Dust from Gopi's Feet

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> This book, I am referring to, is going to be printed this year and will be

> available to all devotees. Another ocean of nectar available soon!

 

This book will be published by the BBT in three volumes. The first volume is

scheduled to be released shortly.

 

Personally I also like the following similar pastime from Sri Caitanya

Bhagavata about Lord Caitanya asking for the the water that had washed the feet

of a pure brahmana for curing his apparent fever.

 

>From Caitanya Bhagavata

 

He performed the last rites, Sraddha ceremony of his father according to the

scriptural injunctions and then accompanied by His disciples proceeded to

Gayadham. The Lord was in a very blissful mood at the thought of being able to

see Gayadham so taking leave of Mother Saci he left for Gaya. He passed through

many towns and villages and by the touch of his transcendental lotus feet they

have become places of pilgrimage.

 

On the way he discussed many spiritual topics and explained difficult

conclusions to his disciples sometimes joking with them, sometimes in a serious

mood, finally he arrived in Mondata. In the Mandar hill there is a very famous

place, the Lord visited the temples on the hill, the temple of Lord Madhu

Sudan.

 

One day while travelling the Lord pretended to have fever. The Lord of

Vaikuntha, the Supreme Personality in order to teach the living entities

pretended to have fever just like an ordinary mortal. Half way to Gayadham the

Lord got fever which brought anxiety to his disciples. They tried various

medicines and means to bring the fever down but such was the desire of the Lord

that his fever persisted. At last the Lord Himself suggested a remedy. "The

remedy for all suffering is drinking the water that has washed the feet of a

pure brahmana."

 

To teach the world of the unique position of a pure brahmana the Lord drank the

water that had washed the feet of the brahmana. Immediately upon drinking that

water, the Lord became healthy and His fever was gone. Such activities of the

Lord is His real nature, this has been described in all the Vedic scriptures.

 

In the Srimad Bhagavatam Gita it is said, "All of them, as they surrender unto

Me I reward accordingly. Everyone follows my path in all respects, O son of

Pratha." When the devotee sincerely desires to become a servant of the Lord

then the merciful Lord grants him eternal servitude. Therefore He is known as

Sevakvatsal or one who is very affectionate to His servitors. the Lord readily

accepts defeat if it increases the name and position of his surrendered

devotee.

 

How can devotees who have totally surrendered themselves to the lotus feet of

the Lord even think of leaving the shelter of the Lord's lotus feet. The Lord

continued his journey now cured of his fever, he came to the pilgrimage of

Kukkum.

 

Vaisnava dasabhas

Nayana-ranjana das