Boyhood (pg 71-75)
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On beholding the restlessness of the Brahmana, Sree Gaursundar smiled as He spoke to him briefly. The Lord said that 'the Brahmana is His servant in every birth and always thinks of having the Sight of Him. Therefore He had shown him His Form. He had formerly shown His same Form to the Brahmana in the home of Nanda, in another birth. The Brahmana had forgot it. On that previous occasion also when Sree Gauranga had been born in the village of the cowherds, the same Brahmana, pursuing his pilgrim—journeys as now, had accidentally become the guest in the home of Nanda, and the Lord then showed him the same Form by stealthily eating his cooked food while in the act of offering it to Krishna. Those, who are His servants like the Brahmana, are privileged to have the Sight of His Divine Form. He then told the Brahmana not to divulge those secrets to any one as long as He remained Manifest in this world. He also told the Brahmana that His Advent takes place at the beginning of the congregational chanting (samkirtan) and that He will spread the samkirtan to all countries. He will give away to every household the Holy Love which is coveted by the gods including Brahma. The Brahmana will live to see many of those Activities.' With these words and assuring the Brahmana not to have any fears, the Lord returned to His own apartment, and there lay in His little bed as before, in the likeness of a child. By reason of deep slumber no one could know anything.

The Brahmana was filled with supreme bliss on beholding the wonderful Divine manifestation. He besmeared his body with the cooked rice, cried as he ate, danced, sang, laughed and roared with delight. He repeatedly ejaculated 'jais' to the Boy—Krishna (Gopala). The noise made by the Brahmana at last woke ;up everybody, when he restrained himself and finished his meal by the customary performance (achaman).


Nor is sense gratification considered "bad." Sense gratification comes and goes as a natural occurrence of the senses. For example, one cannot eat without tasting. The point is that a life that is centered around sense enjoyment, that makes sense enjoyment the goal, is a wasted life. Economic development is necessary for the maintenance of the body; so therefore it cannot be neglected. But to seek economic development simply for the sake of endlessly increasing sensual pleasure is foolish. No amount of sensual pleasure will ever really satisfy a person, so no amount of economic development will ever be considered "enough." This is why people in modern Western societies are still not satisfied, even though they are so economically advanced and thus have so much facility for sense enjoyment. They always want more.
Science of Identity Foundation — Jagad Guru Speaks


The first impulse of the Brahmana was to make a clean breast of everything to all the people, so that they might be delivered by recognizing the Lord Whom they all believed to be but a mere mortal child. But he desisted from this rashness on remembering his promise made to the Lord not to divulge anything. This fortunate Brahmana thereupon took up his permanent abode in Nabadwip and daily visited his cherished Divinity at the home of Jagannath Misra on the conclusion of his day's begging.