Now the sevak of Shri Gusainji, a Sanodhiya Brahmin, lived in Braj. The sentiment of his Varta is narrated as follows.
Prasang 1 – Liberation of the Sanodhiya Brahmin through Charanamrit
That Sanodhiya Brahmin came and made a humble request to Shri Gusainji, saying, “Maharaj! Please be gracious and give me Naam.” Then Shri Gusainji, showing mercy, bestowed Naam upon that Brahmin. That Brahmin had one sister. He went to his sister’s house. His sister honored him greatly and kept him in her home with much respect. There, the Brahmin saw that his sister had a great amount of wealth and property. Seeing that wealth, the Brahmin gave poison to his sister and killed her. He took all the jewelry and wealth and came away.
The next morning, the people of the house performed her last rites, thinking that the brother had killed her. Since she was considered a good person, they did not reveal the matter openly. After some days, that Brahmin left his body. He then became a venomous serpent. That serpent lived at Mai Ghat, between Mathura and Gokul. Seeing people coming and going, the serpent would rush at them. Because of this, the road became deserted.
When Shri Gusainji arrived in Mathura, he set up his camp at Mai Ghat, right where the serpent’s hole was. Seeing the crowd, the serpent entered its hole. But within, it kept thinking, “When shall I bite?” In such anger had the serpent become. Then Shri Gusainji asked for water and washed his feet with ten lotas. The Charanamrit flowed into the serpent’s hole and reached the serpent. The serpent drank it, and it spread throughout its entire body. Then the serpent regained the memory of its previous birth.
Coming out of its hole, it bowed its hood and offered full prostration to Shri Gusainji. Shri Gusainji, showing mercy, placed his feet upon the serpent’s hood. Immediately, the serpent left its body and attained the body of a Brahmin. Seeing this, all the Vaishnavas were astonished. Then Shri Gusainji had Naam offered to him. After that, leaving that body, he became fulfilled. Then all the Vaishnavas asked Shri Gusainji, “Maharaj! Who was this, and why did he attain such a state?”
Shri Gusainji explained to all the Vaishnavas and said, “This was a soul belonging to the Lord’s lila. There, this is Tamasadevi. She is of the tamasic devotees, belonging to the group of Rohiniji. When Shri Yashodaji bound Thakurji, she brought the rope. Rohiniji came to know of this and then gave a curse. Due to that offense, she was born in Braj in the house of a Sanodhiya Brahmin. Later, due to greed for wealth, he poisoned and killed his own sister. Because of that, he attained the serpent womb. But he came into our refuge. Therefore, by receiving Charanamrit, he attained liberation.”
All the Vaishnavas heard this matter from the sacred mouth of Shri Gusainji and became greatly pleased. Then they all began praising their own fortune, saying, “We too have attained the refuge of Shri Gusainji; therefore, we too have certainly become fulfilled.”
Bhav Prakash (Revealing the Sentiment): Why is this so? Because Shri Gusainji is Purna Purushottam. Merely by taking refuge in him, a soul certainly becomes fulfilled. Why? Because in the path of Pushti, the Lord Himself delivers the soul by his own Prameya power. He does not depend upon the efforts or means of the soul. Such a Lord is supremely compassionate.
Thus, this Brahmin was such a recipient of Shri Gusainji’s grace, truly belonging to Bhagavan. He was delivered by Shri Gusainji through His own Prameya power. Therefore, how far can one even narrate the greatness of his Varta?