Radha’s Prem -Sivanand 20

Radha’s Prem -Swami Sivananda

Scene 2

Act 1

Prem Das: Swamiji Maharaj! You have dispelled my life-long doubt and have poured joy and light into my heart. But how can we practise this Parabhakti to Krishna when He is not living on this earth in our midst? I envy Radha who had the peculiar good fortune to live when the Lord incarnated on earth! Jnana Dev: Yes, but where there is a will, there is a way! I will explain this in great detail tomorrow. By the way, can’t you stay here for a few days more? Prem Das: Surely, Swamiji. Should you ask us to stay for few more days in this earthly paradise? We have to attend a Sankirtan Sammelan presided over by Sri Swami Sivanandaji at Banares next week. So, we shall leave this place after two days. This Sankirtan tour will last for another four months. After that, if you permit, we will come and stay here for some considerable time. We find that you are a Jnani and Bhakta rolled into one. (All sing in chorus, Jnana Dev leading) Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram, Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram, Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram. Om Om Om Om Om, Om Om Om Om Om, Om Om Om Om Om. Practise Japa, Namasmarana, meditation (and) Sankirtan. Serve the Bhaktas, have Satsanga, do surrender (and) be humble. Have full faith in God’s Name and His Mercy and His Grace. Just as fire burns the cotton, so does the Name burns all sins. Just as the goldsmith burns the impurities, so you blow up mind’s impurities. Develop burning Viraha, shed tears of Prem, you will meet now your Beloved. A life without love, faith, devotion (is a) dreary waste and real death. Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram, Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram, Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram. Om Om Om Om Om, Om Om Om Om Om, Om Om Om Om Om. (One of the disciples of Swamiji performs Arati. The Santi Patha brings the day’s function to a close. All prostrate the Swami and disperse.)