- http://www.krishna.com/event/sri-rasikananda-disappearance
- http://krishna.com/event/appearance-rasikananda-prabhu
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His Disciple Rama-Krishna
One day Rasika was speaking in King Vaidyanath’s court. As the king and his two brothers sat listening to the Çrémad Bhägavatam, the manager of the king’s estates came down there and stood before the king. The manager, whose name was Rama-Krishna, was a disciple of Rasika and a staunch devotee. When he saw the attention of the king wander from Çrémad Bhägvatam, he said, ‘’O King, you an ignorant fellow. You will give up hearing the nectarean topics of Lord Krishna just to hear from your manager.’’ Saying this, Rama-Krishna slapped the face of the king and the king immediately fainted. Everyone in the assembly was really sorry to see this, and the king’s ministers were about to kill Rama-Krishna for his impudence. Anticipating the situation, the king quickly recovered and fell at the feet of Rama-Krishna. With folded hands he announced to everyone, ‘’I have committed a sin and for that I was punished. Rasika Prabhu was discussing topics of Lord Krishna, but I allowed my attention to wander elsewhere. It is the verdict of all scriptures that any topics other than those concerning Lord Krishna are like poison. That person who allows his attention to wander away from the topics of Krishna is a great sinner and is like a dog or a pig that likes to eat rotten things. I have been rightly served by my brother Rama-Krishna. He has saved me and shown proof of his affection for me. The king then embraced Rama-Krishna around his neck and to the astonishment of everyone he began to weep. Then the king took Rama-Krishna’s hand and said,‘’Your hand must hurt after slapping my hard body.’’ The king had Rama-Krishna sit by his side, and they continued to hear about Lord Krishna.
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