Krishna Katha - Story for meditation - 13/09/2013 - Srimati Radharani ki Jaya!

From Srila Prabhupada lecture:

There is a nice story about Sanatana Gosvami of whom we are now studying. 

Sanatana Gosvami and Rupa Gosvami, two brothers, they went
to Vrndavana for devotional service.  So their all business was...
Rupa Gosvami, especially, he was always engaged in writing books.  And
when he was hungry, he went to some householder: 

"Give me a piece of bread."  And everyone at Vrndavana...
They were leaders.  All the Vrndavana inhabitants, they took...  Even
their household quarrels, they used to represent, "Swamiji, this is our
position.  Please settle up." So whatever decision he would give to the
villagers, they will accept.  Their fort(?) was Swamiji, Rupa Gosvami.
So he was so lovable. 

So one day Rupa Gosvami was thinking that "If I could get some, I mean to say,
commodities for cooking, then I would have invited Sanatana Gosvami to
take some prasadam."  He thought like that.  And, and after, say, one hour,
one young girl came with sufficient quantity of rice, flour, ghee, and vegetables, so many
things. 

"Babaji..."  They were called...  They call in the India, especially in Vrndavana
quarters, they call all these transcendentalist swamis

"Babaji."  "Babaji, please accept these commodities.  There is
some ceremony at our house.  So my mother has sent you all these
things."

 "Oh, very good."  He was thinking that, "If I could get some commodity
and I could prepare something and invite Sanatana Gosvami."  So the
things were there. 

So Rupa Gosvami inquired, "Where do you live?  Oh,
you are very nice girl.  Where do you live?" 

"Oh, I live in this village.  You do not know." 

"No, I have never seen you. 

All right. Thank you very much."  Then she went away. 

And invited Sanatana Gosvami, "My dear brother, please come and take
your prasadam here.  I have got some food."  "All right." 

So Sanatana Gosvami came during prasadam time, and Rupa Gosvami
has prepared so many nice dishes.  They were also expert in cooking,
expert. You know, all devotees, they are expert.  That is his
qualification.  So then Sanatana Gosvami was inquiring,

"Where did you get all these things, so nice things, you
have prepared in this jungle?  How did you get?"  So he narrated the
story, "Yes, in the morning I thought that 'If somebody sends me
something...'

So by Krsna's grace, somebody, a nice girl, a very beautiful girl, and
she brought all these things."  "Who?"  He began to state about the
girl's beauty.  Then Sanatana Gosvami said, "Oh, I have never seen such
beautiful girl.  How..?"  "Yes, I have also never seen." 

"Ohhh.  Then She must be Radharani. She must be Radha.  You have taken service from
Radharani?  Ohhh. You have murdered me.  We don't want to take any
service from Krsna, and He has taken the opportunity, send us...  We
want to simply give our service, not any exchange.  Oh, we have done a
great mistake.  Radharani has taken this opportunity."  So he began to
cry, that "We have taken service from Krsna.  We have given Her
trouble."  This is pure devotee.  They were very sorry that "Krsna was
troubled to send me all these goods."  So this is the process.  Krsna
is also finding always opportunity, "How to serve My pure devotee?"
And pure devotee's so clever that he won't accept any service from
Krsna.

Srimati Radharani Ki Jaya. Lord Sri Krishna Ki Jaya.

Pure devotees always look for opportunity to render service to Lord Sri Krishna
& Srimati Radharani and they do not want to take service from THEM. But Lord Krishna & Srimati Radharani are always looking for an opportunity to render service to THEIR pure devotees. This is a transcedental reciprocation between Lord and His devotees.

 

 

PS: I humbly request all the devotees to please forward moral / instructive stories they hear so that everyone can be benefited