He wanted to see the Lord's lotus eyes, legs, hands, and other extraordinarily beautiful features. But there was one wish of great devotee Gopal Bhatta Goswami to serve the Lord in the form in which he could decorate him with beautiful ornaments as well as garments.īesides this, he also wished to make the deity seated on a swing and wanted to see him in a form in which he could see the features of Lord.
Now, he started worshipping the shells, considering them as a blessing of the lord. Hence, this time, he kept them in his bag and came back to Vrindavan. This time he was not only shocked but also realized that they are not normal stones and also understood that this is not any coincidence. However, when he dipped his pot second time in the river, he was surprised to see those same shells enter his pot again. At first, he thought it to be a mere coincidence and dropped the shells back into the river and emptied the pot. He was surprised to see those 12 shells in his pot. While he dipped his Kamandal (a pot) in the river, it was filled with 12 Shaligrams (Shell used as an iconic symbol of the God Vishnu).
Some legends suggest that he went to Nepal because Sri Krishna asked him in one of his dreams that “If you want my darshan then come to Nepal,” whereas some tales suggest that it was a normal trip of his.Īs he reached Nepal, he went for a bath in the river Kali Gandaki. Following that incident, Goswami Ji left for a Nepal trip. After the disappearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Gopala Bhatta Goswami started feeling lonely and depressed.
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