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because He is infinite bliss and He went on with the narra-
beatitude. tive, and when he found that
the audience was absorbed and
Magical Charm of Krishna silently one with him, Rama left

What has been said in Vedan- the rostrum and slowly started
ta and the Upanishads is walking out, all the while talk-
expressed in the Bhagavata with ing to them about Krishna. The
such exquisite poetry and crowd also followed him. Then
visualized so brilliantly that it Rama went down the steps, and
captures the human mind they all went down, all the
delightfully and inexorably. The while listening to him. He went
Bhagavata is not for Hindus to the main road and they
alone. The entire humanity followed. As all of them could
responds to it, as you can see in not stand on the footpath, some
the spread of the Krishna cult were standing on the road and
all over the world. Once, when the traffic was getting blocked.
Rama Tirtha was lecturing in They were not even aware of it,
England, a priest got up and as they were so absorbed in
asked, “Sir, please tell us what listening to the story. The
is the special charm of this policeman came and said, “Hey,
Krishna that seems to have what are you doing here, block-
enchanted all the gopis?” Rama ing the traffic like this?” Rama
Tirtha replied humbly, “What said, “I am just talking and I
can Rama say about it? It is the am not blocking anything.” At
magic of His enchantment and this point, Rama turned around
perfection. I don’t know how to and told his listeners, “Gentle-
communicate it to you, but I men, when I, an ordinary
will try.” And then he started person, explain Krishna’s glory,
telling the story of Krishna. you are so attracted that you

CHINMAYA MISSION
Detachment cannot exist
COIMBATORE when we have a sense of
(All Wings of Chinmaya Mission, intense ownership or posses-
siveness.
CIRS, Chinmaya Gardens &
Swami Chinmayananda
Chinmaya Vidyalayas – Coimbatore)

Tapovan Prasad 17 November 2017