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Dr Mohendra Irengbam *

DESCENTION OF RADHA KRISHNA TO GOLAK DHAM BRINDABAN

Eighty-Fourth Chapter

STORY OF EASTERN GATE AT PRABAS

At the eastern gate, the sakhas with their catatonic faces, unable to hope for the best, or plan for the worst, were in a state of limbo. Nothing drifted to the forefront of their thoughts.

About this time, Shree Krishna, dressed as a cowherd, walked in, calling them, “Oh, dear friends, how are you?” Seeing their long-lost treasure, they surrounded Krishna, who gave a warm hug to everyone. He made everyone happy with soothing words.

Some would come and embrace Krishna with tears in their eyes. Others held his hands and asked him about his health and welfare. Some were so overwhelmed that words would not come out of their mouths. Many brought fruits and eatables wrapped in a piece of their clothing. All came at the same time and were struggling to be the first to feed Krishna. Krishna in his many forms received all the presents and danced with them in a joyous union. He ate all sorts of things just to please them.

Then, Krishna went to see the cows and gave a soothing rub to each one. All the cows ran up to him with their tails lifted towards the sky. They licked his body with their tongues, while blowing their noses, ‘shoo, shoo’. He also went to the upabans and pretending to be a cowherd, attended to the cows for some time.

In this way Shree Krishna in his old form in Braj, entertained everyone, addressing the elderly gopas and gopis with honorific titles or informal uncle, aunty, brother, sister and so on, for respect. He thus welcomed everybody, and where indicated he prostrated before some of them. He made them very happy indeed.

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