i want to eat with Kanha

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Sri Chitswamiji


About 500 years back,  one of the ashta sakhas of Sri  Nathji   used to live in Srinathji and he was serving Kanhaiya in sakha-mood.  He would enter Krishna’s Braj pastimes in the mood of his cowherd friend. His name was Sri  Chitta swami.


                   One day, the  pujari of Srinathji was taking  raj bhog for offering to Thakurji, when Chitta Swami stopped him asked the for a plate of food  to eat at same time while Thakurji ate inside. The Pujari was shocked as well as angry as it was not right to eat before Krishna had finished his bhog.  He complained to Sri Goonsaiji maharaj, the eldest son of Sri Vallsbha Achraya. Goosainji called Chitt Swami  for clarification , though Sri Goonsaiji knew well his eternal form as a Krishna-sakha in Braj leela. Chitt Swami  told that as soon as Srinathji finished raj bhog he runs away to the forest and it is difficult for him to look for Sri Nathji.  As he always get prasad after Sri Nathji had taken his meals, he becomes late to find and play with him. So he had decided to eat along with Sri Nathji.  that’s why. “If we finish together then we can go together”- simple explanation. Sri Goonsaiji said nothing at this point as he was well aware of his eternal identity and instructed the pujari to give Chitt Swami prasaad immediately once you serve Srinathji inside. He should not wait till the prasaad was brought outside.  He explained to the pujari that he has to do this because, you see, Chitt Swami, he has to go with Sri Nathji too, and if he becomes late Sri Nathji is worried. And should we make Sri Nathji worried? The priest got the point.

                     Sri Chitt swami  was a such a great devotee of Srinathji and he wrote many pads in glorification of Sri Krishna leela.

Courtsey : Vijay dada

2 thoughts on “i want to eat with Kanha”

  1. Radhe Radhe ! After hearing pratah-part8 (smaranam-dsicourses), my darling devotee commented – “Madhumaṅgal is the most intelligent LOL—ready to eat all of Krishna’s food if He doesn’t want to eat anymore! Ready to even restore His health by embracing Him later! So much concern for His “acidity”! Hmm? :)) And then…oh…the way he eats is awesome! He actually is distributing Krishna prasadam to sakhās by turning everyone’s eyes away! SO smart!!! No further dadhi required! So the only intelligent among the gwāllās is he (baṭu) who has all the ras-knowledge of food that Sriji cooks! He tastes sākār ras—& therefore is the most raseelā while eating! LOL Rest all nirākār-vādīs remain dry & thristy! LOL Only the ras in food we get can be chewed & actually “tasted”! :))) Sāttvik bhāvs (tears), in baṭu’s theory, come before tasting, when anna-vyañjan-sweets are absent. And when these are present, then romāñch-praphullatā arise naturally. So Madhumaṅgal’s sāttvik bhāvs should be visible whenever food is being served or just about to be served… :))) What a perfect way of getting snigdh—if the food satisfies you completely you’re fixed!!! LOL The sounds that come while eating are svara-bhaṅga. Lots of rasgollās can bring him in stambh-bhāv (so rasgollā‘s kripā-shaktī should be such that all rasgollās enter inside his stomach at first (like cow) & he can sit aside & relish when he finds time…LOL). The sweat is already visible…so nothing to say. “Eating too much can bring mūrchā (ānand-mūrchā), laziness, worry”—so are his sañchārī-bhāvs! “The food that one naturally likes is the sthāyī-bhāv!” So his sthāyī-bhāv is laḍḍoos. Kanhaiyā’s sthāyī-bhāv is boiled veggies! You were right—He’s truly professor of bhojan-rasāmṛit-sindhu!” Now Madhumangal has another ally in ChitSwami. Looks like his fold is increasing.
  2. Yeah, that’s TRUE sākhya-bhāv! Changing the external sādhanā to suit the internal one as well! He was so confident that Srinath-ji runs away & he’s left behind…who brings these perfect vibhūtis in this world? Excellent rāgānugīya!

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