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Chapter 20: Prameya: abhidheya – Vaidhī-sādhana-bhakti

Vrajanātha and Vijaya Kumāra returned to Vrajanātha’s home before noon. Vrajanātha’s mother was waiting for them, and lovingly served them sumptuous prasāda. On completion of the meal, uncle and nephew had affectionate discussions, and

Vrajanātha gradually explained to his respected maternal uncle all the instructions that he had previously heard from Bābājī Mahārāja.

When Vijaya Kumāra heard these nectarean instructions, he became blissful and said, “You are most fortunate. Sat-saṅga is obtained only by great fortune. You have obtained the very rare association of a great saint like Bābājī Mahāśaya, and he has given you substantial instructions about the highest goal of life (paramārtaha). One who hears bhakti-kathā and hari-kathā certainly attains good fortune and well-being, but if these topics are heard from the mouth of a great personality, then good fortune comes especially quickly. You are learned in all the śāstras, and your scholarship in nyāya-śāstra is especially unparalleled. You were born in a Vedic brāhmaṇa family, and are not without wealth. All these opulences now appear as your ornaments. The reason for this is that you have taken shelter of the lotus feet of Vaiṣṇavas, and acquired a taste for Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s līlā-kathā.”