EVAMASTU.

 From his childhood Haricharan had only one desire; to be able to meet Shri Hari.

He did everything, sacrificed everything and left no stone unturned so that he could meet Shri Hari.

Ultimately he found himself standing at the gate of Prabhu Dham.

All of a sudden an extremely beautiful and attractive woman appeared before him.

“What brings you here Haricharan?” she asked in a very sweet voice and melodious tone.

“I want to see Shri Hari.”, Haricharan replied.

“You are coming from a far off place and are definitely very tired. Why don’t you come to my palace that is close by, take a refreshing bath, have something to eat and drink and take some rest that you badly need. After that I shall arrange your meeting with Shri Hari.”, the woman said invitingly.

“I am very obliged to you, but I shall prefer to wait here till I am able to see Shri Hari.”, Haricharan’s reply was short.

“I was trying to make things simple for you, but you appear to be very adamant. Remember, you can approach Shi Hari only through me. The other method is very difficult. Hardly anybody who adopts that route succeeds. Do you want to know about the other route? The attractive woman was angry.

“Please be kind to tell me about the other route.” Haricharan asked.

“Then, I will ask you three questions. If I am satisfied with your answers, I will let you see Shri Hari.”

Haricharan instantly replied, “Please start with your questions.”

The beautiful woman was finding it difficult to hide her anger. She abruptly began, “What is Brahmacharya?”

Haricharan waited for some time, “Never in my life had this question ever disturbed me. I actually do not know what the right answer to this question is. I think, that my desire to see Shri Hari not being diluted by anger of the most attractive woman of the world knowing  well that she is fully competent not to permit me to see my Lord, My Shri Hari; that is Brahmacharya.”

Hearing that she was called most attractive woman of the world, the beautiful woman softened her voice but without expressing any emotions on the answer to the first question.

“What is truth?” the beautiful woman raised the second question.

This time Haricharan took hardly any time in responding.

“I do not think that I can give a proper answer to this question. All I know is that for some reasons not well known to me I have been inspired to believe that the purpose of my life is to search  for Shri Hari and know everything about him. This makes me believe that only Shri Hari is the truth.” Haricharan ended his reply looking straight in the eyes of the beautiful and attractive woman. Expressions of the woman showed that she was not expecting a quick answer to this question.

“My last question is, when you meet Shri Hari what wish you will like to be fulfilled by His grace?”

“ Mere Jeevan ko samast bhramon se mukta  kar do, He Prabhu.” [“Make my life free from all illusions, O My Lord.”]

No sooner Haricharan completed his sentence, the gate of Prabhu Dham vanished, the beautiful and attractive woman vanished, all what was being seen so far vanished, and even the body of Haricharan vanished. There was pure light without any glare or glitter. Absolute peace prevailed in all the directions.

Then, there was an extraordinarily deep voice that pronounced,

“EVAMASTU.”

Now, Haricharan had no desires left