Krishna and me!!! --- A Nandagram True Story

July 25, 2009

GREAT STORY!!! JAYA HO!!!Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66sacred-objects Sent: Friday, 24 July, 2009 19:07:06 Krishna and me!!! --- A Nandagram True Story

In 1969 I had a personal experience which I would like to tell. Once, while staying at Sanatana's Nandagram "Bhajan-kutir" during the freezing winter, I hadn't had any milk for months. Somehow, I had a few paisa left over from bus fare, so I decided that 'for my health' I would spend this money to purchase a little milk. It was during a cold winter night that I climbed up the stairs to Nanda Maharaja's palace and found a "Duhd walla" about half way. I gave him a few paisa I had and asked (in Hindi) for some milk. Well, he did a first-class Vrajavasi version of mixing the milk with sugar (from one pot into another, back and forth), placed a slice of malai-skin (off of the heated milk) on top, and finally sprinkled a bit of sugar and gave it to me. So I was standing half way up the stair to Krsna's palace holding this beautifully prepared milk and I decided to go see if the temple was still open and offer this milk (I couldn't stand

there in the path and just drink the milk!?). Luckily, the temple was still open so I went inside and called the Pujari. I asked him to please offer the milk to Nanda-lal, so he closed the curtain, rang the ganti, and returned and gave me the clay cup. But when I looked inside I saw that half the milk was missing and must have been stolen by Pujari (or Krsna). Such was the outrageously offensive state of my KC that I thought ill of the Lord and His servant. Shame!!!Then, by the grace of Lord Krsna, I understood that I had offered the milk to Krsna for full consumption, and the Lord had so kindly accepted my offering, plus He left 50% for me to relish! That 'prasadam' milk was the best I have ever tasted.

---Richard Shaw Brown