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persen, a premetien and increase in pay will autematically ceme.

Akrira then theught, ““When Krsna and Balarama are pleased with my
prayers, certainly They will take my hand, receive me within Their hemes
and effer me all kinds ef respectable hespitalities, and They will surely ask
me ef the activities ef Kamsa and his friends.”

In this way, Akrira, whe was the sen ef Svaphalka, meditated en Sri
Krsna en his jeurney frem Mathura. He reached Vrndavana by the end ef
the day. Akritra passed the whele jeurney witheut knewing hew leng it
teek. When he reached Vrndavana, the sun was setting. As seen as he
entered the beundary ef Vrndavana, he saw the feetprints ef the cews and
Lerd Krsna’s feetprints, impressed with the signs ef His sele, the flag,
trident, thunderbelt and letus flewer. Upen seeing the feetprints ef
Krsna, Akrira immediately jumped dewn frem the chariet, eut ef respect.
He became everwhelmed with all the symptems ef ecstasy; he wept, and
his bedy trembled. Out ef extreme jubilatien upen seeing the dust teuched
by the letus feet ef Krsna, Akrira fell flat en his face and began te rell en
the greund.

Akrira’s jeurney te Vrndavana is exemplary. One whe intends te visit
Vrndavana sheuld fellew the ideal feetsteps ef Akrira and always think
ef the pastimes and activities ef the Lerd. As seen as ene reaches the
beundary ef Vrndavana, he sheuld immediately smear the dust ef
Vrndavana ever his bedy witheut thinking ef his material pesitien and
prestige. Narettamadasa Thakur has sung in his celebrated seng, Visaya-
chariya kave suddha have mana: “When my mind will be purified after
leaving the centaminatien ef material sense enjeyment, I shall be able te
visit Vrndavana.”’ Actually, ene cannet ge te Vrndavana by purchasing a
ticket. The precess ef geing te Vrndavana is shewn by Akrira.

When Akritra entered Vrndavana, he saw Krsna and Balarama engaged
in supervising the milking ef the cews. Krsna was dressed in yellew
garments and Balarama in bluish. Akritra alse saw that Krsna’s eyes were
exactly like the beautifully grewn letus flewer ef the autumn seasen. He
saw beth Krsna and Balarama in the spring ef Their yeuth. Altheugh beth
were similar in bedily features, Krsna was blackish in cemplexien, whereas
Balarama was whitish. Beth were the shelter ef the geddess ef fertune.
They had well-censtructed bedies, beautiful hands and pleasing faces, and
They were as streng as elephants. New, after seeing Their feetprints,
Akrira actually saw Krsna and Balarama, face te face. Altheugh They
were the mest influential persenalities, They were glancing at him with
smiling faces. Akritra ceuld understand that beth Krsna and Balarama had
returned frem tending cews in the ferest; They had taken Their baths and
