38 Srimad-Bhagavatam

forest of Vrndavana were all unique and inexplicable, and we have just
given a synopsis only.

Some of the important places that were visited by the Lord in Vrndavana
were Kamyavana, Adigvara, Pabansarovara, Khadirvana, Sesagayi,
Khelatirtha, Bhandirvana, Bhadravana, Srivana, Lauhavana, Mahavana,
Gokula, Kaliyahrada, Dvadasaditya, Kesitirtha, etc. When He saw the place
where the rasa dance took place, He at once fell down in trance. As long as
He remained at Vrndavana, He made His headquarters at Akrur Ghat.

From Vrndavana His personal servitor Krsnadasa Vipra induced Him
to go back to Prayag to take bath during the Magha Mela. The Lord acceded
to this proposal, and they started for Prayag. On the way they were met
with some Pathans, amongst whom there was a learned Moulana. The Lord
had some talks with the Moulana and his companions, and the Lord
convinced the Moulana that in the Koran also there are descriptions of
Bhagavata-dharma and Krsna. All the Pathans were converted to His cult
of devotional service.

When He returned to Prayag, Srila Ripa Gosvami and his youngest
brother met Him near Bindu-madhava Temple. This time the Lord was
welcomed by the people of Prayag more respectfully. Vallabha Bhatta, who
resided on the other bank of Prayag in the village of Arail, was to receive
Him at his place, but while going there the Lord jumped in the River
Yamuna. With great difficulty He was picked up in an unconscious state.
Finally He visited the headquarters of Vallabha Bhatta. This Vallabha
Bhatta was one of His chief admirers, but later on he inaugurated his own
party of the Vallabha sampradaya.

On the bank of the Dasasvamedha Ghat at Prayag for ten days continu-
ally the Lord instructed Ripa Gosvami in the science of devotional service
of the Lord. He taught the Gosvami the divisions of the living creatures in
the 8,400,000 species of life. Then He taught him about the human
species. Out of them He discussed the followers of the Vedic principles,
out of them the fruitive workers, out of them the empiric philosophers,
and out of them the liberated souls. He said that there are only a few
who are actually pure devotees of Lord Sri Krsna.

Srila Ripa Gosvami was the younger brother of Sanatana Gosvami, and
when he retired from service he brought with him two boatfuls of gold
coins. This means that he brought with him some hundreds of thousands
of rupees accumulated by the labor of his service. And before leaving home
for Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he divided the wealth as follows: fifty
percent for the service of the Lord and His devotees, twenty-five percent
for relatives and twenty-five percent for his personal needs in case of
emergency . In that way he set an example for all householders.
