Srimati Radharani's Grace

Srila Rupa Goswami receives the Srimati Radharani's Grace

This place is very sweet and transcendental since so many wonderful pastimes occurred there.

Srila Rupa Gosvami’s Bhajan Kutir is situated there. Once Santana Gosvami decided to visit Rupa Gosvami to discuss Krsna-katha with him. They started discussing the glories of the Supreme Lord. After their discussion, Rupa Gosvami wanted to offer something to Sanatana Goswami.  

A few days prior he went to the village to gather donations, but going there would again be too time consuming. Rupa Gosvami is an eternal servant of Srimati Radharani. Knowing about his intentions, Srimati Radharani felt, this devotee does so much service for me, today let me do service for him. She disguised herself as the daughter of a Vrajavasi and took milk and rice with to Rupa Gosvami.

She said to him, “Baba, our cow is milked for the first time, hence my mother told Me to give you this. Please accept it.” Rupa Goswami told Her what would he do with the rice and milk. He did not have any pots to cook them in. He then requested her to make khir at Her home and bring it back.

Being pleased by the request by her dear devotee, she went to the forest and prepared khir for him. She returned with hot khir, then gave it to them and left. After receiving the khir, Rupa Gosvami offered that to Krsna and then His friends.

After offering the khir to Krsna, Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami started honoring that. As they ate that khir, immediately they started feeling love of Godhead. All symptoms of ecstasy started to manifest into their bodies. They started crying. Sanatana Gosvami said, “Dear Rupa, who has prepared this khir? It is making me feel ecstatic love for the Supreme Lord.

This Khir must of been prepared by Srimati Radharani herself!” Listening to this Srila Rupa Gosvami said that “No, it was given to me by a Vrajavasi girl and I know her.” They then went to the house of that Vrajavasi girl to confirm their idea. To their amazement they found that she was married one year earlier and was now living in her mother-in-law’s house.

Hearing that both the brothers started crying more and more since they accepted service from Srimati Radharani. Looking at them, Vrajavasi mataji told them not to worry since it was the land of Krsna and Srimati Radharani and They would take care of devotees so nicely.

Vrindavan is full of such transcendental places.