Vyabhicārī-bhāva & ratyābhāsa
The next day, when Vijaya Kumāra and Vrajanātha had honored prasāda, they again went to Śrī Rādhā-Kānta Maṭha, arriving just after midday. Śrī Gopāla Guru Gosvāmī had also honored mahā-prasāda, and was waiting for them.
Śrī Dhyānacandra Gosvāmī was sitting by his side writing
Upāsanā-paddhati (The Procedures for Worship). At that time,
Śrī Guru Gosvāmī’s appearance was most remarkable. He was attired in the dress of a sannyāsī, his forehead was marked with
ūrddhva-puṇḍra tilaka, the syllables of hari-nāma were written
on each of his limbs, and four thick strands of tulasī adorned his neck. He held a japa-mālā in his hand, and at intervals, streams
of tears flowed onto his chest from his eyes, which were half-
closed in meditation. Weeping and sighing, he sometimes called out loudly “Hā Gaurāṅga! Hā Nityānanda!” His body was somewhat
plump, and his complexion was dark and effulgent. His coconut-
shell cup full of water was standing close to the seat of banana-
tree bark on which he was sitting, while his two wooden sandals lay at a distance.
When Vijaya and Vrajanātha saw all this, unprecedented
śraddhā arose within their hearts. They both offered their sāṣṭāṅga-praṇāma, and remained lying on the ground for along