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Chapter 14: Prameya: Śakti-tattva

The venerable Bābājī’s teachings from the previous night made a deep impression upon Vrajanātha, and as he contemplated all those instructions he felt satisfied.

Sometimes he thought, “Oh! How extraordinary and

unparalleled are Śrī Gaurāṅga’s teachings; just hearing them, I

feel as if thrust within the waves of an ocean of nectar, and the

more I hear, the more thirsty and eager I become to hear. It appears that the condensed nectar of all tattvas streams from

Bābājī Mahārāja’s lotus mouth, and my heart never becomes

satiated by hearing. All his teachings on siddhānta are perfectly balanced, without a trace of inconsistency. It is as if the śástras

are all running after those conclusions to verify every letter of

them. I can’tunderstand why the brāhmaṇa society criticizes these teachings. I think that their bias towards Māyāvāda has

made them adopt a false philosophy.”

Vrajanātha was thinking in this way as he reached

Raghunātha dāsa Bābājī’s kuṭīra. First he offered obeisances to the kuṭīra, and then seeing Bābājī Mahāśaya, he offered obeisances

to him. Bābājī Mahāśaya lovingly embraced him and made him

sit beside him.

Sitting down with great enthusiasm, Vrajanātha asked,

“Prabhu! You told me yesterday that you would explain the third