Narada Muni visits Krsna in Dvaraka ( from the Caitanya Mangala)
Narada was disturbed within his heart and Krsna asked as to what was the cause of such compassion and sadness. Narada’s body trembled with Love of God and his eyes were reddish and filled with tears. He could not speak at all due to his emotional state. But Sri Krsna was insistent to know why he was disturbed and upset.
Narada answered: “Dear kind one, here is what I am feeling.You are the most merciful Lord. You are the over soul in all organisms. Your holy names and characteristics are everything, and is the nectar that sustains my life. Your transcendental activities bring great fortune to those who hear them and out of compassion I sing your glories every where I go. But, if I cannot hear how your names are sung and if I see the conditioned souls, full of false of pride, engrossed into materialistic activities without devotional love for you, that gives me a lot of pain. I do not see a possibility for release for these people. Therefore my spirit is always disturbed if I think about it. I now declare to you I will carry grief in my heart. In your presence by the mercy of your lotus feet, how will I get some relief?”
Krsna turned toward Narada Muni and with the following words said: “Hear this Narada; I have heard a wonderful narration from Rukmini. From it my promise will satisfy you. I will manifest myself in the age Kali Yuga in a form of overwhelming humility. I will appear as a devotee of myself, in order to experience the love of my pure devotees. Experiencing that love I will distribute it to other pure devotees, Krsna continued to explain where he would appear and what his personal bodily features would look like etc. As he was explaining this feeling {the devotional bliss of his pure devotees} his Krsna form gradually became his golden Gauranga Mahaprabhu form!
Narada Muni became nearly unconscious in devotional ecstasy, due to the view of this most beautiful form of Sri Krsna’s which would appear in the coming age. This was the first time that Sri Krsna revealed his transcendental shape as Sri Gauranga, the beautifully golden form, decorated with pure devotional love of God .
Narada Muni became nearly unconscious in devotional ecstasy, due to the view of this most beautiful form of Sri Krsna’s which would appear in the coming age. This was the first time that Sri Krsna revealed his transcendental shape as Sri Gauranga, the beautifully golden form, decorated with pure devotional love of God .
Murari Gupta continued: the marvelously beautiful shape exploded Narada Muni’s heart with love and tears that resulted in thousands of rivers from the eyes. Gauranga’s bright golden skin color was more radiant than millions of suns. The hue of millions of moons and millions of demigods fade and appear shameful before Gauranga’s inconceivably pretty face. Completely dazzled by Gauranga’s bright luster his eyes rolled back in ecstasy and trembling, seeing his devotee’s condition, Krsna took his bright radiant emittance back and called with a loud voice toward Narada muni.
Returning to external consciousness, Narada Muni again saw Sri Krsna as he did earlier on, but he was very eager to see again the marvelous shape of the golden appearance of Sri Gauranga.Singing the glories of Gauranga Mahaprabhu filled the air in all directions. It was such a marvelous occurrence.
Oh Devotees, what incomparable beauty I saw in shape of Sri Gauranga, whose large-emotional eyes appear reddish, similar to the rising of the sun. Oh, such an expression of nectar have I seen. I saw the sweetest smile on Gauranga’s face to his beautiful lotus feet. He is more kind than any other appearance (avatar). Never have I seen such a reservoir of love. My eyes and my life are of real value and attained the perfection by seeing the embodiment of the ocean of the mercy. My heart can never forget it. My eyes require seeing Gauranga, always and always.
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