PLATE THREE

“Finishing his daily duties, the priest went to take
rest. In a dream he saw the Gopinatha Deity come to
talk to him, and He spoke as follows. ‘Please get up and
open the door of the temple. | have kept one pot of
sweet rice for the sannydsi, Madhavendra Puri. This pot
of sweet rice is just behind My cloth curtain. You did
not see it because of My tricks. A sannydsi named
Madhavendra Putri is sitting in the vacant marketplace.
Please take this pot of sweet rice from behind Me and
deliver it to him.’ Awaking from the dream, the priest
immediately rose from bed and thought it wise to take
a bath before entering the Deity’s room. He then
opened the temple door. According to the Deity’s
directions, the priest found the pot of sweet rice
behind the cloth curtain.” (pp.65-67)
