Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.19.25 — tatrābhavad bhagavān vyāsa-putro
तत्राभवद्भगवान् व्यासपुत्रो यदृच्छया गामटमानोऽनपेक्ष: । अलक्ष्यलिङ्गो निजलाभतुष्टो वृतश्च बालैरवधूतवेष: ॥ २५ ॥ tatrābhavad bhagavān vyāsa-putro yadṛcchayā gām aṭamāno ’napekṣaḥ alakṣya-liṅgo nija-lābha-tuṣṭo vṛtaś ca bālair avadhūta-veṣaḥ tatra — there; abhavat — appeared; bhagavān — … Read More
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Let us listen to another interesting conversation between the divine couple told by Sri Chakrapani. Radha says, “Who is that at the dead of night?” Krishna says, “I am Keshava.” Radha says, “Keshava is … Read More