In 1949, Ācāryadeva planned to spend Kārtika in Ayodhyā. He delegated the task of preparing all necessities to Śrīla Gurudeva. Gurudeva arrived in Ayodhyā ahead of the rest of the congregation to arrange kerosene oil, accommodations, rice, ingredients for cooking, and other essentials. Ācārya Kesarī had instructed him to apply for charity at the government…
When Srimati Radhika’s svapaksa gopis saw those footprints, they immediately recognized them, as they were accustomed to serving Her lotus feet and knew the symbols on them. Therefore, seeing Her footprints next to Krsna’s overwhelmed those gopis with joy…
In this month Saradiya-rasa took place, but it did not last for only one month. Even Krsna Himself could not conceive how long it lasted, nor could the Gopis. Only Yogamaya knew. The moon stopped in one place, not moving at all, and the sun stayed on the opposite side of the rasa. If the sun had made its presence there would not have been rasa, so the sun also stopped in one place…