Shyamdas was born in Connecticut, USA, on February 11, 1953, as Stephen Schaffer. When he was eighteen, he journeyed to India in search of the well-known saint, Neem Karoli Baba. He found Maharajji in Vrindaban and then fell in love with the Vraja area, the site of Radha-Krishna's lilas. Shyamdas then studied with many bhakti yoga teachers in that enchanted place and took bhakti initiation from His Holiness Shri Goswami Prathameshji, one of the most respected descendants of Vallabhacharya. Shyamdas ahs written numerous books about the Path of Grace and has translated devotional material from Braja Bhasa, Hindi, Gujarati, and Sanskrit. He presently divides his time between Vrindavan and the United States, where he teaches, sings and continues to write on the Blessed Path of Devotion.
| PREFACE | 11 |
| INTRODUCTION | 15 |
| SHRI NATHJI'S APPEARANCE STORY | 29 |
| The Appearance of a Raised Arm | 30 |
| The Appearance of Shri Krishna's Face | 31 |
| The Story of Shri Nathji Drinking Milk | 31 |
| Saddu Pande is Given a Direct Command | 32 |
| Saddu Pande Returns Home and Tells of Shri Nathji | 33 |
| Shri Nathji Tells of a Cow Coming to the Cowpen | 34 |
| Dharmadas Receives the Command to Put His Cow in Saddu Pande's Pen | 34 |
| Four Potencies Appear to Protect Shri Nathji | 35 |
| Shri Nathji Appears to Shri Mahaprabhuji in Jharakanda and Tells Him to Establish His Worship | 36 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Goes to Braja and Removes the Spell at Vishranti Ghat | 36 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Goes to the Goverdhan Hill and Looks for the Place Where Shri Nathji Appeared | 38 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Goes to the Goverdhan Hill and Meets Shri Nathji | 39 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Follows Shri Nathji's Command and Establishes the Temple; After Arranging for the Worship, He Continues on His Pilgrimage | 40 |
| Patho, A Dairy Maid from Gantoli | 41 |
| Khemo, A Dairy Woman from Goverdhan | 41 |
| A Braja Vasi Cowlad from Ading Called Gopal | 41 |
| A Brahman's Son from Agra | 42 |
| Mandaliya Pande from Sakhitara | 43 |
| Chaturnag, A Bhakta from Torake Ghane | 43 |
| Purnamall Has a Dream to Build the Temple | 44 |
| Purnamall Comes to Braja | 44 |
| Hiramani is also Told in a Dream to Build Shri Nathji's Temple | 45 |
| The Building of Shri Nathji's New Temple Begins | 46 |
| Shri Nathji is Established in His New Temple | 46 |
| Shri Nathji's Seva is Established | 47 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Sells a Golden Ring and Buys a Cow for Shri Nathji | 48 |
| Shri Nathji Goes to the Govinda Lake | 50 |
| Shri Nathji is Not Pleased with the Bengali's Seva and Requests Their Dismissal | 50 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Returns to His Own Realm | 51 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji's Oldest Son, Gopinathji, Sits on the Seat | 51 |
| Shri Purushottamji Leaves This World | 51 |
| Shri Gopinathji Returns to Krishna's Lila | 51 |
| Shri Gusainji Ascends the Throne; the Bengalis are Replaced by Others in Shri Nathji's Seva | 52 |
| Madhavendrapuri Follows Shri Nathji's Orders and Goes to the South to Get Sandalwood | 52 |
| Madhavendrapuri Meets Shri Gopinathji in Pende | 52 |
| Madhavendrapuri and a Tailanga King Set Out with a Load of Sandalwood for Shri Nathji | 53 |
| Madhavendrapuri Has Shri Nathji's Darshan, Worships Shri Himgupalji and then Attains the Eternal Realm | 54 |
| Madhavendra Attains the Final Abode and Shri Gusainji Hears About it Six Months Later and is Distressed | 55 |
| The Life of Madhavendrapuri | 55 |
| A description of the Astha Chhap Poets | 56 |
| The Story of a Nagar Brahmin from Banares | 57 |
| All the Braja Vasis Gather and Offer Shri Nathji Cows | 58 |
| Shri Gusainji Establishes Shri Nathji's Opulent Seva | 59 |
| The Braja Vasi Curds are Stopped and Begun Again | 59 |
| Shri Gusainji Makes a Cow Pen and Appoints Four Cow Herders | 59 |
| Shri Nathji Takes Eight Sweetballs and Gives Them to the Cowlads | 60 |
| Shri Nathji Gives Two Sweetballs to a Rich Farmer | 61 |
| Shri Nathji Does Not Get the Braja Vasi's Curd at Lunch so He Takes His Golden Bowl and Eats Curd at the Gujari's House | 61 |
| Shri Nathji Eats Rupa's Rice and Curds | 62 |
| Shri Nathji Has His Lunch at Shyam Dak | 63 |
| Shri Nathji Goes to Shri Gusainji's House in Mathura Where Everything is Offered to Him, and Plays Holi There before Returning to the Goverdhan Hill | 63 |
| Shri Nathji Plays Holi | 64 |
| Shri Nathji Returns to the Govardhan Hill and Meets Shri Gusainji | 65 |
| Shri Nathji's Shawl Gets Stuck on a Branch | 66 |
| Shri Nathji Becomes Small to Accept a Small Garment | 66 |
| Shri Nathji Plays a Board Game with Rupa Manjari | 67 |
| Emperor Akbar's Lady, Bibi Taj | 67 |
| Shri Nathji has the Roof Terrace Removed | 68 |
| The Story of Kalyan Jotishi and How Shri Giridharji Merges into the Form of Shri Mathureshji | 69 |
| Shri Damodarji Ascends the Seat | 70 |
| Shri Nathji is Adorned with a Dagger | 71 |
| During a Quarrel, Shri Vitthalraya Goes to Agra, Shri Nathji Gives His Command and the Emperor Resolves the Disagreement | 71 |
| Shri Vitthalraya Puts a Tipara Crown on Shri Nathji | 72 |
| Shri Giridharji Plays Holi and Swings Shri Nathji | 72 |
| Shri Gokulnathji Plays Holi with Shri Nathji | 73 |
| On the way to Dwarka, Shri Gusainji Visits Sinhad in Mevar, Tells of Shri Nathji's Future Arrival There, and Makes the King and Queen His Disciples | 74 |
| Shri Nathji Comes to Mevar Daily, Plays Chopar with Ajaba, and Tells of His Plans to Live in Mevar | 75 |
| Shri Nathji Remembers Mevar and Inspires a Mughal to Make Him Leave the Govardhan Hill | 75 |
| The Emperor Sends a Messenger to Shri Nathji's Temple | 76 |
| A Short Account of Shri Giridhariji's Entrance into Lila | 76 |
| After Giridhariji Enters the Lila, He Tells Govindaji That it is Shri Nathji's Wish to Go to Mevar | 77 |
| On His Way to Mevar, Shri Nathji First Goes to Gra | 78 |
| Two Water Boys' Service and Divine Victory | 79 |
| The Emperor Attacks for the Eighteenth Time and Builds a Mosque | 80 |
| The Complete Story of Shri Nathji's Trip to Agra | 80 |
| The Complete Story of Shri Navanita Priyaji's Trip to Agra | 81 |
| Shri Govindaji's Wish is Followed by the Emperor's Messenger and After the Secret Annakuta is Celebrated, They Move Onwards | 84 |
| Shri Nathji Goes to Dandoti Ghat | 84 |
| The Messenger Tells of Shri Nathji's Coming to Agra | 85 |
| Many Mughals Chase After Shri Nathji | 85 |
| Shri Nathji Tells Gangabai that He Wants to Go to Krishnapur | 87 |
| Shri Gusainji Gives Bal Krisna a Boon | 87 |
| From the Boon, Brajarayaji Makes Seva for Twenty- seven Days | 88 |
| Shri Nathji Tells Gangabai About Brajarayaji's Arrival and Boon | 89 |
| Gangabai Tells Govindaji Shri Nathji's Command | 89 |
| Shri Govinda's Twenty-seven Days of Separation | 90 |
| On the Twenty-eighth Day, Govindaji Removes Brajarayaji from Shri Nathji's Seva | 91 |
| A Description of How Shri Nathji Went to Mewar | 93 |
| From Dandoti Ghat Shri Nathji Proceeds to Kota-Bundi | 94 |
| Shri Nathji Leaves Kota and, on the Way to Jodhpur, passes Pushkar | 94 |
| On the Way to Jodhpur from Pushkar, Shri Nathji Goes to Krishnagarh | 95 |
| While Going to Mevar, Shri Nathji Gives a Renunciate Darshan at Visalpura | 97 |
| Shri Nathji Goes to Jodhpur and Spends the Rainy Season at Chaupaseni | 100 |
| Shri Govinda Goes to Udaipura and, After Speaking with King Rana Singhji, Decides to Have Shri Nathji Live in Mevar | 101 |
| The Full Account of Shri Nathji's Trip to Mevar | 102 |
| The Emperor Hears that Shri Nathji is in Mevar and Attacks Rana Singhji | 104 |
| The Emperor's Forces Camp at Rayasagar While Ranaji's Forces Camp at Nahar and Shri Nathji Goes to Batara | 104 |
| The Story of the Emperor's Trip in Mevar | 106 |
| Shri Purushottamji Puts Gold-Threaded Socks on Shri Nathji's Feet | 108 |
| Shri Nathji's Ornamentation is Done by Shri Brajarayaji | 110 |
| Shri Nathji Tells Govindadas to Make Him the Sun Door | 113 |
| Shri Nathji Gives Gopaldas, the Storeroom Manager, Hid Darshan | 114 |
| Shri Nathji's Bhakta, Madhavadas Desai | 115 |
| EPILOGUE | 117 |
| GLOSSARY | 119 |
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Shyamdas was born in Connecticut, USA, on February 11, 1953, as Stephen Schaffer. When he was eighteen, he journeyed to India in search of the well-known saint, Neem Karoli Baba. He found Maharajji in Vrindaban and then fell in love with the Vraja area, the site of Radha-Krishna's lilas. Shyamdas then studied with many bhakti yoga teachers in that enchanted place and took bhakti initiation from His Holiness Shri Goswami Prathameshji, one of the most respected descendants of Vallabhacharya. Shyamdas ahs written numerous books about the Path of Grace and has translated devotional material from Braja Bhasa, Hindi, Gujarati, and Sanskrit. He presently divides his time between Vrindavan and the United States, where he teaches, sings and continues to write on the Blessed Path of Devotion.
| PREFACE | 11 |
| INTRODUCTION | 15 |
| SHRI NATHJI'S APPEARANCE STORY | 29 |
| The Appearance of a Raised Arm | 30 |
| The Appearance of Shri Krishna's Face | 31 |
| The Story of Shri Nathji Drinking Milk | 31 |
| Saddu Pande is Given a Direct Command | 32 |
| Saddu Pande Returns Home and Tells of Shri Nathji | 33 |
| Shri Nathji Tells of a Cow Coming to the Cowpen | 34 |
| Dharmadas Receives the Command to Put His Cow in Saddu Pande's Pen | 34 |
| Four Potencies Appear to Protect Shri Nathji | 35 |
| Shri Nathji Appears to Shri Mahaprabhuji in Jharakanda and Tells Him to Establish His Worship | 36 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Goes to Braja and Removes the Spell at Vishranti Ghat | 36 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Goes to the Goverdhan Hill and Looks for the Place Where Shri Nathji Appeared | 38 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Goes to the Goverdhan Hill and Meets Shri Nathji | 39 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Follows Shri Nathji's Command and Establishes the Temple; After Arranging for the Worship, He Continues on His Pilgrimage | 40 |
| Patho, A Dairy Maid from Gantoli | 41 |
| Khemo, A Dairy Woman from Goverdhan | 41 |
| A Braja Vasi Cowlad from Ading Called Gopal | 41 |
| A Brahman's Son from Agra | 42 |
| Mandaliya Pande from Sakhitara | 43 |
| Chaturnag, A Bhakta from Torake Ghane | 43 |
| Purnamall Has a Dream to Build the Temple | 44 |
| Purnamall Comes to Braja | 44 |
| Hiramani is also Told in a Dream to Build Shri Nathji's Temple | 45 |
| The Building of Shri Nathji's New Temple Begins | 46 |
| Shri Nathji is Established in His New Temple | 46 |
| Shri Nathji's Seva is Established | 47 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Sells a Golden Ring and Buys a Cow for Shri Nathji | 48 |
| Shri Nathji Goes to the Govinda Lake | 50 |
| Shri Nathji is Not Pleased with the Bengali's Seva and Requests Their Dismissal | 50 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji Returns to His Own Realm | 51 |
| Shri Mahaprabhuji's Oldest Son, Gopinathji, Sits on the Seat | 51 |
| Shri Purushottamji Leaves This World | 51 |
| Shri Gopinathji Returns to Krishna's Lila | 51 |
| Shri Gusainji Ascends the Throne; the Bengalis are Replaced by Others in Shri Nathji's Seva | 52 |
| Madhavendrapuri Follows Shri Nathji's Orders and Goes to the South to Get Sandalwood | 52 |
| Madhavendrapuri Meets Shri Gopinathji in Pende | 52 |
| Madhavendrapuri and a Tailanga King Set Out with a Load of Sandalwood for Shri Nathji | 53 |
| Madhavendrapuri Has Shri Nathji's Darshan, Worships Shri Himgupalji and then Attains the Eternal Realm | 54 |
| Madhavendra Attains the Final Abode and Shri Gusainji Hears About it Six Months Later and is Distressed | 55 |
| The Life of Madhavendrapuri | 55 |
| A description of the Astha Chhap Poets | 56 |
| The Story of a Nagar Brahmin from Banares | 57 |
| All the Braja Vasis Gather and Offer Shri Nathji Cows | 58 |
| Shri Gusainji Establishes Shri Nathji's Opulent Seva | 59 |
| The Braja Vasi Curds are Stopped and Begun Again | 59 |
| Shri Gusainji Makes a Cow Pen and Appoints Four Cow Herders | 59 |
| Shri Nathji Takes Eight Sweetballs and Gives Them to the Cowlads | 60 |
| Shri Nathji Gives Two Sweetballs to a Rich Farmer | 61 |
| Shri Nathji Does Not Get the Braja Vasi's Curd at Lunch so He Takes His Golden Bowl and Eats Curd at the Gujari's House | 61 |
| Shri Nathji Eats Rupa's Rice and Curds | 62 |
| Shri Nathji Has His Lunch at Shyam Dak | 63 |
| Shri Nathji Goes to Shri Gusainji's House in Mathura Where Everything is Offered to Him, and Plays Holi There before Returning to the Goverdhan Hill | 63 |
| Shri Nathji Plays Holi | 64 |
| Shri Nathji Returns to the Govardhan Hill and Meets Shri Gusainji | 65 |
| Shri Nathji's Shawl Gets Stuck on a Branch | 66 |
| Shri Nathji Becomes Small to Accept a Small Garment | 66 |
| Shri Nathji Plays a Board Game with Rupa Manjari | 67 |
| Emperor Akbar's Lady, Bibi Taj | 67 |
| Shri Nathji has the Roof Terrace Removed | 68 |
| The Story of Kalyan Jotishi and How Shri Giridharji Merges into the Form of Shri Mathureshji | 69 |
| Shri Damodarji Ascends the Seat | 70 |
| Shri Nathji is Adorned with a Dagger | 71 |
| During a Quarrel, Shri Vitthalraya Goes to Agra, Shri Nathji Gives His Command and the Emperor Resolves the Disagreement | 71 |
| Shri Vitthalraya Puts a Tipara Crown on Shri Nathji | 72 |
| Shri Giridharji Plays Holi and Swings Shri Nathji | 72 |
| Shri Gokulnathji Plays Holi with Shri Nathji | 73 |
| On the way to Dwarka, Shri Gusainji Visits Sinhad in Mevar, Tells of Shri Nathji's Future Arrival There, and Makes the King and Queen His Disciples | 74 |
| Shri Nathji Comes to Mevar Daily, Plays Chopar with Ajaba, and Tells of His Plans to Live in Mevar | 75 |
| Shri Nathji Remembers Mevar and Inspires a Mughal to Make Him Leave the Govardhan Hill | 75 |
| The Emperor Sends a Messenger to Shri Nathji's Temple | 76 |
| A Short Account of Shri Giridhariji's Entrance into Lila | 76 |
| After Giridhariji Enters the Lila, He Tells Govindaji That it is Shri Nathji's Wish to Go to Mevar | 77 |
| On His Way to Mevar, Shri Nathji First Goes to Gra | 78 |
| Two Water Boys' Service and Divine Victory | 79 |
| The Emperor Attacks for the Eighteenth Time and Builds a Mosque | 80 |
| The Complete Story of Shri Nathji's Trip to Agra | 80 |
| The Complete Story of Shri Navanita Priyaji's Trip to Agra | 81 |
| Shri Govindaji's Wish is Followed by the Emperor's Messenger and After the Secret Annakuta is Celebrated, They Move Onwards | 84 |
| Shri Nathji Goes to Dandoti Ghat | 84 |
| The Messenger Tells of Shri Nathji's Coming to Agra | 85 |
| Many Mughals Chase After Shri Nathji | 85 |
| Shri Nathji Tells Gangabai that He Wants to Go to Krishnapur | 87 |
| Shri Gusainji Gives Bal Krisna a Boon | 87 |
| From the Boon, Brajarayaji Makes Seva for Twenty- seven Days | 88 |
| Shri Nathji Tells Gangabai About Brajarayaji's Arrival and Boon | 89 |
| Gangabai Tells Govindaji Shri Nathji's Command | 89 |
| Shri Govinda's Twenty-seven Days of Separation | 90 |
| On the Twenty-eighth Day, Govindaji Removes Brajarayaji from Shri Nathji's Seva | 91 |
| A Description of How Shri Nathji Went to Mewar | 93 |
| From Dandoti Ghat Shri Nathji Proceeds to Kota-Bundi | 94 |
| Shri Nathji Leaves Kota and, on the Way to Jodhpur, passes Pushkar | 94 |
| On the Way to Jodhpur from Pushkar, Shri Nathji Goes to Krishnagarh | 95 |
| While Going to Mevar, Shri Nathji Gives a Renunciate Darshan at Visalpura | 97 |
| Shri Nathji Goes to Jodhpur and Spends the Rainy Season at Chaupaseni | 100 |
| Shri Govinda Goes to Udaipura and, After Speaking with King Rana Singhji, Decides to Have Shri Nathji Live in Mevar | 101 |
| The Full Account of Shri Nathji's Trip to Mevar | 102 |
| The Emperor Hears that Shri Nathji is in Mevar and Attacks Rana Singhji | 104 |
| The Emperor's Forces Camp at Rayasagar While Ranaji's Forces Camp at Nahar and Shri Nathji Goes to Batara | 104 |
| The Story of the Emperor's Trip in Mevar | 106 |
| Shri Purushottamji Puts Gold-Threaded Socks on Shri Nathji's Feet | 108 |
| Shri Nathji's Ornamentation is Done by Shri Brajarayaji | 110 |
| Shri Nathji Tells Govindadas to Make Him the Sun Door | 113 |
| Shri Nathji Gives Gopaldas, the Storeroom Manager, Hid Darshan | 114 |
| Shri Nathji's Bhakta, Madhavadas Desai | 115 |
| EPILOGUE | 117 |
| GLOSSARY | 119 |
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