In English
A small example for this. Once, there was a cowherd. Even though he was very pitiably poor, he was having intense devotion towards spiritual matters and God. In the same village, there was a who used to gather some villagers in the evening every day and tell stories to teach them the glory of God and to bring them into the path of devotion. It was not possible for the cowherd to leave his work. Therefore, during daytime, he used to attend to his work and in the evening, after restoring the cattle to their respective places, he used to attend the sessions. On a particular day, the was beautifully describing the form and attributes of . He was repeatedly saying “ is dark in complexion; He rides a white kite; He wears white lines on His forehead; He fulfils the desires of the devotees who worship Him; He also partakes of the food that is offered to Him (), etc., and this is absolutely true.” The also confirmed that those who were devoted to could certainly experience this miracle. This description of made an imprint in the heart of the cowherd. Not only this, the also described that was fond of devotional music and it was possible to earn His grace by prayer and song. The cowherd used to take porridge (“”) daily for his lunch. As instructed by the , daily at noon he used to offer the porridge as naivedyam to and sing thus: