a disiancc lc lcll io ilc giound
and paid obcisanccs io lim. Syamananda ilcn iool lim in lis aims and lavouicd
lim by insiiuciing lim as lollows. Hc said, "You slould woislip ilc lcaiuic ol ilc
Loid wlicl you lavc jusi wiincsscd and you slould givc up cvciyiling clsc."
Damodaia icplicd, "I could noi iccognisc you. Wlo in ilc ilicc woilds can
undcisiand youi icclniquc. Plcasc lavoui mc O son ol Duiila. I and my lamily
dcdicaic ouisclvcs io you." Syamananda ilcn iniiiaicd Damodaia and lis iwo
wivcs inio Kisna maniia. Picviously Nciiananda and Kisoia Haiidasa wcic lamous
as lis disciplcs and now Rasila and Damodaia wcic lamous. Syamananda siaycd
loi a lcw moic days io discuss Kisna-laila wiil Damodaia and Rasila and ilcn
wcni io Nilacala loi a lcw days bcloic iciuining io Mailuia. Hc icmaincd waiiing
loi Rasila in Viaja.
Tlis incidcni was pcisonally iold io mc by Rasila and Damodaia and I lad lcpi ii
io myscll loi a long iimc. Now on ilc oidci ol my masici i lavc dcsciibcd ii.
Undci ilc diicciion ol ilc son ol Acyuia I am iiying io sing lis gloiy. Plcasc do
noi scc any lauli in ii. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni ilc son ol
Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Second Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc lilc ol ilc univcisc. May lc loicvci lavoui mc so ilai I
can dcsciibc lis gloiics. Wlilc Syamananda icmaincd in Viajamandala ai ilc
icqucsi ol Sadasiva, Syamadasi Tlaluiani camc io Hijli mandala io siay loi a lcw
days. Ai ilis iimc Rasila wcni io Tania and visiicd ilc lousc ol Anania. Rasila
siaycd ilcic loi a lcw days and duiing ilis pciiod Tlaluiai also camc io visii.
Rasila iold lci, "I lavc io go io Viaja. You slould go and siay ai ilc lomc ol onc
ol youi iclaiivcs." Tlaluiani iold lim, "Wlai can I say. Do wlai you lilc. You
lavc biougli mc lcic and now you aic lcaving mc. Il you aic lind io mc you will
ialc mc wiil you." Hcaiing ilis Rasila iold lci, "Tlc icsuli ol millions ol Tiiilas
can bc aiiaincd by sciving ilc Vaisnavas. Rcmain ai lomc and do ilis scivicc and
lci mc go io Viaja ilis iimc. Laici I will cciiainly ialc you ilcic." Hcaiing
Tlaluiani iciuincd io lci lousc wlilc Rasila siaiicd loi Ayodlya via ilc loicsi
iouic. Iiom ilcic lc wcni io Viaja visiiing Mailuia liisi and sccing ilc biiil placc
ol Loid Kisna. Iiom ilcic lc wcni io Vindavana sccing ilc Dciiics ol Madana
gopala and Govinda as wcll as ilc oilci icmplcs and giovcs ilcic. Sccing ilc
banls ol ilc Yamuna lc lcli iiansccndcnial bliss and siaycd a lcw days ilcic bcloic
iouiing all iwclvc loicsis wlcic ilc Loid lad pciloimcd His dillcicni pasiimcs. Hc
visiicd (all ilc scmi-loicsis) sucl as lladiavana, Lola, Siivasa, llandiiavana,
Malavana, Talavana, Kladii, Valula, Kamoda, Kamya and Madluvana. Sccing
ilcsc placcs and icmcmbciing ilc pasiimcs ol ilc Loid lc slcd icais and loigoi
lis own scll. On sccing Govcidlana Hill lc lccl unconscious. Wlcn lc iccovcicd
lc wcni io scc ilc Dciiy ol Gopala Raya insiallcd ilcic. Hc dccidcd io spcnd ilc
nigli ai Govcidlana and duiing lis slccp Kisna in ilc loim ol a cowlcid boy
appcaicd bcloic Rasila and iold lim, "Lisicn io Mc Rasila. You musi quiclly
piocccd io Uilala. Disiiibuic My lovc io all and scc ilai My lavouiiic Viaja pcoplc
aic scivcd by ilc pcoplc ol Uilala. My Syamananda is waiiing loi you in Mailuia.
Go ilcic and scivc lis lcci." On lcaiing ilcsc woids Rasila opcncd lis cycs and
saw ilai Kisna, dicsscd as a cowlcid boy, was sianding bcloic lim. Sccing His
bcauiy Rasila lainicd and wlcn lc icgaincd consciousncss ilc Loid lad gonc.
Alici ilis lc quiclly iiavcllcd all ilc placcs ol Kisna's pasiimcs. Sincc lis daislan
ol ilc Loid ai Govcidlana Rasila consianily slcd icais in lovc ol Kisna and
cmoiion iulcd ovci lis body. Hc ciicd, "Ol ilc Loid ol my lilc wlcic lavc you
gonc. How can I livc wiiloui ilc son ol Nanda Malaiaja." In ilis mood all cigli
linds ol blava appcaicd in lim. Hc loigoi lungci and iliisi and icmaincd
absoibcd in mcdiiaiion on Kisna. Alici daislan ol ilc Kcsava Dciiy ai Mailuia lc
mci wiil Syamananda. Rasila lcll ai ilc lcci ol Syamananda wlo iool lim in lis
aims and iold lim, "I lavc bccn waiiing loi you. Ii is good ilai you lavc visiicd
Vindavana bcloic coming lcic. Now you slould iciuin io youi own lousc."
Rasila icplicd, "Ol my loid, I wani io siay in Vindavana loi a lcw moic days so
ilai I can scc cvciyiling in Vindavana. Having icaclcd lcic low can I lcavc ilis
placc so caily." Syamananda swccily iold lim, "Youi iclaiivcs aic misciablc
wiiloui you ilcic and ilcy will blamc mc. Plcasc, my dcai, go ilcic and don'i
cicaic any iioublc. Wc lavc boil bccn oidcicd io go io Uilala io disiiibuic lovc
and dcvoiion io all. You musi sinccicly icndci scivicc io ilc dcvoiccs ilcic. You
lavc alicady sccn Kisna ai Govcidlana and Hc oidcicd you ai ilai iimc. How can
you disobcy His oidci." Hcaiing ilis Rasila was asionislcd and ilougli io
limscll, "Syamananda musi bc an iniimaic dcvoicc ol Loid Kisna, oilciwisc low
could lc lnow cvciyiling ilai lad lappcncd. I lavc noi iold anyonc ol my sccing
Kisna." Rasila ilcn iold Syamananda, "I musi obcy youi oidci."
Syamananda was vciy lappy io lcai ilis and ilcy siaiicd loi Uilala iogcilci going
by ilc loicsi iouic io Nagpui and ilcn io Scgala. Tlcic ilcy icsicd in ilc lomc ol
a loiiunaic pcison namcd Visnu dasa. Hc and lis lamily iool iniiiaiion liom
Syamananda and lc was icnamcd Dasa Rasamaya. Iiom ilcic ilcy icaclcd ilc
lomc ol Rasila and all ilc inlabiianis wcic lappy io scc ilcm again. Syamananda
lad comc wiil ilc son ol Acyuia in oidci io icmovc ilc dailncss ol ignoiancc
liom Uilala.
I lavc givcn a sloii biogiaply ol Rasila wlo was ilc iooi ol mcicy. O dcvoiccs
plcasc lisicn io Rasila-mangala. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda lis oinamcni, ilc
son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Third Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc lilc ol ilc univcisc. May lc bcsiow lis lavoui upon mc
ilai I can always sing lis gloiy. ly ilc giacc ol Syamananda ilc lovc and dcvoiion
ol Rasila incicascd day by day and ilcic was noiling bui Kisna in lis mind. Sincc
ilc womb ol lis moilci lc lad lnowlcdgc and dcvoiion bui wlcn lis guiu iaugli
lim ilc vaiious piinciplcs lc bccamc mad in lovc ol Kisna and ilc sixiy-loui
linds ol dcvoiion icmaincd cvci biigli in lis lcaii. Hc lad no aiiiaciion loi
lamily lilc and sccing ilis lis lamily mcmbcis lcli soiiy. Alici Acyuia lcli ilis
woild loi Vailunila ilc bioilcis ol Rasila lougli onc anoilci bui Rasila did noi
gci involvcd. Hc would icmain wiil dcvoiccs discussing aboui Kisna. Wlcncvci
gucsis would visii lis lomc lc lovcd io scivc ilcm and il ilcic was no lood in lis
lomc lc would go and bcg ii and ilcn lccd ilcm. Ii was lis labii io scivc gucsis
cvciy day. Hc scivcd Vaisnavas wiil ilc uimosi lovc and lc woislippcd sadlus as
Kisna. Daily lc dianl ilc waici alici wasling ilcii lcci. Wiil lis own lands lc
cnjoycd collcciing ilc lcavcs on wlicl ilcy lad caicn and wiil ilc gicaicsi icspcci
lc would ialc ilcii icmnanis ol lood. Tlis was ilc piaciicc ol boil lc and lis wilc
and ilcy dcd noi malc any disiinciion bciwccn class oi ciccd. Wlcn lis lamily
mcmbcis saw lc and lis wilc ialing ilcii lood lasi ilcy bccamc angiy. Tlcy said
ilai Rasila lad bccomc mad and ilai ilc lamily would sullci bccausc ol lis
bclavioui. Tlcy aigucd ilai sincc lc is ilc son ol a gicai pcison sucl bclavioui
will pui us io slamc amongsi oui liicnds. In ilis way ilcy iiicd io iidiculc Rasila
bui lc did noi caic. Insicad lc bccamc moic vigouious in lollowing lis piinciplcs
and iiicd io icacl oilcis aboui ilc impoiiancc ol scivicc io ilc sadlus and Loid
Kisna. Somc lisicncd io lim and bccamc puiilicd bui somc wcic lciciics and
coniinucd io iidiculc lim. Wlcn lc lcaid ilcm iidiculc ilc sadlus Rasila could
noi iolciaic ii and in lis angci lc iold lis wilc, "I can no longci iolciaic ilc
iidiculing ol oui liicnds. Tlcy may iidiculc us in vaiious ways and ilai wc can
iolciaic bui wlcn ilcy iidiculc dcvoiccs I cannoi iolciaic ii. Vaisnavas aic moic
dcai io mc ilan Kisna and ilcy aic bcing iidiculcd bccausc ol mc. I cannoi scivc
ilcm wiiloui lcai ol bcing ciiiiciscd so wlai is ilc usc ol wasiing iimc by siaying
lcic' You aic my dcvoicd wilc. Il you wani you can comc wiil mc bccausc I will
noi siay lcic wiil ilcm. You may siay il you lilc, bui I lavc io go." Hcaiing ilis
Syama dasi said, "I slall go wiil you wlcicvci you go. Wlai will I do lcic wiiloui
you' I can icmain lappily wiil you wlcicvci you go cvcn undci a iicc oi in a
loicsi. You musi ialc mc wiil you loi ilis lousc will bc dull io mc wiiloui you.
Lci ilc ilundci lall on ilai wcalil ol minc wiiloui you." Tlus ilcy lcli ilc lousc
and wcni io a placc on ilc banl ol Suvainaiclla wlicl sccmcd as bcauiilul as
Vindavana. Tlc waici ol ilc iivci was as puic as ilai ol ilc Yamuna and ii was
suiioundcd by mangocs and jacl liuii giovcs. Tlc placc was so diy ilai cvcn in
ilc iainy scason no mud could bc sccn ilcic. In Mallabluma Paiagama ilcic was a
placc namcd Coiaciiaiapa and ncai io ilis placc was Niiyavasana. Tlis placc was
conccalcd liom oilcis and yci ii was lilcd by cvcn lc gods and was considcicd as
gicai as Vailunila. Ii was suiioundcd by loicsis and was lull ol piciiy giovcs
wlcic vaiiciics ol liuiis and llowcis blossomcd. Pcoplc lncw ilis placc as a liddcn
Vindavana and ii was lcic ilai Rasila madc lis lomc.
Rasila's cldci bioilci Kasinaila dasa buili a ciiy lnown as Kasipuia and lc
bccamc ilc ling ilcic. Hc lad a lamily Dciiy wlicl King llanja looicd liom
ilcic. Rasila wcni ilcic and iool ilai Dciiy wiil lim. Dcspiic laving a vasi
piopciiy lc iool only lis wilc and ilai Dciiy and noiling clsc cxccpi loi ilc
cloilcs ilcy wcic wcaiing. In lis abscncc lis bioilcis gicw misciablc and ilcii
piopciiy dwindlcd. Rasila, lowcvci, buili a lousc in Kasipuia and gicw lamous
ilcic. As a lavouiiic dcvoicc ol ilc lusband ol Lalslmi lc lad no scaiciiy ol
wcalil. Hc coniinucd io scivc sainis and Vaisnavas pcisonally wasling ilcii lcci,
clcaning ilcii caiing placc and ialing ilc icmnanis ol ilcii lood. As lis lamc
spicad moic and moic scivanis ol Kisna bcgan io visii lis lousc. Alici a
considciablc iimc Syamananda paid a visii io lis lousc. Tlc dcliglicd Rasila lcll
ai lis lcci and ilcn scivcd lis masici as ilougl lc was gicaici ilan ilc Supicmc
Loid Kisna. Syama dasi Tlaluiani pcisonally coolcd loi lci guiu and all ilc
picpaiaiions wcic lilc ncciai. Alici lully saiislying Syamananda ilcy boil cnjoycd
ilc icmnanis ol lis lood. Tlcy scivcd Syamananda wiil ilc uimosi caic and
icspcci and wlaicvci insiiuciion lc gavc ilcm ilcy iiicd ilcii bcsi io lullill ii.
Lvcn il ilc icqucsi wcic impossiblc Rasila would iiy wiil all lis lcaii and soul.
Hc icmaincd in ilc scivicc ol Syamananda wiiloui caiing loi lis own lcalil. Lvcn
in lis slccp lc dicami only ol Syamananda. His dcvoiion io lis guiu can only bc
compaicd io ilai ol Kisna and lalaiama io Tlcii guiu. Rasila icmaincd lixcd in
scivicc io guiu, Kisna and ilc Vaisnavas and ilus lc icccivcd spccial lavoui liom
Syamananda.
Onc day Rasila iold Syamananda aboui ilc lamily Dciiy and icqucsicd lim io
suggcsi a namc loi ilc Dciiy. Syamananda said swccily, "Ii's namc will bc
Gopivallabla Raya and ilis villagc will bc lnown as Sii Gopivallablapuia. Hcic
Loid Kisna and His dcvoiccs will bc niccly scivcd and ilis villagc will cain lamc
lilc Vindavana. Hcic Govinda will appcai in ilc samc loim I scc in my mcdiiaiion.
Syama dasi will bc ilc ownci ol ilis villagc and slc will dcdicaic lciscll io ilc
scivicc ol ilc Dciiy. Apailciic Rasila will iiavcl wiil mc and dclivci all living
cniiiics." Iiom ilai day ilc placc bccamc lamous loi scivicc io Kisna and His
dcvoiccs.
Tlus Syamananda and Rasila cnicicd inio Uilala io spicad lovc and dcvoiion.
lcing cmpowcicd by ilc son ol Acyuia I am dcsciibing Rasila-mangala. Plcasc
lisicn io ii and soon you will obiain lovc and dcvoiion loi Kisna. Maling ilc lcci
ol Syamananda lis oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Fourfh Wave
All gloiy io Syamananda. I woislip lis lcci and piay ilai lc will lavoui mc io sing
lis gloiy. Onc day Syamananda iold Rasila, "I bcg alms liom you. Dclivci all
cicaiuics and givc ilc loly namc io all. Givc lovc and dcvoiion io Kisna io
cvciyonc, wiiloui considciing ilcm ligl oi low class. Mcci sucl pcoplc as ilc
ling, lis subjccis, ilc sainis, clildicn, old pcoplc and womcn and lclp ilcm all io
ialc up Haii-nama. I bcg ilis liom you." Rasila bowcd io lis guiu wiil loldcd
lands acccpiing ilis oidci. Syamananda also oidcicd Damodaia io sing Haii-nama
in ilc cais ol cvciyonc. Sincc ilcn ilc son ol Acyuia disiiibuicd ilc jcwcl ol Kisna
blalii and bcgan io malc disciplcs. ly ilc ioucl ol Rasila pcoplc bclonging io ilc
bialmana, lsaiiiya, vaisya oi sudia casic oi cvcn oilcis, bccamc gicai dcvoiccs ol
Kisna. Wiil ilc iisc ol ilc moon lilc Rasila in Uilala ii bccamc ilc piaciicc loi
cacl lousc io lold Sanliiiana and io scivc ilc Vaisnavas. His liisi disciplc was
Kalandi llalia dasa Yavana, ilcn camc Syamagopala, Dina Syamanaiayana,
Ramalisna, Paiamananda, llodaia, Gauia, Gopala, Gopinaila and Sii Golula.
Tlcsc wcic ilc liisi icn disciplcs ol Rasila and ilcn ilc numbci bccamc counilcss.
I slall biiclly dcsciibc low ii iool placc. Rasila liisi wcni io a bcauiilul loly placc
namcd Dlaianda wlicl was owncd by llima and Siiilaia. Tlcy bclongcd io a
gopa lamily and lad a vasi piopciiy. Tlcy lad insiallcd many dillcicni dciiics and
lad pciloimcd animal saciiliccs. Tlcy iicaicd ilcii iclaiivcs vciy badly and lovcd
io iidiculc dcvoiccs. Knowing ilcm io bc sinlul ilcy wcic lcaicd by boil ilc
dcvoiccs and ilcii subjccis. Tlcy could would biibc ilc ling wiil lacs ol iupccs
and in ilcii madncss pciloim any sinlul aciion lilc cuiiing iiccs, indccd ilcy wcic
moic sinlul ilan Ajamila oi Jagai and Madlai. Tlc dauglici ol llima gavc biiil io
ilicc sons namcly Sii Rasamaya, Vamsi, and Mailuia. Sii Rasamaya bclongcd io
ilc Syamananda scci and livcd in ilai villagc wiil lis iclaiivcs. Tlc oilci iwo
bioilcis iool iniiiaiion liom Damodaia. Wlcn Rasila wcni io ilcii lousc ilcy
wcic lappy io scc lim and alici ollciing obcisanccs io lim ilcy gavc lim a spccial
scai, waslcd lis lcci wiil sccnicd waici and ilc lamily dianl ilai waici. Rasila
iallcd allcciionaicly io Vamsi and Rasamaya iclling ilcm, "On ilc oidci ol
Syamananda I lavc comc lcic io picacl lovc and dcvoiion io Kisna in Uilala. I
lnow ilai llima and Siiilaia aic vciy wiclcd and I wani io malc ilcm Vaisnavas.
Il ilcy can bc madc Vaisnavas ilcn pcisons in oilci ciiics will lollow ilcii
cxamplc. Rasamaya and Vamsi iold Rasila, "Cciiainly ilcy aic noioiious, lowcvci,
il you lavoui somconc ilcn no maiici low sinlul lc may bc, by youi mcicy ilcy
can gci lisna-blalii." Vamsi and Rasamaya boil lncw ilc gloiy ol Rasila and
ilcy wcic suic ilai now ilc iwo bioilcis would bc clangcd.
Rasila sai wiil lis gioup and Rasamaya lappily scivcd ilcm vaiiciics ol
loodsiulls. Rasamaya lad a clildlood liicnd namcd Sii Tulasi dasa wlo, ai ilai
iimc, was siaying in ilc lomc ol Rasamaya. Tulasi could sing as swcci as a cucloo
and by clancc lc cnicicd inio ilc ioom wlcic Rasila was caiing and bcgan io sing
a song aboui Loid Kisna.His singing claimcd cvciyonc picscni including Rasila
wlo lloaicd in icais. Rasila lad lim sii ncxi io lim and sing ilc song again and
again. Indccd, ilc singing bcgan in ilc cvcning and ilc nigli passcd wiiloui
Rasila lnowing ii loi lc was absoibcd in blava. Wlcn lc linally clcclcd limscll
lc inquiicd aboui ilc boy wlo lad bccn singing. Rasamaya said, "Hc las comc
lcic wiil lis lailci io do liiiana. His lailci is a disciplc ol Hidayananda and livcs
on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs. Wlcn Syamananda lcaid ilcii sanliiiana lc oidcicd
lim and lis son io siay lcic." Rasila was vciy lappy io lcai ilis and liom ilcn on
Tulasi bccamc a mcmbci ol ilc Rasamaya gioup. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda
my oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Fiffh Wave
All gloiy io Syamananda. I woislip lis lcci and piay ilai lc will lclp mc io
consianily sing lis gloiy. Rasila Scllaia was spcnding lis days lappily in ilc
lousc ol Rasamaya. Hc passcd loui monils in ilai villagc pciloiming sanliiiana in
dillcicni placcs and lavouiing ilc ling and lis subjccis as wcll as ilc wlolc ciiy by
lis picscncc ilcic. Now lisicn low lc madc llima and Siiilaia inio Vaisnavas.
Onc day llima and Siiilaia lad bccn siiiing in ilc couii along wiil ilcii liicnds
wlcn Rasila camc ilcic, along wiil lis associaics, and addicsscd ilc iwo
bioilcis. On sccing Rasila in ilc dicss ol a Vaisnava llima bccamc blind wiil
angci bui ai liisi lc was unablc io say anyiling. Alici somc iimc lc said, "I cannoi
iolciaic sccing wlai las lappcncd io you. You aic ilc son ol Acyuia, a young man
ol iwcniy ycais bui you lavc givcn up youi siudics and bccomc a Vaisnava. Wlo
las adviscd you io do ilis ai ilis agc' How will you lool alici youi iclaiivcs' How
could a woililcss son lilc you ialc biiil in ilc lamily ol Acyuia wlo was ilc ling
ol Mallblumna' Don'i you ilinl youi bcgging liom dooi io dooi will biing slamc
io youi lamily' Ii is good ilai you lavc comc lcic bccausc now I advisc you io
iciuin io youi lomc and coniinuc youi cducaiion. Tlis lilc ol a Vaisnava is noi
bcliiiing you. I am iclling you all ilis bccausc ol my lovc loi Acyuia." On lcaiing
all ilcsc iidiculous siaicmcnis Rasila mildly smilcd and answcicd, "Lisicn llima
and Siiilaia icll all ol youi sclolais ol ilc Puianas io comc lcic and iiy io csialisl
wlicl icligious pail is supicmc. Wc will dcbaic on all six sciipiuics ilc Vcdas,
smiii, Giia, llagavaia as wcll as ilc ilcoiics ol Vyasa, Sula, Naiada, Janala,
Sanala and oilcis. Lci us piovc wlai ilc supicmc icligion is by using ilc
sciipiuics and il ii is slown ilai all sciipiuics say ilai Kisna is ilc supicmc ilcn
you musi also woislip Him and givc up all oilci pioccsscs.
ly ilc oidci ol llima all ilc sclolais ol ilc lingdom camc io ilai placc. Janali,
Haiicandana and many lings and subjccis camc as wcll as cxpciis on ilc loui
Vcdas and all oilci sciipiuics. Tlcy all sai in a ciiclc and discusscd bui no onc was
ablc io icluic ilc siaicmcnis ol Rasila. His analysis lollowcd ilc Vcdas and was
bascd on ilc plilosoply ol Vyasa. Apaii liom Rasila no onc could givc a
saiislacioiy analysis ol ilc sciipiuics. Tlc bialmins lianlly iold llima and
Siiilaia ilai Rasila's ilcoiy was acccpiablc io ilcm and ilus ilc iwo bioilcis
along wiil ilcii lamily suiicndcicd io Rasila and bcgan io woislip Kisna wiil
lully dcdicaicd lcaiis. Tlcy sioppcd all animal saciiliccs and bccamc scivanis ol
Loid Kisna. Rasila coniinucd lis picacling among ilc pcoplc and day by day
pcoplc camc in gioups io ialc iniiiaiion liom lim. Hc gavc lovc and dcvoiion io
all and wiil sanliiiana going on in cacl lousc Dlaicnda ciiy bccamc iiansloimcd
inio Viajapuia and ilc icsidcnis ol ilai ciiy all lloaicd in lovc ol Kisna.
Rasila siaycd on in ilc ciiy io cnjoy ic-cnaciing ilc pasiimcs ol Loid Kisna wiil
lis gopa liicnds. Hc gailcicd many boys and dicsscd ilcm as cowlcid boys ilcn
lc picpaicd llowci gailands and dicsscd limscll as a Viaja woman, (ic, gopi).
Anoilci pcison was dicsscd io appcai as Loid Kisna and iogcilci ilcy all camc
iliougl ilc loicsi singing and dancing. Tlcy playcd lluic, midanga, vina, laiaiala,
cic. Somc playcd lapinasa, saianga, iinala and svaiamandala. Tlc Rasamaya gioup
also pciloimcd sanliiiana wiil Tulasi dasa lcading ilcii singing. Simuliancously
ilc clildicn wcic all dancing and slowing dillcicni posiuics and gcsiuics. Tlc
wlolc ciiy was lii wiil lamps and cvciyonc camc io scc ilc lun. In ilis way Rasila
ic-cnacicd ilc pasiimcs ol ilc Loid in ilc Viaja loicsi. Hc also pciloimcd
sanliiiana in cvciy lousc ol ilc ciiy and ilc inlabiianis bccamc labiiuaicd io iall
aboui Kisna consianily.
Tlc pasiimcs wlicl Muiaii displaycd ai cacl momcni could noi bc lully dcsciibcd
cvcn by millions ol mouils. I lavc iiicd io dcsciibc wlaicvci poiiion las bccn
diiccicd by Rasila. Plcasc lisicn io Rasila-mangala and gci iid ol ilis ominous
Kalilala. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya
naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Sixfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc givci ol lovc io all. Ol Piablu, plcasc lavoui mc io sing
youi gloiy. Wlilc lc icmaincd in Dlaicnda Rasila passcd lis iimc lappily in ilc
joy ol sanliiiana. Onc day lc dccidcd io pciloim ilc maiiiagc ol lis Dciiy Sii
Gopivallabla Raya. Iiisi ol all lc liicd somc woilcis and lad ilcm consiiuci a
Tlaluiani. Tlcn in picpaiaiion loi ilc maiiiagc many aiiiclcs wcic gailcicd.
Rasila also announccd io cvciyonc,"A gicai lcsiival will bc lcld in ilc lomc ol
Rasamaya." Wlcn ilc pcoplc lcaid ilis ilcy all camc ilcic wiil vaiious gilis.
Rasila also inviicd many sainis and bialmins and ilcy camc ilcic ciiing ilc
Vcdas. Rasamaya dasa pciloimcd ilc Adlivasa ccicmony and biougli ilc Dciiy
ilcic. Alici ilicc days ol lcsiiviiics ilc maiiiagc iool placc and all ilc pcisons
picscni, wlo lad givcn up ilcii lamily duiics, lloaicd in ilcy joy ol ilc divinc
pasiimcs. On obsciving ilc yugala lcaiuic Rasila bccamc so lappy ilai siicams ol
icais iollcd down lis lacc. Rasila, consianily absoibcd in lovc ol Kisna, pciloimcd
many iiiuals and ilcn saiislicd ilc sainis wiil lood, cloilcs and oilci iicms. Alici
ilc maiiiagc ccicmony, Rasila wcni io lis own lousc wiil ilc Dciiics. Tlc pcoplc
ol Dlaicnda, lccling scpaiaiion liom Rasila bccamc misciablc and bclavcd lilc
ilc Viaja womcn wlo could noi bcai ilc scpaiaiion ol Kisna.
Ai ilis iimc Rasila bcgan io wiiic aboui ilc vaiious pasiimcs ol Kisna. Hc also
wioic aboui lis discussions on Kisna and lc gavc ilc wiiiings io Naiayana and
Ramalisna. Alici pciloiming sanliiiana all ilc dcvoiccs sai in a ciiclc io lisicn io
ilc wiiiings ol Rasila. Howcvci alici lcaiing only onc 'pada' cvciyonc's lcaii was
piciccd and ilcy ciicd oui in cmoiion. Tlcy bcgan io lloai in lovc ol Kisna and all
dcsiicd io aclicvc ilc lcci ol Rasila. Jagannaila Paianayala, ilc cldcsi bioilci ol
Rasila, lcaiing ilc cpisodc ol ilc Viaja womcn sullciing liom ilc scpaiaiion ol
Kisna lcll inio blava and lainicd. Oilcis bcgan io ioll on ilc giound wlilc somc
ciicd. Tlcy all bcgan io sing ilc gloiy ol Rasila. In ilis way ilcy all mcdiiaicd on
ilc lcci ol Rasila. All gloiy io ilosc wlo lad ilc oppoiiuniiy io icmain wiil
Rasila. Tlis son ol Rasamaya ialcs ilc lcci ol Rasila on lis lcad and sings Rasila-
mangala.
The Sevenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananada, ilc lilc ol ilc univcisc and ilc wcalil lilc lilc ol Rasila
dcva. Wlilc icmaining in lis lousc Rasila coniinucd io scivc lundicds ol
Vaisnavas icgulaily. Hc would woislip ilc sainis cvcn moic ilan Loid Kisna and
lc iool gicai plcasuic in ilis duiy ol lis. Wiil lis own lands lc would dicss up
Sii Gopivallabla Raya and lis Tlaluiani. Hc lncw noiling bui ilc woislip ol
Kisna and piaciiscd ilc sixiy-loui linds ol dcvoiion cvciyday in boil lis aciiviiics
and lis icacling ol oilcis. Hc lad liim laiil in ilc scivicc io guiu, in ilc iniiiaiion
io ilc claniing ilc loly namcs ol ilc Loid, in ilc insiiuciions ol ilc Loid's
dcvoiccs and in ilc icnunciaiion ol scnsc plcasuic loi ilc scivicc io Kisna. Hc also
considcicd ii io bc lis duiy io iiavcl io dillcicni loly placcs. Hc was liim in
lolding up Haiivasana and in paying icspcci io Tulasi, Asvaila, Dlaiii and ilc
loly placcs. Hc always avoidcd ilosc pcisons wlo lad no laiil in Kisna and lc
lad no conccin io amass laigc numbcis ol disciplcs. Il a bool lad noiling io say
aboui Kisna ilcn lc would noi icad ii. Hc was ncvci miscily wiil anyonc and lc
always iiicd lis bcsi io saiisly cvciyonc wiil lis cxplanaiions. Hc ncvci disiuibcd
any living cniiiics on ilc caiil noi did lc cvci commii any sin. Hc would paini lis
wlolc body wiil ilc mails ol a Vaisnava and ollci obcisanccs and niimalya io
Kisna. Hc always wclcomcd sainis and on lcaiing ilcm appioacl lim lc would
comc io mcci ilcm. Rasila always icspccicd ilc icmplcs and loly placcs by
ciicumambulaiing ilcm. Hc sang swcci songs bcloic Kisna, pciloimcd sanliiiana.
ciicd lymns ol piaisc and acccpicd ilc Loid's piasadam. Hc ollcicd inccnsc,
gailands and sandalwood io Kisna and lollowcd all ilc iiiuals and cusioms ol
woislip bascd on ilc sciipiuics. Hc mcmoiiscd ilc qualiiics ol Kisna, somciimcs
lc would bc absoibcd in dasya blava, somciimcs in sallya blava and somciimcs
in lovc and dcvoiion. Somciimcs lc would ollci lis lavouiiic posscssions io Kisna
and cvciy day lc would woislip Tulasi, Mailuia, sciipiuics and ilc Vaisnavas.
Wiil ilc lclp ol lis gioup lc would lold gicai lcsiivals loi ilc woislip ol Kisna,
sucl as duiing Kaiiila and lc lovcd io icad llagavaia wiil lis gioup. Tlcy
icgulaly pciloimcd nama sanliiiana and wiilin lis mind lc lovcd io siay ai
Mailuia. Tlc dcvoiion ol Rasila cannoi bc lully dcsciibcd loi lc was ic lull
cmbodimcni ol dcvoiion loi Kisna. ly lis lavoui onc can aiiain ilc sixiy-loui
limbs ol dcvoiion. Rasila was always liim in lis dcvoiion io Syamananda and
wlcicvci lc siaycd lc coniinucd lis scivicc io guiu, Kisna and ilc Vaisnavas.
Tliougl lis own cxamplc ol dcvoiion lc iaugli oilcis and lc ncvci disobcycd
ilc oidcis ol guiu, Kisna and ilc Vaisnavas. Il lc saw any sign ol a Vaisnava in
somconc lc ai oncc bcgan io woislip lim lilc Kisna. All classcs ol pcoplc, liom
ligl io low, lcli lappy by ilc ioucl ol Rasila. In ilis way Rasila spcni lis days ai
lomc, lis lovc and dcvoiion cvci incicasing. His gloiy cannoi bc lully dcsciibcd
bui by lis giacc I lavc dcsciibcd somc. Lisicning io ilis naiiaiion can lclp anyonc
aiiain lovc and dcvoiion. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni ilis son ol
Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Eighfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc moon ol ilc Gopa Dynasiy, gloiy io Rasilcndiacandia
ilc bclovcd ol Kisna. In ilis way ilc son ol Acyuia picaclcd lovc and dcvoiion
iliougloui ilc woild. Tlc claiacici ol Rasila is so mysiical ilai ii is impossiblc
io dcsciibc all lis qualiiics lully. Tlc pcoplc ol ilc woild woislippcd lim as
Naiada, Vyasa oi Loid Naiayana. All ilc qualiiics ol Loid Kisna wcic visiblc in ilc
claiacici ol Rasila and lis slowcd many auspicious mails. ly dini ol lis
dcvoiion lc was always powcilul and ai ilc iimc ol mcdiiaiion lis absoibing
lcaiuic madc lim appcai cvci youillul. Tlcic was no onc as iniclligcni as lc loi
lc could spcal in many languagcs on all linds ol ilcoiics. Hc was a gicai oiaioi
and could dcbaic on all ilc aiis. Hc was clcvci and slillcd in all iypcs ol dccds
indccd lis gcnius was lamous in ilc woild. Hc was puic-lcaiicd and quiic laving
won ovci all ilc maiciial plcasuics by piaciicing ausiciiiy. Hc was mcicilul,
paiicni and iolciani io all. Hc was cvci saiislics and a wcll-wislci io all. Hc lcpi
good iclaiions wiil cvciyonc and was always icspccilul io ilosc in posiiions ol
icsponsibiliiy. On ilc siicngil ol lis dcvoiion loi Kisna ii was impossiblc io
misusc cducaiion and ilc culiivaiion ol ncscicncc ccascd. Tlc lamc ol Rasila
spicad all ovci ilc caiil and cvciyonc lovcd lim. Hc was ilc icsoii ol ilc dcvoiccs
and sainis and lc was ilc pioiccioi ol ilc nccdy. His qualiiics cannoi bc dcsciibcd
cvcn by lundicds ol mouils. Gloiy io ilis caiil, gloiy io Uilala, gloiy io ilc loly
placcs, gloiy io ilc lailci and moilci liom wlom lc lad ialcn biiil, gloiy io
ilosc placcs wlicl lis lcci iouclcd, gloiy io ilai villagc wlcic lc lad sciilcd,
gloiy io ilosc placcs wlcic lc displaycd pasiimcs ol lovc, gloiy io lis liicnds and
associaics, lis lamily mcmbcis and iclaiivcs and gloiy io ilc pcoplc ol Uilala wlo
obscivcd ilc lcci ol Rasila. Jusi a glancc ai Rasila was sullicicni io icmovc all
iypcs ol sins an lisicning io lis woids gavc sooiling iclicl io ilc cais. ly lcaiing
lis ncciaican spccclcs onc would loigci lis own cncumbcianccs. Hc always lad a
smiling lacc and lis aiiiaciivc lcaiuics madc cvciyonc lloai in an occan ol joy.
Simply by lis appcaiancc lc icmovcd all ilc illmoiivcs ol ilc pcoplc.
Alici somc iimc Syamananda wcni io Gaia lalaiama puia io spcal aboui Loid
Kisna and blcss ilc pcoplc ol ilai placc by lis picscncc. Many pcisons ol ilai
placc bccamc lis disciplcs sucl as Gopinaila, Jagannaila, Aliuia, Siilaii,
Radlavallabla dasam Syamadasa, cic. Syamananda giving cvciyonc ilc sladc ol
lis lcci, iniiiaicd lings and ilc subjccis inio ilc Kisna maniia. Syamananda scni a
mcsscngci wiil a lciici loi Rasila widciing lim io comc ai oncc. Having
complcicd lis scivicc io Loid Kisna and ilc dcvoiccs Rasila lad sai down io
acccpi piasada. Hc lad ialcn jusi onc mouillul ol lood and was lolding ilc
sccond in lis land wlcn ilc mcsscngci camc ilcic. Immcdiaicly lc siood up and
waslcd lis lands in ilc iivci Siivainaiclla. Ii was alicady dail and ilc loicsi was
lull ol wild animals. Lvcn in ilc dayligli ilc pcoplc wcic scaicd io pass iliougl
ilis placc bui Rasila siaiicd alonc. Ii was piicl dail wiil clouds covciing ilc sly
and iain pouiing down bui Rasila did noi lcsiiaic io lccp ilc oidci ol lis guiu.
Wlcn lc icaclcd lalaiamapuia Syamananda lappily cmbiaccd lim bui sccing lis
iiicd lacc aslcd lim low lc lad bccn ablc io comc so quiclly. Rasila lcpi lis
lcad bowcd and did noi say anyiling bui alici somc iimc oilci dcvoiccs camc
ilcic and icpoiicd cvciyiling aboui Rasila's jouincy.
Onc day alici Rasila lad ialcn piasadam Syamananda sai wiil lim and iold lim,
"Lisicn Rasila, I lavc lcaid ilai you madc ilc pcoplc ol Dlaicdia Vaisnavas. Now
do ii in ilc loicsis. I lavc a dcsiic ilai in ilc monil ol Vaisalla, I will lold a
Pancamandala. laialola is a bcauiilul placc suiioundcd by mango loicsis and a
iivci. I slall lold ilc ccicmony ilcic and you slould collcci ilc ncccssaiy
commodiiics. I slall go ilcic liisi and you go io Dlaicndia io collcci ilc ncccssaiy
iicms." Alici ilis Syamananda lcli ilai placc. Now lisicn io ilc pasiimcs ol ilcsc
gicai souls in oilci placcs. Plcasc don'i ilinl ilcy aic oidinaiy allaiis bccausc ilcy
incainaicd in dillcicni agcs io pciloim ilcsc vaiious pasiimcs. Maling ilc lcci ol
Syamananda my oinamcni, ilc son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Ninfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc dclivcici ol ilc woild. Tlc lilc ol ilc woild and wcalil
lilc lilc ol Rasila wlo was lind and mcicilul io all bcings. Oncc wlcn Rasila was
siill siaying ai lalaiamapuia, iwcniy Vaisnavas camc io lis placc. Hc wclcomcd
ilcm and ollcicd ilcm liuiis, swccis and coolcd lood. Tlai nigli, wlcn ii was
closc io midnigli, Rasila discovcicd ilai ilcic was no moic glcc in lis siocl. Hc
immcdiaicly wcni io ilc ciiy bui in ilc dailncss lc could noi scc ilc coiicci pail
and lc cnicicd inio ilc lousc ol a yavana wlo was siiiing on lis bcdsicad
cnjoying ilc company ol lis wilc. Sccing Rasila cnici inio lis ioom ilc yavana
caugli lold ol lim and bcai lim. Rasila caugli lold ol lis land and iold lim
wiil a smilc, "Lisicn Malajana, wly aic you bcaiing mc. Youi land will bc soic
liom siiiling my laid body." Tlc Muglal was asionislcd io lcai ilis and
looscning lis giip lc lcll io ilc giound and lcld ilc lcci ol Rasila.
Rasila coniinucd on lis way, collccicd ilc glcc and iciuincd io lomc io scivc
glcc io ilc Vaisnavas. Wiilin a lcw days ilc Muglal losi all lis clcplanis and
loiscs, lis piopciiy was dcsiioycd and lis wivcs dicd. Lvciyonc was asionislcd io
scc ilc gloiy ol Rasila and ilc liiglicncd Muglal camc io iald slclici ai lis lcci.
Hc said, "I am a lool bccausc I did noi iccognisc youi posiiion. Plcasc bc lind io
mc." Rasila icplicd, "Lisicn, go oui and woislip Kisna and you will soon iccovci
youi piopciiics." Tlai Yavana ilcn bccamc a dcvoicc and iool slclici ol Rasila.
ly ilc giacc ol Rasila lc was ablc io iccovci cvciyiling. Tlcn in oidci io comply
wiil ilc insiiuciions ol Syamananda lc cillccicd cnoimous quaniiiis ol goods
and cnicicd inio Dlaicnda. Siaying in ilc lousc ol Rasamaya lc addicsscd ilc
dcvoiccs, "My guiu Syamananda las oidcicd mc io collcci goods loi Pancanna
dola. Tlc ccicmony will bc lcld on ilc day ol Vasania Puimina in ilc monil ol
Vaisalla. I slall go ilcic liisi io picpaic a placc and build a pandal. You slould all
comc ilcic laici." Lvciyonc was lappy io lcai ilis and ilcy all lclpcd io gailci
moic goods loi ilc lcsiival.
Plcasc lisicn io ilc qualiiics ol Rasila and woislip lis lcci. Tlc lcci ol
Syamananda aic ilc wcalil ol ilis son ol Rasamaya.
The Tenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc liicnd ol ilc univcisc and an abodc ol mcicy. Rasila
siaycd ai ilc lomc ol Madlava, Sii Haiidasa and Madana molana wlo wcic all
disciplcs ol Syamananda. Duiing lis ilicc days siay lc madc many disciplcs and
lc inviicd cvciyonc io aiicnd ilc Dola-yaiia lcsiival. Hc also insiiucicd ilcm io
biing wlaicvci goods ilcy could aiiangc. Rasila ilcn wcni io Vaialola villagc
wlcic lc mci Syamananda Piablu. Syamananda inquiicd low mucl lc lad bccn
ablc io collcci bui Rasila simply icqucsicd lim noi io bc anxious aboui ii. Hc said,
"Wc will lavc ilc goods in good iimc. I lavc scni insiiuciions io pcoplc in
dillcicni couniiics and ilcy will cciiainly biing amplc supplics." Hcaiing ilis
Syamananda was vciy lappy and lc oidcicd lis disciplcs io build a pandal. Tlcy
consiiucicd onc loi Rasa and pui a canopy ovci ilc Rasasilali dccoiaiing ii wiil
llowcis. lanana iiccs wcic also uscd io dccoiaic ilc placc wlicl was alicady
suiioundcd by dccp govcs ol mangocs, jaclliuiis, limcs and oiangcs. Tlc placc
icscmblcd Vailunila and on ilc day ol ilc lunciion, ilc lull moon ol ilc nigli ol
Vaisalla was vciy biigli. Millions ol pcoplc including lings liom dillcicni
couniiics camc io aiicnd. Syamananda oidcicd Rasila io go io Dlaicnda and biing
ilc Dciiy ol Syama Raya. Hc immcdiaicly wcni io ilc icmplc ol llima and iold
Rasamaya, Ciniamani and Vamsi io picpaic Syama Raya loi going io Vaialola
wlcic Sii Pancama Dolayaiia will bc lcld. On icacling Vaialola ilc gandla
adlivasa ol Syama Raya was pciloimcd and ilcn ai ilc puinima ilc Dola-yaiia
lcsiival bcgan. Many Vaisnavas camc io aiicnd and dillcicni gioups pciloimcd
sanliiiana. Tlc visiiois numbcicd millions and includcd lings and zamindais.
Lvciyonc camc wiil numcious gilis andin ilc joy ol ilc lcsiival ilcy loigoi ilc
dillcicncc bciwccn day and nigli. Wlcn ilc sanliiiana was bcgun ilc lcavcn,
caiil and undciwoild all bccamc lull ol ilc sound ol ilc gloiics ol ilc Loid. Tlc
abodc ol ilc dcimgods and luman bcings wcic all uniicd in sanliiiana and ilc
placc bccamc as gicai as Vailunila. Counilcss bags ol icd posdci dusi wcic
collccicd loi ilc lcsiival and cvciyonc and cvciyiling including ilc giound wcic
colouicd by ii. Lvciyonc said ilcy lad ncvci sccn sucl a joylul lciiival bcloic.
Among ilc visiiois ai ilc lcsiival was Sasadlaia lluian, son ol Visvanaila lluian
and ilc bioilci ol Haiicandana wlo bcsidcs bcing a ling was also a good singci
and a puic lcaiicd pcison. Sasadlaia was a liicnd ol Rasamaya and Vamsi. Tlis
cncouiagcd Vamsi io icll Rasila, "Iavoui lim Piablu. Hc is a wondcilul singci
and a bioilci ol Haiicandana. Il lc bccomcs youi disciplc lc will also dclivci
many cicaiuics. Plcasc bc lind io lim." Rasila icplicd, "Tcll lim io ialc iniiiaiion
liom Syamananda." On lcaiing ilis Visvanaila dasa said io Rasila, "I am youi
scivani biiil alici biiil. I lavc no oilci slclici ilan youi loius lcci. You aic ilc
loid ol my lilc. Plcasc bc lind io mc and gcvc mc lovc and dcvoiion loi Kisna."
Obsciving lim vciy liim in lis dccision Rasila iallcd aboui Loid Kisna io lim
and ilcn iniiiaicd lim in Kisna maniia and gavc lim ilc namc Syama Manolaia.
Ai ilai iimc lc oidcicd lim io dclivci all cicaiuics. Sincc ilcn Syama Manolaia
gavc up all soiis ol maiciial plcasuics and dcdicaicd limscll io Rasila. His lamily
also bccamc disciplcs ol Rasila. Syama Manolaia as wcll as bcing a good singci
and an cmbodimcni ol lovc, was a gicai oiaioi. No onc could siand againsi lim
and lc dominaicd ilc Saiviics, Salias and Ganapaiyas. Hc was, by ilc giacc ol
Rasila, a sclolai in all sciipiuics including ilc loui Vcdas, Sanllya, Sanllyayana
and Mimamsa. Ai ilc cnd ol ilc lcsiival all ilc Vaisnavas wcic givcn cloilcs and
oinamcnis as gilis.
The EIevenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc incainaiion ol mcicy wlo dclivcicd all bcings by giving
lovc and dcvoiion. Tlc ling ol ilai couniiy was lnown as Haiavoia and lc was an
cxiicmcly wiclcd yavana. Howcvci, alici wiincssing ilc giandcui ol ilc Dola
lcsiival ilc yavana ling ilougli io limscll, "Syamananda is noi an oidinaiy
pcison. Hc musi bc Naiayana Himscll. I am vciy loiiunaic io gci a glimpsc ol lis
lcci." Syamananda iold Rasila, "Lci us pay a visii io ilc yavana ling." Wlcn ilcy
wcni ilcic ilc yavana ling wclcomcd ilcn wiil duc icspcci. Hc iold Syamananda,
" O Malajana, lold anoilci lcsiival lcic and I slall givc you cvciyiling you may
icquiic. I slall also icjcci' ilc Hindu piicsis. You slould go lomc and picpaic loi
ilc lcsiival and lci us malc suic ilai all ilc dcvoiccs will bc saiislicd." Tlc lcsiival
was lcld ai a placc callcd Alamganja in Mcdinipuia. Sanliiiana siaiicd and
coniinucd loi ilicc days and niglis. Tlc yavana ling was vciy lappy io lisicn io
ilc liiian and wiilin lis mind lc csiablislcd gicai laiil in Syamananda and
woislippcd lim as ilc Supicmc Loid. Tlc powci ol Syamananda and Rasila was
sucl ilai ilc could dominaic cvcn a yavana.
Iiom ilcic Syamananda camc io Dlaicndia io siay. Hcic lc iool many disciplcs
sucl as Ciniamani, Madluvana, Mailuia, Mulunda, Syamasundaia, Naiasimla,
Kanudasa, Hiiodlaia, Kanu, Uddlava, Aliuia, cic. Tlcn Rasamaya, Vamsi and
llima Siiilaia wiil loldcd lands, icqucsicd Syamananda, "You lavc iiavcllcd
many loly placcs loi a long iimc. Now Piablu, cnici inio lamily lilc loi somc
iimc. Il you pcimii wc can scaicl loi a suiiablc biidc loi you." Syamananda lcli
scaicd bui said, "Do wlai you lilc." Tlcn lc bid laicwcll io Rasila and wcni io
lalaiamapuia. Tlcic livcd a loiiunaic pcison namcd Jagannaila wlo ollcicd lis
dauglici Syamapiiya io ilc lands ol Syamananda. Slc was bcauiilul noi only in
lools bui also in qualiiics. Tlc couplc wcic maiiicd in ilc midsi ol sanliiiana.
Alici maiiiagc Syamananda wcni io Dlaicndia wiil lis wilc and siaycd loi a lcw
days in ilc lomc ol Ciniamani. Tlcn lc wcni io Radlanagaia and sciilcd ilcic.
Rasila ilcn wcni io lis own lousc coniinuing lis scivicc io guiu, Kisna and ilc
dcvoiccs.
Rasila's wilc Syama dasi Tlaluiani, was cngagcd in ilc scivicc ol ilc Dciiy
picpaiing ilc bloga. Onc day wlilc slc was cuiiing vcgciablcs slc lcaid ilc
lungiy ciics ol lci clild liom lis ciadlc. Tlai clild was ilc liisi son ol Rasila,
namcd Viajananda and lc was vciy bcauiilul.On lcaiing lci clild ciying, lis
moilci lcli ilc vcgciablcs and wcni io lccd mill io ilc clild. Suddcnly Rasila
camc ilcic and wlcn lc lound ilai no onc was cuiiing vcgciablcs and ilai ilc
Dciiy's bloga could noi bc picpaicd on iimc lc was luiious and icbulcd lis wilc
loi ncglcciing ilc scivicc ol ilc Dciiy. Slc said ilai as lci son was ciying in
lungci slc lad io lccd lci son liisi. Rasila angiily iold lci, "Oui ol ignoiancc you
lavc ncglccicd youi scivicc io ilc Loid ol lilc, Sii Kisna and insicad you aic siiiing
lcic undci ilc illusin ilai ilis clild on youi lap is youi son. Insicad ol slowing
allcciion loi Kisna you lavc moic allcciion loi youi son." Tlcn Rasila in ilc
lcigli ol lis angci iold lci, "As you lavc ncglccicd youi duiy ol sciving Kisna
you may gci lundicds ol sons bui noi onc will cvci siay wiil you. Wlcn you aic
ablc io lool alici a pcison wiiloui commiiiing any ollcncc ilcn only will ilcy livc
on ilis caiil. Tlis is my piomisc io you." Lvciyonc was asionislcd io lcai ilis
and in duc couisc six sons wcic boin io lis wilc bui dicd onc alici anoilci.
Syamananda was cxiicmcly upsci by ilis and ilcn Rasila, oui ol piiy, lcpi ilicc
sons alivc. Tlcy wcic Radlananda, Kisnagaia and Radlalisna dasa and all wcic
lully dcvoicd io Loid Kisna. lcsidcs bcing puic-lcaiicd ilcy wcic always
conscious io scivc guiu, Kisna and ilc dcvoiccs. Tlis was ilc lilc ol Rasila in Sii
Gopivallablapuia.
Sii Hidayananda Adlilaii camc wiil lis companions io Dlaicnda io mcci
Syamananda and Rasila. Hc scni lis mcsscngcis io summon ilc iwo along wiil
Damodaia and ilc ilicc immcdiaicly camc io mcci Adlilaii. Sccing ilc ilicc
Hidayananda was vciy lappy and ialing Syamananda in lis aims lc said, "Loid
Caiianya's lovc and dcvoiion slould bc disiiibuicd by you io dclivci all bcings in
Uilala. I am lappy io scc youi gioup. Always icmain cngagcd in manilcsiing
dcvoiion io Kisna." Adlilaii icmaincd loi a long iimc wiil ilcm and slowcd a loi
ol lavoui io Rasila. Wlcn lc iool lis lcavc Syamananda ollcicd many ilings io
lim and accompanicd lim loi somc disiancc bcloic iciuining io ilc lousc ol
Rasamaya and Vamsi. Hc ilcn iool lood ai ilc lomc ol Rasamaya icmaining ilcic
loi scvcial days. Givc up all unimpoiiani duiics and lisicn io Rasila-mangala
wlicl is wiiiicn by ilc son ol Rasamaya wlo malcs ilc lcci ol Syamananda lis
oinamcni,
The TweIffh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda a man ol cnoimous gloiics, ilc liicnd ol ilc univcisc and
ilc mcicilul loid ol all bcings. Syamananda lcli Dlaicnda wiil Rasila and wcni io
ilc lomc ol Aijuni in Nailaiii wlcic ilcy pciloimcd ilicc gicai lcsiivals. Ai ilis
placc ilcy Piablu acccpicd many disciplcs including Jagannaila and Damodaia
along wiil ilcii wivcs as wcll as Syama dasa ilc son ol Aijuni. Tlcn Piablu wcni
oi Kasiaii Puii wlcic Rasila acccpicd Viajamolana, Syamadasa, Naiayana,
Radlamolana and Yadavcndia dasa as lis disciplcs. Ncsi ilcy wcni io Jlailaia
villagc wlcic Piablu lavoui Haiidasa and ilcn io Muiaia wlcic Syamananda
lavouicd llimadlana. Hc was a zamindaia and ollcicd ilc villagc Sii Govindapuia
io Syamananda wlo buili a lousc ilcic and livcd ilcic lappily wiil lis wilc
Syama Piiya Tlaluiani as wcll as lci liicnds Sucl as Sii Gauianga dasi and oilcis.
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc dclivcici ol ilc sinncis wlo dominaicd all lands by lis
lovc and dcvoiion. Syamananda oidcicd Rasila io dclivci all pcoplc including
lings and ilcii subjccis iliougloui Uilala and picacl ilc csscncc ol lovc and
dcvoiion. Iollowing ilis oidci Rasila lcli ilai placc and wcni io Rajagaia. Tlc
King was lnown as Vaidyanaila llanja and lc lad iwo bioilcis Cloia Raya Scna
and Rauiia. Tlcsc ilicc bioilcis wcic vciy powcilul and bclongcd io ilc Suiya
dynasiy. Tlcy lcpi many sclolais in ilcii couii io icgulaily icciic liom Vcdas and
llagavaia bui ilcy wcic all sclolais lilc lilaspaii wlo lncw cvciyiling aboui ilc
six sciipiuics bui lad no dcvoiion loi Loid Kisna. Alici complciing woislip ol ilc
Dciiy in livc ways Vaidyanaila, along wiil lis bioilcis, was siiiing in ilc couii.
Rasila camc and iool lis scai in ilc couii. Hc was lolding a llagavaia in lis land
and looling lilc ilc sun. Alici culogising ilc bialmins picscni ilcic lc iool lis
scai ncxi io ilc ling. Tlc ilicc bioilcis wcic claimcd io scc lis Naiayana lilc
lcaiuic. Lvcn ilc ladics in ilc piivaic clambcis wcic claimcd by lis bcauiy and
bcgan io say, "Wlcic las ilis gicai pcisonaliiy bccn liding loi sucl a long iimc.
Hc is so landsomc." Tlc Saiviics and Salias all said, "Hc will suicly dcsiioy ilc
piidc ol us all." A bialmin wlo was a sclolai ol ilc six sciipiuics bui lad no
icspcci loi Kisna ilougli ilai lc musi bc Vyasa oi Sula and would cnd lis piidc
as a sclolai. Tlc louscwivcs said, "Hc is ilc son ol Acyuia and ilc moon ol lis
dynasiy. Wc aic loiiunaic io scc lis lcci." Tlc cldcis picscni said, "Tlis son is an
assci ol ilis dynasiy. May Loid Naiayana pioicci lim and may wc bc ablc io scc
lis sons and giandsons." His pccis said, "Hc is oui liicnd and ilcic is no onc so
dcai io us as lim." His companions said, "Hc is my bioilci wiil wlom I can iiavcl
lcailcssly. No misciy can ioucl mc il I icmain wiil lim bccausc lc posscsscs ilc
cigli mysiic pcilcciions." Tlc scivanis said, "Hc is a gicai man. Millions ol
mouils cannoi dcsciibc lis gloiics." Tlc sainis said, "Hc is ilc supicmc ol all mcn
and will disiiibuic lovc and dcvoiion ol Kisna io cvciy lomc. Hc will dclivci all
bcings. His gloiy cannoi bc lully dcsciibcd." Tlc sclolaily bialmins said, "Wc
lnow ilai lc is noi an oidinaiy man. Hc is a gcnius in all sciipiuics and will
manilcsi lovc and dcvoiion io Kisna. Hc will cuib ilc piidc ol all." Tlc wisc mcn
said, "Hc musi bc Naiayana Himscll wlom ilc yogis addicss as ilc omnipoicni.
ilis boy las siolcn oui scnscs. Wc lavc ncvci sccn sucl bcauiilul lcaiuics and
can'i siop looling ai lim. Hc las ialcn biiil io icmovc ilc dailncss ol ilc agc ol
Kali and lc las appcaicd among us io saiisly cvciyonc's dcsiic." In ilis way
cvciyonc picscni lcll inio ilc iiap ol Rasila and lc dominaicd cvciyonc. Tlc ilicc
bioilcis lcll ai lis lcci and ilcn gavc lim a piomincni scai. Tlc ling waslcd lis
lcci wlilc onc bioilci supplicd waici and ilc oilci wipcd Rasila's lcci wiil lis
own cloil. Tlcn ilc ilicc sai on ilc llooi and ilc ling, wiil a slaly lcaii, iold
lim lumbly, "Wc aic mosi loiiunaic ilai you lavc visiicd oui lousc. To-day wc
ilinl oui biiils lavc bccn woiilwlilc. lcing ablc io scc youi loius lcci is ilc
icsuli ol oui ausiciiiics iliougl millions ol livcs. You lavc comc lcic io dclivci us
loi wc aic youi scivanis lilc alici lilc. You lavc ialcn biiil io dclivci all living
cniiiics in ilis Kali-yuga. Tlc ling, Vaidyanaila, culogiscd Piablu in vaiious ways
and woislippcd lis lcci lilc Loid Naiayana. Tlcn lc ollcicd a scai in lis lousc
and lcd lim wiil palaiablc iicms ol lood. Hc limscll ollcicd bcicl lcal io Piablu
and icvcalcd all ilc misciics ol lis mind io Piablu. Now I slall dcsciibc Piablu's
icaclings io lim. Lisicn io Rasila-mangala aiicniivcly loi ii dcsciibcs all lis
wondcilul pasiimcs. ly ilc giacc ol Rasila I am dcsciibing ilcm biiclly in ilis
Souilcin poiiion. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son ol
Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Thirfeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc dclivcici ol ilc univcisc. Plcasc bcsiow youi lavoui on
mc ilai I can sing youi gloiy.
Tlc ling lcll ai Rasila's lcci and icqucsicd lim, "Wc aic youi scivanis lilc alici
lilc. Plcasc lavoui us as youi scivanis and givc us somc icaclings." Rasila icplicd,
"I will iniiiaic all ol you bui liisi lisicn io mc vciy aiicniivcly. You musi dcdicaic
youiscll io ilc woislip ol ilc son ol Nanda and givc up ilc woislip ol all oilci
dciiics. Loid Kisna is ilc iooi ol all cxisicnccs and ilc iclugc ol all. Onc wlo
woislips Kisna las noiling io lcai. lc lappy in singing ilc qualiiics ol Kinsa."
Rasila ilcn quoicd all ilc sciipiuics and madc ilcm undcisiand ilai Kisna was
ilc only iiuil adn all oilcis wcic lalsc. Tlc bioilcis wcic lappy io lcai ilis and
iold lim, "Wlaicvci you say will bc ilc only iiuil loi us." Hcaiing ilai ilc ling
was ialing iniiiaiion liom Rasila all ilc llaiiacaiya bialmins iold lim, "Wlai aic
you doing' Tlcic aic lundicds ol llaiiacaiyas and Claliavaiiis picscni lcic so
lci lim liisi dcbaic wiil us on ilc sciipiuics and il lc convinccs us wc will also
acccpi ilai icligion." Rasila was glad io lcai ilis and wiil loldcd lands acccpicd
ilcii icqucsi io appcai in ilc dcbaic. Tlc ling and lis bioilcis wcic also lappy io
lcai ilis and cagcily awaiicd ilc dcbaic.
Rasila iool ilc namc ol Kisna in lis mind and bcing ilc cmbodimcni ol Vyasa,
lilaspaii and Sula bcgan io aiguc on Sanllya Sanllyayana. Hc csiablislcd ilc
impoiiancc ol Kisna woislip on ilc ilcoiy ol Sanllya. Hc analyscd ilc ilcoiics
so lincly ilai no onc could opposc lim and all ilc bialmins sai wiil bowcd lcads.
Tlcn lc dcbaicd on ilc Mimamsa and again csiablislcd ilc supciioiiiy ol ilc
woislip ol Loid Kisna. Ncxi lc dcbaicd on ilc sciipiuics ol Paianjali and again
csiablislcd ilc impoiiancc ol ilc woislip ol Loid Kisna. Rasila discusscd ilc
plilosoply ol Taiala, Vaiscsila, Vcdania suiia, ilc loui Vcdas and ilc iliiiy-six
smiiis and in all ol ilcn slowcd ilai ilcy considcicd ilc woislip ol Loid Kisna as
supicmc. Tlc oilcis picscni could noi say a woid againsi Rasila. Hc also aigucd
on dillcicni diamas, scmi-sciipiuics and dlaius and analyscd ilc sciipiuics wlicl
lollow ilc icaclings ol Vyasa and Sula. Hc csiablislcd bcyond any sladow ol a
doubi ilai ilc csscncc ol all icligion was ilc woislip ol Kisna. On lcaiing ilc
commcnis ol Rasila ilc bialmins wcic ovciwlclmcd and wlcn ilc ling aslcd
ilcm io givc icplics io ilc commcnis ol Rasila ilcy said, "Hc is noi a mcic boy
bui Naiayana oi Vyasa oi Sula oi Naiada ol lilaspaii. Hc las cxplaincd ilc innci
mcaning ol ilc sciipiuics io us. Hc las lully cxplaincd ilc suiias, dlaius and ilc
woid loi woid mcaning ol ilc Vcdas. Wc aic unablc io maicl lis iniclligcncc."
Tlc ling was dcliglicd io lcai ilis and dccidcd io asl somc qucsiions limscll.
Rasila icplicd io ilc audicncc, "Living cniiiics pciloim dccds undci ilc diicciion
ol ilc Supicmc Loid and in ignoiancc ol ilc Loid ilcy ioam in ilis maiciial woild
ialing biiil in vaiious condiiions ol lilc.
Piovidcncc las cicaicd "iajoviiyya." Oui ol waici comcs blood, llcsl and boncs
and on ilcii own ilcy cnici inio ilc womb. Ovci a pciiod ol scvcn monils lilc
dcvclops in ilc womb. Ai ilis iimc ilc living cniiiy las io cxpciicncc gicai
iioublc. All ilc dillcicni loods caicn by ilc moilci givc gicai pain io cvciy laii on
ilc body ol ilc clild. In ilis misciablc condiiion lc ilinls ol Naiayana and bcgins
io piay io ilc Loid loi dclivciancc. Hc piays io ilc Loid, "lcing blind in ilc
puisuii ol maiciial plcasuic I ncglccicd io woislip You and loi ilis icason You aic
now giving mc so mucl iioublc by lccping mc in ilis womb." Tlc living cniiiics
body compiiscs lovc livcs and iwcniy-livc ilcoiics. Tlcic aic loui cncmics, namcly
dcsiic, angci, cnvy and inlaiuaiion. Tlcic aic six viccs wlicl aic accompanicd by
sound, ioucl, sigli iasic and smcll. Tlcsc cncmics impcdc onc liom woislipping
Naiayana's loius lcci. Tlc living cniiiy in ilc womb coniinucs io piay, "In ilis way
I am subjccicd io misciics lilc alici lilc bui I ncvci ialc io Haiinama and ncvci
scivc ilc sainis, go loi a pilgiimmagc oi slow lindncss io oilci living cniiiics. My
lilc is luiilc loi I lavc ioamcd mcaninglcssly wiiloui iccognising ilai Naiayana is
ilc lailci ol cvciy living cniiiy. Now I bcg io you io bc lind io mc and allow mc
io scivc Youi loius lcci in my luiuic biiils. Wiiloui woislip ol Youi lcci onc can
ncvci aclicvc salvaiion bui musi acccpi biiil in ilis maiciial woild. Lvcn
powcilul dcmigods sucl as lialma can bc claimcd by Youi maya and lall inio
ilis wlccl ol biiil and dcail bui onc wlo aclicvcs Youi lavoui can aiiain slclici
ai Youi lcci." Alici lcaiing ilcsc piaycis liom ilc womb ilc ilicc bioilcis aslcd
low ii was possiblc ilai onc could loigci Loid Kisna alici ialing lis biiil. Rasila
answcicd ilcm by quoiing liom vaiious sciipiuics wlicl could noi bc lully
quoicd in onc monil so I will icll ii in biicl.
Taling ilc lcci ol Syamananda as my oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics
Rasila-mangala.
The Fourfeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc son ol Duiila and ilc lilc ol Rasila. Rasila wcni on
ialling and ilc ilicc bioilcis quicily lisicncd as lc cxplaincd low ilc living
cniiiy wiilin always mcdiiaics on ilc Loid. Rasila coniinucd, "As soon as onc
ialcs biiil, by icl illusoiy cncigy ol ilc Loid onc loigcis cvciiling. In clildlood
onc icmains ignoiani and ncvci ilinls ol Kisna ilc loid ol lilc. In boylood, onc
bccomcs mad wiil siudics. In youil onc is mad wiil piidc and as lc giows up lc
is blindcd by giccd loi maiciial plcasuic and ncvci woislips Kisna. Tlcn lc cnicis
inio old agc and sullcis many dillcicni linds ol misciicsl Tlcic aic cigliy-loui lacs
ol dillcicni spccics ol lilc and ilc living cniiiy wlo ncglccis io woislip ilc Loid
and io lisicn io ilc dcvoiccs musi ialc lis biiil in ilcsc dillcinci spccics. Tlc
sciipiuics dcsciibc ilai lc iiavcls liisi iliougl iwcniy lacs spccics ol planis and
iiccs, ilcn ninc lacs spccics ol aquaiics, clcvcn lacs as woims, insccis and icpiilcs.
icn lacs ol biids, iliiiy ol animals and loui lacs ol luman bcings. Tlc living cniiiy
wandcis iliougl ilcsc dillcicni spccics, lilc in a wlccl ol maya, acccpiing
icpcaicd pains duc io lis noi woislipping Kisna. Tlc ncxi onc-lundicd biiils ol
ilc living cniiiy aic in a bialmin lamily bui insicad ol woislipping Kisna lc is
absoibcd in mundanc cducaiion. Dcspiic siudying many sciipiuics lc cannoi
iccognisc ilai Loid Kisna is ilc lailci ol all bcings. Tlc bialmins ialc biiil liom
ilc mouil ol ilc Loid, ilc lslaiiiyas loim His aims, ilc Vaisyas liom His
siomacl and ilc sudias liom His lcgs. Unablc io iccognisc ilcii own lailci ilc
living cniiiics sullci lilc alici lilc.
Having obiaincd ilis valuablc lumna lilc, wlicl can bc dcsiioycd wiilin a sccond,
onc slould usc ii io woislip Kisna and ilc dcvoiccs. Il onc can lavc ilc
associaiion ol dcvoiccs ilcn onc can aiiain ilc slclici ol ilc Loid bui wiiloui ilis
associaiion onc sullcis. Wiiloui ilc woislip ol Kisna onc musi lacc icpcaicd biiil
and dcail. Tlc sciipiuics also wain us ilai dcail comcs wiil biiil ilcicloic
laving aclicvcd ilis luman biiil low can wc ncglcci io woislip Loid Kisna wlo
acis as a boai io lclp us io cioss ilc occan ol maiciial cxisicncc. Tlc abodc ol
dcail is alcad ol onc and ai ilc cnd ol lilc onc loscs lis powci and longcviiy.
Tlcicloic ii bcloovcs onc io dcpcnd on ilc Loid and mcdiiaic on His
iiansccndcnial loim. Sing ilc namcs ol Loid Kisna, woislip Kisna, ilinl ol
Kisna, bc lind io all and scivc ilc Vaisnavas. Do Kisna sanliiiana and dcdicaic
youiscll io ilc scivicc ol icl dcvoiccs. Wiilin youi lomc woislip ilc loim ol ilc
Loid, lappily ollci lood io and waici io gucsis adn wiil a puic lcaii givc up all
mundanc issucs. Dcail always iiavcls wiil a living cniiiy and ii malcs no
disiinciion bciwccn a clild and ilc agcd. In ilis way all bcings aic dominaicd by
iimc. No onc is aciually youi moilci, lailci, wilc oi clild. Don'i bc inlaiuaicd by
wcalil, piidc, cducaiion and youil bui woislip ilc Loid and culiivaic dcvoiion io
Him. Only in ilis way can onc avoid soiiows and aclicvc salvaiion. Dcvoiion io
Kisna is ilc csscncc ol all Puianas, Vcdas and sciipiuics. Loid Kisna is ilc only
iiuil and all oilcis aic lalsc. Talc iclugc ai ilc lcci ol Loid Kisna and don'i
considci wlcilci you aic a boy oi an agcd pcison loi ilcic is no agc limii in ilc
woislip ol Kisna. Tlinl ol Dliuva, Piallada, Sula and Hanu wlo lad all
woislippcd Kisna liom ilcii clildlood. You slould also lcai iopics ol Kisna
liom youi guiu. A living cniiiy is no bciici ilan an animal il lc las no guiu. Ioi
onc wlo is iniiiaicd all ilings bccomc ncciai in lis lands bui cvcn waici in ilc
lands ol ilc uniniiiaicd is lilc uiinc. Unlcss onc dcdicaics limscll io Kisna lc
cannoi aiiain salvaiion no maiici low gicai a sclolai lc may bc, no maiici il lc
dics in a loly placc and no maiici ilai lc las pciloimcd all iiiuals. ly dcdicaiing
oncscll io a guiu lc will lclp onc io ovcicomc ilc bondagc ol ilc maiciial woild
and aiiain io Kisna. A pcison may bc a sclolai ol ilc six sciipiuics ol ilc Vcdas,
lc may bc a saini oi a bialmin bui il lc is noi a dcvoicc ol Kisna don'i ialc advicc
liom lim. Malc ilai pcison youi guiu wlo can icmovc all ilc agonics ol youi
mind. Woislip lis lcci, bc laiillul io lim and ilcn only you can aiiain io Kisna."
Hcaiing ilc woids ol Rasila cvciyonc bccamc dcvoiccs ol Kisna. Tlcy gavc up
animal slauglici and ilc woislip ol dillcicni dciiics and dcdicaicd ilcmsclvcs io
ilc woislip ol Kisna. Now I slall cxplain low ii lappcncd. Plcasc lisicn io Rasila-
mangala wlicl is naiiaicd by ilc son ol Rasamaya wlo ialcs ilc lcci ol
Syamananda as lis oinamcni.
The Fiffeenfh Wave
All gloiy io Syamananda ilc moon ol ilc Gopa dynasiy, wlosc lamc is lnown
iliougloui ilc woild. Rasila coniinuicd cxplaining iiansccndcnial lnowlcdgc io
ilc ling and ilc illusiiious llaiiacaiyas. As ilcy lisicncd ilcy bcgan io slcd icais
and gavc up all ilcii spcculaiivc labiis io ialc iclugc in Kisna. Rasila iold ilcm,
"Lisicn io ilc gloiy ol ilc dcvoiccs ol ilc Loid wlicl cannoi bc cxplaincd cvcn by
lialma. To mcci a dcvoicc cvcn loi onc sccond is a gicai loiiunc loi a pcison.
Kisna is always wiil ilc dcvoicc and ilc lcaii ol a dcvoicc is ilc abodc ol Kisna.
Wiiloui ilcii associaiion onc can ncvci aiiain Kisna so do noi wasic any iimc.
lccausc onc ncglccis io woislip Kisna onc sullcis pcipciually and sinls inio ilc
dcpils ol lcll. Tlc lilc ol ilai pcison wlo ncvci woislips Kisna is lilc ilai ol a
iicc and lis misciics aic lilc ilc blows ol a blaclsmiils lammci. Tlc lood caicn
by non dcvoiccs is unloly loi lc is as wiclcd as a dog. Hc can also bc compaicd io
ilc camcl wlicl cais iloins oi io ilc ass bcaiing lcavy loads. Lvcn a bialmin
posscssing ilc iwclvc qualiiics bui ncvci woislipping Kisna is lilc a bcasi. Tlc
Tailali' Siimad-llagavaiam says, "Tlai pcison ol low casic wlo las dcdicaicd
lis mind, woids, cncigy, wcalil and lilc io Kisna is gicaici ilan a bialmin laving
ilc iwclvc qualiiics bui no dcvoiion io Kisna bccausc ilai pcison can puiily lis
dynasiy bui ilc bialmin, no maiici low icspccicd lc is, cannoi." All ilc gods and
goddcsscs aic scivanis ol Kisna. Il a pcison woislips Kisna no onc can do any
laim io lim. Ii is jusi lilc pouiing waici on ilc iooi ol a iicc wlcic all ilc lcavcs
and bianclcs aic nouiislcd. Il onc woislips Kisna lc can lavc cvciyiling. So
coniinuc in ilis lilc bui dcdicaic youi mind, body and woids io ilis scivicc. Kisna
is lilc ncciai wlcicas all oilci aic poison so don'i lcavc asidc ilc ncciai io diinl
poison." Rasila's icaclings io ilc ling madc cvciyonc picscni in ilai asscmbly
dcdicaic ilcmsclvcs io Kisna and iclicvcd ilcm liom all misciy. Onc wlo icccivcd
ilc lavoui ol ilc son ol Acyuia could aiiain ilc sixiy-loui linds ol dcvoiion.
Rasila ilcn said io ilc ling and lis bioilcis, "I bcg onc iling liom you."
Immcdiaicly ilcy bccamc vciy icsilcss and wiil loldcd lands ilcy said, "Wc wani
io dcdicaic wlaicvci wc lavc io you. Plcasc icll us wlai you wani liom us loi wc
aic youi scivanis." Tlc son ol Acyuia ilcn iold ilcm, "Givc up ilis slaugliciing
ol animals bccausc ii biings many sins and ai ilc cnd ol lilc ialcs onc io a lcllisl
lilc. Ii is siaicd in ilc Tailali Padma Puiana ilai cigli pcisons go io lcll on
accouni ol lilling animals. Tlcy aic ilc pcison wlo lills ilc animal, ilc man wlo
caiclcs ii, ilc ownci ol ilc animal, ilc man wlo buys, ilc man wlo sclls ii, ilc
pcison wlo ollcis ii io ilc dciiy, ilc pcison wlo cais ii and ilc pcison wlo
dcsiicd io lill ilc animal. All cigli pcisons sullci iicmcndously in lcll. Tlai
pcison wlo lills an animal llouiing ilc Vcdic piinciplcs musi livc in lcll loi as
many ycais as ilcic aic laiis on ilc body ol ilc animal. Tlc Loid is picscni in all
living cniiiics so il onc lills animals lc is suic io sullci in lcll. Loid Kisna is ilc
moilci, lailci, Loid and pioiccioi ol all. Hc is ilc wcalil, manpowci, liicnd and
soul ol all. Sccing ilc misciics ol living cniiiics I lccl piiy on ilcm ilcicloic I am
iclling you all ilis. You lad bciici dcdicaic youiscll io Loid Kisna and malc ilc
bcsi usc ol ilis luman lilc." Alici ilcsc lcssons liom Rasila ilc ling and lis iwo
bioilcis bccamc Vaisnavas. Tlc llaiiacaiyas iold ilc ling ilai ilcy wcic unablc
io opposc ilc woids ol Rasila and ilcy lamcnicd ilc laci ilai ilcy lad noi
woislippcd Loid Kisna loi so long. Tlc ilicc bioilcis iool iniiiaiion inio Kisna
maniia and Piablu adviscd ilcm low io woislip ilc Loid. Hc said, "Woislip
Loid Kisna in ilc samc mood ol lovc and dcvoiion as ilc gopas and gopis in Viaja.
Tlinl ol Kisna, ilc Loid ol Vindavana, in ilc mood ol madluiya blava. Tlc
gloiy ol Vindavana cannoi bc oidinaiily dcsciibcd. Lvcn ilc ling ol ilc dcvas and
oilci dcmigods mcdiiaic on ii. Vindavana is dccoiaicd wiil blossoming iiccs
wlicl aic ilc dwclling placcs ol dillcicni linds ol biids. Dioncs ol bccs,
inioxicaicd wiil loncy aic common ilcic. Sccing ilc blossoming iiccs ilc dcvas
aic all aiiiacicd and ilc sun and ilc moon appcai ilcic iogcilci. Suiiounding
Vindavana aic ilc cool waicis ol ilc iivci Kalindi. Tlc ponds aic lull ol loiuscs
and ilc pollcd ol icl llowcis dccoiaic ilc giound. Tlc loicsi dwclling dccis and
oilci animals ioam ilcic liccly and always obscivc ilc lcci ol Radla and Kisna.
Tlc Viaja aica consisis ol iwclvc loicsis and cigliccn scmi-loicsis and iis bcauiy is
as gicai as Vailunila. Wiilin ilis aica is a wisl lullilling iicc wlicl always
slowcis jcwcls and gcms. Wiil gcms all aiound, ilc aica consianily slincs. In ilc
ccniic siands a bcauiilully dccoiaicd jcwcllcd pandal wiil jcwcllcd cuiiains and
big pillais. In ilc ccniic ol ilc pandal ilcic is a jcwcllcd ilionc dccoiaicd wiil
pcail gailands. Tlc cllulgcncc ol ilc jcwcls malc millions ol suns appcai dim. All
cigli coincis ol ilc pandal aic dccoiaicd wiil loiuscs. Tlc pandal las loui doois
wlosc liamcs aic bcdcclcd wiil jcwcls and ilc iasa mandali is also dccoiaicd wiil
jcwcllcd lampsiands. Tlc six scasons aic always picscni ilcic. Tlc dcsiic iicc,
wlicl can icmovc ilc agonics ol ilc maiciial woild, is dccoiaicd wiil jcwcllcd
lcavcs and iis liuiis aic padmaiaga jcwcls. Tlc iicc givcs sladc io all and icmovcs
ilc ilicc iypcs ol misciics. Tlc jcwcllcd ilionc is siiuaicd undci ilis iicc. Tiy io
mcdiiaic on Kisna siiiing on ilai jcwcllcd ilionc undci ilc dcsiic iicc in
Vindavana. Kisna is dicsscd in ycllow cloil and las Siimaii Radlaiani by His lcli
sidc. Tlc palms ol His lands, ilc solcs ol His lcci and His lips aic all icd and His
cycs aic lilc icd loiuscs. Hc wcais ilc Kausiubla jcwcl in ilc middlc ol His clcsi
and Hc is dccoiaicd wiil numcious oilci oinamcnis. His lcad is dccoiaicd wiil
jcwcls wlilc iound His nccl langs a jcwcllcd gailand wlicl slincs lilc liglining.
Tlc mail ol Siivaisa is sccn on His clcsi and His wiisis caiiy jcwcllcd banglcs. His
loius lcci aic dccoiaicd wiil jcwcllcd anllc-bclls wlicl climc swccily and claim
ilc minds ol ilc ilicc woilds. His loiclcad is painicd wiil lumlum and iilala
and wiil His swcci smiling lips His lools mcsmciisc ilc ilicc woilds and can
dclcai millions ol Kandaipas. Hc siands in His ilicc-lold bcnding loim slilllully
playing on His lluic. Hc is undci a iicc on ilc banls ol ilc Yamuna in ilc
company ol Siimaii Radlaiani. Tlcy aic suiioundcd by gioups ol gopis so ilai
ilcy lool lilc a loius suiioundcd by iis pcials. O King, il you ilinl ol ilis sccnc in
youi mind and you aic sinccic ilcn you musi aiiain io ilc scivicc ol Sii Sii Radla
and Kisna.
Alici ilc ilicc bioilcis lcaid all ilis ilcy bccamc liim in ilcii woislip ol Kisna.
Sincc ilc pasiimcs ol Rasila aic wiiloui limii I lavc only dcsciibcd ilcm in
biicl.Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya las
wiiiicn ilis.
The Sixfeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc lilc ol ilc univcisc. Plcasc lavoui mc so ilai I can sing
youi gloiy. In ilis way Vaidyanaila adn lis bioilcis bccamc liim in woislipping
Kisna. Tlc ciiy ol Uilala bccamc ilc cmbodimcni ol lovc ol Kisna. Rasila
iniiiaicd many disciplcs ilcic and siaycd ilcic loi a long iimc. All ol ilc
inlabiianis ol llaiyabluma bccamc Vaisnavas and gavc up animal slauglici.
Onc day Rasila was siiiing in ilc couii ol ilc King, along wiil lis bioilcis,
lisicning io llagavaia wlcn ilc managci ol ilc lings csiaics camc ilcic and siood
bcloic ilc ling. Tlc managci, wlosc namc was Ramalisna, was a disciplc ol
Rasila and a siauncl dcvoicc. Wlcn lc saw ilc aiicniion ol ilc King wandci liom
ilc llagavaia lc said, "Ol King, you aic an ignoiani lcllow. You will givc up
lcaiing ilc ncciaican iopics ol Loid Kisna jusi io lcai liom youi managci."
Saying ilis lc slappcd ilc lacc ol ilc ling and ilc ling immcdiaicly lainicd.
Lvciyonc in ilc asscmbly was vciy soiiy io scc ilis and ilc lings minisicis wcic
aboui io lill Ramalisna loi lis impudcncc. Howcvci, aniicipaiing ilc siiuaiion ilc
ling quiclly iccovcicd and lcll ai ilc lcci ol Ramalisna. Wiil loldcd lands lc
announccd io cvciyonc, "I lavc commiicd a sin and loi ilai I was punislcd.
Rasila Piablu is discussing ilc iopics ol Loid Kisna bui I allowcd my aiicniion io
wandci clscwlcic. Ii is ilc vcidici ol all sciipiuics ilai any iopic oilci ilan ilosc
conccining Loid Kisna aic lilc poison. Tlai pcison wlo allows lis aiicniion io
wandci away liom ilc iopics ol Kisna is a gicai sinnci and is lilc dog oi a pig
wlicl lilcs io cai ioiicn ilings. I lavc bccn iiglily scivcd by my bioilci
Ramalisna. Hc las savcd mc and slown piool ol lis allcciion loi mc." Tlc ling
ilcn iool lold ol ilc nccl ol Ramalisna and io ilc asionislmcni ol cvciyonc lc
bcgan io wccp. Tlc ling ilcn iool ilc land ol Ramalisna and said, "Youi land
musi bc painlul alici slapping my laid body." Ramalisna ilcn lad ilc ling sii by
lis sidc and ilcy coniinucd io lcai aboui Loid Kisna.
Tlc ling and lis bioilcis bccamc lully dcvoicd io Rasila and lollowing ilcii
cxamplc so did all ilc inlabiianis ol ilai placc. Alici siaying ilcic loi a long iimc
Rasila wcni io Govindapuia wlcic Syamananda was siaying. Tlc ling was vciy
sad io scc Rasila go and lc lcli gicai scpaiaiion. Tlc ling gavc many gilis io
Rasila and Rasila ollcicd ilcm all io Syamananda. Syamananda was lappy io scc
Rasila and said, "I wani io icll you somciling. Tlc zamindai King ol
Nisimlapuia, Uddanda Raya, is an anii-Vaisnava and always oppicsscs ilc
Vaisnavas. Il ilai iypc ol wiclcd pcison can bc clangcd ilcn ii will bc maivcllous.
Lci us boil go io lis placc."
Ii was cvcning wlcn ilcy icaclcd Nisimlapuia and Uddanda Raya was jusi lying
on lis bcd bui noi slccping. Suddcnly lc saw a liguic cnici lis ioom and siand
bcloic lim. In a giavc voicc lc iold ilc ling, "Dcdicaic youiscll io Syamananda
Raya." Alici saying ilis lc disappcaicd and ilc ling could noi scc anyonc
alilougl lc lad lcaid lim spcal io lim. Hc considcicd ilc voicc io lavc bccn
divinc and bcgan io ilinl aboui wlcn lc would mcci Syamananda. Ii was jusi ai
ilis iimc ilai Syamananda and Rasila cnicicd ilc lomc ol Uddanda Raya. Tlcy
mci ilc ling and lc was vciy lappy io scc Syamananda sianding bcloic lim. Hc
woislippcd ilc lcci ol Syamananda in vaiious ways and dcdicaicd limscll io lis
scivicc. Syamananda also lavouicd ilc ling by giving lim lovc and dcvoiion. Tlc
ling's lamily also iool slclici ai ilc lcci ol Syamananda. Picviously lc lad bccn a
powcilul dcmon-lilc iulci bui lc was iiansloimcd inio a saini. Lvciyonc was
asionislcd io scc ilai now ilc ling lncw noiling bui scivicc io guiu, Kisna and
ilc dcvoiccs. Iiom ilai day lc bcgan io scivc lundicds ol dcvoiccs and
Syamananda biougli lis Dciiy Syama Raya liom Dlaicnda and lcld ilicc gicai
lcsiivals ilcic. Tlc ling conlcsscd io Syamananda, "I was a gicai sinnci and lillcd
ilousands ol dcvoiccs looiing ilcii iugs. Il you pcimii mc I slall biing all ilosc
iugs bcloic you." Wiil Syamananda's pcimission ilc ling ilcn lad lis mcn biing
ilc iugs. To cvciyonc's asionislmcni ilcy numbcicd scvcn lundicd and cigliccn
and iool ilc sizc ol a lill. Syamananda disiiibuicd ilcsc iugs bacl io ilc
Vaisnavas and ilc ling also ollcicd cloilcs and oilci valuablcs io ilcm. Iollowing
ilc cxamplc ol Uddanda Raya all ilc subjccis ol lis lingdom bccamc Vaisnavas. Ii
was ilc powci ol Syamananda and Rasila ilai by ilcii ioucl pcisons could bc
liccd liom ilc ilicc linds ol misciics. ly ilcii mcicy all sinlul pcoplc bccamc
dcvoiccs ol Kisna. Tlc gloiy ol Rasila cannoi bc dcsciibcd cvcn in millions ol
mouils. I lavc iiicd io do ii in biicl in ilis Souilcin paii. Maling ilc lcci ol
Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
Lnd ol ilc Souilcin Paii.
The Wesfern Parf
The Firsf Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc dclivcici ol ilc sinncis and ilc lilc wcalil ol Rasila
Dcva. Syamananda ncxi wcni io ilc ciiy ol Kcsiaii wlcic lc aiiangcd loi a
Tlaluiani Dciiy loi Syama Raya. Tlcn on ilc occasion ol ilc maiiiagc ccicmony
ol Syama Raya lc lcld ilicc joylul lcsiivals wlicl dcliglicd ilc local ciiizcns. Ai
ilai iimc Sii Puiusoiiama, Damodaia, Mailuia dasa, Haia Glosa, Malapaiia and
Dvija Haiidasa iool iniiiaiion and dcdicaicd ilcmsclvcs io ilc scivicc ol
Syamananda. Alici ilis lc wcni io Dlaicnda ialing Syama Raya wiil lim. Wlilc
ilcic lc madc a icqucsi io lis lollowcis wlo includcd Rasila, Damodaia,
Nciiananda, Kisoia, Tlaluia Haiidasa, llima, Siilaia, Rasamaya and Vamsi dasa.
Hc said, "Now is ilc monil ol Vaisalla and on ilc lull moon day ilc moon will
bc biigli and ilc nigli clcai. Lci us lold a iasa yaiia lcsiival and inviic cvciyonc
io paiiicipaic. You slould bcgin io caiiy ilc ncccssaiy iicms and inloim all ilc
lings as wcll as ilcii subjccis io coniiibuic accoiding io ilcii capaciiy." Hc also
said ilai Rasamaya's lousc would bc a suiiablc placc io lold ilc lcsiival. In
puisuancc ol ilc oidci ol Syamananda Rasila immcdiaicly wcni oui io bcg wlilc
Syamananda wcni io Govindapuia.
Tlc iasa yaiia lcsiival was io bc lcld in Sii Gopivallablapuia. Ai ilai placc Rasila
lad lundicds ol lis lollowcis clcai ilc aica by cuiiing down all ilc iloiny giovcs
and ilcn ilcy buili a pandal. Wlilc Rasila wcni loi bcgging lc oidcicd ilai
Dinasyama, Ramalisna, Naiayana dasa, Syamagopala, Rasamaya and Vamsi dasa
managc cvciyiling. Rasila las sucl iicms as iicc and pulscs lcpi in a godown. Hc
gailcicd lundicds ol buclcis ol wlcai lloui, sugai, glcc, oil, molasscs and bcicl
nuis. Tlcic wcic vaiiciics ol spiccs and liuiis gailcicd and many dillcicni linds ol
swccis wcic picpaicd and lcpi in jais. Sccing ilc vasi siocl ol iicms cvciyonc said
ilai ilc goddcss ol loiiunc, Lalslmi Dcvi, lad sciilcd in ilai placc. Tlc iasa
mandali was consiiucicd laving cigli coincis andilcn dccoiaicd wiil painiings.
Laigc blocls ol wood wcic placcd aiound ilc aicna and loui doois wcic madc
wiil a dias in ilc middlc. Tlc dias was niccly dccoiaicd wiil jcwcllcd cuiiains and
ilc pandal was also dccoiaicd wiil colouilul cloil and gailands ol llowcis.
Musical insiiumcnis wcic csiablislcd in dillcicni placcs and llags wcic also uscd
oi dccoiaiion. A ilionc covcicd by a canopy was placcd in ilc middlc and ii siood
bcncail a goldcn dcsiic iicc wlicl slonc biiglily. Ligli imagcs ol Kisna wcic
placcd in cigli coincis iogcilci wiil cigli Tlaluianis.
Alilougl ii is noi possiblc io dcsciivc all ilc qualiiics ol Rasila by lis giacc I lavc
iiicd io givc a biicl dcsciipiion ol lis pasiimcs bcginning liom lis clildlood. Tlis
is ilc liisi dcsciipiion ol ilc Wcsicin paii ol ilc Rasila-mangala wlicl is
composcd by ilc son ol Rasamaya wlo ialcs ilc lcci ol Syamananda as lis
oinamcni.
The Second Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc imagc ol swccincss. May lc lavoui nc io consianily sing
lis gloiics.
Wiilin a ycai Rasila complcicd all ilc aiiangcmcnis and by ilc monil ol
Vaisalla, in ilc spiing, on ilc lull moon day, ilc Rasa yaiia bcgan. Syamananda
camc ilcic liisi biinging Hidayananda vciy caiclully wiil lim. Anlia Tlaluia
camc wiil Vidyuimala Tlaluiani. Tlaluia Suvala dasa accompanicd Jagaivallabla
in liiiana and Syama, Mailuia dasa and an insiiumcnialisi namcd Vallabla camc
wiil Hidayananda. lcia lalaiama das Tlaluia and ilc sons and giandsons ol
Niiyananda camc as wcll as ilc sons and giandsons ol Advaiia. Tlcic was also ilc
disciplcs and gianddisciplcs ol ilc Dvadasa Gopala, ilc scivanis and ilc scivanis
ol ilc scivanis ol ilc sixiy-loui malanias as wcll as Ramadasa Tlaluia, Vaiiagi
Kisnadasa, Sii Piasada Tlaluia and Sii Jagannaila dasa. All ol ilc dcvoiccs
icsiding in Dvaiala, Mailuia, Vindavana and Nilacala camc io scc ilc Rasa
lcsiival. Hundicds ol Kings camc ilcic as wcll as counilcss bialmins, sannyasis,
sainis and oidinaiy ciiizcns. Lvcn womcn and clildicn along wiil cldcily pcisons
loclcd up ilcii lomcs and camc ilcic. Tlc placc bccamc so ciowdcd ilai ilcic
was noi cvcn ioom loi a musiaid sccd. Tlc Vaisnavas pciloimcd ilc Adlivasa
ccicmony liisi wiil cloilcs and oinamcnis. A waici poi was placcd in ilc ccniic
and iuimciic, iicc, giass, a iwig ol mango and a coconui wcic all ollcicd on ilc
poi. Cuid, mill, glcc, loncy, sugai along wiil gailands, sandal, cloilcs and
oinamcnis wcic all placcd in a coniainci and ilcn lumlum, icd powdci dusi and
pcilumcs wcic collccicd. Alici ilc Adlivasa ccicmony Rasila woislippcd
Syamananda and ilcn ilc lcci ol Hidayananda. Ncxi lc woislippcd Tulasi dasa,
ilc lcadci ol ilc sanliiiana gioup by ollciing lim a gailand, sandal, cloil and
oinamcnis. Onc by onc lc woislippcd all lis godbioilcis, disciplcs and ilc
malanias.
In ilc cvcning Rasila bcgan ilc lcsiival by laving lundicds ol scivanis cnici ilc
siocl ioom and disiiibuic sida among ilc lings, ilcii subjccis, ilc Vaisnavas and
ilc bialmins. Hundicds ol scivanis biougli waici io wasl ilc banana lcavcs and
ilcy wcic placcd bcloic Loid Kisna wiil vaiious loodsiulls on ilcm. A bialmana
piicsi ollcicd ilc loodsiull io Kisna and ilcn ilc piasada was disiiibuicd. Tlc
inviiccs iool ilcii scais in gioups ol lundicds and ilcic wcic lundicds ol
bialmins cngagcd in cooling and sciving. Alici caiing ilcic wcic lundicds ol
scivanis cngagcd in clcaning ilc placc. Tlc giandcui ol ilc lcsiival asionislcd
cvciyonc and cvcn dcmigods camc ilcic mingling wiil ilc oidinaiy pcoplc. In
disguisc lc dcmigods cvcn cngagcd in cooling and sciving ilc piasada bui no onc
could iccognisc ilcm. Ii was noi possiblc loi an oidinaiy pcison io lold sucl a
lcsiival bui ilis was all ilc pasiimc ol Rasila. Rasila lad iclcaiscd a gioup ol
clildicn io dancc as ilc cigli sallis along wiil Kisna. Tlc cigli boys dicsscd as
sallis wcic Daivali dasa, Golula, Gopijanavallabla, ilc son ol Rasamaya, Gauia,
Gopala, lalala Golula, Naiayana dasa and llupuia. Raglunaila was dicsscd as
Kisna. Tlcy wcic all wondcilul danccis.
Tlosc wlo wcic sallis lad ilcii laii aiiangcd in plaiis suiioundcd by llowci
gailands and dccoiaicd wiil jcwcllcd oinamcnis. Tlcy woic pcail nccllaccs and
ilcii loiclcads wcic dccoiaicd wiil lumlum and sandal and a doi ol icd powdci
dusi was paonicd bciwccn ilc cycbiows wlilc ilcii cycs wcic blaclcncd wiil
collyiium. Tlcii lips wcic icddcncd wiil bcial lcavcs and ilcy woic coloulul
cloilcs ol dillcicni siylcs. Wiil ilcii oinamcnis on ilcii wiisis, iings on ilcii
lingcis and iingling anllc bclls ilcy loolcd cxacily lilc ilc womcn ol Viaja. Tlc
boi dicsscd as Kisna woic a ycllow cloil and a ciown bcdcclcd wiil slining
jcwcls and a pcacocl lcailci. Ai ilai iimc ilc placc was iiansloimcd inio
Vindavana and cvciyonc was absoibcd in divinc cnjoymcni wiil no ioucl ol
misciy in ilcii mind. Lvciyonc was liicndly io onc anoilci and ilcy cvcn loigoi
ilc dillcicncc bciwccn day and nigli. Ii was all ilc clloii ol Rasila, io wlom Loid
Kisna was lis lilc, casic and ciccd. How is ii possiblc io dcsciibc ilc gloiy ol
Rasila. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda lis oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics
Rasila-mangala.
The Third Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc only iclugc og ilc pooi, ilc lilc long liicn ol Vallabla
and ilc son ol Duiila. Sii Gopivallablapuia was a bcauiilul placc siiuaicd on ilc
banls ol Suvainaiclla suiioundcd by dccp loicsis. Ii was lcic ilai all ilc
dcmigods camc io obscivc ilc Rasa lcsiival. Tlc sound ol ilc dillcicni musical
insiiumcnis lilc ilc dundubli playing in ilc sanliiiana madc ilc caiil iicmblc
and slivci. Ii was ilc scason ol spiing on ilc lull moon nigli in ilc monil ol
Vaisalla and ilc sly was clcai. Kisna sai on ilc ilionc undci ilc dcsiic iicc and
bcgan io play His lluic. Tlc swcci sound addicsscd ilc gopis and onc by onc ilcy
camc iunning io Him. Wlcn ilcy saw His lacc ilcy losi all coniiol ol ilcii scnscs
and icais lcll liom ilcii cycs soaling ilcii cloilcs. Sccing ilc gopis, Loid Kisna
sai wiil His lcad down lcaning againsi ilc iiunl ol ilc iicc. Sccing Loid Kisna's
sad lacc ilc gopis aslcd Him, "Wly aic You so sad'" Kisna swccily icplicd, "Wly
did you lcavc youi lousclold duiics io comc io ilis loicsi in ilc dcad ol nigli.
You lavc sccn ilc bluc waicis ol ilc Yamuna, ilc bcauiilul blossoming iiccs and
you lavc sccn Mc so il you lavc allcciion loi Mc you slould go bacl. Youi
iclaiivcs aic impaiicnily scaicling loi you. You slould savc youi lusbands and
woislip ilcm as you would woislip Visnu. Lvcn ilougl lc may bc pooi, oi soiiy,
oi paiicni you slould icgaid lim lilc Visnu so go and do ii and don'i ioam in ilc
loicsi." Rasila ciicd ilis cpisodc liom ilc Rasa Pancadlayaya ol llagavaia and ilc
boys cxpciily acicd ilc iolcs wlilc musicians playing palloaja, midanga, dampla,
dlola, vina, vcnu, muiaii, svaiamandala, lapinasa, madola, laiaiala and mandiia
cllicicnily accompanicd lim. Onc by onc all ol ilc dillcicni pasiimcs wcic
pciloimcd wiil sucl dcvoiion ilai ilc walling, singing and dancing claimcd ilc
spcciaiois.
Wlcn ilc gopis lcaid ilc unsympailciic woids ol Kisna ilcy lowcicd ilcii lcads,
ilcii lips bccamc diy and icais wci ilcii cloilcs and waslcd His lcci. Tlcy iold
Kisna, "Lisicn Piablu, O occan ol lavoui, Youi lluic las callcd oui namcs and
diawn us lcic. Wc cannoi icmain ai lomc wlilc oui minds aic agiiaicd. Wc lcli
oui lousclold duiics, sons and lusbands io comc io ilis loicsi jusi io scc Youi
lcci and now You aic oidciing us io go bacl. You lavc quoicd liom ilc Vcdas bui
ilc loui Vcdas alilougl ilcy woislip Youi lcci cannoi aiiain ilcm. Tlc dcnizcns
ol lcavcn and sainily pcisons all mcdiiaic on ilosc loius lcci wlicl wc lavc bccn
so loiiunaic io scc. So wlcn wc lavc lad sucl good loiiunc, wlai duiics aic lcli
loi us ai lomc. Wiiloui You ilc ilundci may comc on oui souiccs ol lappincss.
You aic oui wcalil, oui iclaiivc, oui liicnd and lusband. Wiiloui ilc slclici ol
Youi lcci wc lnow noiling. You lavc iaugli us scivicc io lusbamd and guiu bui
You aic ilc loid ol all, You aic ilc lilc ol ilc univcisc and You aic cxisiing in all
cicaicd bcings. Indccd You aic ilc pioiccioi ol all. Knowing ilis low can wc givc
up Youi loius lcci wlicl aic aiiaincd only alici many ausiciiiics. Wiiloui ilc
slclici ol Youi loius lcci wc cannoi livc loi a sccond and lavc no lopc. Il You aic
noi lind io us wc will suicly dic." Alici lcaiing ilcsc woids liom ilc gopis ilc
loius Loid callcd ilcm wiil a smilc and ilcy gailcicd aiound Him and danccd ilc
Rasa. As ilc boys danccd sanliiiana was pciloimcd and ilc lappincss ol
Vindavana was manilcsicd. Lvciyonc said ilai Rasila musi bc a sccond Naiayana
loi ilc pasiimcs lc cnacicd in cvcn a sccond cannoi bc dcsciibcd by millions ol
mouils. ly lis giacc I lavc givcn a biicl dcsciipiion. Maling ilc lcci ol
Syamananda my oinamcni ilc son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Fourfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc dclivci ol ilc univcisc. May lc lavoui mc io sing lis
gloiy. Sii Gopivallablapuia bccamc a sccond Vindavana wiil an occan ol
sanliiiana, ilc swcci sound ol ilc insiiumcnis, ilc giacclul dancing ol ilc boys
and ilc jcwcllcd ilionc undci ilc dcsiic iicc. In ilc midsi ol ilc iiansccndcnial
cnjoymcni ilc ncxi moining camc. As ilc clildicn iciuincd io ilcii lomcs ii was
as il Kisna was iciuining lomc suiioundcd by ilc Viaja gopis. As ilcy wcni ilcy
claimcd all ilc spcciaiois by pciloiming dillcicni pasiimcs ol Kisna. On col ilc
clildicn announccd, "Kisna is claimcd by all ol us." On lcaiing ilc pioud woids
ol ilc gopis Kisna disappcaicd and wlcn ilc gopis wcic unablc io scc Him ilcy
lainicd. Vindavaii was a loiiunaic gopi wlom Kisna iool wiil Him bui loi ilc
oilci gopis, alici coming bacl io ilcii scnscs lad io scaicl loi Him by lollowing
His looipiinis on ilc giound. As ilcy scaiclcd ilcy icmcmbcicd low ilcy lad
iallcd, layglcd, wallcd and cnjoycd sccing Kisna abd ilus ilcy wcpi. Tlcy aslcd
ilc iiccs il ilcy lad sccn ilc Loid ol ilcii lilc bui ilc iiccs said ilcy lad only sccn
Loid Naiayana go by. Tlcy scaiclcd along ilc banl ol ilc Yamuna and aslcd lci
il slc lad sccn ilc son ol Nanda. As ilcy scaiclcd ilcy icmcmbcicd His pasiimcs
and onc gopi cxclaimcd, "I lavc lillcd Puiana." And onc gopi iool lold ol
anoilcis bicasi as il io sucl ii. Somconc said, "I lavc biolcn ilc caiiiagc." And
anoilci bcgan io ioll on ilc giound ciying. Onc gopi said, "I lavc lillcd
Tinavaiia," wlilc anoilci said, "I lavc lillcd ilc Vala dcmon." Onc gopi said, "I
am Kisna," and bcgan io play on ilc lluic wlilc anoilci said, "I am liliing
Govcidlana Hill, lci India comc and do wlaicvci lc lilcs. I wani io scc lis
powci." Onc gopi said, "I lavc dominaicd Kaliya." and anoilci said, "I lavc
dcsiioycd ilc loicsi liic." Onc gopi lad a colil iicd aiound lci waisi and said, "I
lavc biolcn ilc Yamalaijuna iiccs," and anoilci said, "Tlc gopi Kisna las ialcn
wiil Him is indccd loiiunaic. Slc is ablc io woislip ilosc loius lcci wlicl
Lalslmi always dcsiics io lccp in lci lcaii." As ilc gopis ioamcd in ilc loicsi
icmcmbciing ilc Loid's pasiimcs ilai gopi wlom Kisna lad ialcn wiil Him iold
Kisna, "I cannoi wall any longci." Hcaiing ilis Kisna icplicd, "Lci Mc caiiy You
on My slouldci." Tlcn alici walling a lcw sicps Kisna disappcaicd and ilc gopi
lcll on ilc giound. Tlus Slc loudly lamcnicd and ic oilci gopis lcaiing lci ciics
camc iunning io lci. Tlc ilc gopis bcing iadaimila' bcgan io icmcmbci ilc
qualiiics ol Kisna.
In ilis way ilc clildicn pciloimcd all ilc pasiimcs dcpicicd in llagavaia. Tlcii
slilllul aciing claimcd cvciyonc and ilcy all said ilai ilis placc was Vindavana
and ilai ilc son ol Acyuia was Naiayana Himscll.
Rasila wlilc iciuining liom lis lousc io ilc Rasa lappcncd io bc biiicn by a
vcncmous snalc. Ii's licicc aiiacl lcli iwo ol ii's iccil in piciccd in lis llcsl and
Rasila's lcg bcgan io blccd. Alici a ligli was biougli ii was lound ilai ilc snalc
lad dicd alici biiing Rasila. Iinding ii's dcad body ilcy liclcd ii uniil ii bccamc
dusi. Rasila icmaincd absoibcd in Kisna and wcni io ilc Rasasilali wiiloui
saying anyiling. Hc coniinucd io dancc and sing in a joyous mood uniil moining
wlcn cvciyonc saw ilai ilc snalc's iccil wcic siill in lis lcg and ii was blccding
coniinuously. Wiil gicai caic ilc iccil wcic icmovcd. Tlc gloiy ol Rasila cannoi
bc oidinaiily dclincd and lis pasiimcs aic iiansccndcnial io ilis woild. Maling
ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-
mangala.
The Fiffh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc woild lamous Piablu. Plcasc lavoui mc ilai I can
consianily sing youi gloiy. Sccing ilc Rasalila ol Rasilcndia ilc dcnizcns ol
lcavcn as wcll as ilc luman bcings wcic claimcd and lappy. Tlc boys cnacicd all
ilc pasiimcs dcpicicd in llagavaia and ilcii poiiiayal ol ilc gopis lamcniaiion
ovciwlclmcd ilc audicncc wiil joy and cmoiion.
Rcmcmbciing all ol Kisna's clildlood pasiimcs ilc gopis said, "O Gopala, You
lavc savcd us liom poison waici, liom dcmons, iain and oilci dangcis. You aic
noi a mcic son ol Yasoda bui You musi bc ilc Loid ol ilc univcisc, ilc soul ol ilc
univcisc, Loid Naiayana Himscll. Savc oui lilc by again slowing us Youi moon-
lils lacc." Tlcn Kisna, ilc lilc ol ilc univcisc, appcaicd bcloic ilc gopis and
sccing Him ilcy icgaincd ilcii livcs. Hc lcld onc gopi by ilc land, bcggcd clcwcd
bcicl lcal liom anoilci, madc a jolc wiil anoilci and claimcd yci anoilci by
ioucling lci bicasi. Hc lisscd onc gopi, winlcd ai anoilci and cmbiaccd anoilci.
In ilis way lc saiislicd ilc dcsiics ol all ol ilc gopis and icmovcd all doubis liom
ilcii minds. Hc iold ilcm, "You slould icmcmbci ilai I am always wiil you loi
you aic my bclovcds." Tlus by plcasing ilc gopis ilc loius-cycd Loid bcgan ilc
Rasa dancc on ilc banls ol ilc Yamuna. Tlcy dccoiaicd Him wiil llowci gailands
and ilai onc Loid bccamc many and bcgan io dancc wiil cacl gopi. Onc gopi
claimcd Kisna by lci swcci songs, anoilci by lci clcgani dancing, anoilci by lci
swcci woids and anoilci by lci winls. Tlc boys lcld cacl oilcis land as ilcy
danccd ilcii looibclls swccily soundcd and musical insiiumcnis and cloicc songs
accompanicd ilcm. Tlcii pciloimancc was piaiscd by ilc ilicc woilds and ilc
dcnizcns ol lcavcn slowcicd llowcis on ilcm. Ii was by ilc giacc ol ilc son ol
Acyuia ilai ilc cicinal Vindavana pasiimcs ol Loid Sii Kisna wcic visiblc io all.
Alici iwo days ol Rasa ilc numbci ol spcciaiois icmaincd unclangcd and
cvciyonc icqucsicd Rasila io coniinuc ii loi anoilci day. Tlougl lc was noi in
lavoui ol ii lc oidcicd ilc boys io coniinuc. Howcvci, as ilcy dicsscd ilcmsclvcs
ilc sly suddcnly covcicd wiil blacl clouds and ilai cvcning ilcic was a
iicmcndous iainsioim wiil ilundci and iain coniinuing uniil laic in ilc nigli.
Syamananda callcd a lali io ilc lcsiival and in ilc moining lc oidcicd ilai ilcy
bcgin "Dadlilada." Ioi ilis lundicds ol buclcis ol cuid wiil iuimciic, icd
powdci dusi, cua and sandal wcic miccd iogcilci. Rasila disiiibuicd ilis
dadlilada wiil llowcis, lumlum and pcilumcs io onc and all and ilcn bcgan
sanliiiana. Ai ilai iimc lundicds ol oilci sccis also bcgan liiiana so ilai ilc
sound covcicd ilc sly, Hidayananda Piablu, sccing ilc placc as bcauiilul as
Vailunila, bcgan io dancc along wiil Rasila and ilcy smcaicd dadlilada on ilc
body ol cacl oilci.
In ilc cvcning Rasila sioppcd ilc liiiana and bowcd liisi io Syamananda ilcn io
Hidayananda and all ilc scnioi Vaisnavas. Hc cmbiaccd lis liicnds and
companions as wcll as lis disciplcs, disciplcs ol ilc disciplcs, scivanis and oilcis.
Alici ilis lc iool lis bail in ilc clcai, cool waicis ol ilc Suvainaiclla. Wiil lis
companions ilcy passcd somc iimc in waici spoiis spiaying waici on cacl oilci
and ilcn ilcy wcni io acccpi piasadam. lcsidcs ollciing piasada io ilc Vaisnavas
Rasila disiiibuicd laupina amongsi ilcm. Hc woislippcd ilc bialmin ascciics
and lc woislippcd ilc scniois picscniing ilcm wiil gold coins, sandal and
cloilcs. Hc pcisonally bid laicwcll io ilc lings and ilcii cniouiagcs and lc
woislippcd lis iclaiivcs. Hc also gavc cloilcs and oinamcnis io ilc boys wlo lad
danccd in ilc Rasa. As ilcy dcpaiicd cvciyonc piaiscd Rasila saying ilai ilcy lad
ncvci sccn sucl a giand lcsiival bcloic. Tlcy piaiscd Rasila and lis paicnis as wcll
as ilc giound wlcic ilis Rasa lad bccn pciloimcd. Rasila's gloiy cannoi bc
simply dcsciibcd bui by lis giacc I lavc iiicd io say somciling. Maling ilc lcci ol
Syamananda my oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Sixfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc souicc ol joy io all and ilc givci ol pcacc io ilc
univcisc. Alici bidding laicwcll io cvciyonc Syamananda was lcli ilcic scaicd by
Rasila wiil lis wilc and ilcii associaics. Wlcncvci Rasila lad io ialc a scai in
lioni ol Syamananda lc would covci lis lcci wiil lis cloil. Ai ilai iimc lc would
lccp lis lcad down wiiloui spcaling io oilcis and lix lis cycs on ilc lcci ol
Syamananda, Il Syamananda aslcd lim io cxplain any iopic ol Kisna lc would bc
cxiicmcly sly and spcal in a mild and low ionc. lccausc Rasila was unablc io
spcal loudly in lioni ol Syamananda, Syamananda olicn lad io lcavc ilc placc and
oidci Rasila io coniinuc ilc discussion. In ilc abscncc ol Syamananda, Rasila
would spcal vigouiously and cxplain ilc plilosoply as il lc wcic lilaspaii, Vyasa
ol Sula. Hcaiing lim spcal all ilc sclolais would piaisc lim by saying, "Oui
siudics lavc bccn a wasic ol iimc. Rasila las piovcd ilai ilc opinion ol Vyasa and
Sula and all ilc Vcdas and Puianas aic ilai onc slould bc a sinccic dcvoicc ol
Kisna."
Wlilc ilcy icmaincd ai ilis placc Raglunaila scni onc ol lis bioilcis io
Syamananda inloiming lim ilai ilc yavanas wcic oppicssing ilc pcoplc ol
Radlanagaia villagc. Tlus wiil a pciiuibcd mind Syamananda, along wiil Rasila,
lcli ilcic and wcni io Dlaicnda siopping ai ilc lousc ol Rasamaya. Syamananda
lad Vamsi call cvciyonc including Raglunaila Paiianayala wlo ilcn camc
quiclly, bowing ai ilc lcci ol Syamananda. Tlcy said, "Lisicn Piablu, ilc villagc
is undci ilc lciciics bui il you will go ilcic wiil a lcw ol youi disciplcs and mcci
Alammad lcg Suba ilcn ilc siiuaiion can bc iclicvcd." Alici lcaiing ilis
Syamananda loolcd ai Rasila wlo immcdiaicly undcisiood ilc implicaiion and
said, "Ol Piablu, plcasc allow mc io go io Vanapuia wiil somc companions."
Syamananda pcimiiicd lim and oidcicd Vamsi and somc oilcis io go wiil Rasila.
Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics
Rasila-mangla.
The Sevenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc abodc ol mcicy. Walling in a iiancc ol absoipiion in
Kisna Rasila lcli ilai placc io go io Vanapuia. As lc wallcd icais iollcd down
liom lis cycs and wci lis body. Hc iallcd ol noiling bui Kisna and always
icmaincd in scaicl ol Kisna. Il, in ilc couisc ol lis jouincy, lc iool a scai
anywlcic owing io iiicdncss ilcn ilousands ol pcoplc would comc io mcci lim.
Hcaiing lis swcci woids and obsciving lis wondcilul bcauiy ilcy would loigci
cvciyiling an ilcii lcaiis would bc sooilcd. Lvciyday lacs ol pcoplc would
bccomc lis disciplcs. ly ilc oidci ol lis masici lc was noi io siay in any onc placc
loi a long iimc ilus in lis jouincy lc would ialc bail ai onc placc, ialc lood ai
anoilci placc and lali ai somc oilci placc bui lc ncvci iool any icsi.
Ramalisna and Diansyama wcic iwo obcdicni disciplcs ol Rasila wlo wcic boil
puic in lcaii. Rasila insiiucicd ilcm boil, "You slould givc Haiinama io all and
icscuc ilc pooi and lallcn souls. You slould cvcn givc Haiinama io lings and ilcii
subjccis. Syamananda bcggcd mc io commii myscll io dclivci all cicaiuics and lilc
lim I am bcgging you io commii youisclvcs io givc Haiinama io all ilc pcoplc ol
Uilala." On lcaiing ilcsc woids ol Rasila ilcy lcll ai lis lcci. Syamananda said
aboui ilcsc iwo, ilai il ilcy simply iouclcd anybody ilcy would aiiain dcvoiion
loi Visnu. Tlus by ilcii ioucl millions ol dcvoiccs wcic madc in Vanabluma and
pcisons ol low casic wcic dclivcicd liom maiciial cxisicncc and dcdicaicd
ilcmsclvcs io ilc scivicc ol guiu, sadlu and Kisna. In ilis way Rasila oidcicd all
ol lis disciplcs io disiiibuic ilc loly namc io onc and all. Vamsi dasa was also iold
io givc Haii nama and malc many disciplcs.
Alammad lcg lad ioiiuicd all ilc lings and zamindais ol Oiissa and compcllcd
cvciyonc undci lis coniiol io bccomc a yavana. Tlcic was no onc wlo did noi lcai
lim loi lc was in ilc labii ol lilling onc oi iwo pcisons cvciyday. Tlc inlabiianis
ol ilai icgion livcd in lcai and anxiciy ilcii only solacc bcing io ilinl ol ilc namc
ol Kisna wiilin ilcii minds. Alici a long jouincy Rasila icaclcd Vanapuii and
wcni liisi io ilc iciiiioiy iulcd by Vaidyanaila. Wlcn ilc ling saw Rasila lc liisi
ollcicd obcisanccs ilcn gavc lim a nicc scai and waslcd lis lcci. Happy io lavc
ilc associaiion ol Rasila lc madc all aiiangcmcnis loi lis comloii. Lvciyday
Rasila would spcal aboui Kisna and ilc lings ol dillcicni iciiiioiics would comc
io lcai lis discouiscs. All ol ilc lings and cvcn ilc Hindu scci iool iclugc in lim.
Tlai placc bccamc ciowdcd wiil visiiois all anxious io lavc a glimpsc ol Rasila.
Tlc son ol Acyuia disiiibuicd lovc ol Kisna io cvciyonc and ilc villagc bccamc
absoibcd in ilc csscncc ol sanliiiana. Rasila siaycd in ilai villagc loi a lcw days
and scni a lciici io Syamananda inloiming lim ilai lc lad lollowcd lis oidcis.
Alilougl all ilc yavana subjccis ol ilc Suba uscd io comc io scc Rasila, ilc Suba
ncvci camc. Sccing ilai many ol lis subjccis wcic going daily io Rasila lc bccamc
vciy angiy and aslcd ilcm, "I scc you aic going somc placc io clani ilc namc ol
Haii. Wlcic do you go and wly do you go ilcic'" Tlc scnioi pcisons icplicd, "Sii
Rasila Muiaii is am cmbodimcni ol lovc ol Kisna. Hc was boin as an illusiiious
malania in Oiissa and is loiiunaic cnougl io lavc Loid Jagannaila convcisc daily
wiil lim. all ilc lings ol Oiissa as wcll as ilcii subjccis aic lis disciplcs.
Hundicds ol yavanas lavc also bccomc lis disciplcs. Hc is noi jusi a mcic luman
bui a paii incainaiion."
Tlc Suba was a wiclcd pcison and lc said angiily, "I don'i objcci io lim maling
Hindus lis disciplcs bui lc las no iigli acccpiing yavanas as lis disciplcs. Hc is a
lalc and jusi lypnoiiscs ilc pcoplc maling ilcm lools. In oidci io aquiic piopciiy
lc is in ilc labii ol maling a diama. Il lc is ablc io impicss mc wiil lis powcis
ilcn I slall acccpi lim as Naiayana. Ioimcily Kaviia and oilci gicai mcn lad
displaycd ilcii iiansccndcnial aciiviiics and loi ilai icason I acccpicd ilcn as
God." Tlc yavana iold ilis io all ilc Hindu lings and oidcicd ilcm io biing
Rasila io lim. Tlc lings wcic liiglicncd by lis woids and wcni io Rasila saying,
"Ol Piablu, wly did you comc io ilis yavana's placc' Wlo lnows wlai iypc ol
aciiviiics lc wanis io scc and il lc is noi saiislicd wlo lnows wlai lc will do'"
Rasila lisicncd io ilcm and dccidcd io mcci ilc yavana bui lis companions
loibadc lim. Tlcy said, "Wly do you wani io go ilcic' Ii is bciici wc lcavc and
iiy io savc oui own livcs. Wly slould you conlioni a yavana'"
Wlilc ilcy wcic ialling in ilis way a wild clcplani bcgan io iioublc ilc local
villagc pcoplc. Ii olicn cnicicd inio ilc villagc and iioublcd ilc pcoplc by
dcsiioying louscs and lilling animals. Rasila lad dccidcd noi io pay any aiicniion
io ilc suggcsiions ol ilc oilcis and wcni io scc ilc yavana. Rasila, lis mind
absoibcd in lovc loi Kisna saw ilc yavana siiiing on lis ilionc suiioundcd by ilc
Hindu lings. Suddcnly ilc mad clcplani cnicicd Vanapuia. Caiing loi no onc ii
ciuslcd lomcs, upiooicd laigc iiccs and lillcd mamy animals. Iis loud ioais madc
ilc caiil iicmblc wlilc iis lcavy sigls covcicd ilc sly wiil dusi. Somc ol ilc
villagcis iool slclici on ilc iools ol iall buildings wlilc oilcis llcd. In lcai ol ilcii
livcs ilcy piaycd io Loid Naiayana io savc ilcm. Tlc son ol Acyuia ilougli,
"Today I will savc ilc villagcis and malc ilis clcplani inio a gicai dcvoicc." Now I
slall dcsciibc ilis cpisodc. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni ilis son
ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Eighf Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc cmbodimcni ol mcicy and ilc mosi lind-lcaiicd loid ol
ilc univcisc.
Tlc wiclcd yavana iulci iold ilc oilci lings, "Today ilis clcplani las lillcd
caiilc, loiscs and pcoplc. Ii las also damagcd mucl piopciiy. Wc musi ilinl ol
somc mcans io siop ii. Wly noi icll Rasila Muiaii io givc Haiinama io ilis
clcplani. Tlc Hindus icgaid lim as Naiayana so il lc can succccd in iniiiaiing ilis
clcplani ilcn I slall also acccpi lim as Naiayana."
Lvciyonc lcli soiiy io lcai ilis and bcgan io ilinl ol Kisna. Wlcn Rasila lcaid
wlai lad bccn said lc dccidcd io visii ilc placc ol ilc Suba. Hc ilougli io
limscll, "Il a dcvoicc ialcs iclugc in Kisna ilcn wlai laim can an clcplani do io
lim'" Tlinling in ilis way lc cnicicd inio ilc villagc and saw ilc mad clcplani
lilling anyonc wlo ciosscd iis pail. Wlilc ilc villagcis llcd oui ol lcai Rasila
camc loiwaid io conlioni ilc animal. Tlc companions ol Rasila icpcaicdly
icqucsicd lim io lcavc ilai placc bui lc iool ilc namc ol Loid Kisna and did noi
lisicn io ilcii plcas. His companions ian away lcaving Rasila alonc. Tlc yavana
was obsciving cvciyiling and wlcn lc saw ilis lc ilougli io limscll, "Ol, Loid
Naiayana, savc lim. Il ilc clcplani lills lim I slall bc icsponsiblc loi ilc dcail ol
a sainily pcison. Il lc can iamc ilis animal I slall bc suic ol ilc gloiy ol Kisna."
Tlc Hindu lings wcic all anxious loi ilc salciy ol Rasila and ilcii giicl biougli
icais io ilcii cycs. Rasila lowcvci was unpciiuibcd and wcni on ilinling ol
Kisna. Wlcn ilc mad clcplani camc in lioni ol Rasila ii obscivcd lis bcauiilul
loim and immcdiaicly clcclcd iis spccd. Rasila loolcd in iis cycs and said, "Ol
mad clcplani, lisicn io mc. Woislip Kisna and scivc His dcvoiccs. Wly aic you
cngagcd in ilcsc wiclcd dccds' Wiiloui lnowlcdgc ol Kisna all clloiis aic luiilc.
Clani ilc namc ol Kisna, mcdiiaic on Kisna and dcdicaic youiscll io ilc woislip
ol His lcci. Ii is ilc opinion ol all sciipiuics ilai ol all iypcs ol woislip ilc
woislip ol Kisna is ilc liglcsi. Lcavc cvciyiling and woislip ilc lcci ol ilc Loid.
lui loi Loid Kisna no onc is youi liicnd. Kisna is ilc moilci, Kisna is ilc lailci
and Kisna is lilc, so wly aic you lcading iowaids dcail' lc caiclul noi io bccomc
pioud in ilc woislip ol Kisna. Aiiavaia, ilc clcplani ol India, was vciy pioud
uniil lc was aiiaclcd by a ciocodilc and lad io bc savcd by Kisna ciusling lis
lalsc piidc. Loid Naiayana is an occan ol mcicy so givc up youi vaniiy and
woislip Him. Il you lisicn io ilis advicc liom a sainily pcison ilcn ilc son ol
Nanda will lavoui you."
Duc io iis picvious ausiciiiics ilc clcplani was ablc io mcci Rasila and now ii saw
ilc sccond Naiayana in Rasila. Wiil icais in iis cycs ii ilougli, "Tlis is noi an
oidinaiy luman. Hc musi bc a paii ol Naiayana. Lvciyiling lc said io mc is bascd
on sciipiuics." ly ilc giacc ol Rasila ilc clcplani aiiaincd complcic lnowlcdgc
and acccpicd Loid Kisna as ilc only iiuil. Ii lcll ai ilc lcci ol Rasila and waslcd
lis lcci wiil iis icais. Placing a land on ilc lcad ol ilc clcplani Rasila pouicd
ilc sixiccn woid Haic Kisna maniia inio iis iigli cai. As soon as ii icccivcd ilc
nama ii siood up quiclly and ilcn lcll piosiiaic ai ilc lcci ol Rasila. Alici
ciicumambulaiing lim ii bowcd and a siicam ol icais iollcd down liom iis cycs.
Sccing ilc loving bcauiy ol Rasila ii was so claimcd ilai ii loigoi iis own scll.
Rasila namcd ii as Sii Gopala dasa and alici iccciving ilis namc ii lcll ai Rasila's
lcci a lundicd iimcs. Ii lad wiincsscd Rasila as Naiayana and so was icluciani io
lcavc lim. Only alici a long iimc did ii slowly lcavc ilc palacc io cnici inio ilc
loicsi. Wiil icais in iis cycs ii lad dcdicaicd iiscll io ilc lcci ol Rasila.
Alici wiincssing ilis wondcilul pasiimc ol Rasila boil ilc Hindus and ilc
yavanas wcic ovciwlclmcd. Tlcy bcgan io icll onc anoilci as lollows, "Rasila las
noi only iamcd ilc mad clcplani bui lc las also givcn ii spiiiiual iniiiaiion. As ilc
ncws spicad millions ol pcoplc camc io ilai placc jusi io scc Rasila. Tlc Suba,
Alammada lcg, quiclly camc io ilai placc and lcll ai ilc lcci ol Rasila. Wiil
loldcd lands lc said, "I was unablc io appicciaic youi iiansccndcnial posiiion and
ilus I lad oidcicd my mcn io biing you io ilis placc. I lavc acicd oui ol
ignoiancc and now, Ol loid, I bcg you io loigivc mc. You aic an occan ol mcicy
and lindncss. You aic ilc lilc ol ilc univcisc. lcing cnamouicd by youi maya I
did noi lnow youi gloiy and gavc you iioublc. Plcasc loigivc mc."
Hcaiing ilcsc lumblc woids ol ilc Suba Rasila iold ilc King, "I camc lcic io
dclivci you and on ilc way ilc mad clcplani camc iunning iowaids mc. Ai ilai
iimc I icmcmbcicd Loid Kisna, ilc omnipoicni Loid wlo livcs in cvciyonc's
lcaii. Tlcic aic scvcn lcvcls ol lowci planciaiy sysicms and ilcsc aic lollowcd by
ilc Padma Silama. Tlc sciipiuics dcsciibc ilai alici llulola, lluvailola and
Svailola ilcic is Janalola and Tapalola lollowcd by Malailola and lialmalola.
Togcilci ilcsc louiiccn woilds loim a lialmanda in wlicl ilcic is a lialma.
Somc lialmas lavc loui laccs wlilc oilcis lavc lundicds and cvcn millions ol
laccs. lialma, India and ilc oilci dcmigods lavc ialcn biiil liom ilc poics ol
ilc slin ol Naiayana wlo lools alici ilc wlolc cicaiion. Living in ilc lcaii ol all
cicaiuics, boil mobilc and immobilc, Loid Naiayana is ilc dcsiioyci ol iiicligion
and by dcsiioying ilc sinncis agc alici agc Hc csiablislcs iiuc icligion. Loid
Naiayana also icsidcs in ilc lcaii ol ilai mad clcplani. I adviscd ii io icmcmbci
Loid Kisna and on lcaiing ilc Loid's namc ii lcll ai my lcci. Alici I lad pouicd
ilc namc ol Loid Kisna inio iis cais ii was subducd and slowly lcli ilc placc. Ii las
now givcn up iis wiclcd aciiviiics. Tlc yavana King was vciy lappy io lcai all ilis
liom Rasila.
Lisicn io ilc boundlcss gloiy ol Rasila dcsciibcd in Rasila-mangala. ly maling
ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-
mangala.
The Ninfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc dclivcici ol ilc lallcn. Plcasc lavoui mc so ilai I can sing
youi gloiics.
Alici Rasila linislcd cxplaining all ilc plilosoply ol Kisna consciousncss
Alammad lcg bccamc vciy lappy and bcgan io culogisc Rasila in vaiious ways.
All ilc lings picscni ilcic lollowcd ilc cxamplc ol ilc Suba and suiicndcicd io
Rasila. In ilai ciiy ol Vanapuia many pcisons bccamc disciplcs ol Rasila and all
ilc lings as wcll as ilcii subjccis bccamc ccsiaiic in lovc and dcvoiion loi Kisna.
Tlc ling ol Pancali, Haiinaiayana, was icspccicd by all ilc nciglbouiing lings. Hc
was ovciwlclmcd io scc ilc bcauiy ol Rasila and ai oncc iool slclici ai lis lcci.
Hc ilcn iold Gajapaii as lollows, "Go and ialc slclici ol Rasila. Hc las appcaicd
in ilis woild jusi io dcsiioy ilc inllucncc ol ilc vicious agc ol Kali. Ii is ilc
loiiunc ol Uilala ilai lc is lcic. Simply by sccing lis lcci you can icmovc all sins
so don'i dclay." ly ilc woids ol Haiinaiayana, Nisimla dcva also bccamc
inicicsicd io mcci Rasila. Rasilcndia bcing omniscicni undcisiood cvciyiling and
paid a visii io Gajapaii. His clcplani lilc gaii and smiling lacc jusi lilc ilc moon,
claimcd cvciyonc. His companions biougli wiil ilcm many sciipiuics ol boil
liiciaiuic and music.
Wlcn Gajapaii saw Rasila ii was as ilougl lc lad sccn a sccond Naiayana and lc
quiclly siood up and ilcn paid lull dandavais io lim. Tlc ling wlo was in claigc
ol Sii Jagannaila dcva, woislippcd Rasila wiil uimosi icspcci. Hc was vciy lappy
io mcci Rasila and wiil loldcd lands lc icqucsicd lim, "Ol Piablu, plcasc play
youi lluic and ilcicby sooilc my cais." Rasila obligcd ilc ling and playcd lis
lluic in six iagas causing ilc ling io lall unconsciousncss wlilc ilc oilcis losi
coniiol ol ilcii scnscs. Lvciyonc agiccd ilcy lad ncvci lcaid sucl bcauiilul lluic
playing and said ii was jusi as il Kisna lad playcd in Vindavana. As ilcy lisicncd
io lis lluic playing ilcy wcic unablc io spcal oi movc and icais iollcd down liom
ilcii cycs. Wlcn Gajapaii icqucsicd Rasila io ialc lis scai Rasila icplicd ilai lc
did noi lilc io sii by ilc sidc ol a ling. On ilc picicxi ol ilis siiuaiion Rasila ilcn
cxplaincd Kisnaiasamiia, ilc xis plilosoplical ilcsis, cigliccn Puianas, siuii,
smiii and ilc loui Vcdas. Hc csiablislcd ilai ilc woislip ol Kisna was ilc liglcsi
piinciplc dcpicicd in all sciipiuics and ilcy all adviscd onc io scivc ilc dcvoiccs.
Sincc Kisna icsidcs in ilc lcaii ol guiu and dcvoiccs, guiu, Kisna and dcvoiccs
aic all ilc samc. Loid Naiayana always movcs wiil ilc dcvoiccs and ilc dusi liom
ilcii lcci slould bc icgaidcd as an oinamcni. Indccd ilc dcvoiccs slould bc
icspccicd cvcn moic ilan Loid Kisna. Kisna ncvci lavouis ilosc wlo iidiculc ilc
dcvoiccs. Sucl pcisons as Kamsa, Kcsi, Hiianyalasipu, Duiyodlana, Duivasa,
Kumblalana, Ravana, Dlaniavalia, Sisupala and Naiala all lad io dic bccausc
ilcy iidiculcd sainily pcisons. Tlcy lavc io sullci biiil alici biiil. Dcmons sucl
as Kcsi, Agla, Vala, Tina and Puiana all lad io mcci dcail bccausc ilcy oppicsscd
ilc icsidcnis ol Viaja. lccausc Hiianyalasipu ioiiuicd Piallada lc was lillcd by
ilc lusband ol Kamala. All ol ilc suppoiicis ol Kamsa wcic lillcd. lccausc
Duiyodlana ioiiuicd ilc livc dcvoicd Pandavas lc was lillcd. Ioi giving iioublc
io ilc Pandavas, llisma, Diona, Kaina, Dulsasana andlis ninciy-ninc bioilcis all
losi ilcii livcs. Ravana misbclavcd wiil Siia and ilus lc and lis bioilci
Kumblalana as wcll as lis wlolc lamily wcic dcsiioycd. Sisu, Daniavalia and
Salva wcic lillcd loi iidiculing sainis and Loid Naiayana pcisonally lillcd ilc
dcmon Naiala and oilcis. Tlc Loid ol ilc univcisc can iolciaic ollcnccs againsi
Himscll bui Hc ncvci iolciaics ollcnccs againsi dcvoiccs. Onc slould sinccicly
icndci scivicc io ilc dcvoiccs and ilus bc savcd liom ilc lcai ol dcail. Rasila
adviscd ilc ling io scivc ilc bialmins and Vaisnavas as wcll as io bc lind io all
cicaiuics bccausc ilc Loid is picscni in all living cniiiics.
Rasila said, "Ol ling, lix youi mind ai ilc loius lcci ol Kisna and icmcmbci ilai
only Hc is iiuc and cvciyiling clsc is lalsc."
Alici iccciving ilcsc icaclings liom Rasila ilc King bccamc absoibcd in lovc ol
Kisna and sioppcd all animal slauglici. Hc bccamc lind io all cicaiuics and
woislippcd Rasila as il lc wcic Naiayana. Sccing ilc dcvoiional clloiis ol Rasila,
ilc oilci lings also iool slclici liom Rasila.
Ii is ilc gloiy ol Rasila ilai lc could givc lovc ol God io mad Gopala dasa, ilai lc
could givc oidcis io ilc yavanas and ilai Gajapaii would ciiculaic lis insiiuciions
among oilci lings. Tlcy all bccamc Vaisnavas and acccpicd ilc mailc ol iilala
and iulasi bcads. lc wlolc ol Uilala bccamc lull ol lovc ol God. Ii is noi possiblc
io dcsciibc Rasila's gloiy in lundicds ol mouils. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda
lis oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Tenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc liicnd ol ilc univcisc and an occan ol lovc io ilc pooi,
nccdy and lallcn. Alici a long siay ai Vanapuia Rasila along wiil Syama dasa,
Molana and a lcw oilci disciplcs wcni io visii Jagannaila and ilcn Rasila
planncd io scc Syamananda. Picviously Syama dasa and Molana lad bccn couii
singcis loi ilc ling ol Aijli and ilc ling mci ilcm on ilc ioad and loiccd ilcm io
go bacl io lis couii. Wlcn Rasila lcaid aboui ilis lc bcgan io lasi and iciuincd
io Vanapuia. Ai liisi ilc lings wcic glad io scc Rasila again bui wlcn ilcy lcaid
ilc ncws ilai lc was lasiing ilcy wcic liiglicncd. Ii was by ilcii clloiis ilai ilc
iwo bioilcis wcic iclcascd and ilcy wcic iciuincd io Rasila. Wiil ilcii iciuin
Rasils lcli iclicl and lc bcgan io ialc lis lood again and passcd ilc cvcning in ilc
joy ol sanliiiana.
Wlcn ilc clcplani Gopala dasa camc io lnow ol Rasila's iciuining io ilai placc
lc ilougli ilai lc slould scc lim oncc again. Hc lcli ilc loicsi, slowly camc io
ilc placc wlcic Rasila was sianding and lcll ai lis lcci wasling ilcm wiil icais.
Ai ilai iimc Rasila iold lim ilc gloiics ol Sii Kisna as wcll as ilc mcssagc ol Giia,
llagavaiam and oilci sciipiuics. Rccciving ilis spccial lnowlcdgc Gopala dasa
bowcd ai ilc lcci ol Rasila and iciuincd io ilc loicsi wiil ilc inicniion ol visiiing
loly placcs ol pilgiimagc. Laici Rasila cnicicd ilc samc loicsi bui losi lis scnsc ol
diicciion. Tlc loicsi was vciy dcnsc wiil no villagcs aiound ii and Rasila and lis
disciplcs wcic loiccd io icmain undci a iicc wiiloui lood. Gopala dasa camc io
ilai placc and undcisianding ilai Rasila was lasiing lc ian lilc ilc wind io ilc
lomc ol a loicsi dwcllci and collccicd somc iicc liom ilai lousc. Hc ilcn
iciuincd io Rasila and ollcicd ilc iicc ai lis lcci. ly ilis iimc ilcy wcic ialing
icsi and wlcn ilcy liisi saw ilc clcplani ilcy wcic aliaid loi ilcii livcs. Rcalising
ilcii lcai ilc clcplani pui moic iicc bcloic Rasila and ilcn wcni io siand ai a
disiani placc in ilc loicsi. Rasila lad lis disciplcs cool ilc iicc and ilcn lc liisi
ol all lcd ilc dcvoiccs and ilcn sai loi caiing limscll. Gopala dasa camc io Rasila
and lcll ai lis lcci. Happy io scc ilc clcplani again Rasila placcd lis land on iis
lcad and blcsscd lim by saying, "Rcndci sinccic scivicc io ilc dcvoiccs ol ilc
Loid and ncvci iidiculc ilcm. Also go and visii ilc loly placcs ol pilgiimagc."
Iiom ilcn on ilc clcplani bcgan io visii loly placcs. Ii is noi possiblc io lully
dcsciibc ilc gloiy ol Gopala dasa bccausc ii bccamc an cmbodimcni ol lovc and
dcvoiion. Ii visiicd all ilc placcs associaicd wiil Kisna's pasiimcs as wcll as ilosc
placcs wlcic bialmins and Vaisnavas livcd. Hc coniinually clanicd ilc namc ol
Kisna lilc a dcvoui Vaisnava and il any pcison uiicicd ilc namc ol Rasila lc
would bow io ilcm. Happily lc would icndci scivicc io ilc dcvoiccs by collcciing
wlaicvci ilcy icquiicd. All iypcs ol pcisons as wcll as lings along wiil ilcii
subjccis bccamc dcvoui Vaisnavas by ilc giacc ol Rasila. Tlc gloiy ol Rasila gocs
bcyond dcsciipiion loi lc was ilc liicnd ol ilc pooi, nccdy and ilc lallcn. His
swcci smiling lacc wiil big loius cycs and lis modc ol spcaling wcic vciy plcasing
io cvciyonc. Hc wallcd wiil a gaii lilc and clcplani and lis aims movcd lilc ilc
iiunl ol an clcplani. Holding a bool in lis lands lc consianily clanicd ilc
namcs ol ilc Loid and icais iollcd liom lis cycs. Ii is noi possiblc io lully dcsciibc
lis absoipiion in lovc ol Kisna. Wiil cloil ncaily iicd aiound lis waisi, lis bioad
clcsi, nccl lilc a concl slcll and spailling iccil lc aiiiacicd lundicds ol pcoplc
io lcai lis spccclcs and ilcy ncvci lilcd io lcavc.
Wlcn Rasila was on ioui Loid Jagannaila suddcnly appcaicd bcloic lim and in
ilc dcad ol nigli iold lim, "manilcsi My iiansccndcnial loim lcic and I will
icmain lcic loicvci as Sii Govinda Raya. Tlc ilicc woilds will woislip Mc and
ilis placc will bc as gicai as Nilacala." Rasila iold cvciyonc ol ilis oidci ilai
Kisna lad givcn lim and laici, by clancc, ilcy mci iwo bioilcis, Raglunaila and
Ananda Kauiila, wlo wcic living in Nilacala and wcic as slilllul as Visvalaima in
aii and aicliicciuic. Tlc son ol Acyuia was vciy glad io mcci ilcm and lad ilcm
accompany lim on ioui. Wiilin lis mind Rasila was ilinling wlcn lc would bc
ablc io scc Govinda.
Wiil ilc appcaiancc ol ilc moon-lilc pcisonaliiy ol Rasila in ilis woild ilc
dailncss ol sin is icmovcd. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda lis oinamcni, ilis son
ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The EIevenfh Wave
All gloiy io Syamananda, ilc conqucioi ol ilc woilds and loid ol ilc univcisc.
May lc wlo is ilc lilc ol Rasila lavoui mc by allowing mc io sing lis gloiy.
Rasila and Syamananda mci in ilc ciiy ol Tluiia and alici joylully cmbiacing
Rasila, Syamananda cnquiicd aboui wlai lappcncd in Vanapuia. Iccling inicnsc
lumiliiy bcloic lis spiiiiual masici Rasila was unablc io spcal and lis
companions lad io dcsciibc cvciyiling io Syamananda. Wiil gicai joy lc lcaid
accounis ol cvciyiling ilai lad ialcn placc and ilcn sai in a quici placc wiil
Rasila and ilc oilcis wlilc Rasila ollcicd cloilcs and oinamcnis lc lad collccicd
in lis iiavcls io Syamananda. Hc also lclpcd Raglu and Ananda io ialc iniiiaiion
liom Syamananda and ilcy all bcgan io spcnd ilcii iimc in ialling aboui Sii
Kisna.
Ananda caivcd a loim ol ilc Loid loi Syamananda and in lis ccsiasy lc namcd ilc
loim Vindavana Candia.
Syamananda iold Rasilcndia, "Go io Gopivallablapuia and ialc somconc wiil
you wlo can malc a loim ol ilc Loid. Insiall ilc Dciiy in ilc namc ol Sii
Govinda."
lcing so oidcicd Rasila along wiil ilc iwo bioilcis, wcni oi ilai placc and on an
auspicious day Sii Govinda Raya manilcsicd Himscll. Sccing ilc bcauiilul loim ol
ilc Loid cvciyonc lloaicd in ccsiasy. Rasila duly saiislicd ilc cialismcn wiil many
gilis and alici insialling Sii Govinda n ilc icmplc lc bcgan gicai lcsiival and lad
ilc bialmanas ciic Siuii. Tlc bcauiy ol ilc lcsiival madc Rasila cxiicmcly lappy
and ilus lc icmaincd absoibcd in ilc iasa ol Kisna and in ciiing liom ilc
llagavaiam. Ai oilci iimcs lc would bc absoibcd in sanliiiana wiil no scnsc ol
day oi nigli. Hc would ollci Tulasi lcavcs ai ilc loius lcci ol Sii Govinda and
absoib limscll in ilc bcauiy ol ilc Dciiy.
Wlcicvci lc livcd Rasila always sinccicly scivcd guiu, Kisna and ilc dcvoiccs.
His gloiy is unpaiallcd in ilc woild. Tlosc wlo wiincsscd lis lovc and dcvoiion
wcic claimcd and bccamc joylul.
Tlis son ol Rasamaya ialcs ilc lcci ol Syamananda as lis wcalil.
The TweIffh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda and gloiy io ilc son ol Acyuia. Syamananda camc io Tluiia
io visii Rasila and iold lim low gioups ol dcvoiccs wcic always visiiing and lis
lousc was consianily lull ol gucsis. Hc iold Rasila, "My dcai son plcasc go oui and
bcg a lcw louscs." Rasila and Syamananda visiicd Glaniasila and wlcn ilcy iold
ilc ling ol ilcii nccds lc donaicd a villagc namcd Saiuii io ilcm. Tlis placc was
icnamcd as Sii Syamasundaia puia and Syamananda buili lis lousc ilcic and lcld
many lcsiivals ilcic. Hc also lad a lousc in Ayodlya and anoilci in Govindapuia
wlcic lis ilicc wivcs siaycd. Many lings donaicd villagcs io Syamananda and
scivicc io sainis bccamc icgulai piaciicc in Uilala. Togcilci Syamananda and
Rasila iiavcllcd iliougl many loicsis and visiicd many disiani lands.
Oncc Syamananda lumoiously said ilai Rasila slould bc addicsscd by common
pcoplc as Tlaluia Gosai. Sincc ilcn Rasila las bccomc lamous by ilc namc. Tlc
liajabasis and Guiulula Gouiiaya would comc in lundicds io visii ilc villagcs
wlcic Syamananda icsidcd and lc, along wiil Rasila would iiiclcssly scivc ilc
dcvoiccs and saiisly ilcm wiil cloilcs, lood and wlaicvci ilcy icquiicd. Uilala
was iiansloimcd inio Vailunila. Numcious pcoplc bccamc disciplcs ol
Syamananda and Rasila and cvcn somc woild conquciing malanias iool
iniiiaiion. Obsciving ilc ciicumsianccs Syamananda oidcicd Rasila io coniinuc
maling moic disciplcs. Alici somc iimc Syamananda movcd io Tluiia inicnding
io sciilc ilcic. Rasila as wcll as Damodaia Gosvami wiil lis bioilcis, scivanis
and disciplcs also wcni wiil lim and ilcic ilcy lcld Dola yaiia lcsiival.
Suddcnly Syamananda icccivcd an oidci ilai lc slould immcdiaicly comc io
Vindavana. Syamananda bccamc lull ol ccsiaiic lovc and icqucsicd Rasila io ialc
claigc ol all ilc disciplcs and oilci duiics. Alici ialing lis lcavc lc iiavcllcd loi
somc iimc and ilcn lalicd undci a iicc wlcic lc dccidcd io icsi. Hc icmaincd ai
ilis placc loi ilicc days and duiing ilis iimc many lings, along wiil ilcii
subjccis, camc io mcci lim. Ai ilc icqucsi ol Rasila ilcy all lcll ai ilc lcci ol
Syamananda and icqucsicd lim io icmain a lcw moic days in Uilala. Tlinling ol
scpciaiion liom lis guiu Rasila gavc up caiing and diinling and ciicd
coniinuously. Hc aslcd ilai sincc Syamananda was lis lilc low could lc lcavc
lim. lcing movcd by ilc misciablc condiiion ol ilc pcoplc and cspccially ilai ol
Rasila, Syamananda dccidcd io siay ilcic.
On onc occasion Syamananda lcll ill and many noicablc vaidyas wcic biougli loi
lis iicaimcni. Tlcy iold Rasila ilai lis discasc was duc io wind and ii could bc
cuicd only by applying Hcmasagaia oil wlicl was availablc liom ilc lousc ol
Haiicandana in lalaiamapuia. Rasila quiclly wcni ilcic and Haiicandana gladly
gavc lim ilc oil ncccssaiy io cuic Syamananda. On lis iciuin lc massagcd ilc oil
on ilc lcad ol Syamananda and iclicvcd lim ol all discomloii. Tlcn ilcy spcni
ilcii days lappily pciloiming liiiana and discussing ilc iopics ol Kisna. Alici
somc iimc Rasila iciuincd io lis own placc and Syamananda wcni io Kcsiaii.
Happy io scc Syamananda cvciyonc bcgan io icndci lim sinccic scivicc. In cvciy
lomc ilcic was Kisna liiiana and cvcn ilc lings bccamc ccsiaiic in lovc loi
Kisna. Howcvci, ilcic was onc dangcious yavana iulci wlo llaicd in angci wlcn
lc lisicncd io liiiana. On lcaiing ilc gloiy ol Syamananda lc concludcd ilai il lc
could impiison Syamananda ilcn lc could ialc coniiol ol all lis disciplcs.
Alilougl lis wcll-wislcis discouiagcd lim liom doing ilis lc did noi lisicn io
ilcm and scni lis mcn io capiuic Syamananda.
Alici iwo oi ilicc days iciiiblc misloiiunc lcll upon ilai yavana oi all lis
piopciiics including lis wilc and clildicn wcic losi. Rcalising lis misialc ilc
yavana wcni io Syamananda and lumbly submiiicd, "Ol Piablu, I am a mosi
sinlul pcison. All my sullciing is duc io my ignoiancc aboui you. Youi gloiy is
unlnown cvcn by ilc dcnizcns ol lcavcn." Alici saying ilis lc lcll ai ilc lcci ol
Syamananda and suiicndcicd io lim.
Syamananda ilcn wcni io Naiayananagaia io mcci Syamapala lluian. Noiicing
ilai Syamapala lad a yavana gaicman lc iold lim, "Iiom ioday do noi lccp any
moic yavanas lcic. Rcplacc ilc gaicman wiil a Hindu. No yavana slould livc in
ilai placc wlcic guiu, Kisna and ilc dcvoiccs aic scivcd."
Wlcn Syamapala did noi lollow ilis insiiuciion Syamananda iold lim, "You lavc
a gicai lovc loi ilc yavanas. I will noi siay lcic any longci."
Syamananda ilcn lcli ilc placc and sincc ilcn no yavana is allowcd io siay ilcic.
Tlc oidci ol Syamananda could noi bc ncglccicd cvcn by ilc dcnizcns ol lcavcn.
Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics
Rasila-mangala.
The Thirfeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc lilc ol Rasilananda and gloiy io ilc son ol Acyuia,
Rasila wlo assisicd Syamananda in disiiibuiing lovc and dcvoiion iliougloui ilc
land. In couisc ol iimc a mcsscngci camc liom Amuna inloiming ilcm ilai Sii
Adlilaii Tlaluia, Hiydayananda, lad passcd away liom ilcic io Golola. Hcaiing
ilc ncws Syamananda wcpi piolusc icais and callcd loi Rasila iclling lim, "I will
noi siay in ilis woild anymoic. Tlc scpaiaiion liom Hidayananda is picicing my
lcaii." Alici saying ilis lc coniinucd ciying and all ilc dcvoiccs bccamc
aggiicvcd. Syamananda ilcn iold Rasila io announcc ilai lc would lold a gicai
lcsiival ai Syamasundaiapuia and ilai lc slould aiiangc io collcci all ilc
ncccssaiy iicms. Rccciving ilis oidci Rasila dcspaiclcd many ol lis lollowcis io
dillcicni couniiics in oidci io collcci ilc vaiious iicms and ilc lcsiival was lcld in
ilc monil ol Plalguna. Tlcn ilc lcsiival was pcilccily pciloimcd wiil many
gioups ol Syamanandi scivani-disciplcs coming io Syamasundaiapuia. Iollowing
ilis Syamananda movcd io Govindapuia and ii was lcic ilai lc icccivcd ncws ol
ilc disappcaiancc ol Damodaia. Hc biolc down on lcaiing ilc ncws and iold
Rasila, "Damodaia las slown ilc way." A luncial lcsiival was lcld in lonoui ol
Damodaia and also in mcmoiy ol Sii Adlilaii Gosvami.
Syamananda iold Rasila, "Picviously ilc Loid oidcicd mc io ialc youi lclp and
go oui and savc ilc lallcn souls. Abiding by His oidci I picaclcd dcvoiion io Loid
Kisna and savcd ilc inlabiianis ol Uilala. Tlc wlolc placc is now mad wiil lovc
ol Kisna. Now you slould livc wiil ilcsc disciplcs bccausc I lavc icccivcd ilc
oidci ol Kisna ilai I lavc io dcpaii now. I will noi siay in ilis woild mucl
longci."
Alici saying ilis Syamananda wcni wiil Rasila io Nisimlapuia wlcic lc
suddcnly lcll ill. Syamananda and lis gioup ol dcvoiccs icmaincd ai ilc lousc ol
Uddanda Raya loi loui monils. Duiing ilis pciiod many vcician vaidyas camc io
cuic Syamananda and gavc ilcii vaiious iicaimcnis. Rasila nuiscd lim day and
nigli bui Syamananda did noi iccovci. Hc iold lis disciplcs, "Kisna lad oidcicd
mc io lcavc ilis woild so don'i iiy io cuic mc. You slould do sanliiiana day and
nigli and discuss ilc iopics ol Kisna wiil oilci dcvoiccs. Vina, vcnu iavaia,
muiali cic. aic my mcdicincs.
Hcaiing ilcsc woids liom Syamananda Rasila lcli mucl aggiicvcd and
cmoiionally said, "Plcasc pcimii mc io go io Vindavana. How can I livc wiiloui
you."
To pacily Rasila Syamananda iold lim, "You slould always ilinl ilai you aic
living in Vindavana bui ii is my oidci ilai you icmain wiil all ilc Syamanandis
wlo lavc ialcn biiil in Uilala. Coniinuc picacling lovc ol Kisna and malc ilc
woild lloai in lovc loi Kisna. Scivc ilc dcvoiccs and allow oilcis io scivc as you
scivc. Disiiibuic lovc and dcvoiion loi Kisna io onc and all and caic loi all
cicaiuics ol ilis woild." Hc ilcn pui lis loius lcci on ilc lcad ol Rasila, iicd a
piccc ol cloil on lis wiisi and painicd lis loiclcad wiil lis own land. Tlcn wiil
loldcd lands lc iold cvciyonc, "I lavc placcd ilc mail ol ilc Syamanandi scci on
Rasila's loiclcad. You slould all obcy Rasila and lc will lool alici you. Anyonc
wlo is againsi Rasila will lavc io lcavc my gioup." In ilis way lc landcd ovci all
icsponsibiliiy io Rasila. Sanliiiana coniinucd and cvciyonc icmaincd anxious
ovci Syamananda uniil in ilc Sala cia ol 1552 lc dcpaiicd. On ilc liisi day ol ilc
solai cclipsc, in ilc monil ol Asaida, in ilc midsi ol ilc sounds ol Haii, concl
and sanliiiana Syamananda Piablu disappcaicd liom ilis woild.
His disciplcs lcll unconscious and Rasila also losi lis scnsc ol coniiol and lcll on
ilc giound. Only wiil ilc lclp ol lis companions did lc comc bacl io ilis woild.
Wlilc lamcniing Rasila said, "I was a boy ol cigliccn ycais wlcn Syamananda
camc io mcci mc. I scivcd lim loi iwcniy ycais. Now wlcic las lc gonc lcaving
mc alonc' Ii was by lis ioucl ilai I aiiaincd lovc and dcvoiion loi Kisna, by lim
cvciyonc was puiilicd; by lis lavoui ill-cducaiion was avciicd; by lis giacc ilc
bonds ol ilc maiciial woild wcic dcsiioycd; by lis giacc low casic pcisons and
lciciics bccamc mad in lovc ol Kisna. Sucl a Piablu las lcli mc and I can no
longci scc lim. Now I am losi. Wlo clsc will slow mc sucl allcciion' Wiil wlom
slall I iiavcl io couniiy alici couniiy' Wiil wlom slall I go loi pilgiimagc' Wlo
will ialc mc io Vindavana' I will noi bc ablc io scc lis lcci again."
Saying ilis Rasila lcll on ilc giound and alilougl ilc dcvoiccs iiicd lc could noi
bc pacilicd and icais coniinually iollcd liom lis cycs. His lovc loi lis guiu can
mcli cvcn a sionc ilcicloic ii is noi possiblc go lully dcsciibc lis giicl cvcn il onc
lad millions ol mouils.
Now I slall dcsciibc ilc cvcnis ol ilc luncial ccicmony. Tlcsc pasiimcs may bc
compaicd io ilc wavcs ol an occan and ii is by Rasila's lavoui ilai I lavc naiiaicd
ilcm. Plcasc don'i lind any lauli in my woids loi I lavc wiiiicn only as lc las
insiiucicd mc. Ol Vaisnavas, plcasc lisicn io Rasila-mangala loi by ilis aci you
will soon aiiain lovc and dcvoiion. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamanada my oinamcni,
ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Fourfeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc dclivcici ol ilc sinncis and ilc lilc wcalil ol
Rasilcndia. Dcspiic lis giicl ai scpaiaiion liom Syamananda Rasila sai loi a
mcciing wiil ilc oilci dcvoiccs io oiganisc ilc Dvadasa Maloisava. Tlcy sclccicd
Govindapuia as ilc pcilcci placc and cvciyonc agiccd ilai all ilc mcmbcis ol ilc
Syamananda scci would lavc io bc inviicd. Rasila announccd, I lnow noiling bui
ilc lcci ol Syamananda and lavc passcd away my iimc lilc a madman in lovc ol
Kisna so I do noi lnow ilc wlcicabouis ol ilc mcmbcis ol oui scci. Ol my
bioilcis you musi ialc ilc iniiiaiivc and dccidc wlo aic cligiblc io icccivc ilc
inviiaiion. Ii is youi duiy io mainiain ilc scivicc ol Sii Govinda and io oiganisc
ilis lcsiival. I lavc io iiavcl in oidci io coniinuc ilc woil ol Syamananda bui you
musi malc suic you pciloim ilcsc iwo duiics. Givc mc ilc namcs ol ilc disciplcs
and giand-disciplcs ol Syamananda as wcll as ilosc ol ilc scivanis in Uilala. Malc
a lisi ol lings and malanias and indicaic wlosc disciplcs ilcy aic, in wlicl lamily
ilcy bclong and wlcic ilcy aic living. Also malc a complcic lisi ol ilc scivanis ol
Syamananda indicaiing low mucl ilcy aic dcvoicd io ilc scivicc ol guiu, Kisna
and dcvoiccs. Alici I icccivc youi lisis I slall scnd cvciyonc inviiaiions.
Lvciyonc said, "Rasila Piablu, low can you spcal lilc ilis. You lavc appcaicd in
ilis woild io disiiibuic lovc io ilc pooi so you musi ai lcasi appoini a piicsi wlo
will ialc youi icsponsibiliiics and you can givc ilc scivicc ol Sii Govinda io lim."
Tlus a mcciing was lcld in wlicl lc oidcicd lis lollowcis io pioposc somconc
wlo would bc icsponsiblc and icccivc unanimous suppoii liom ilc dcvoiccs. Tlc
Vaisnavas sclccicd ilc ilicc sons ol Rasila wlo wcic all bioad-lcaiicd young mcn
as wcll as Rasila's dauglici wlo was calm, composcd and a gicai dcvoicc. Tlc
ilicc sons wcic lnown as Radlananda, Kisnagaii dasa and Radla Kisna dasa,
wlilc ilc dauglici was namcd Vindavaii.
I will icll you ilc gloiy ol ilc cldcsi, Radlananda, lc was cxiicmcly iniclligcni.
Kisna was cvciyiling loi lim. In lis dicams lc would play wiil Kisna and wlcn
lc wolc lc would ciy loi Kisna. Wlilc ciying lc would scc ilc divinc couplc,
Radla and Kisna, and bccomc absoibcd in divinc joy. Hc always swam in ilc
occan ol lovc ol Kisna. Sccing lis iiansccndcnial bliss lciciics would buin in a liic
ol jcalously. Consianily absoibcd in lovc ol Kisna lc did noi caic loi caiing and
diinling and was always lind io ilc pooi. As lc clanicd ilc namc ol ilc Loid lc
would dancc, sing and ciy lilc a madman. Sincc all lis qualiiics wcic wcll lnown
io ilc Vaisnavas ilcy dccidcd ilai lc would bc ilc pcilcci pcison io ialc ilis
posiiion. Rasila was lappy io lcai ilc dccision ol ilc dcvoiccs and aslcd ilai
Radlananda bc biougli io ilc asscmbly. Wlcn lc cnicicd lc lcll ai lis lailci's
lcci and Rasila iool lim in lis aims and iold lim as lollows, "Ol my dcai, lisicn
io mc. Picviously Syamananda gavc mc ilis iasl and now all ilc Vaisnavas lavc
pioposcd ilai you coniinuc wiil ii. Tlcicloic I am puiiing you in claigc ol ilc
Syamananda gioup." Taling pcimission liom ilc Vaisnavas Rasila ilcn iicd a
cloil iound lis son's lcad and lc duly ciicumabulaicd lis lailci.
Tlus ilc scivicc ol Sii Govinda was cniiusicd io Radlananda. Ai ilis iimc lc
adviscd Radlananda io picacl ilc mcssagc ol blalii io ilc uimosi sincciiiy.
Rasila ilcn addicsscd ilc Vaisnavas. Hc said, "You aic all dcvoui Vaisnavas and
can givc and ialc lovc and dcvoiion io and liom all. You musi malc a lisi ol ilc
dcvoiccs bclonging io ilc Syamananda scci." Tlcy icplicd ilai ii was impossiblc io
couni ilai wlicl was lilc ilc counilcss wavcs ol an occan.
I lavc alicady mcniioncd ilc namcs ol ilc disciplcs ol Syamananda. Now I slall
icll biiclly aboui ilc giand-disciplcs. Tlosc pcisons wlom I lavc culogiscd ai ilc
bcginning ol ilc bool wcic all disciplcs ol Syamananda. Now I slall mcniion ilc
namcs ol ilc disciplcs ol Rasila. His liisi disciplc was Kalandi llalia dasa, ilcn
Sii Syamagopala dasa wlo was ilc son ol Kasinaila and was a gicai oiaioi. His
moilci, Govinda dasi, was a maid scivani ol Rasila. In ilc villagc ol Sii Janla
livcd ilc loiiunaic Rama dasa wiil lis dcvoicd wilc Diaupadi. Tlcii son,
Dinasyama dasa wlo bclongcd io ilc Sisialaiana lamily, lad bccn dcvoicd io
Rasila sincc clildlood. Hc was always laiillul io Rasila and was accusiomcd io
absoib limscll in mcdiiaiion on Rasila. Dinasyama, wlo lad many disciplcs
iliougloui Uilala, was a lavouiiic ol ilc Vaisnavas loi lc gavc cvciyonc lovc and
dcvoiion. Dvija Ramalisna dasa, io wlom Rasila was cvciyiling, also lad many
disciplcs in Uilala. Hc could lcalcssly sii on ilc bacls ol iigcis and ciocodilcs and
oncc ciosscd a iivci by iiding on ilc bacl ol a ciocodilc. Naiayana dasa was a
puic-lcaiicd bialmana wlo bccamc a gicai sclolai by ilc giacc ol Rasila. Gaui
and Gopala wcic boin in a bialmana lamily and boil wcic liglly dcvoicd io
Rasila. Dvija Gopinaila was ilc mosi apailciic disciplc ol Rasila. Hc ncvci lcli
Rasila's sidc and lc was in claigc ol cooling loi Kisna. Picma-Ai____ dasa a
scivani ol Rasila lad many scivanis ol lis own. Sii Golula dasa manilcsicd lovc
and dcvoiion in Kcndujluii ciiy. Ioi lis many disciplcs Rasila was cvciyiling.
Syama Manolaia was a sinccic disciplc, so was King Vaidyanaila wlo dicd in
Uilala. Tlc Kings bioilci, Cloia Raya Randia, was a puic dcvoicc and iogcilci
ilcy lclpcd all ilcii subjccis aiiain dcvoiion loi ilc Loid. Syamadasa Molana, a
scivani ol Rasila was slillcd in singing ilc songs ol Jayadcva. Dvija Govinda
llaiiacaiya, wlo picaclcd dcvoiion io Haii in Vanga, lad lundicds ol bialmin
disciplcs. Tlc bialmin Duvc and Tailalanlana llaiiacaiya Syama Sundaia boil
icccivcd lovc and dcvoiion liom Rasila. Dvija Sundaia Raya and Sii Molana dasa
wcic among ilc mosi apailciic disciplcs ol Rasila. Mangajaia Haiicandana was a
scivani ol Rasila. Oilci disciplcs wcic Gopinaila dasa Paiianayala, Radlavinodc
dasa, Kalandi, Paiamananda, Manolaia, Kanu, Kisnacaiana, Dvija, Golulananda,
Govinda, Dvija Govinda dasa, Kalandi, Aliuia, Gopala, Haii, Sii Tulasi dasi, Raja
Miiia Ciiiascna, Siivaina, Dvija Govinda dasa, Kisnablalia dasa, Viajamolana,
Syamamolana dasa, Sii Gopala Acaiya, Kalandi, Dlaiainvaia and lis son
Radlamolana, lludlaia, Sii Radlagovinda and Radlalisna wlo bccamc a
disciplc along wiil lis lamily. Sii Govinda dasa was a disciplc living in ilc villagc
ol Glaniasila. Tlcic wcic also many disciplcs in ilc couniiics ol ilc llanjas sucl
as Ganga dasa icl son ol Siidlaia Daiiyaii. Tlc bioilcis Syamasundaia,
Syamamolana, Syama dasa and llagavana wcic ncplcws ol Rasila and also lis
disciplcs. Vindavana Kisoia was a scivani ol Rasila. Ciniamani, Vilaii, Acyuia,
Syamalisoia, Vindavana dasa, Sii Rama, Vamana Jagu and Syama dasa wcic all
sinccic disciplcs wlo always scivcd guiu, Kisna and ilc dcvoiccs. ilcn ilcic wcic
sucl disciplcs as Glanasyama dasa, Sii Vciaya Visnu dasa, Valuvalindia, Sii
Syama Rasila dasa, Candia llanu, Dvija Gopi Molana, Syamamolana dasa,
Viajamolana, Syama Rasila, Sallisyama and Golula.
Vailunila dasa ol Hijli slowcd lis sincciiiy as a disciplc by maling ii lis labii io
scll limscll loi ilc scivicc ol dcvoiccs. Lalapuiusoiiama, Syamalisoia, Yugala
Aliuia, Syamasundaia, Vamsi Manolaia, Sadasiva Paiianayala, Uddanda Raya,
Kisnandana, Haiicandana, Dvija Jivadasa, lluian Raglunaila dasa, and Kisnadasa
lluian wcic all scivanis ol Rasila. Gajcndia, Mailuia dasa, Madlusudana,
Dvaialamanda, King Ramacandia, Ciiicsvaia Siicandana wcic disciplcs ol Rasila.
Madlu Manolaia, Niianjana, Uddlava and Haiilcsava wcic ilc sons ol llima and
Syamasundaia and Vindavana wcic ilc sons Vamsi. Tlcy wcic all disciplcs ol
Rasila as was Dvija Radlavallabla, ilc son ol Puiusoiiama. Radlavallabla,
Syamadasa and lacs ol pcoplc in Galanagaia bccamc disciplcs. Dvija Syamasundaia
was a gicai dcvoicc and disciplc wlo iool claigc ol cooling loi Kisna. Dvija
Radlamolana, Uddlava, llagavana, Nilamvaia, Vanamali, Ramadasa Syama,
Kisnananda lluian, Gopala lluian, Kisnananda, Haiicandana, Gopala Madlava,
King Kcsavanai, Dvija Sii Radla Molana, Radlavallabla dasa, Dasa Vindavana,
Radla Madlava, Syamasundaia, Vanamali, Mulunda, Paiamananda, Kanu, Agaia
and Molana wcic all scivanis ol Rasila. Gangadasa, Kcsava, Sii Candiascllaia,
Syamasundaia and Viajamolana wcic disciplcs al Rasila. Tlcn ilcic was
Radlamolana, llalia dasa, Puiusoiiama, Gaclaialia Syama dasa, Viaja molana,
Aliuia, Molanananda, Manolaia, Sii Radlavinodc, Kisnananda, lludlaia, Sii
Gopala dasa, Radlacaiana, Aliuia, Molana, Viajamolana, Syamadasa, Yadava,
Syamamolana, Dasa Vinoda, Ciniamani dasa, Dvija Muiali dasa, Dvija Sii Gopala,
Dvijadasa, Sii Dayala, Syama dasa, Haiinaiayana, Dvija Gopimolana dasa,
Syamamolana, Dvija Yadunaila, Nilasyama dasa, Gopimolana, Aliuia,
Glanasyama, Ramadasa, Govinda, Jayadcva dasa, Laiclana Kisnadasa, Sii Viiavaia,
Dcu Sanlaia, Kanu dasa, Sii Govinda llanja, Jagannaila Kisnadasa, Syama
llanja, Tclaii Siipaii, Ramadasa, Miili llanja, Gopala llanja Raya wiil lis
gioup, Syamadasa, Kisoic and Madlu Raya. Wc musi noi loigci Radla Kisna dasa
wlo was ilc scivani ol Rasila.
Tlc scivanis ol Rasila wcic lilc ilc wavcs on ilc occan, impossiblc io couni.
Many ol lisa disciplcs would lavc ilc samc namcs. Now I slall mcniion ilc
namcs ol ilc disciplcs ol ilc disciplcs. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my
oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Fiffeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc occan ol mcicy and gloiy io Rasilcndia, ilc son ol
Acyuia. Rasilcndia ilcn oidcicd lis godbioilcis io picpaic a lisi ol ilcii disciplcs
and ilc disciplcs ol ilcii disciplcs. Hc said, "Tcll mc ilc namcs ol ilosc pcisons
wlo Syamananda gavc ilc sladc ol lis lcci." Tlus ilcy bcgan io lisi ilc namcs.
Rasamaya and Vamsi dasa wcic boil disciplcs ol Damodaia wlo lad ilousands ol
disciplcs sucl as Madlava, Rasilananda, Haiicandana, Molana Syama, Uddlava,
Glanasyama, Kisoia, Govinda, Haiidasa, Kcsava, Kisnavallabla, Naiayana lluian,
ilc clcplani Golula, Kisna lluain ol Vaiiluia, Golulananada, Mailuia,
Siimania, Syama dasa, Mailuia, Anania, Puiusoiiama, Ramadasa Golula,
Gauianga, Visnudasa, Gopidasa, Loiclana, Paiicla, Molana, Vamsidasa, Kalindi,
Radlacaiana dasa, Manolaia, Syamamolana, Dvija Syamamolana dasa, Anania
Raya, Dvija Syama, Yadudasa, Aliuia, Siilaii, Kanudasa, Govaidlana, SDii Syama
vallabla, Syama dasa, Vindavna, Puiusoiiama, Radlalisna dasa, Kisoiananada,
Vaisnava dasa, llalia dasa, Kisnananda, Haii llalia dasa, Govinda Madluii, Sii
Radlamolana dasa, Kanudasa, Kcsava, Gopala Govinda, Gopivallabla,
Syamacaiana, Haiidasa, Gopicaiana, Syamacaiana, and Gopi Kisna dasa. Yci
anoilci lamous disciplc ol Damodaia was Ananda dasa wlo was also lnown as
Sadavaiia.
Tlcsc disciplcs lad ilcii own disciplcs, loi cxamplc Mulunda dasa was ilc
disciplc ol Nagaia Uddlava; Syama Jivana dasa was a disciplc ol Uddlava; Anania
dasa was a disciplc ol Sii Syamaiangini and Molana Vinoda dasa was ilc disciplc
ol Puiusoiiama.
Now I slall mcniion ilc namcs ol ilc bioilcis ol Rasila Dvija Ramadasa, Syama
dasa, Vanamali, Kisnadasa, Gopidasa, Syamavinoda, Radlamolana, lludlaia,
Gopinaila, Yadunaila, Vindavana, Mailuia, Golula, Kisnadasa, Dvaiala,
Ayodlya, Gangadasa, Gopidasa, Puiusoiiama, Visnudasa, Gangaiama,
Syamasundaia, Giiidlaii, Molana, Haiidasa, Naialaii, Rasila, Maniiama,
Kaliiama, Anania, lludlaia, Gopinaila, Yadunaila, Vindavana, Mailuia, Golula,
Kisnadasa, Dvija Vinoda dasa, Naiayana dasa, Manolaia, Siiala, Vinoda, Syama
dasa, Dvija Visnu dasa, Radlavallabla dasa, Nayanananda dasa, Nanda Kisoia,
Viaja Molana, Kalindi, Navina Kisoia, Kisnalisoia, Kisna Kalindi, Kisnananada,
Kisna blalia, Haii blalia, Paiamananda, Gopala, Gauianga, Caiianya Radla
caiana, Gopicavina, Govinda, Siidlaia, Damodaia, Nilamvaia, Vasudcva,
Yaduvcndia dasa,Sisulaia, Madlava, Govaidlana, Valabladia, Kisnadasa,
Naiayana blalia dasa, Piiamvaia dasa, Glanasyama, Jaladlaiasyama, Gopidasa,
Piasada, Aliuia, Uddlava, Vaisnava dasa, Viajasundaia, Viajanandana,
Viajajivana, Viaja vilaii, Viaja-blusana, Madluvana, Suvala, Sudama, Picmadasa,
Haiinama, Vinoda, Govinda and Syamadasa.
Now I slall mcniion ilc spccial namcs ol ilc disciplcs ol ilc disciplcs sucl as
Dinasyama, Ramalisna, Vamsi, Manolaia, Mulunda and oilcis. Tlcy wcic all
lollowcis ol Syamananda and ilciui disciplcs wcic Sii Caiana, Gauianga, Vinoda,
Tulasi, Vilaii, Syamalisoia, Kunja, Radlamolana, Anania, llagavaia dasa,
Gopinaila dasa, Sania, Kanudasa, Dvija Ramalisna, Manolaia, llagiiaila, Nimi,
Kuladasa, Damodaia, Kanu, Vasudcva dasa, Haii candana, Raglunaila,
Viajananada, Viajanandana, Viajajivana dasa, Anania dasa, Ramacandia lluian
and lis lamily, Dvija Pialajaia, Dvija Sundaia, Siicandana, Gajcndia, lluian
Jayaia Raya, Tilai, Sanlaia llanja, Salani Anania, Kisnacaiana, Syamasundaia,
Halovilaii, Syama, Rasila (ilc vina playci), Rasila sundaia, Anania, Syama (ilc
gailand malci), Vilaii, Nilunja, Glanasyama, Govinda, Siilaii, Vasudcva,
Naiayana, Vanavilaii, Syamalisoia, Rasananda, Kisnaiamani, Visnudasa,
Paiamananda, Ramai, Scllaia, Udanda, Damodaia, lluian, Sundaia Raya, Gopala,
Aliuia, Haii, Uiiaia Raya, Ramascna, Syamscna, Radlacaiana, Nidluvana
Govcidlana, Dvija Vindavana, Ananda, Viajavallabla, Vamsi, llalia dasa,
Ramaiaja, Ramablima, Manolaia dasa, Syama-ali, Saia-syama, Raglunandana,
Kisnavallabla, Gopivallabla, llima, Kalindi, Kcsava, Naiayana, Syama dasa,
Kisna blunja, Haii llanja, Rasamaya dasa, Haiivallabla, Syamavallabla, Muiaii,
Siidlaia, Puiusoiiama dasa, Siivilaii, Gopilisoia, Gopicaiana, Syamapiiya,
Radlapiiya, Kisna-jivana, Dvija Sii Nagaia, Mulunda, Molana, ilc sons ol
Haiicandana, Vailunila, Vanamali, Vasudcva dasa, lalabladia, Lala Vamsi,
Gopala, Sundaia Pala, Gangadasa, Ramadasa, Syamadasa, Govinda, Kisnadasa,
Vamsidasa, Uddlava, Aliuia, Jagamolana, Jagavandun, Kalandi blusaia, Gopala,
Sundaia, Haii, Mailuia, Molana, Radlagopala, Radlalisoia, Golula, Syamalisna,
Kaiuna Sagaia, Dinaiandlu, Navaglana Syama, Manolaia, Jagaivallabla, Jayadcva,
Kcnuiama, Dasavalalcsa, lalaiama, Yadunaila, Viajanail, Viajaiama dasi, Laliia,
Visalla, Candiavali, lladia dasi, Radla dasi, Syama dasi, Kalandi Tulasi,
Kisnapiiya, Haiipiiya, Haii dasi, Subladia, Vinoda, Haii dasi, Syama Piiya,
Madlumaii, Sasiiclla, Susila, Radlapiiya, Sii Rasavallabla dasa, Govaidlana
dasa, Gopidasa, Dvija Anania, Dvija Puiusoiiama dasa, Dvija Kanu, Dvija Rama,
Dvija Syama dasa, Kunjavana, Navinanandana, Vindavana, Glanasyam, Jaladlaia,
Syama, Navaglana, Giiidlaia, Mulunda, Nidluvana, Kipala, Gododlaia,
Siicaiana, Dvija Vamsi, Dvija llalia, Dvija Radladasa.
Ii is impossiblc io couni all ilc disciplcs ol ilc Syamananda scci so I lavc only
biiclly mcniioncd ilcm. Tlcy wcic all sinccic dcvoiccs ol Loid Kisna and
mcdiiaicd on Kisna sincc ilcy cnicicd ilcii moilcis womb. ly lisicning io ilcii
mancs onc can aiiain lovc ol Kisna. Wlaicvci I lavc wiiiicn las bccn diciaicd
liom my lcaii by ilc son ol Acyuia. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni
ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Sixfeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc occan ol mcicy and gloiy io Rasilcndia Candia, ilc
abodc ol all good qualiiics. Oncc Rasila lad ilc namcs ol all ilc Vaisnavas ol ilc
Syamananda scci lc vciy icspccilully scni ilcm inviiaiions io ilc lcsiival. Hc
pcisonally wcni bcgging and collccicd many iicms. Iiisi lc gailcicd iicc and
sioicd ii in a godown. Tlcn ilcic wcic many coniaincis lillcd wiil dillcicni linds
ol pulscs. Iloui, wlcai, molasscs, sugai, vaiasa and miclii wcic all collccicd in
lugc quaniiiics. Hundicds ol pois wcic lillcd wiil glcc, bcicl nui, musiaid oil, iila
oil, llaiicncd iicc, cic. Tlcic wcic lundicds ol buclcis ol luci, puii, cic. Oilcis
wcic lull ol mango, jaclliuii, laddlus, bananas, oiangcs, cic. Tlcic wcic many
coconuis and ilcn dillcicni linds ol vcgciablcs and spiccs. An assoiimcni ol pois
and coniaincis wcic biougli loi cooling in. Tcmpoiaiy luis wcic ciccicd io
accomadaic ilc inviicd sainily pcisons and iugs wcic collccicd in a lugc quaniiiy
loi ilcm. Tlc iicms collccicd loi ilis lcsiival wcic loui iimcs gicaici ilan ilai
collccicd loi ilc Rasa lcsiival lcld picviously.
Tlc dcvoiccs clcanscd ilc placc wlcic ilc lcsiival was io bc lcld and a bcauiilul
pandal wiil pillais and a pinaclc was picpaicd. A bcauiilul canopy was pui on ilc
abovc and ilc gaics dccoiaicd wiil cuiiains. Ilags and banana iiccs wcic placcs all
iound ilc pandal and a bcauiilul ilionc sci in ilc ccniic ciiclcd wiil mulii-
colouicd cloils. In cvciy coinci ilcic wcic lans madc liom animal iails and siiings
ol llowcis wcic lung liom ilcm wlilc waici pois wiil mango iwigs and coconui
wcic placcd aiound ilc pandal. All ilc gucsis wcic claimcd by ilc aiiangcmcni
loi ilcy could ai oncc icmcmbci ilc Loid's Rasa lila.
On ilc lull moon day in ilc monil ol Jyaisila, ilc lcsiival siaiicd wiil ilc
adlivasa ccicmony. Many sccis, Vaisnava malanias, sainily pcisons, icsidcnis ol
Viaja, lacs ol lings and ilcii subjccis camc io aiicnd ilc lcsiival. Ai ilai iimc
Rasila wclcomcd ilcm wiil gilis ol cloilcs, gailands and sandal. Lcal coniaincis
lull ol sandal wcic givcn io ilc Vaisnava malanias by ilc bialmins. Tlc son ol
Acyuia liisi ol all woislippcd iulasi in sanliiiana ilcn lc woislippcd ilc sainis by
ollciing gailands and sandal, Tlcn in ilc moining on ilc auspicious momcni ol
Kisna piaiipada, ilc gicai lcsiival bcgan.
Hundicds ol dcvoiccs cnicicd inio ilc siocl ioom io managcall ilc commodiiics
wlilc a similai numbci ol bialmins wcic cngagcd in cooling, anoilci gioup
biougli waici in piolusc quaniiiy wlilc oilcis clcancd ilc banana lcavcs loi
sciving ilc piasada. Hundicds ol bialmins cnicicd ilc pandal and sai in iows io
ialc ilcii mcal. Tlc aioma ol ilc vaiious linds ol loodsiulls picpaicd loi ollciing
io Kisna was sucl ilai iis smcll claimcd cvcn ilc gods. Ai ilc iimc ol iccciving
piasada Dcvalola and Naialola wcic inviicd. In a lcsiivc mood cvciyiling bccamc
uniicd and no onc was ablc io iccognisc cacl oilci.
Alici sccing ilai all ilc pcoplcs ol Viaja lad bccn lcd Rasila sai loi caiing along
wiil ilc malanias.Suiioundcd by lis disciplcs and disciplcs ol lis disciplcs Rasila
candia slonc lilc ilc moon. Alici lonouiing piasadam cvciyonc bccamc mad in
sanliiiana wiil ilc son ol Acyuia pcisonally dancing in ccsiasy. As lc danccd lis
cmoiions wcic aiouscd and lc iallcd in a lall clolcd voicc. His cycs lillcd wiil
icais and wci lis cloilcs and lc olicn lcll on ilc giound and iollcd ilcic in iiancc,
lis bcauiilul blaclisl body smcaicd wiil dusi. A llowci gailand lung iound lis
nccl and lc woic a linc cloil, looibclls iound lis anllcs and lcld a lluic in lis
land. His gcsiuics and posiuics, lis smiling lacc and dois ol swcai on lis biow
wcic all magniliccni.
Tlc placc ol Rasa was lii wiil lacs ol lamps maling ii biiglici ilan day. Addcd io
ilis camc ilc bcauiilul dancing ol Rasila accompanicd by ilc sounds ol vaiious
musical insiiumcnis and ilc singing ol dillcicni iagas. Tlc aimosplcic appcaicd
io bc non dillcicni liom Vindavana. Rasila and ilc oilci dcvoiccs wcic ablc io
pass a lcw niglis in ilis joy wlicl was so gicai ilai cvcn lundicds ol mouils
cannoi dcsciibc ii. I lavc iiicd io dcsciibc ii in biicl.
Now I lavc complcicd ilc Wcsicin Paii. Ol sclolais plcasc do noi lind any llaw
in ii, Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics
Rasila-mangala.
Lnd ol Tlc Wcsicin Paii
The Norfhern Parf
The Firsf Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc liicnd ol ilc pooi and lallcn, ilc wcll-wislci ol all and
ilc liicnd ol ilc univcisc. Undci ilc diciaiion ol my Piablu, ilc son ol Acyuia, I
slall naiiaic ilc Noiilcin Paii ol ilis bool.
Rasila coniinucd ilc lcsiival loi a pciiod ol iwclvc days duiing wlicl lc
consianily lloaicd in wavcs ol lappincss. Wiil ilc cnd ol ilc lcsiival ilc
Dadlilada ccicmony bcgan accompanicd by ilc sounds ol sanliiiana and dillcicni
musical insiiumcnis. Hundicds ol caiilcin pois lull ol cua, sandal, icd powdci
dusi, iuimciic and cuid wcic ollcicd io ilc gucsis and as ilcy danccd in a ciiclc
wiil ilc son ol Acyuia in ilc ccniic ilcy all bccamc smcaicd wiil ilc icd dusi.
Tlc sanliiiana coniinucd uniil cvcning wlcn ilcy all iool bail in a spoiiing
mannci and ilcn sai io lonoui piasadam. Rasila bid laicwcll io cvciyonc wiil ilc
uimosi icspcci ollciing ilcm cloilcs, oinamcnis and oilci gilis. Hc saiislicd ilc
sainis by ollciing ilcm wlaicvci ilcy aslcd. Sccing ilc uniquc aiiangcmcnis ol
ilc lcsiival ilc lings picscni wcic ovciwlclmcd and lcli ilcic wiil dcliglicd
lcaiis. Piablu ollcicd lis icspccis io ilcm and alici sccing lis iclaiivcs dcpaii lc
saiislicd ilc mcmbcis ol ilc liiiana gioup wiil vaiious gilis. Sincc ilis iimc ilc
Dvadasa Maloiisava las bccomc a icgulai cusiom loi ilc Syamanandi scci.
Rasila ollcicd cclcsiial cloilcs io Sii Kisoia and Ciniamani dasa bui ilcy wcic noi
lappy wiil ilcm and ilicw ilcm on ilc giound. Rasila was ai ilcii lcci paying
obcisanccs and ilcy lcll on lis lcad. Alilougl ilcy iidiculcd Piablu wiil loul
languagc, Piablu lcpi smiling. Hc jolingly icmailcd, "Ioimcily, Syamananda lad
iicd a cloil iound my lcad. Now ilcsc iwo bioilcis lavc donc ii again jusi io
lavoui mc." Saying ilis lc lcll ai ilcii lcci bui ilcy coniinucd io iidiculc lim wiil
bad woids. Wiil a mild smilc Piablu said, "I am guiliy. loil ol you aic occans ol
mcicy. Plcasc loigivc mc and allow mc io scivc you." Howcvci ilcy could noi bc
saiislicd and icmaincd in an angiy mood. Tlai nigli ilcy lcli loi Kasiaii and
Piablu lollowcd ilcm wiil icais in lis cycs as lc icmcmbcicd Loid Kisna and
Syamananda. Wiiloui considciaiion loi lis own scll lc cnicicd ilc loicsi alonc
and cvcniually icaclcd ilc villagc wlcic ilc iwo bioilcis lad ilcii lomc. ly ilis
iimc ilcy wcic boil sciiously ill and Rasila nuiscd ilcm and biougli dociois
liom disiani placcs bui ilcy could noi cuic ilcm. Tlcn Sii Kisoia and Ciniamani
icaliscd, "Wc musi lavc ollcndcd Rasila. In oui ignoiancc wc iidiculcd lim. Wc
lavc commiiicd a sin ai ilc lcci ol a pcison wlosc lcaii is ilc icsidcncc ol Sii
Caiianya Malapiablu, Niiyananda Piablu, Sii Advaiia, Sii Abliiama, Sii Suvala
candia, Sii Dvadasa Gopalas, cigli Giiics, cigli Puiis, cigli llaiaiis, sixiy-loui
Malanias, cigli Valalas and all ilc companions and Vaisnava sociciics ol Sii
Caiianya. His lcaii is also ilc icsidcncc loi Hidayananda Caiianya wlo is a
icsidcni ol Viaja and lis lcaii is ilc dwclling placc ol Syamananda wlo is lis lilc
and soul. Wlai is ilc usc ol oui living any longci' Tlcic is no nccd io givc us
mcdicinc. Oui sin in ilc loim ol a vcncmous snalc las biiicn us!! Tlcy wcic boil
maiuic pcisons and ilcy could undcisiand ilc laciual idcniiiy ol Rasila. Tlcy
madc ii clcai io cvciyonc ol lis posiiion and lcaiing ol Rasila's gloiy cvciyonc
was asionislcd. Alilougl Rasila iiicd lis bcsi io cuic ilcm wiilin a lcw days ilcy
dicd causing Rasila io wccp loi ilcm.
Alici lolding a luncial ccicmony in ilcii mcmoiy lc wcni io Dlaicndia wlcic lc
lcld a lcsiival in ilc mcmoiy ol Damodaia Gosvami. Tlis lcsiival lasicd iwo days
and ilcn, in ilc joy ol lovc ol Kisna, lc wcni oui loi iouiing.
Wlo can dcsciibc ilc boiiomlcss occan-lilc pasiimcs ol Rasila' Hc iool lis biiil
jusi io dclivci cicaiuics liom ilis maiciial woild. I lavc iiicd io sing ilc gloiy and
lamc ol Rasila in biicl. ly maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son
ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
Second Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc occan ol mcicy, wlosc lcci aic scivcd by Rasila. Rasila
madc ii lis piaciicc io lold gicai lcsiivals cvciy ycai. Taling suggcsiions liom ilc
asiiologcis and bialmins lc lixcd daics loi ilc dillcicni lcsiivals sucl as
Syamananda Aiadlana yaiia-maloiisava io bc lcld on ilc liisi day ol ilc solai
cclipsc; ilc Dvadasa maloiisava io lcld somc iimcs in ilc monil ol Jyaisila and
somciimcs in ilc monil ol Asaila; and Sii Railayaiia on ilc Hcia Pancami day.
Hc also lcld a gicai lcsiival on ilc day ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu's biiil. Rasila
would pcisonally go and bcg liom dillcicni louscs in oidci io collcci loi ilc
lcsiivals and sccing lis clloiis and sincciiiy cvciyonc would bc claimcd. Hc lcld a
lcsiival in lonoui ol Suvala candia on ilc iliiiccnil day ol ilc lull moon cclipsc
in ilc monil ol Siavana. Ai ilis iimc livc lcsiivals wcic lcld lccping Rasila
blisslully cngagcd. In ilc monil ol lladia lc lcld a lcsiival obsciving ilc
appcaiancc ol Loid Kisna and on ilc ciglil day ol ilc lull moon cclipsc in ilc
monil ol lladia lc obscivcd ilc appcaiancc ol Siimaii Radlaiani. On ilc
Kajagaia Puinima day anoilci gicai lcsiival was lcld and on ilc lull moon day ol
Uiilvana Lladasi lc lcld Rasa Maloiisava. On ilc iwcllil day ol ilc lull moon ai
ilc iimc ol Dola yaiia lc obscivcd ilc dcpaiiuic ccicmony ol Hidayananda wlicl
coniinucd loi upio cigli days. In all Rasila uscd io obscivc iliiiy lcsiivals cvciy
ycai. Ioi ilis puiposc lc lad io visii many disiani lands ialing lundicds ol sainis
wiil lim. Also in lis cniouiagc would bc icn io iwcniy malanias and ilc
Rasamaya gioup lcd by Tulasi wlo always did sanliiiana wiil Rasila. Rasila
always iool wiil lim sclolais ol all liiciaiuic and music so ilcic wcic icn io
iwcniy llaiiacaiya bialmins wlo could discuss aboui Loid Kisna wiil lim.
Rasila icmaincd absoibcd in icading llagavaia and in claniing ilc loly namc ol
Kisna. Tcais consianily llowcd liom lis cycs and cvciyonc was claimcd io scc lis
ccsiaiic bcauiy. Lvciyday ilousands ol pcoplc camc io scc lim, cvcn picgnani
moilcis wcic anxious io scc lim. Simply by sccing ilc moon-lilc lacc ol ilc son
ol Acyuia ilc agonics ol ilc pcoplc could bc icmovcd. Il Rasilcndia siaycd in a
pcisons lomc ilcn ilai pcison was said io lavc aiiaincd millions ol jcwcls and il
lc wcni io ilc lomc ol an cxiicmcly pooi pcison wlo did noi lavc cvcn a scai il
iicc ilai pcison also bccamc lappy.
Rasila consianily scivcd ilousands ol sainily pcisons wiil good lood. Ii was ilc
wondcilul pasiimc ol Rasila ilai no onc lncw wlcic all ilc lood was coming
liom. Railci ilan sciilc down ai lomc lc madc ii lis labii io iiavcl io couniiy
alici couniiy. Only ai ilc iimc ol obsciving ilc disappcaiancc ol a gicai dcvoicc
would lc iciuin io lis lomc io oiganisc a lcsiival. As soon as ilc lcsiival was ovci
ilcn again lc would go oui loi iouiing.
Ai Govindapuia lc lcld ilc lcsiival in lonoui ol ilc mcmoiy ol Syamananda and
ilc Dvadasa Maloiisava was also io bc lcld ilcic. Tlc malanias, ilc
icpicscniaiivcs ol ilc Syamananda scci, somc lings, Vaisnavasa and bialmins all
sai ilcic wiil Rasila io discuss ilc aiiangcmcnis. Rasila iold ilcm, "Picviously
Syamananda oidcicd mc io lccp my ilicc moilcis uniicd in onc placc so
Viajamolana Tlaluia will lool alici Vindavana candia ai Syamanandapuia. Ii was
Syamananda's oidci ilai ilc ilicc Tlaluianis will siay in onc placc and lool alici
ilc scivicc ol Vindavana candia bccausc wc aic noi ablc io aiiangc loi ilc scivicc
ol ilc sainis in ilicc scpciaic placcs. Wc slould noi disobcy ilc oidci ol
Syamananda. You slould go io ilc Tlaluianis and icll Syamapiiya Tlaluiani io
biing Vindavana candia io ilai placc. Tlcn I slall biing Yamuna Tlaluiani and
ilc ilicc Tlaluianis will siay iogcilci."
lcing oidcicd by Rasila ilcy wcni io scc Syamapiiya Tlaluiani. Alici slc lcaid
aboui ilc aiiangcmcnis slc commcnicd, "I will do wlaicvci Rasila dccidcs. Hc is
ilc moon ol ilc Syamananda scci and Syamananda las givcn lim all powci. How
can I disobcy lim' I lavc no onc bui lim, lc is my lailci and my son. I slall
lollow lim wlcicvci lc ialcs mc." Rasila was lappy io lcai ol lci icply and scni
cvciyonc bacl io ilcii placcs wlilc lc icmaincd in ilai villagc.
Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda lis oinamcni, ilc son ol Rasamaya naiiaics
Rasila-mangala
The Third Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda wlo was woislippcd iliougloui ilc woild. Hc was a liicnd
ol ilc pooi, ilc lilc ol Rasila and an abodc ol mcicy. Wlilc icsiding in ilai villagc
Rasila wioic a culogy on Kisna coniaining iliiiccn padas.
Onc day lc wcni io scc Uddanda lluian and iold lim. "Syamananda oidcicd mc
io uniic my ilicc moilcis by lccping ilcm ai Syamanandapuia." Alici lcaiing
ilis lluian bccamc luiious and lc pioudly iold Rasila, "Is ilcic any suiiablc
pcison oilci ilan myscll wlo can lool alici Vindavana candia." Sccing lis
disicgaid loi ilc oidci ol Syamananda, Rasila was vciy angiy and wlilc ialing ilc
namc ol Kisna lc said io lim, "I will noi diinl ilc waici ol ilis placc. Il Kisna
lavouis mc Hc will noi icmain lcic and Uddanda will also noi coniinuc io livc in
ilis woild. Il Syamananda las oidcicd las oidcicd ilis ilcn Vindavana candia
will lcavc ilis placc by His own mcans."
Wiil a sad lcaii Rasila dccidcd io lcavc ilis placc. Hc was soiiy ilai ilc wiclcd
lluian lad llouicd ilc oidci ol Syamananda. Lcaving lis lamily bclind lim and
caiiying only ilc loius lcci ol Syamananda in lis lcaii lc wcni oui alonc. Ai ilai
iimc lc lcaid ilc voicc ol Syamananda iclling lim, "I lavc lillcd ilai pcison wlo
las givcn you so mucl giicl. Talc Vindavana candia wiil you and do as I oidcicd.
Don'i lcavc ilis placc." Tlus Rasila gavc up ilc plan ol lcaving ilai placc and
wcni io Haiyana wlcic lc disguiscd limscll as a Viajavasi so ilai no onc could
iccognisc lim. Hc ilcn lappily bcgan io naiiaic iopics ol Loid Kisna and lcaiing
lis cxplanaiions on Kisna local sclolais all said ilai lc musi bc Naiayana Himscll.
Sii Muiaii bccamc lis disciplc and lc iniiiaicd Syamaiasila, Candia blanu and
oilcis. Alici a considciablc iimc Vamsi dasa camc io ilai placc and mci Rasila.
Wlcn Vamsi iold ilc local pcoplc ilai ilis pcison was Rasilascllaia ilcy wcic all
vciy lappy and suiicndcicd io lim.
Rasila ilcn wcni io Hijli along wiil Vamsi dasa and ilcic lc mci wiil ilc local
sclolais sucl as Sadasiva, Uddlavava, Mimamsa mandana and Syamasundaia.
Rasilananda bcgan io iall aboui Kisna wiil ilcm and discusscd on ilc six
sciipiuics. Tlc local sclolais wcic unablc io spcal a singlc woid againsi ilc
ilcoiics ol Rasila and oui ol liusiiaiion ilcy bcgan io ciiiicisc Syamananda.
Hcaiing ilis, Rasila quiclly lcli ilai placc and wioic a lciici io ilcm. Hc said, "I
will noi diinl ilc waici ol any ol ilc villagcs ol Hijli. You will all lavc io dic and
in youi ncxi biiil I slall givc you Haiinama." A scivani dclivcicd ilai lciici inio
ilc lands ol a pcison wlo aiicndcd ilc mcciing bui Mimamsa in ignoiancc said,
"Tic ilis lciici iound ilc nccl ol a dog." Pcisons wlo lcaid ilis immcdiaicly
covcicd ilcii cais wiil ilcii lands. Mimamsa lcli ilc placc and was immcdiaicly
aiiaclcd by many dogs wlo ioic lis body io picccs. Wiilin a pciiod ol six monils
Sadasiva, Uddlavava and oilcis also dicd. Ioi an ollcncc againsi Rasila no onc
was spaicd and ilosc pcisons iool biiil again and Rasila gavc ilcm Haiinama.
His gloiy and powci wcic unpaiallclcd in ilc ilicc woilds and by ilc giacc ol
Rasila ilc pcoplc ol Hijli all bccamc dcvoicd io Kisna.
Rasilacandia disiiibuicd lovc and dcvoiion io cvciyonc, lc was ilc lilc ol ilc pooi
and lc dclivcicd cvciyonc liom ilc giip ol ilc ominous Kali. Lisicn io ilc culogy
ol Rasila in Rasila-mangala. Tlc son ol Rasamaya is singing ilc gloiy ol Rasila by
maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda lis oinamcni.
The Fourfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc dclivcici ol ilc woild. Plcasc lavoui mc io sing youi
gloiy. Rasila ncxi wcni io Gopivallablapuia and alici icacling ilcic lc goi ncws
ol Uddanda's dcmisc. As a icsuli ol lis sins lis lamily, lis piopciiy and all lis
manpowci wcic dcsiioycd. Wlcn ilc lings saw ilis ilcy wcic asionislcd and said
ilai Rasila was a sccond Naiayana by wlosc ioucl ilc wiclcd bccamc calm and
composcd, by wlosc woids ilc lciciic yavanas and wiclcd lings wcic claimcd
and wlosc oidci cvcn ilc dcnizcns ol lcavcn could noi ignoic. Rasilcndia was
ilus ablc io biing Syamapiiya Tlaluiani and Vindavana candia io
Syamasundaiapuia and uniic ilcm wiil ilc oilci iwo Tlaluianis. Hc ilcn lcld
ilc iliid Dvadasa Maloiisava lcsiival ilcic and ilc malanias, Vaisnavas,
bialmins, lings and Viajavasis all camc io aiicnd. Many liiiana singcis camc
ilcic and ilc aimosplcic was sucl ilai ii appcaicd as ilougl a sccond Vailunila
lad bccn cicaicd in ilc midsi ol ilc loicsi. Wlaicvci was planncd by ilc son ol
Acyuia would bc a miiaculous succcss. His pasiimcs would aiiiaci ilc aiicniion ol
ilc dcnizcns ol lcavcn sucl as lialma, Siva, India and oilcis.
Uniicd in onc placc ilc ilicc Tlaluianis wcic consianily quaiicling wiil onc
anoilci wiil oui any good icason. Dcspiic ilc ilicc Tlaluianis iidiculing Rasila
lc did noi say anyiling io ilcm and ilcy coniinucd quaiiclling day and nigli.
Sudlamaya adviscd Rasila io build ilicc scpciaic louscs in ilc villagc bccausc lc
saw ilai ilcy wcic incapablc ol living iogcilci. Rasila lowcvci, did noi pay any
lccd io lis advicc bccausc lis masici lad oidcicd lim io lccp ilc ilicc
Tlaluianis iogcilci. No mcmbci ol ilc Syamananda scci would co-opciaic wiil
ilai pcison wlo ignoicd oi disobcycd ilc oidci ol Syamananda. Sccing ilai Rasila
was noi going io clangc ilc siiuaiion ilc cldcsi Tlaluiani bccamc angiy and jusi
bcloic ilc iliid Dvadasa Maloiisava slc bcgan io ploi wiil a lcw disciplcs sucl as
Vidyaimala, Nama Gauianga, lalaiama, Sii Kcsavananda, Haiilaia, Visnuiama,
Kalandi, Radla jivana and a lcw oilcis.
Tlc cldcsi ol ilc Tlaluianis said, "Syamapiiya and Yamuna can go and livc
wlcicvci ilcy lilc bui I do noi wani ilcm lcic wiil mc. How can I aiiangc ilis."
Haiilaia icplicd, "Tlcic is a way. Wiiic a lciici in sucl a mannci ilai ii appcais io
lavc bccn wiiiicn by Rasila and in ilis lciici advisc Syamapiiya io poison
Gauianga dasi. Tlcn ai ilc iimc ol ilc Maloiisava Sanliiiana and Dadlilada
ccicmony, wlilc all ilc sainis, malanias, lings, bialmins and mcmbcis ol ilc
Syamananda gioup aic scaicd in onc placc, I will pioducc ilc lciici wlicl will iuin
ilc namc ol Rasila. Alici ilis lc will no longci bc ablc io comc lcic."
Tlc lciici was wiiiicn and ilc cldcsi Tlaluiani lcpi ii in lci cloil as ilougl ii
was ol gicai valuc. Ai ilis iimc Rasila was absoibcd in oiganising ilc lcsiival and
so lc lncw noiling ol ilc ploi. All lc lncw was low io scivc guiu, Kisna and
sainis. Tlc ploiicis wcic inicni on iuining ilc namc ol Rasila. Onc ol ilcm cvcn
said, "As soon as ilc audicncc lcais ilc lciici ilcy will immcdiaicly lill Rasila."
Anoilci said, "I slall lill lim wiil a yamadlaia (a wcapon)." wlilc anoilci said,
"Wc slall ousi lim liom ilis placc."
Tlc disciplcs ol Rasila lncw noiling ol ilis ploi and as soon as ilc Dadli
sanliiiana ccicmony was ovci ilc cldcsi Tlaluiani announccd io cvciyonc, "I
slall icad a lciici io you and I icqucsi you io dccidc wlai slould bc donc io
punisl ilc culpiii. You aic ilc dcvoiccs ol Uilala so lisicn aiicniivcly and judgc
impaiiially. You lavc always accuscd mc ol iiying io dcsiioy ilc lamily ol
Syamananda bui now lisicn io ilis lciici wlicl Rasila las wiiiicn io Syamapiiya
insiiuciing lci io poison mc. I lavc lcpi ilis lciici wiil mc bccausc ilcic is no
onc wlom I can iiusi wiil ii. Now I icqucsi you, Padmanabla Gopinaila io icad
ilis lciici io cvciyonc."
Tlc gloiy ol Rasila is bcyond any compaiison in ilc ilicc woilds.Rasila was sucl
a pcisonaliiy ilai simply by lis ioucl poison was iiansloimcd io ncciai. Hc was
capablc ol icmoving ilc bonds ol maiciial lilc bui ilcsc ignoiani pcison iiicd io
iidiculc lim. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya
naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Fiffh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc occan ol mcicy wlosc lcci aic scivcd by ilc son ol
Acyuia. Rasila danccd loi a long iimc duiing ilc sanliiiana, lis bcauiilul body
bcing spccllcd wiil cuid, icd powdci dusi, sandal and lumlum. Hc was
suiioundcd by lis disciplcs jusi as ilc moon is suiioundcd by siais. Almosi as il
ilcy lad aniicipaicd ilc ploi Rasamaya wiil lis livc sons sai iound Piablu. Lacl
ol ilc bioilcis ilougli ilai il anyonc iiics io laim Piablu ilcy will lill lim liisi
and ilcn ilcy will commii suicidc in lioni ol Rasila. In ilis way ilcy all sai
closcly iound ilici bclovcd Piablu. Now lisicncd wlai lappcncd as ilc lciici was
icad io ilc asscmbly ol lings, bialmanas, sagcs and sannyasis. Tlc cldcsi moilci
siood lolding ilc lciici in lci land wlilc Padmanabla Gopidasa bcgan io icad
aloud.
In ilc liisi paiagiapl lc icad icn plus icn slolas liom ilc liisi clapici io ilc
iwcllil clapici along wiil dciail commcnis on ilc six sciipiuics. Onc by onc lc
bcgan io icad cacl ol ilc slolas. Tlc lciici ilcn wcni on io discuss ilc innci
mcaning ol ilc Vcdas and ilis was lollowcd by a lcw lincs ol pociiy liom Jayadcva
bcloic ii cndcd wiil ilicc moic slolas.
Rasila loi wlom Kisna was ilc loid ol lis lilc, was bcyond any accusaiion. Any
pcison wlo mcaninglcssly accuscd lim was dcsiincd io lcll along wiil lis oi lci
lamily. Rasila was cmpowcicd by ilc Loid so anyonc wlo daicd io accusc lim
unjusily was suic io bc vanquislcd. Indccd, ilai pcison was ilc mosi sinlul
wiciclcd bcing. Only a lool, a ioguc, an ignoiani bcing would iidiculc ilai pcison
wlo was capablc ol cuiiing ilc bonds ol maiciial lilc, wlosc woids wcic sooiling
io ilc cais and by wlosc powci sin llcd ilc caiil.
Alici lcaiing ilc lciici all ilc ploiicis bcgan io wlispci io cacl oilci loi ilcy
could noi undcisiand low ilc wiiiings wcic iiansloimcd inio ilc mcssagc ol ilc
llagavaia. Wiil ilcii piidc slaiicicd onc by onc ilcy bcgan io lcavc ilai placc.
Tlc cldcsi Tlaluiani ilicw ilc lciici away and bcgan io ciy. Tlc gloiy ol Rasila
was clcai io cvciyonc.
A lcw days alici ilc incidcni Rasila iold lis lollowcis, "Tlcic aic so many
pioblcms in ilis placc ilai I do noi wani io siay lcic. Iiom now on all lcsiivals
will bc lcld ai Gopivallablapuia wlcic ilc Syamananda scci will noi lavc
acccss." Hc ilcn wcni io mcci ilc lings and inloim ilcm ol lis dccision bui
Malaiaja Ramaclandia Dlala icjccicd lim. In an angiy mood Rasila lcli lis placc
and cuiscd lim by saying, "I will ncvci iciuin io youi iciiiioiy and wiilin a sloii
iimc youi piidc will bc slaiicicd." Rasila lcli wiiloui cvcn diinling ilc waici ol
Dlala ciiy. Hc said, "lcing pioud ol lis powci ilc King is ignoiing my oidci bui
in duc couisc lc will bc vanquislcd. Duc io ilcii piidc ilc Syamanandi scci will
also bc slaiicicd and ilcy will lavc io lcavc ilis placc io savc ilcii own livcs."
Oncc ilcsc woids wcic uiicicd by Rasila ilcy could noi bc avciicd. Wiilin a sloii
iimc ilc ling losi cvciyiling lc posscsscd and uliimaicly lc dicd. His son
Siicaiana, wlo was a lavouiiic disciplc ol Rasila and a dcvoui Vaisnava, bccamc
ling. Obsciving ilc powci ol Rasila cvciyonc bowcd bcloic lim.
Rasila ilcn lcld onc Dvadasa Maloiisava lcsiival ai Kusaida villagc and siaycd loi
a lcw days in Paina ciiy. In ilis way only ilicc ol ilc Dvadasa Maloiisavas wcic
lcld in ilicc dillcicni villagcs and ilc icsi ol ilc lcsiivals wcic lcld ai
Gopivallablapuia. Twcniy ol ilc Dvadasa Maloiisavas wcic lcld in ilis villagc.
Laici I slall dcscibc ilcm. Tlc pasiimcs ol Rasila aic cndlcss and I am mcniioning
ilcm in biicl bcing diciaicd by lin liom my lcaii. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda
my oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Sixfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc lilc ol ilc pooi, ilc liicnd ol ilc lallcn and an abodc ol
mcicy. Iiom ilai day on Rasila lcld ilc Dvadasa Maloiisava ai
Gopivallablapuia, wlicl was also lnown io ilc pcoplc as Gupia Vindavana. Tlc
Rasamandala was in a bcauiilul placc, siiuaicd on ilc banls ol ilc Suvainaiclla in
a loicsi ol numcious Kadamba iiccs. Tlc loicsi was so dcnsc ilai ilc lcai ol ilc
sun could noi cnici iliougl ilc iiccs. Undci ilc iiccs numcious colouicd
canopics wcic dccoiaicd wiil jcwcllcd cuiiains and lans and a jcwcllcd ilionc
could bc sccn undci ilc canopy. Tlcic wcic many gaics dccoiaicd wiil llags and
ilc iiccs wcic also dccoiaicd wiil jcwcllcd cuiiains and llowci gailands as wcll as
llowcis ol dillcicni colouis. Aiound ilc iiccs onc could scc ilousands ol pcoplc
liom Viaja as wcll as lings and ilcii subjccis liom many disiani placcs. On boil
sidcs ol ilc Rasamandala ilcic wcic many slops busy buying and sclling
commodiiics. Ai onc placc lundicds ol cclcsiial gailands liom Mailuia wcic loi
salc. Anoilci sold Tulasi liom Viaja. Lvciyiling was sold wiilin ilc iwclvc days ol
ilc lcsiival and noi a singlc iicm icmaincd. Rasila could casily puiclasc all ilc
iicms bccausc lc was supplicd loui iimcs ilai ol ilc liisi Rasa lcsiival. Hc inviicd
lacs ol pcoplc and saiislicd ilcm all wiil cloilcs, oinamcnis and iicc. Hc
disiiibuicd sucl an immcnsc quaniiiy ol sandal and cuwa ilai ii icscmblcd a lalc
ol mud. Lvcn ilc cloilcs lc disiiibuicd wcic in sucl abundancc ilai ilcy
appcaicd io bc lilc ilc bail ol banana iiccs. Hc also disiiibuicd quaniiiics ol
swccis, vaiious coolcd loods, mill, loncy, glcc, sugai, bananas and oilci liuiis.
Sccing all ilc aiiangcmcnis madc by Rasila all ilc gucsis wcic amazcd.
Tlc bcauiy ol ilc Rasamandala cannoi bc casily dcsciibcd. Hundicd ol lamps wcic
uscd io illuminaic ilc placc and a similai quaniiiy ol liicciaclcis wcic also uscd.
As ilc dillcicni musical insiiumcnis wcic playcd, ilc caiil bcgan io iicmblc wiil
ilc sound ol liiiana. As ilc dcvoiccs caiiicd ilc Dciiy ol Sii Govinda Raya, His
bcauiy lii ilc aimosplcic cvciyonc bcing claimcd by His soli smilc and ilc mild
cuivcs ol His body. Sii Caiana iool claigc ol dicssing ilc Dciiy and loi cacl ol
ilc iwclvc days Hc las a dillcicni dicss. Wlcncvci ilc Dciiy ol Sii Govinda was
caiiicd in pioccssion Rasila would spiay sandal on ilc ioad in lioni ol Him. Tlc
paiiicipanis ol ilc lcsiival also cvjoycd iliowing icd powdci dusi onio cacl oilci.
Rasila cnicicd inio ilc Rasa spoi in ilc midsi ol sanliiiana lc bcgan io dancc and
ilc (asia saiivila blava) cigli signs ol ccsiaiic lovc loi God all appcaicd in lis
body. Tcais iollcd down liom lis cycs in sucl a quaniiiy ilai ilc giound bccamc
muddy. Rasila cmbiaccd cvciyonc. Wlcn lc was in ilis mood lc could dancc
iliougl all iwclvc days. How can I dcsciibc ilc joy ol ilai momcni' I am an
ignoiani and illciaic lool. Lvciyiling ilai I wiiic is diciaicd by ilc son ol Acyuia.
Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics
Rasila-mangala.
The Sevenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc abodc ol mcicy, ilc lilc ol ilc pooi and ol ilc woild.
Lvciy ycai Rasila oiganiscd ilc lamous Rasa lcsiival ai Gopivallablapuia and cacl
ycai ilc gianduci incicascd icn iimcs. Ii is noi casy io dcsciibc ilc lcsiival--ilc
giacclul aiiival ol Sii Govinda ai ilc Rasa spoi, ilc swcci sanliiiana wlicl
iouclcd ilc sly, ilc gailciing ol sainis wlo camc liom ncai and lai and ilc
consiani llow ol vcndois wiil ilcii vaiious goods as wcll as ilc piolusc
aiiangcmcnis Rasila madc loi ollciing lood io Sii Govinda and ilc sysicmaiic
disiiibuiion ol lood io ilc Vaisnavas. Tlc Rasa mandala was suiioundcd by
bcauiilul Kadamba iiccs and dccoiaicd wiil lacs ol oil lamps. Tlc dcnsc loicsi and
ilc banls ol ilc Suvainaiclla iivci all addcd io ilc bcauiy ol ilc placc. Tlc
villagc, lamous as Gupia Vindavana, was ilc placc loi ilc wondcilul pasiimc ol Sii
Rasila.
Alilougl ilc son ol Acyuia was absoibcd in ilc divinc joy ol ilc lcsiival, ai ilc
iimc ol ilc lcsiival ilc waicis ol Suvainaiclla slianl a gicai disiancc liom ilc
banl. Sccing ilis Rasila bccamc angiy and iold lci, "Il you aic a iiuc dcvoicc ol
Sii Caiianya you musi comc closci io youi banl. Youi picscni condiiion is causing
laidslip io ilc dcvoiccs duc io scaiciiy ol waici so you musi comc ncaici." Tlai
samc nigli a gicai llood suddcnly biougli ilc waici ncaici ilc banl. Lvciyonc
was suipiiscd io scc ilis and sincc ilcn all ilc lcsiivals lavc bccn lcld ilcic.
Lisicn io anoilci cvidcncc ol ilc gloiy ol Rasila. Onc day wlcn ilc Vaisnavas and
sainis wcic scaicd in iows icady io lonoui piasadam ilc sly suddcnly covcicd
wiil blacl clouds. Tlcic was ilundci and liglining and iicmcndous gusis ol
wind. Sccing ilc clangc in ilc wcailci Rasila said, "Wlcn all ilc dcvoiccs aic
icady io lonoui piasadam ilcic slould noi bc a sioim in Gopivallablapuia. Il you
aic Piallada ol India ilcn don'i causc iain io lall on ilc Vaisnavas." Alici lcaiing
ilis India did noi slowci iain on ilc placc. Tlc boundaiy ol ilc villagc lcll undci
ilc spcll ol iicmcndous iains bui ilc villagc ol ilc dcvoiccs icmaincd diy and ilc
Vaisnavas wcic ablc io lonoui piasadam. Tlc pcoplc wcic suipiiscd io scc ilai
cvcn ilc gods ol lcavcn could noi ncglcci ilc oidci ol Rasila.
Onc day ilc clcplani Gopal dasa suddcnly appcaicd ai ilc lcsiival. On sccing ilc
clcplani all ilc pcoplc iicmblcd in lcai cicaiing a disiuibancc wlicl biougli
Rasila io invcsiigaic. Wlcn lc appcaicd bcloic ilc clcplani Gopal dasa
immcdiaicly paid dandavaia obcisanccs io Rasila. Placing lis land on lis lcad
Rasila said, "Pcoplc aic aliaid ol you. You can comc bacl in ilc cvcning io lisicn
io ilc liiiana. Lvciyday you slould comc lcic and ialc piasada." Hcaiing ilis
Gopal dasa ollcicd obcisanccs and dcpaiicd, iciuining cvciy cvcning io scc Rasila.
Lvciyonc, cvcn ilc animals abidcd by ilc oidci ol Rasila.
Wlilc ilc lcad piicsi was aslccp onc nigli, Loid Jagannaila ol Nilacala appcaicd
bcloic lim and said, "Rasila is My lavouiiic dcvoicc. I wani io scc lim. Go and
icll ilc King io scnd a mcsscngci io biing lim io Mc. I am scnding lim My own
cloil so ilai lc will comc io scc Mc duiing cvciy Raila-yaiia lcsiival." Wlcn ilc
piicsi convcycd ilis mcssagc io ilc King lc was vciy lappy bccausc ilai nigli lc
lad also icccivcd ilc samc oidci. Tlc King ilcn joylully scni iwo bialmanas, wiil
ilc cloil ol ilc Loid, io Rasila.
Wlilc ilis was ialing placc Rasila was scaicd in a loncly placc wlcn lc lcaid a
voicc say, "Comc and scc Mc soon." Alilougl lc loolcd cvciywlcic lc could noi
lind anyonc. Hc could noi avoid lcaiing, lowcvci, ilc soli bui liim oidci. Hc iold
lis companions, "I lavc icccivcd an oidci liom Loid Jagannaila io obscivc Raila-
yaiia lcsiival. Tlc claiioi is lamous in ilc woild loi iis bcauiy." Jusi ai ilai iimc
ilc iwo bialmins aiiivcd ilcic and iold lim, "Ol Rasila, low can wc dcsciibc
youi gloiy. Loid Jagannaila las givcn His own cloil io you. Hc lcld ilc land ol
ilc piicsi and iold lim ilai you aic His lavouiiic dcvoicc and ilai Hc wislcs io
scc you. Hc also iold ilc King ilai you slould comc ai ilc iimc ol Raila-yaiia.
Tlis is Loid Jagannaila's cloil scni io you and lcic is ilc lumblc lciici ol ilc
King icqucsiing you io comc and scc Jagaivandlu ai ilc iimc ol Raila-yaiia."
Hcaiing all ilis Rasila lloaicd in lovc ol God. Hc loolcd alici ilc iwo bialmins
wiil duc icspcci and iicd ilc cloil ol ilc Loid iound lis lcad. Now I slall
dcsciibc ilc pasiimcs ol Nilacala. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni
ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Eighfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc woislippablc Piablu ol ilc woild, ilc dclivcici ol all
cicaiuics, ilc loid ol Rasila's lilc and onc wlo is mosi mcicilul io ilc pooi.
Ioi lis iiip io Nilacala Rasila iool all lis bools on music and liiciaiuic as wcll as
all ilc sainily pcisons and companions ol lis. As ilcy passcd iliougl villagcs
cvciyonc was suipiiscd io scc Rasila's laigc gioup. Wlcicvci lis gioup lalicd ilc
local lings would biing ilcm piolusc gilis and ilc dcliglicd Rasila would lavc
lis companions disiiibuic ilcsc gilis, liisi io ilc scniois, Vaisnavas and bialmins
and ilcn io ilc oidinaiy pcoplc. Wlcn ilcy sioppcd ai Muluiapuia, lowcvci, ilc
lcad man iouglly said, "You lavc biougli so many Vaisnavas, lings and common
pcoplc ilai wc do noi lavc sullicicni accomodaiion loi ilcm all. You will lavc io
siay undci ilc iiccs." Wlcn Rasila lcaid ilis lc icplicd, "You lavc cnjoycd so
many ycais ol youi lilc living in ilcsc louscs yci you can noi accomodaic ilc
sainis and ilcy lavc io icmain undci ilc iiccs. Wlai is ilc usc ol youi louscs'"
Tlus Rasila sai undci ilc iiccs suiioundcd by ilc sainis. Suddcnly a licicc Noiil
wind bcgan io blow and soon all ilc louscs wcic sci on liic. As ilc local pcoplc
ian aiound iiying io savc ilcii valuablcs ilcy iold cacl oilci, "Rasila will iuin
us." Tlcy camc io Rasila and lcll ai lis lcci bcgging lim, " Ol Piablu, savc us."
Tlc lcad ol ilc villagc also camc and said, "Piablu, I am a wiclcd pcison and
daicd io ignoic youi icqucsi." Hcaiing ilis Rasilcndia loolcd ai lim mcicilully
and swccily said, "lialma Haiidasa, do noi givc any moic iioublc io ilcsc
misciablc pcisons. Ioigivc ilcm and siop buining ilcii lomcs." lcing ilus
oidcicd by Piablu, Agni cxiinguislcd ilc liic. Sccing ilc powci ol Rasila ilc
villagcis wcic asionislcd, ilcy lcll ai lis lcci and bccamc lis scivanis. Tlc lcci ol
Syamananda is ilc wcalil ol ilc son ol Rasamaya.
The Ninfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc lilc ol Vallabla, plcasc lavoui mc so ilai I may sing
youi gloiics. Wiil many gicai blagavaias in lis company Rasila would ioui liom
placc io placc claniing ilc namc ol Haii. To add io ilc swccincss ol ilc liiiana
somc pcisons playcd musical insiiumcnis. Ciowds ol pcoplc camc iunning jusi io
obscivc ilc bcauiy ol Rasila and io allow lis swcci woids io sooilc ilcii cais.
Hypnoiiscd by lis mcicilul lools ilcy would suiiound lim and noi wani io lcavc.
Alici mcciing Rasila cvciyonc bccamc a dcvoicc ol Kisna and many bccamc lis
disciplcs. Hc cnicicd in io Dlamanayaia and liom ilcic lc wcni io Sulapala and
ilcn io Jajapuia wlcic lc iool bail ai ilc Asvamcdla glaia on ilc banls ol ilc
Vaiiaiini Rivci and ilcn lad daisan ol Vaialanaila. Tlc day was spcni absoibcd
in liiiana and as Piablu clanicd and danccd siicams ol icais iollcd down liom lis
cycs. lcloic lcaving ilcic Rasila ollcicd many gilis io ilc bialmins.
Hc wcni io ilc banls ol ilc Jajapuia Rivci wlicl was ilcn in lull spaic duc io
llooding. A boai was ilcic io ialc ilcm io ilc oilci sidc ol ilc iivci bui sccing ilc
wavcs ilc pcoplc iicmblcd in lcai. Claniing ilc loly namc ol Kisna Rasila and
lis lollowcis boaidcd ilc boai. As ilc boai bcgan moving ii ioclcd liom sidc io
sidc in ilc licicc wind. As ilc boai icaclcd ilc middlc ol ilc iivci ilc wavcs
bccamc luiious and ilc boai wcni oui ol coniiol. Tlc boaiman piaycd io Rasila io
savc ilc siiuaiion and Piablu adviscd cvciyonc noi io bc aliaid, bui io ilinl ol
Kisna. As lc said ilis ilc boai iopplcd ovci and Rasila and lis companions lcll in
ilc boiiomlcss waici. Ioiiunaicly lowcvci ilc iivci was only lncc dccp and
cvciyonc was ablc io siand up in ii. Rasila wcni io ilc banl ol ilc iivci and lcld
ilc boai so ilai ilc passcngcis could all gci bacl on boaid. Singing ilc gloiy ol
Rasila ilcy said, "Piablu is an occan ol mcicy. Wc lcll inio ilc boiiomlcss dcpil
ol ilc iivci and lc savcd us liom diowning. Rasila las appcaicd in ilis woild jusi
io savc us liom ilc cluiclcs ol Kali. Ol Piablu, you aic ilc liicnd ol ilc lcplcss
and an occan ol mcicy." Pcoplc sianding on ilc banls ol ilc iivci bcgan io ciy
wlcn ilcy saw ilc boai capsizc loi ilcy ilougli ilai noi a singlc pcison would
suivivc. Ai ilai iimc ilcy piaycd io Naiayana io savc ilcm.
Onc pcison said, "Rasila is wiil ilcm so by lis giacc no onc will dic. ly
icmcmbciing lis namc ai ilc iimc ol dangci onc can avoid all linds ol misloiiunc
and cvcn pass salcly iliougl wild animals. Hc is wiil ilcm so ilcic is no nccd loi
lcai. Rasila's powci is sucl ilai lc can dcsiioy ilc sinncis and dclivci ilc lallcn."
As sagc-lilc pcisons culogiscd Rasila a lcw boais wcic scni io icscuc ilc diowning
pcoplc. Alilougl ilc boai lad capsizcd in ilc middlc ol ilc iivci ii was lound ilai
cvciyonc was savcd. Rasila was sianding in ilc iivci ai a placc wlcic cvcn a
iwcniy looi bamboo polc would noi ioucl ilc iivci bcd. Tlc passcngcis wlo lad
lallcn inio ilc iivci wcic sianding ilcic in lncc dccp waici. Sccing ilis ilc
boaimcn on ilc icscuing boais wcic asionislcd. Tlcy lclpcd all ilc pcoplc onio
ilc boais and icscucd all ilc passcngcis luggagc bui Sii llagavaia was missing.
Rasila was suipiiscd by ilis and lc icqucsicd cvciyonc io lool. Ai ilai iimc Dvija
Radlamadana dovc inio ilc waici and swam somc disiancc againsi iicmcndous
cuiicni uniil an iion caslci iouclcd lis lands. Hc iool ilc caslci and alilougl
noi a singlc bool coniaincd ilcic, lad bccn damagcd by waici, ilc manusciipi ol
ilc llagavaia was siill missing. In lis anxiciy Piablu wanicd io jump inio ilc
iivci limscll and scnsing ilis somc ol lis companions jumpcd inio ilc iivci io
join ilc scaicl. Rasila insiiucicd Radlamadana, "You lad bciici biing a boai
bccausc alilougl I can lind ilc manusciipi I am unablc io swim." A boai was
biougli and icn io iwcniy ol Rasila's companions wcic unablc io lili ilc
manusciipi liom ilc waici. Tlcn all ilc pcoplc wlo lad bccn scaicd in ilc boai
iiicd io lili ii using all ilcii migli, bui ilcy could noi succccd. Tlc manusciipi
lloaicd away. In amazcmcni ilc pcoplc iold Rasila, "Alilougl wc aic so many in
numbci wc wcic unablc io iciiicvc ii liom ilc waici and bccausc ol ilc
iicmcndous cuiicni wc also cannoi movc ii." Rasila ilcn lad ilc boaiman ialc
lim as ncai as possiblc io ilc manusciipi and lc siiciclcd lis land, caugli lold
ol ilc manusciipi and quiclly lilicd il liom ilc waici as ilougl ii was a llowci.
Tlus by ilc giacc ol Sii Kisna ilc pioblcm was solvcd. Wlo can dcsciibc ilc
cndlcss pasiimcs ol Piablu' Ii is only by lis giacc ilai I lavc iiicd io wiiic
somciling. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda lis oinamcni, ilc son ol Rasamaya
naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Tenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc dclivcici ol ilc univcisc. May lc lavoui mc io sing lis
gloiy. Tlus Rasila and lis companions ciosscd io ilc oilci sidc ol ilc iivci
wiiloui damaging any ol ilcii posscssions. As Piablu was walling lis lcci bcgan
io blccd and ilougl lis companions aslcd lim io icsi ai Salapala lc did noi lisicn
io ilcm. Hc ioic oll lis cloil and iicd ii iound lis iocs bui siill blood oozcd liom
lis lcci. Tlis did noi slow lim down, iailci lc movcd lilc ilc wind and lis
lollowcis could noi lccp pacc wiil lim. ly ilc day ol Raila-yaiia lc icaclcd
Tulasi cauia wlcic lc bailcd io iclicvc lis laiiguc.
Ai ilai iimc Loid Jagannaila boaidcd His claiioi and along wiil His bioilci and
sisici ilc ilicc claiiois wcic madc icady io siaii liom Valigandi. Howcvci, wlcn
ilc pilgiims iiicd io movc ilcm ilcy lailcd. Tlc King ilcn iiicd io pull ilcm along
wiil lis minisicis, couiiicis and subjccis bui ii was in vain. Llcplanis wcic
biougli, and io ilc suipiisc ol ilc King, cvcn ilcy lailcd. Loid Jagannaila ilcn
spolc io ilc lcad piicsi saying, "My lavouiiic dcvoicc Muiaii is now ai Tulasi
cauia and lc is on lis way lcic. Uniil lc icaclcs lcic My claiioi will noi movc so
don'i wasic iimc iiying io movc ii. Wlcn Rasila comcs lc will movc ii vciy casily.
Tcll ilis io ilc King." Hcaiing ilcsc woids liom ilc piicsi ilc King immcdiaicly
wcni io mcci Rasila. Hc scni lis mcsscngcis io inloim lim ilai lc was coming io
wclcomc lim and ilc iwo mci ai Ailaianala. Tlc King lcll ai Piablu's lcci and
Rasila cmbiaccd lim wlilc ilc King culogiscd lim in many dillcicni ways. On
lcaiing ilc namc ol Rasila all ilc pilgiims, lings and ilc subjccis camc io scc
lim.
Rcacling ilc claiiois Piablu ollcicd cacl ol Tlcm linc jcwcls, cloilcs and
oinamcnis. Sccing Loid Jagannaila's moonlilc lacc Rasila lloaicd in icais, lis
bodily laiis siood cicci lilc Kadamba llowcis and ilc asia-saiivila-blava' aiosc in
lis body. Tlc Rasamaya gioup lcd by Sii Tulasi dasa bcgan sanliiiana causing
Rasila io dancc wiil sucl cmoiion ilai lc sccmcd io bc lilc a mad clcplani.
Sccing lis bcauiilul bodily lcaiuics and wiil lundicds ol llowci gailands iound
lis nccl lc aiiiacicd ilc aiicniion ol ilc ciowd. Pcoplc said, "Tlcic is sucl a closc
bond ol allcciion bciwccn lim and Loid Jagannaila ilai ilis piablu musi bc ilc
sccond Naiayana. Tlc claiiois would noi movc wiiloui lis picscncc. Hc las
pciloimcd sanliiiana liom dooi io dooi picacling dcvoiion io Kisna and liccing
pcoplc liom ignoiancc. Ii is by lis giacc ilai lovc and dcvoiion las awalcn in
Uilala and by lis oidci lis disciplcs icndci scivicc io sainis. Hc oiganiscd ilc
gicai Rasa lcsiivals and induccd cvciyonc io lovc Kisna. His qualiiics aic bcyond
dcsciipiion loi Loid Jagannaila icmains wiil lim consianily."
Wlilc pcoplc iallcd in ilis way ilc poiici appioaclcd Piablu saying, "Tlc
claiiois aic waiiing loi you. Talc ilc iopc and pull ii by youi own lands." In
gicai dcligli Rasila placcd lis lcad on a pillai ol ilc claiioi and bcgan io pusl ii.
Jusi by lis ioucl ilc ilicc claiiois bcgan moving lilc ilc wind and, io cvciyonc's
suipiisc, soon icaclcd lalinaia. All ilis conliimcd Rasila's diviniiy and ilc King
icpcaicdly culogiscd lim, accomodaicd lim in lis own palacc and gavc lim many
gilis, including cvciyiling ollcicd io Loid Jagannaila.
Rasila icmaincd ilcic loi ninc days duiing wlicl iimc lc pciloimcd sanliiiana
and discusscd wiil ilc malanias on music and liiciaiuic. All ilc iimc ilc
pilgiims, lsciia dwcllcis, lings, bialmins, Vaisnavas and sannyasis icmaincd wiil
lim and lc ollcicd ilcm all lood and diinl and saiislics ilcm wiil duc icspcci. Hc
passcd a long iimc in Nilacala visiiing all ilc loly placcs and bailing ai cacl placc.
Hc cvcn visiicd all ilc lcimiiagcs ol ilc malanias. Hc bcggcd a piccc ol land liom
ilc King in Souil Paiasa and consiiucicd Plulaioia maila ilcic. Ai ilis placc,
cvciy day ilcy would malc gailanda iwclvc cubiis long. Hc appoinicd livc io icn
piicsis ilcic and daily icn io iwcniy picpaiaiions lad io bc ollcicd io ilc Dciiy. Hc
disiiibuicd many gilis among ilc bialmins and pcoplc ol Ksciia and ilcn bcggcd
lis lcavc liom ilcm, icassuiing ilcn ilai lc would visii cvciy ycai ai ilc iimc ol
Raila io obscivc ilc moon-lilc lacc ol Loid Jagannaila. Hc pciloimcd spoiis ai
Nilacala ilai cannoi bc cxpicsscd by lundicds ol mouils. ly ilc giacc ol Rasila I
lavc dcsciibcd a lcw ol ilcm in Rasila-mangala. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda
my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya las wiiiicd ilis.
The EIevenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda ilc abodc ol mcicy wlo was ilc lilc and wcalil ol Sii
Rasilcndia. In ilc company ol lis Vaisnava companions Rasilacandia iiavcllcd
liom couniiy io couniiy, lis only puiposc bcing io scivc guiu, Kisna and ilc
sainily pcisons. Ioi ilc puiposc ol laving Rasila comc io ilcii lomc lings and
sainily pcisons quaiicllcd wiil cacl oilci. Only alici scnding mcsscngcis scvcial
iimcs could onc bc succcsslul in biinging Rasila and lis lollowcis io onc's lomc.
Ai oilci iimcs, by lalling ai lis lcci onc may bc loiiunaic in biinging lim io lis
lomc. Rasila iiavcllcd liom placc io placc loi ilc wcll bcing ol all living cniiiics.
Wlcicvci lc wcni lc lullillcd ilc dcsiics ol cvciyonc bccausc along wiil lim lc
posscsscd ilc cigli mysiic pcilcciions (ic. asia-siddlis). Il somc unloiiunaic
pcisons was wiiloui cvcn onc scia ol iicc, Rasila would solvc all lis pioblcms.
In ilc joy ol sanliiiana Rasila lovcd io dancc wlilc icais iollcd liom lis cycs and
lc manilcsicd ilc cigli sympioms ol ccsiaiic lovc (ic. asia-saiivila-blava). His
gcsiuics and posiuics combincd wiil lis soli mcicilul lools io claim ilc lcaiis ol
cvciyonc. Wlcicvci lc wcni, ilc pcoplc lloaicd in lovc ol Kisna.
As ilc gloiy ol Rasila spicad ilc Paisala announccd io lis wiclcd lollowcis as
lollows, "I lavc lcaid ol a gicai pcisonaliiy ol Oiissa wlo las givcn Haii-nama io
wild animals and wlo Loid Jagannaila ialls wiil." Tlcn lc iuincd io onc ol lis
cunicls and oidcicd lim, "Asl Rasila io oidci ilc clcplanis ol ilc loicsi io comc
io lim. Malc ilis a lumblc icqucsi and don'i usc any impoliic languagc." Wiil
many loiscs and clcplanis ilc cunicl quiclly wcni io Gopivallablapuia. Hc scni
a mcsscngci io Rasila inloiming lim, "Sala Suja las wcni mc io icqucsi you io
oidci ilc wild clcplanis io comc io lim. Il you can biing icn io iwcniy wild
clcplanis ilcic ilcn Sala Suja will acccpi you as an incainaiion ol ilc Loid." Tlis
icqucsi cicaicd anxiciy in ilc minds ol ilc Hindu dcvoiccs ol Rasila bui wiil a
soli smilc lc iold ilcm, "I don'i lnow low io malc a diama, I only lnow ilai
Kisna is my Loid. Wlcn Loid Kisna will lavoui mc, ilcn ilc dcsiic will bc
lullillcd. Tcll ilis io ilc cunicl. Lvciy ycai I lold ilc Dvadasa maloiisava lcic ai
Gopivallablapuia and so long as I slall lold ilis lcsiival lcic, noi a singlc yavana
can comc lcic. So icll lim io waii uniil Loid Kisna lavouis lim by scnding ilc
clcplanis." Wlcn ilc cunicl icccivcd ilis ncws lc lad a wallcd boundaiy buili
wiil only onc dooi and insidc lc pui many iicms ol lood sucl as iicc, bananas,
cic.
Rasila bcgan ilc lcsiival and in duc couisc Gopala dasa, ilc clcplani, camc in ilc
cvcning, io aiicnd. As lc bowcd io Rasila, lc iold lim, "Lisicn my dcai clcplani,
ilc yavana King las scni a man lcic io qucsiion my powcis. Hc wanis mc io call
icn io iwcniy clcplanis so you can oiganisc a gioup ol clcplanis and lcad ilcn io
Kanili. You slould siay bclind and do noi cnici inio ilc wallcd aica." lcing
oidcid by Rasila, Gopala dasa quiclly cnicicd inio ilc loicsi io mcci lis lcllow
clcplanis and ilc gioup piocccdcd io Kanili. Iouiiccn clcplanis cnicicd inio ilc
wallcd aica bui Gopala dasa iuincd away as ilc lollowcis ol ilc yavana closcd ilc
doois bclind ilcm. Tlc yavana was ovciwlclmcd io scc ilc gloiy ol Rasila and lc
wcni io lim and lcll ai lis lcci. Convinccd ol Rasila's divinc naiuic lc wcni io
icpoii ilc lappcnings io ilc Paisala, ialing ilc clcplanis wiil lim as piool.
Having wiincsscd all ilcsc lcais ol Rasila's, ilc yavanas wcic convinccd ol lis
bcing an incainaiion ol Loid Naiayana. lcing oidcicd by Rasila cvcn wild
clcplanis would bow io lim.
Rasila coniinucd iouiing absoibing limscll in ilc joy ol sanliiiana and in lovc ol
Kisna. Hc and lis paiiy cnicicd Vaialablumi and liom ilcic lc iiicd io go io
Sulpala bui wandcicd inio a loicsi. Duc io ilc dailncss ol ilc sly lc was unablc
io scc ilc aciual diicciion and wandcicd inio ilc dcnscsi icgion. Suddcnly ilcy
conlionicd iwo iigcis blocling ilcii pail. Lvciyonc was cxiicmcly aliaid bui
Rasila wallcd loiwaid and spolc ilus, "Lisicn you iigcis, givc up youi wiclcd
dccds and dcdicaic youisclvcs io Loid Kisna. Duc io youi pasi sins you lavc ialcn
biiil in a sinlul spccics ol lilc. Il you do noi woislip Kisna now, you will coniinuc
io sullci biiil alici biiil. You musi bc lixcd in youi woislip ol ilc loius lcci ol
Loid Kisna and don'i givc iioublc io ilc dcvoiccs." On lcaiing ilis ilc iigcis lcll
ai ilc lcci ol Rasila and slcd icais. Hc placcd lis lands on ilcii lcads and pouicd
ilc loly namcs inio ilcii cais so ilai ilcy could icccivc spiiiiual cnliglicnmcni.
Alici ilis ilcy bccamc Rasila's guidcs and biougli lim liom ilc loicsi, io a
villagc. Tlcn ncxi moining ilc villagcis all wanicd io scc ilc iigcis bui Rasila
oidcicd ilcm, "My dcai sons, go and woislip Kisna sinccicly." Hcaiing ilis ilcy
bowcd io lim and cnicicd inio ilc loicsi.
As ncws ol lis lcais spicad pcoplc camc liom ilc ciiy io wiincss ilc gloiy ol
Piablu and lc lavouicd all ol ilcn. Ai ilis iimc, lowcvci, lc iold lis companions
noi io disclosc all lis iiansccndcnial aciiviiics io ilc common pcoplc. Rasila's
oidci was impossiblc io disobcy and ilcy immcdiaicly conscnicd io lis icqucsi.
His woids could noi bc disobcycd by wild animals, lumans, dcmigods, oi cvcn
India, ilc King ol lcavcn. Hcaiing ol lis gloiy aiiiacicd pcisons liom all walls ol
lilc io scc lim. Piablu disiiibuicd lovc and dcvoiion cvciywlcic, wiiloui conccin
loi ianl oi siaius. Lvcn illiiciaic pcisons liom loicsi villagcs wcic convciicd io
dcvoui Vaisnavas. Hc lloodcd Uilala in lovc loi Kisna in sucl a mannci ilai, wiil
lundicds ol mouils ii is noi possiblc io dcsciibc lis gloiy. Maling ilc lcci ol
Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The TweIffh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc lilc ol ilis woild, wlosc lcci wcic scivcd by Rasila. Ii
was ilc labii ol Sii Rasila io iiavcl iliougloui ilc land dclivciing all living
cniiiics and cnducing boil lumans and dcmigods io lloai in lovc ol Kisna. Wlilc
cn iouic io Nagapuia lc iiavcllcd iliougl a loicsi wlcic a wiclcd Kola King livcd.
Tlc ling wiil ilc assisiancc ol iwcniy ol lis Kola companions lovcd io oppicss
bialmins and ascciics as wcll as oilci lings and common pcoplc. Hc spaicd no
onc and ilc cniiic aica iicmblcd ai ilc mcniion ol lis namc.
Mcsscngcis icpoiicd io ilc King ilai a gicai saini wlo was ilc guiu ol ilc King ol
Uilala lad comc ilcic along wiil many oilci sainis and a laigc caigo. Tlc wiclcd
ling insiiucicd lis lollowcis, "Go and blocl ilc ioad and siop ilcm. Wlcn ii
bccomcs dail wc slall lill ilcm and ialc cvciyiling ilcy lavc. Don'i lci anyonc ol
ilcm cscapc." Undci lis oidci lundicds ol lis lollowcis coidoncd ol ilc aica so
ilai Rasila's paiiy could noi movc. Rasila camc io lnow ol ilc ling's ploi and
iold lis lollowcis, "Sii aiound mc. Jusi clani ilc namcs ol ilc Loid and don'i iiy
io go anywlcic." Tlcy did as lc insiiucicd byi siill ilcy could noi conquci ilcii
lcai. Tlcy said, "Wc will noi livc anoilci day. No onc can cscapc liom ilc lands
ol ilis dcmon." Piablu coniinucd io insiiuci ilcm io mcdiiaic on Kisna. Hc sai in
ilc midsi ol ilcm looling lilc ilc moon suiioundcd by siais and iolcilci ilcy
clanicd ilc namcs ol Haii.
Tlc local pcoplc ilougli ilai ioday ilai Piablu wlo picviously iamcd wild iigcis
and clcplanis was going io bc impiisoncd by ilc wiclcd ling. Tlcy also icmailcd
ilai ilc Piablu wlo was ablc io oidci ilc gods ol lcavcn lad ioday comc undci
ilc coniiol ol a dcmon.
Rasila was noi in anxiciy loi lc icmaincd claniing ilc namc ol Kisna wiil a
lappy mind. Up io ilc liisi lall ol ilc nigli ilcy icmaincd ilcic wiiloui ialing
lood oi waici.
Tlc wiclcd ling lad bccn waiiing loi ilc aiiival ol nigli in lis piivaic clambci
wlcn loui sioui pcisons suddcnly cnicicd and caicling lim by ilc laii bcgan io
bcai lim scvcicly. His lilc's aii camc io ilc cdgc ol lis ilioai and lc scicamcd in
lcai. alilougl lc could noi scc anyonc in ilc ioom lc lcaid ilcm say, "You daic
io iiy io lill Rasila wlosc powci is sucl ilai ii malcs boil dcmigods and dcmons
iicmblc. Hc is scivcd by ilc ilicc woilds. Hc las disiiibuicd lovc and dcvoiion ol
Kisna io all and lc las claiilicd ilc mcssagc ol dcvoiion conccalcd in ilc Vcdas.
You lavc commiiicd a sin againsi sucl a noblc pcisonaliiy. Now you musi go and
lall ai lis lcci. Ii is only loi ilis icason ilai wc aic spaiing youi lilc. You and youi
lollowcis slould now go and ialc iniiiaiion in Haiinama and wiil ilc lclp ol ilis
Piablu lcain low io bc scivanis ol Loid Kisna." Tlc King lcaid all ilis wiil lis
own cais as lc lay blccding liom ilc mouil and scvcial oilci wounds. His wivcs,
clildicn, iclaiivcs and lollowcis all camc io lim and alilougl lc could noi spcal,
by lis gcsiuics lc madc ilcm undcisiand ilai lc lad bccn bcaicn by somc
invisiblc pcisonaliiics. Hc icvivcd lis consciousncss loi a lcw scconds and ai ilai
iimc said, "I lavc bccn scvcicly punislcd and icccivcd insiiuciion ilai
Rasilamuiaii is an cmbodimcni ol Loid Naiayana." Hc also cxplaincd ilc gloiics
ol Rasila saying, "I lavc sinncd againsi sucl an cxalicd pcisonaliiy. Lci us go and
lall ai lis loius lcci. I was ignoiani ol lis posiiion."
Tlc wiclcd King, along wiil lis liicnds and iclaiivcs all wcni io Rasila io lall ai
lis lcci. Rasila was siill siiiing wiil lis disciplcs discussing iopics ol Loid Kisna.
As ilc King ollcicd lis obcisanccs Rasila immcdiaicly iool lim in lis aims. ly
ilc ioucl ol Rasila lc gaincd cnliglimcni and ialing lold ol lis lcci bcgan io ciy.
Hc said, "Noi bcing awaic ol youi gloiy I lavc sinncd againsi you. I am a sinnci
bui you aic an occan ol mcicy. You aic ilc only icsoii loi lclplcss bcings. Plcasc
lavoui mc and my lamily by giving us dcvoiion io Kisna and savc us liom
dcsiiuciion. You aic ilc liicnd ol ilc ilicc woilds, ilc soul ol all cicaiuics and an
occan ol mcicy." Tlc Kings woids plcascd Rasila and lc iniiiaicd lim and lis
lamily inio Haiinama maling ilcm lis disciplcs. Ai ilc icqucsi ol ilc King Rasila
icmaincd goi livc io scvcn days moic duiing wlicl iimc lc was scivcd wiil ilc
uimosi caic and sincciiiy. Wlcn Rasila iool lis lcavc, ilc King noi only gavc
many gilis io lim bui also lclpcd lim io pass salcly iliougl ilc loicsi. Tlai
wiclcd King gavc up lis sinlul acis and loigoi aboui animal saciiliccs. Insicad lc
bcgan doing Haiinama and icndcicd sinccic scivicc io sainily pcisons. His lamily
all bccamc absoibcd in sanliiiana and acccpicd Sii Kisna as ilc loid ol all. Tlus
by ilc ioucl ol Rasila's lcci ilc wiclcd could bc iiansloimcd inio wisc pcisons.
Rasila along wiil lis disciplcs and companions cnicicd Nagapuia and bcgan
pciloiming sanliiiana liom dooi io dooi. ly Rasila's inllucncc ilc cniiic ciiy lcll
in lovc wiil sanliiiana and cvciyonc lloaicd in lovc ol Kisna loigciiing all oilci
ncccssiiics.
Tlcic is no cnd io ilc gloiics ol Rasila noi ol ilc pasiimcs lc cnacicd on ilis
caiil. ly lisicning io ilcm you will gain ilc wcalil ol lovc ol Kisna. Maling ilc
lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Thirfeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc occan ol mcicy wlosc lavouiiic disciplc was Rasilcndia
candia. Coniinuing lis iiavcls Piablu ncxi wcni io Scllaiabluma and ilc King,
alici lalling ai lis lcci, joylully woislippcd lim as il lc wcic a sccond Naiayana.
Tlc King icpoiicd io lim, "Ii las noi iaincd lcic loi ilc lasi ilicc ycais. Tlis
musi bc ilc icsuli ol somc ollcncc io guiu, Kisna and ilc sainis. Tlc diougli is
loicing my pcoplc io lcavc ilc villagc. Wc icqucsi you io oidci India, ilc King ol
lcavcn, io poui iain onio ilis villagc." Rasila icplicd, "Oiganisc a lcsiival and
inviic all ilc dcvoiccs ilcn wiil ilc siaii ol ilc lcsiival iain will cciiainly comc."
Tlc King duly lcld a gicai lcsiival in wlicl sanliiiana was pciloimcd day and
nigli. Hc aiiangcd loi ilc sinccic scivicc ol guiu, Kisna and ilc sainis and
cvciyonc bcgan io clani ilc namcs ol Kinsa in gicai saiislaciion. Ai ilis iimc
Rasila oidcicd India io poui iains on ilc villagc and suddcnly dail clouds
covcicd ilc boundaiy ol Scllaia. Iicicc iains lcll loi a long iimc lilling up all ilc
ponds, lalcs and culiivaicd lands. Alilougl ii was ilc monil ol Magla, ilc oidci
ol Rasila was sucl ilai ii lad io bc obcycd by boil ilc dcnizcns ol lcavcn and
luman bcings. Sccing ilis powci ol Rasila cvciyonc was claimcd and lis own
lollowcis lcli gicai saiislaciion. Tlc King woislippcd lim and was ilanllul ilai
lc could scc sucl a pcisonaliiy wlo cmbodicd Loid Naiayana.
Rasilcndia coniinucd lis iiavclling piogiammc picacling lovc and dcvoiion ol
Kisna and pciloiming sanliiiana. Oui ol lovc loi ilc Loid lc consianily ciicd and
icais iollcd down lis lacc, lis body iicmblcd in cmoiion and lis voicc was always
clolcd. His bcauiy capiivaicd cvciyonc and ilcy would gailci iound lim io lcai
lim iall aboui Loid Kisna. Wlcn lc bcgan io discuss iopics ol ilc Loid lis
ncciaican woids pcnciiaicd ilc lcaiis ol all and cvcn lcaincd sclolais would ioll
on ilc giound in cmoiion. ly ilc giacc ol ilc son ol Acyuia wiclcd pcisons gavc
up ilcii old labiis and bccamc dcvoicd io Kisna. His pasiimcs in Uilala could noi
bc lully dcsciibcd cvcn by a lundicd mouils. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my
oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Fourfeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc occan ol mcicy. Tlc son ol Acyuia scivcs lim lilc alici
lilc. Rasila cnicicd inio Kcnduvilva villagc and sccing ilc biiil placc ol Jayadcva
lc bccamc lillcd wiil cmoiion. Hc visiicd Visnupuia and iool lis bail in ilc
Gangcs ilcic bcloic going io Amvua. Hcic lc visiicd ilc Siipaia on boil sidcs ol
ilc iivci and iool daislan ol Sii Sii Gauia-Niiai. Hc ilcn visiicd all ilc Siipaias ol
ilc malaniaicsiding ol boil banls ol ilc Gangcs. Iiom ilcic lc movcd io Ksciia
io obscivc ilc Raila lcsiival ol Loid Jagannaila. As in picvious ycais lc coniinucd
io icvcal ncwci and ncwci pasiimcs in Nilacala. Tliougloui ilc ycai lc coniinucd
lis piaciicc io oiganisc gicai lcsiivals duiing wlicl lc would scivc guiu, Kisna
and ilc sainis and picacl ilc sixiy-loui linds ol dcvoiion io Kisna. Ii was lis
daily piaciicc io mcdiiaic on Kisna and pciloim sanliiiana. Rasila woislippcd ilc
pails by wlicl Sii Caiianya Malapiablu visiicd ilc abodc ol Jagannaila. Ai somc
spois lc would ioll on ilc giound in ccsiasy and ai oilcis lc would pciloim
sanliiiana lloaiing in a pool ol icais. Tliougloui ilc day and nigli lc icmaincd
absoibcd in Kisna woislip, Kisna mcdiiaiion and Kisna sanliiiana.
In ilc moining lc would obscivc mangala aiaii; alici ilis lc would mcci wiil
somc Vaisnavas and ilcn lc would icciic Vcdic lymns loi somc iimc. Alici ilis lc
iool bail and ilcn woislippcd lis Dciiics. Ncxi lc would absoib limscll in
mcdiiaiin and ilcn lc lad io lisicn io llagavaia and ilc scivc ilc sainis. Hc
would spcnd six louis a day lisicning io ilc Puianas and six louis a day in
singing and icading liom ilc bools ol Jayadcva and oilcis. In ilc cvcning lc
would obscivc ilc aiaii. Hc spcni iimc in ialling io ilc vaiious Vaisnavas and
sclolais wlo would cansianily visii lim. Hc joylully lisicncd io many dillcicni
singcis and lc would also sing io ilc accompanimcni ol vaiious insiiumcnis. Ioi
iwo louis lc would malc suic ilai ilc sainis wcic niccly lcd and lc also lilcd io
cai wiil ilcm. Alonc lc could icad llagavaiam loi six louis and ilcn absoib in
mcdiiaiion loi anoilci six. Wlcncvci lc goi cxiia iimc lc lovcd io clani
Haiinama. Hc clanicd Haiinama as lc iiavcllcd; lc clanicd Haiinama in lis slccp;
lc ncvci spcni a sccond wiiloui Haiinama.
Hc lncw noiling bui Kisna and lc always iiicd io lci oilcis undcisiand Kisna.
Ioi ilis puiposc lc coniinuously iiavcllcd io dillcicni placcs cncouiaging ilc
pcoplc io givc up ilcii bad labiis and dcvclop ilcii laiil in Kisna. Simply by lis
ioucl all iypcs ol sinlul pcoplc bccamc lcaincd. Jusi as Loid Kisna docs, agc alici
agc, so, iliougloui Uilala, Rasila dcsiioycd iiicligion and csiablislcd iiuc
icligion. Hc gavc iniiiaiion in Kisna maniia and analyscd all ilc sasiia in iclaiion
io Loid Kisna. Tlc wlolc ol Uilala camc io lnow ilai cxccpi loi Loid lisna
cvciyiling was lalsc, mcaninglcss and sloii-livcd. Lvciy ycai lc pciloimcd ilc
Dvadasa maloiisava. Hc lad disciplcs in cvciy lousc ol Uilala and lc iaugli ilcm
all io scivc guiu, Kisna and ilc sainis.
Onc day wlilc Rasila was siiiing alonc, lc considcicd ilai ilc sainily pcisons
puiposc in llaiaia-vaisa was io icmovc ignoiancc liom ilc lcaiis ol ilc pcoplc, io
malc ilcm lully dcvoicd io Kisna and io icacl ilcm io scivc ilc sainis. Noi caiing
loi class oi ciccd Rasila lad puiilicd counilcss lciciics and biougli ilcm io lloai
in lovc ol Kisna. Hc lad passcd sixiy-iwo ycais ol lis lilc in scivicc io guiu, Kisna
and ilc sainis. Iiom lis appcaiancc in ilis woild lc lad bccn dcvoicd io Kisna
and lc lad passcd lis lilc in lovc loi Kisna.
Sii Caiianya Malapiablu, Loid Niiyananda, Advaiia Acaiya and ilcii associaics
lad all linislcd ilcii pasiimcs and now ilc malania associaics ol Syamananda lad
also disappcaicd. Wiil ilcii disappcaiancc ii was an oppoiiuniiy loi Kali io cnici.
Hc considcicd ilai il lc also lcli ilis woild lc migli scc ilc son ol Nanda wiil lis
own cycs. Hc longcd io scc ilc Loid ol Radlila along wiil ilc gopis ol Viaja. Ai
ilai iimc lc would also scc Loid Kisna sianding in His bcauiilul ilicc-lold posiuic
undci a ladamba iicc on ilc banl ol ilc Yamuna. On ciilci sidc ol Kisna would
bc Radlaiani and Candiavali and gioups ol Viaja womcn would bc sciving Him.
Tlinling in ilis way lc dccidcd io lcavc ilis woild.
Wlcn lc icvcalcd lis dccision io lis closcsi associaics ilcy wcic slaiicicd and
wlilc siill in Rasila'a picscncc ilcy iollcd on ilc giound ciying. Piablu said,
"Gopijanavallabla, Tulasi, you aic my lavouiiic disciplcs. You aic boil my
lollowcis biiil alici biiil and you aic moic dcai io mc ilcn my own lilc. Wiiloui
youi lclp I could noi lavc complcicd my duiics and bccausc I am ilanllul io you
ilcicloic I am iclling you ilis. Alici icading ilc sciipiuics I was ilinling aboui
Kisna wlcn a bcauiilul boy wiil a complcxion lilc a monsoon cloud and lolding
a lluic, appcaicd bcloic mc. Hc iold mc, Rasila, ii's iimc loi you io lcavc lcic
now.' I lad bccn absoibcd in my bool and did noi lisicn io lim so Hc angiily iold
mc, You aic noi obcying Mc, Rasila bui I am iclling you io go io youi own placc,
wiil Mc in My abodc.' Tlcn Hc disappcaicd and in my iiancc I gavc up my lilc. ly
ilc cnd ol ilc nigli lc lad oidcicd mc lilc ilis ilicc iimcs."
Hcaiing ilis ilc iwo disciplcs lcll ai ilc lcci ol ilcii Piablu. Hc smilingly iold
ilcm, "I will bc wiil you always."
Rasila's claiacici was bcyond dcsciipiion. Tlc caiil is giaiilicd by lis biiil loi lc
dclivcicd ilc ilicc woilds. His pasiimcs aic lilc a boiiomlcss occan and cannoi bc
lully dcsciibcd. ly lis giacc I lavc mcniioncd ilcm in biicl. ly lisicning io ilcm
you will aiiain lovc and dcvoiion io Kisna. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda lis
oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Fiffeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc lilc ol Rasila. ly lis biiil in ilis woild lc las dclivcicd
ilc univcisc. Wlilc siiiing in a loncly placc Rasila iold lis lavouiiic lollowcis ol
lis sccici. Hc said, "I lavc io caiiy oui His oidci io lcavc ilis woild. I cannoi siay
in sucl an ominous agc as Kali. As Kali cnicis ilc yavanas will icign in llaiaia
blumi and pcoplc will gibc up ilcii icligious pionciplcs. I will bc iclicvcd by noi
laving io obscivc ilosc condiiions. Wlilc I was lcaving Gopivallablapuia, I
piaycd io Govinda io ialc mc io His abodc. I lavc bccn His sinccic scivani loi a
long iimc. My clildlood was passcd in ilc woislip ol Kisna and I spcni cigliccn
ycais woislipping Him sccicily. Wiil icais in my cycs I iiavcllcd iliougl loicsi
alici loicsi in scaicl ol Kisna. Alilougl I lavc a lamily, I was ncvci cnianglcd in
lamily lilc. My iimc was spcni solcly in ilc scivicc ol guiu, Kisna and ilc sainis. I
ncvci caicd loi caiing, slccping and oilci sucl plcasuics. I ncvci saw anyiling bui
Kisna and I passcd cigliccn ycais in woislip ol Him.
Ioiiunaicly ai ilai iimc, Syamananda camc io mc and iniiiiaicd mc wiil Kisna
maniia. I was wiil lim loi iwcniy ycais in ilc joy ol lovc ol Kisna. Hc iiavcllcd
cvciywlcic maling lings and common pcoplcs lis disciplcs and lloodcd ilc woild
in lovc ol Kisna. Wlilc iiavclling wiil lim I was always dcdicaicd io ilc lcci ol
Kisna and I did scivicc io guiu, sainis, Tulasi, dlaiii and bialmins. I did scivicc io
ilc icsidcnis ol Viaja and I piaciiscd all ilc iulcs ol ilc sciipiuics conccining
icligion and dcvoiion. Wiil Syamananda I picaclcd sanliiiana as a icligion.
In ilis way loi ninciccn ycais and scvcn monils lc manilcsicd ilc pasiimcs ol
Loid Kisna in ilis woild. Tlcn, alici landing ovci all ilc icsponsibiliiy io mc, lc
disappcaicd. I lavc lollowcd lis oidci loi iwcniy-loui ycais a ninc monils. I lavc
obscivcd all ilc iulcs, icgulaiions and iiiuals in picacling ilc mcssagc ol lovc and
dcvoiion io Kisna. I disiiibuicd ilis mcssagc io cvciy lomc and pciloimcd
sanliiiana ilcic also. I obscivcd lcsiivals wlicl includcd all ilc sixiy vaiiciics ol
scivicc io guiu, Kisna and ilc sainis. I obscivcd ilc disappcaiancc days ol Sii
Caiianya Malapiablu, my Guiu, Advaiia Acaiya as wcll as oilci Malajanas and ol
my god-bioilcis. I oiganiscdiwo Dvadasa Maloiisavas ai Govindapuia, ilicc ai
Syamasundaiapuia, onc ai Kusaida villagc and ninciccn ai Gopivallablapuia. Ioi
ninciccn ycais I piaciiccd all ilc sixiy-loui linds ol dcvoiional aciiviiics and loi
iwcniy-loui ycais and ninc monils I lavc bccn cngagcd in woislipping Kisna.
Now I am sixiy-loui ycais and loui monils old. I lavc spcni ilcsc ycais in ccsiaiic
joy lilling ilc woild wiil lovc loi Kisna. Now I no longci dcsiic io livc in ilis
woild. I wani io go io ilc abodc ol Kisna io obscivc His pasiimcs loi ilis is His
oidci io mc.
Alilougl I slould go io Kisna ilcic aic siill somc dcsiics ol minc wlicl icmain
unlullillcd. Tlc bool Syamananda Rasamava is now in ilc scvcnil wavc; onc gicai
lcsiival ol lccding swccis io ilc sainis; onc moic visii io Vindavana and lccding ilc
Vaisnavas ai any icmplc on ilc banls ol ilc Ganga. In ilc mcaniimc, lowcvci, ilc
oidci las comc and wlo will daic io ignoic ii. Ii is ilc Loid's pasiimc ilai biiil
biings wiil ii dcail.
I lavc iold you cvciyiling aboui myscll and now I will malc a icqucsi io you. I am
unablc io go io Vindavana, Nilacala oi ilc banls ol ilc Ganga. I am quiic wcll
lcic bui I icqucsi you buiy mc ai ilc placc ol Gopinaila. Sii Caiianya
Malapiablu las insiiucicd mc in ilis way. Ii was ai Rcmuna ilai Madlavcndia
Puii and all ilc oilci malajanas woislippcd ilc lcci ol Gopala and ilc Loid, wlo
is lnown as Ksiia-coia Gopala, siolc ilc lsiia loi His dcvoicc, Madlavcndia Puii. I
am iclling you piivaicly ilai you can build my iomb ilcic so ilai all can scc mc
ilcic."
Hcaiing all ilis liom ilcii Piablu, lis companions lcll io ilc giound and ciicd
lclplcssly. As ilcy ciicd ilcy lcld cacl oilcis slouldcis wlilc Rasila iiicd io
solacc ilcm wiil swcci woids. Giadually all iypcs ol bad omcns wcic sccn in cvciy
lousc ol ilc woild. As Rasila lad dccidcd io go bacl io Golola Moilci Laiil,
iccognising lci loss, slcd many icais. Tlc coming scpaiaiion liom Rasila madc
cvciyonc vciy soiiy. Pcoplc bcgan io say, "Rasila wlo loi so long las boic ilc
buidcn ol soiiows ol ilis woild and las picaclcd lisna-nama will soon
disappcai." Now I slall dcsciibc ilai cpisodc. Maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my
oinamcni, ilis son ol Rasamaya naiiaics Rasila-mangala.
The Sixfeenfh Wave
Gloiy io Syamananda, ilc abodc ol mcicy and ilc loid, lilc and wcalil ol
Rasiladcva.
Now lisicn io low lc lcli ilis woild. On ilc piaiipai day ol Siva Caiuidasi in ilc
monil ol Plalguna Rasila iciuincd io lis cicinal lila in Golola Vindavana. Rasila
lad bccn passing lis days and niglis cnjoying sanliiiana and danccd in blcss
cvciywlcic, in icmplcs and in ilc lomcs ol lis disciplcs. Wlcn lc was ai
Vaiisada, a small iloin cnicicd inio lis looi causing a lcvci iliougloui lis body.
Ai ilai iimc Piablu again iold lis companions ol lis dcsiic io go io join Kisna
and lc oidcicd ilcm io malc lis iomb in Rcmuna ai ilc icmplc ol Gopala.
Consianily suiioundcd by lis disciplcs lc icmaincd absoibcd in sanliiiana.
Hcaiing ol ilc lcsiival many lings, common pcoplc, disciplcs and disciplcs ol
disciplcs all camc ilcic and lood was scivcd io ilousands ol sainis. Sanliiiana was
accompanicd by many musical insiiumcnis and ilc wlolc placc bccamc jusi lilc
Vailunila.
Suddcnly lc collapscd io ilc giound. Ii was dccidcd io caiiy lim io
Gopivallablapuia bui wlcn lis disciplcs iiicd io lili lim liom ilc giound ilcy
wcic unablc io movc lim. His body bccamc so lcavy ilai cvcn lundicds ol pcoplc
wcic unablc io movc lim. Rasila ilcn oidcicd ilcm io ialc lim io Rcmuna and io
cvciyonc's suipiisc lc sai limscll wiil casc. Hc was caiiicd all ilc way io Saiaia.
As ilcy wallcd ilcy pciloimcd a iumuliuous sanliiiana wlicl causcd ilc caiil io
quivci. Iiom ilcic ilcy wcni io Rcmuna and Rasila wcni unaccompanicd inio ilc
icmplc. Tlc bialmin piicsi saw lim cnici ilc icmplc bui lc disappcaicd inio ilc
imagc ol Gopala.
Tlc bialmin cnquiicd, "Wlcic is Rasila Scllaia' I saw lim go inio ilc icmplc."
Hc scaiclcd insidc ilc icmplc bui could noi lind lim. In inicnsc cmoiion gli
bialmin announccd io cvciyonc, "Rasila Tlaluia las cnicicd inio ilc body ol
Gopala." Indccd, wlcn lc cnicicd ilc icmplc ilcy saw ilai no onc was ilcic. In
ilcii bcwildcimcni ilcy baiiicadcd ilc placc wiil wood. Tlcy buili a iomb ilcic
and lad a scai covcicd in cloil wiil oinamcnis, gailands, lumlum, sandal, aguiu,
cic. placcd bcloic ilc imagc ol Gopala. lui loi lis companions no onc lncw ilc
mannci ol lis disappcaiancc bccausc sucl an occuiancc can only bc undcisiood
by sainily pcisons.
Tlc claiacici ol Rasila was bcyond ilc lnowlcdgc ol ilc King ol lcavcn and
oilcis. His gloiy is cicinal and is sung cvcn in lcavcn. ly lis appcaiancc in ilis
woild lc was ablc io givc lovc and dcvoiion and lclp all cicaiuics io obiain
salvaiion. Gopijanavallabla dasa says ilai, loi ilc salc ol all cicaiuics lc ialcs
biiil agc alici agc. Wlo can dcsciibc ilc gloiy ol Rasila wlicl is a subjcci ol
mcdiiaiion cvcn loi dcmigods, sainis and ascciics. I am a pooi, lclplcss, nccdy and
ignoiani pcison so low can I lnow ilc cxicni ol lis gloiy' Tlc son ol Acyuia las
dcsciibcd lis claiacici io mc by diciaiing iliougl my lcaii.
I lavc scivcd ilc lcci ol Rasilcndia iliougloui my lilc and ii is only by lis giacc
ilai I lavc bccn ablc io wiiic ilis bool. I icqucsi all sclolais noi io lind lauli wiil
ii. To dcsciibc ilc puic lamc ol Syamananda and Rasila I lavc wiiiicn ilc bool in
loui paiis coniaining sixiy-loui wavcs wlicl aic all diciaicd by Rasilamuiaii,
living in my lcaii. Tlc subjcci maiici will lclp us io cioss ovci maiciial cxisicncc.
Tlougl ii may bc impiopcily composcd I icqucsi you io icad ii loi wc slould all
sing ilc gloiy ol Rasila. Do noi ilinl ilai lis pasiimcs aic oidinaiy bccausc lc
was an cmbodimcni ol Naiayana. Wiil a joylull lcaii lisicn io Rasila-mangala and
iiy io conquci ovci maiciial cxisicncc.
Gloiy io Rasilcndia, ilc liicnd ol ilc nccdy. Glociy io Tlaluia Gosvami, ilc
occan ol lappincss. Gloiy io Rasila Muiaii, ilc abodc ol good qualiiics. Gloiy io
Sii Tlaluia Gosvami, a dcai liicnd io all. Gloiy io ilc givci ol lovc and dcvoiion.
Gloiy io ilc pioiccioi ol ilc nccdy, pooi and lclplcss cicaiuics; Gloiy io ilc
biigli moon ol ilc Syamanandi scci; Gloiy io Rasilcndia, wlosc claim aiiiacicd
cvciyonc. Gloiy io ilc lusband ol Syama dasi Tlaluiani, cxccpi loi ilosc lcci,
Vallabla las noiling io dcpcnd on. ly ilc oidci ol ilc King ol Oiissa, lalabladia,
I bcgan ilis bool duiing ilc monil ol Malia, (mosi piobably Pausa) on ilc
Vasania Pancami day by ialing ilc lcci ol Rasila in my lcaii. Ii las ialcn mc iwo
ycais and cigli monils io complcic ilc aclicvcmcnis ol Rasila. Tlc bool is
complcicd on Sunday, ilc lilil day ol ilc lull moon pciiod.
Ol my liicnds, lisicn io Rasila-mangala and vciy soon you will obiain lovc and
dcvoiion. ly maling ilc lcci ol Syamananda my oinamcni ilis son ol Rasamaya
las naiiaicd Rasila-mangala.