84 Vaishnav Story 78 Mavaji Patel and his wife Birajo

A long time ago, in the beautiful city of Ujjain, there lived a kind and wealthy couple named Mavaji Patel and his wife, Birajo. They loved Shri Krishna with all their hearts and spent their days helping others and sharing their blessings.

One day, Birajo felt a deep desire to see Shri Gusainji in Gokul. She wished to ask him how she could come closer to Shri Krishna and feel His presence in her heart. When she met Shri Gusainji, she asked softly, “Please tell me how I can truly experience Shri Krishna.”

Shri Gusainji smiled warmly and said, “Just as you love me and serve me with devotion, love and serve all Vaishnavas in the same way. Then Shri Krishna will surely fulfill all your wishes.”

Birajo returned home with great joy. She decided to invite many Vaishnavas from nearby towns to her home for a grand celebration. She gave them delicious food, gifts of money, clothes, and many other things. During this time, she also met a saintly man named Krishna Bhatt, who inspired her even more to remember Shri Krishna in every moment.

Twice every year, Birajo traveled to Gokul to visit Shri Gusainji and Shri Nathji’s temple. She never came empty-handed. One wagon carried sweet molasses, and another was full of rich, fragrant ghee. She stayed at Shri Nathji’s temple for fifteen days, offering large amounts of food and distributing the holy prasada to everyone. She fed the cows with grains and gave gifts to all the people doing seva in the temple. She even offered beautiful clothes and shiny jewels to Shri Nathji.

After her time at Shri Nathji’s temple, she would spend fifteen more days in Gokul, making more generous offerings to Shri Gusainji and his family. Her heart was full of love and happiness as she gave and served.

One day, while serving some Vaishnavas simple unsakari prasada, Birajo’s heart wished for something even more special. She thought, “How wonderful it would be if I could serve them all sakari prasada one day.”

Unsakari prasada included dry foods fried in ghee, but sakari prasada was rice and other grains boiled in water. Serving sakari was considered very auspicious and sacred.

When Birajo shared her wish with her husband, Mavaji Patel was overjoyed. He immediately offered one hundred thousand coins to make her dream come true. Krishna Bhatt helped by inviting Vaishnavas from all over western India. Soon, many Vaishnavas gathered in Ujjain and prepared to travel to Gokul, stopping at Shri Nathji’s temple along the way for grand celebrations.

When they reached Gokul, Krishna Bhatt humbly asked Shri Gusainji for permission to let Birajo serve sakari prasada to all the Vaishnavas. Shri Gusainji thought about it carefully. Usually, Brahmins accepted sakari prasada only from other Brahmins. Since Birajo was not a Brahmin, some people might not understand. But Shri Gusainji knew Birajo’s wish was pure and filled with love. He smiled and said, “Your desire will be fulfilled at Jagannath Puri.”

Jagannath Puri was a holy place where such rules about caste and cooking were not followed. There, everyone could receive prasada lovingly from anyone.

With great joy, Shri Gusainji agreed to travel with all the Vaishnavas to Jagannath Puri. Along the way, more and more devotees joined their happy procession. There was singing, dancing, and chanting of Shri Krishna’s name as they walked together.

When they reached Jagannath Puri, Birajo offered large amounts of food and served Shri Gusainji first with the sacred sakari prasada. Then she served all the Vaishnavas with her own hands. Her heart overflowed with joy. Tears of bliss filled her eyes, and her whole being felt light and filled with Shri Krishna’s grace. Her long-cherished wish had come true.

After staying there for some days, the entire group returned to Gokul, still singing and rejoicing. Whatever money was left, Birajo offered it all to Shri Gusainji before returning home. Back in Ujjain, she continued to serve Vaishnavas by feeding them, giving money, clothes, and pots to the needy, and spreading happiness everywhere.

The Vaishnavas loved Birajo dearly, and Shri Gusainji was always pleased with her devotion and generosity.

The Joyful Feast

Birajo’s heart was full of love so bright

She served with her hands, morning to night

Molasses and ghee, and grains in a row

To cows and to saints, her kindness would flow

She dreamed of a feast with rice and delight

For all of the Vaishnavas, her heart felt so light

At Jagannath Puri her wish came alive

With Shri Gusainji’s blessings, her joy did arrive

The moral we learn is gentle and sweet

Love all and serve all, make kindness complete

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