Gauranga Gives Jewels for Buttermilk

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In a joyful mood Lord Caitanya moved quickly toward

Nilacala. In ecstatic love He exclaimed, "Ha

Jagannatha!" Absorbed in Krishnaprema, Gauranga moved

with the determination of a lion. He was moving so

fast that His associates couldn't keep up. The Lord

came to a small village in the forest and met a

cowherd boy who was carrying a pot full of buttermilk

to sell in the market.

Gauranga said, "O dear cowherd boy. I'm thirsty,

can you give Me some buttermilk?"

Falling down at the Lord's feet, the boy said,

"Please take this buttermilk, and drink as much as You

want."

Lord Caitanya drank the whole pot of buttermilk.

Then that socalled sannyasi walked away while saying,

"You stay here and collect the money from My

colleagues who are following Me."

The Lord moved on quickly and the boy sat down.

After some time the Lord's followers arrived there and

inquired of that boy, "Did you see a sannyasi?"

The cowherd boy said, "Yes, He drank all my

buttermilk. He said that you would pay for it. If you

have any money, then please pay me so I can go home."

Surprised, Gauranga's associates looked at each

other and said, "Where will we get money? We don't

have any money with us."

The cowherd boy said, "That's all right, just

forget it. Just tell that sannyasi that this was my

humble offering to His lotus feet." Then the boy tried

to lift his empty milk pot and go home. For some

reason, he couldn't budge the pot. Removing the lid,

he saw that it was full of precious jewels and gold.

The cowherd boy ran down the road in the direction of

Lord Caitanya. He found the Lord waiting for His

associates a short distance away. Gauranga smiled

benevolently upon the boy. When Lord Caitanya's

associates arrived, they were happy to see that the

cowherd boy had attained the lotus feet of the Lord.

Gauranga said, "Hey cowherd boy, go back home. You

obtained a boon and Krishna gave you His mercy." While

walking home the boy became invested with love of God.

He danced and chanted madly in the ecstasy of

Krishna-prema. All the villagers became overjoyed to

see

that the cowherd boy had received the mercy of the

Lord. Locana Dasa happily sings the glories of Gauranga.

 

 

 

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