In plain words
men cannot follow it so easily. He entered Kāśī resolved to carry on the spreading of the teaching through the paṇḍits. Going to Kāśī, he went on teaching them in the assembly of the paṇḍits like a mighty elephant. While he was teaching in this way, the emperor of that day, Akbar, the emperor Akbar, went on listening to Vallabhācārya's teachings. One day Akbar and Bīrbal came together, the two of them, for darśan of Vallabhācārya. Though Akbar was a Muslim, he was a man of devotion to God. Vallabhācārya closed his eyes and acted as though he were lost in thought. The emperor Akbar stood in silence. After a while Vallabhācārya opened his eyes and looked. He asked what was the reason for His Majesty's coming. 'I have come to ask you a question,' said Akbar. Then he gave him leave, saying he might ask. 'How does one see God? In what way does God give darśan?' asked the emperor Akbar. Vallabhācārya said, 'Just as you have now come and are giving me darśan, in that very way God gives it. Truly, if I came to you, you might say "Not now, I shall see you later," and send me away. Or you might say, "Go into the durbar hall and sit down; I shall see you." You might give some excuse or other and send me back. With no trouble at all to me, you yourself came and gave me darśan. In just the same way, God gives darśan to devotees with ease, without any trouble at all. When devotees do spiritual practices and want to see God, God may give many excuses: "not now, not then." But once grace arises in God, He comes walking Himself. The reason for this grace to come is precisely the rooting out of mala, vikṣepa and āvaraṇa. Ahaṅkāra must go. You must push the sense of mine far away. You must give no room in any way to attachment and hatred. You must have purity of heart. Only then does God come walking of His own accord. Tyāgarāja too spoke of this. He lived at Kōyambattūru near Madras, Śrīperambattūru. He too was one of the Kākarla family. Because his grandfathers were paṇḍits at the court of the Mahārāja of Tañjāvūru, they went back to Tañjāvūru. They went there and settled down. Tyāgarāja resolved to perform his daughter's marriage. Then he wrote letters to his disciples, to Veṅkaṭādri Bhaṭlu, to all of them, saying, 'I am performing Sītā's marriage; all of you must come.' They had named that daughter Sītā. There were no trains or buses then. From Madras he walked for ten or twelve days. They took a picture of Rāma, to give the girl as a present. Veṅkaṭrāma Bhaṭlu took it and gave it to Tyāgarāja. He looked at it. 'Nanu pālimpaga naḍaci vaccitivā Rāmā': these men had come on foot. They had not come by train or by bus. 'Have You come walking to protect me?': so he sang beautifully, overflowing with feeling. In the same way Vallabhācārya told the emperor Akbar that when God gives His grace, He comes walking a long way Himself. 'How is this possible?' asked