05 Aug 2025
Showing the Highest Goloka to a Devotee
Shri Chandrasekhar, Smt. Gayatri, and their children Priyanka and Manasa came from Kuwait to have darshan of Swami. Shri Chandrasekhar described their first experience as follows. "No matter how many times I called Swami, the telephone bills that were to be in the thousands used to come to just 5-10 rupees!" Swami said that He had the bond with that family from crores of births. That family also had the same immense love for Swami. Swami stayed awake and talked to them for 24 days and nights. From this, we can understand that the love of Swami is indescribable!
Smt. Gayatri, needless to say, is a great devotee who has reached the climax of Swami's devotion. Swami asked to take a photo of Priyanka in the attire of Meera. Everything was ready. Swami sang a song (kīrtan) on Lord Krishna. That's it! Priyanka attained a supernatural state of samadhi in the very first stanza sung by Swami! She could not even hear the second stanza. She reached a state where she could not hear anything. After some time, Priyanka came back to her worldly state. Before Priyanka could say anything, Swami said, “I have taken her to Goloka. After crossing the sky, she entered darkness. That is the state of the destruction of the universe. After that, the world of Satya Brahma loka, which is the world of Yogirāja Datta having the bliss of Advaita. Above it is the Goloka. That Goloka is the world of Radha Krishna, who is filled with the sweetness of the bliss of Brahman. Priyanka has only been there for a blink of an eye after crossing the Satya Loka. If she stays there for another blink of an eye, she will never return. That is why, while going up (ascension), she experienced intermediate states, but while coming down (descent), she did not experience intermediate states because it happened so quickly.” Then, Priyanka described her experience as follows. “What Swami said is perfectly true. After the first stanza of the song sung by Swami, I crossed the space in a state where no sound could be heard ("Śabdaguṇaka mākāśam" - sound is the property of the space, Swami said). After that, there was complete darkness. My whole heart felt very heavy. I have tasted the sweetest joy. I come back suddenly as if I am pulled down with great force. After my arrival, this whole world looked like a polluted garbage dump and all the people looked like flies!" she said and then she fought with Swami, saying, "Why did You bring me down?" Swami said – “For 24 nights you performed penance with tears in your eyes, looking towards Swami. That is why I have given you that fruit. There is no other world above Goloka. That is the highest fruit. In this incarnation, I have not given this highest fruit to anyone. You have achieved the highest fruit in spirituality. May you also achieve the first place in fulfilling your duties in the world," Swami blessed Priyanka, who was studying in the 11th standard in Kuwait.
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