The Story of Srinavasa and Raja Biaham Biya
Dear devotees Hare Krsna! Please accept my humble obesiances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Hoping then some of you will be happy to hear and inspire by the, I send the following story from begin of book distributinon:
"When Srinivasa Acarya, Dukhi Krsna dasa (later Syamananda Prabhu) and Narottama dasa Thakur were travelling from Vrndavana to Bengal with books given to them by Srila Jiva Goswami, they were robbed at night at Visnupura by Raja Biaham Biya (the thief king). He had his thieves spying along the road as the party of Vaishnavas came along; he stole their decorated box when, after stopping for the night and having kirtan, they went to sleep. His astrologer told him, before he opened the box, that the contents were priceless. When he opened the box he sae the expensive cloth covering the books and his heart soared in anticipation. The first thing he saw underneath the cloth was the writing of Rupa Goswami; just seeing this freed him of all his sins and purified his heart; he experienced love of God and then lamented that he'd caused somebody great grief by this theft. He went to sleep and dreamed a beautiful golden person (more beautiful than a gold mountain) was laughing at him. That person said, "This is all a pastime. You will soon meet someone who will make you exceedingly happy."
In the meantime, Srinivasa was informed by the villagers that the king was a great theif and that it was he who had stolen the box of books. Srinivasa met one brahmin named Krsna Ballabh, who became his disciple, along with others. Srinivasa inquired about the king from him, and Krsna Ballabh said, "Oh, he's become a very pious man recently – he daily hears Srimad Bhagavatam and is always inviting sadhus to read the Srimad Bhagavatam and explain." Srinivasa said, "Sometime I would also like to go and explain Srimad Bhagavatam to him." Krsna Ballabh said, "Why sometime? Let's go now." So in the assembly of the king, Srinivasa appeared, and everyone was impressed with his character. In a beautiful voice he recited Srimad Bhagavatam and gave a stunning explanation that nobody had hdeard before. The king bowed at his feet, wearing a cloth around his neck as a sign of humility. He became Srinivasa's acharya, and the king was most glad to be able to return the books to him".
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