The Greatest Wealth…

Hari Katha

• 500 Years Ago• North India• Poor Brahmin Family

• One daughter• Came to age for Marriage• Dear Devotee of Lord Siva

• Asked Lord Siva for money for marriage of daughter• Lord Siva appeared in his dream• Told to see his dear Sanatana Goswami in Vrindavan

• Vrindavan was far away• Started long journey to Vrindavan• Walked for weeks and reached• Who is Sanatana Goswami?• Must be a king or a rich man !

• One of 6 Goswamis of Maha Prabhu• Pure Devotee of Lord Krishna• Deity Madana Mohana (self manifested)

Who is Sanatana Goswami?

Madan Mohan Temple

• Also worshipped Lord Siva. Why? • Lord Siva is the ‘first & topmost’ devotee of Lord Krishna• “Vaishnavanam Yatha Sampu” (Bhagavatam Canto-4)• Worshipping Pure devotee is superior than worshipping the Lord !

• Brahmin arrived• Villagers pointed to the hut

• Sanatana Goswami told he is a beggar!• Wondered why Lord Siva did this• O, Cintamani that I buried in Yamuna !

Sand -------> Iron ----------> Silver --------> Gold ----------> Diamond ---> Cintamani

• What is Cintamani?• In Vaikunta mansions are made of Cintamani !

• How did Sanatan Goswami get it?• What did he do with it?

• Always witnessing the Leelas

• Krishna, Radhika, Gopies, Gopas

• Sometimes leave ornaments

• And come back to get them …

• Direct mercy from Krishna

• Direct mercy from Radhika

• So many pastimes…!

• Cintamani Jewel buried in the sand of Yamuna• Asked the Brahmin to dig… and he found it!• Sanatana Goswami instructed as what to do with it..

• Brahmin jumped in Joy !• Collected all kinds of iron utensils from village• And he touched each one….

All turned into GOLD !GOLD ! GOLD !! GOLD Everywhere !!!

• The brahmin started back to his village..• On the way, he gets a very SERIOUS doubt !

• Sanatana Goswami must have something more precious than the Cintamani!

• Otherwise why did he throw it away ?

• The Brahmin returned !

• “Why did you return?” • “You have something more precious than this! I want it !”

• “Yes! I have the most precious thing in all the worlds..!”

• “If you want ‘THE GREATEST WEALTH’.. Throw Cintamani back inside Yamuna ! Also throw all the golds you made Then come with me ! I will give you that ! ”

• Took the brahmana to the deity…

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare HareHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

“Do not go back! Your daughter’s marriage will happen nicely. You got the mercy of Lord Siva and Lord Krishna!”

Go-koti dānam grahņe khagasya Prayāga gangodaka kalpa vāsahYajñāyutam meru svarna dānam Govinda kirter na samam śatāmśaih (Skanda Purana)

One may give 10 million cows in charity at solar eclipse; one may live in prayaga of Ganga for a kalpa; or one may perform 10,000 yajnas and give sumeru mountain amount of gold; but these cannot

compare to even 1/100 of benefit from chanting Govinda’s name.

Bhajan Kutir (Rebuilt) of Sanatana Goswami

Samadhi of Sanatana Goswami in Vrindavan

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Hari Bhajan

[Madhura Gāna Mohanā Nayana Bhāşanā Megha Varna Sobhanā Bhuvana Jeevanā] (2)

Dwara Kaa Pālakā Deena Dayālā (2)Bhakta Jana Jeevanā Patita Pāvanā ...(Ch: Madh)

Sarva Pāpa Mochanā Sac-Cit Ãnanda (2)Saci Vadana Keşavā Sarva Rakşakā ...(Ch: Madh)

Rāma Rāma Rāghavā Sita Nāyakā (2)Ramya Leela Vallabhā Radhey Mādhavā...(Ch: Madh)

[Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama] (2)... (Madh)

Yamunā Theera Yadhu VaradāYādhava Mādhavā Hey Ramanā! ... (Yamuna)

Vrindā Vana Dhara GovindāVāmanā Kesavā Hey Ramanā! ... (Yamuna)

Gokula Nandana GopalaGopi Kāntā Hey Ramanā! ... (Yamuna)

Murali Ganana MadhusudhanaMadana Mohana Hey Ramanā! ... (Yamuna)