3. Preparing for the Interview

(Munna and circuit lonely in sea-shore….into serious discussion…)

Circuit (pointing to the cup of milk which Munna is holding): Kya Bhai! apun akkha raat (whole night) se tere ko dekh rela hai, tu bas drink kiye jarela hai……apun bola na tension nahi lene ka…..apun kuchh jugaad (arrangement) kar dega……

Munnna (angrily) : Kya jugaad karega re tu……jab usko pata chalega ki apun ko Krsna k bare mein ABCD bhi nahi aata hai toh apun ka khel vahin peich game baj jayega…THE END...

Circuit (with suddenly some idea in his mind) : Bhai! Tum yahin par rehne ka…apun bas yoon gaya aur yoon aaya……

Circuit (to other bhai log) : Eh chal fatafat van nikal……

(Circuit comes back with a Vaisnav - a person in saffron robe, shaven head, with a V-mark on his forehead, holding chanting beads in his right hand and constantly muttering something)

Munna (somewhat dissapointed): Ab yeh “bhajan kirtan” ko kahan se utha k le aaya re tu……apun ko pata tha….tu koi aisaich kaam karega…….

Munna (to Vaisnav with folded hands) : dekho swamiji apun abhi bahut tension mein hai…..bhajan-wajan sab kal karega (showing him the way to go)…..…

Circuit (holding Vaisnav back): Nahi bhai…apun ko koi bhajan karwane ka nahi hai…..yeh Vaisnav hai…bole toh…Krsna ka friend….

Vaisnav: (interrupting him) Friend nahi servant….

Circuit (Instantaneously): Right!… (surprised) arey! tu bola!!….apun tere ko temple se rampuri dikhakar yahan tak laya…....tere face mein ek wrinkle bhi nahi aaya…bas dheere dheere kuchh "Krsna Krsna” bol raha tha….......

Circuit (to Munna) : Eh Bhai bole toh….ekdam tension free, bindaas apun ka van pe baith k aayela hai.….(laughing) jaisa…..jaisa apun koi guide hai, tour pe le jarela hai..…

Circuit (to Vaisnav): sach bidu….aakkha life mein pehli baar apunko kisi koh uthane mein sharam aarela tha……..

Vaisnav (continuing with peace on his face): Ek Vaisnav Krsna ka servant hota hai……..uske jeevan ka uddeshya (purpose) keval Krsna ki seva karna hota hai……aur kuchh nahi...(smiling)

Munna: Bole toh akkha life Krsna ka service aur koi kaam nahi?…..

Vaisnav : Haan Krsna ki service karte hue hi saare kaam karna chahiye. Vaise bhi toh hum sab kisi na kisi ki service karte hain….(smiling) Yeh circuit tumhari service kar raha hai…tum Janhavi ki service kar rahe ho…..bolo haan ya na….

Munna : Tera point right hai…..par phir other religion wala kya karega?…..

Vaisnav : Isme kya mushkil hai…..agar tum Muslim ho toh Allah ki service karo, Christian ho toh Christ ki service karo……

Munna : Bole toh religion-wise service karne ka hai……

Vaisnav: Nahi, love ke saath service karna chahiye…..bina kisi expectation k……

Vaisnav (continues to circuit) : Aur rahi baat tumhari rampuri ki…..(smiling) toh mein jaanta hoon ki mein ye shareer nahi aatma (soul) hoon….Krsna ka ansh (part)…aur Krsna param-atma hain (Super-soul)….shareer tyagate samay (while dying) Krsna ko yaad karne wala hi sabse bada Yogi hota hai...isliye bas "kuchh Krsna Krsna" bol raha tha (smiling)....

(Munna and Circuit look smilingly towards each other)

Circuit: Bhai apun bola tha na….Vaisnav bole toh Krsna encyclopedia……

(Munna and Circuit laugh)

Munna (suddenly somewhat worried) : Par apun ko one week mein itna gyan kaise aayega…..

Vaisnav : Ghabrao nahi Munna, yeh gyan padhne se ya apne intelligence se nahi aata. Jo Krsna ka bhakt hota hai….Krsna uske heart mein yeh gyan de dete hain…

Munna (smiling) : bole toh direct copy paste……yeh Krsna bahut sana [smart] hai…….(becomes serious) Par apun toh akkha life crime kiyela hai…..Krsna apun ko bhakt kyon banayega…..(somewhat angry) uska address malum hota toh utha laata abhi yahin par….dekhta kaise bhakt nahi banaata!…..

Vaisnav (smiling at Munna’s innocence) : Itni mehnat karne ki koi jaroorat nahi hai Munna…. (pointing towards Munna’s heart) Unka address yahan hai……

Munna (looking surprisingly at his heart) : Idhar? Eh Maharaj apun ko yeda samjhela hai kya? Ladke log bolte hain Bhai ka dil bahut bada hai, par Idhar toh sachhi bahut kam space hai re?

Vaisnav: Yeh sab tumko aise samajh mein nahi aayega Munna…..Krsna ke bare mein jaan-ne k liye unke kisi bhakt k bataye raaste par chalte hue poore dil se har-pal (every moment) Krsna ko yaad karna hoga……tab tum Krsna k bare mein sab kuchh jaan jaoge

Munna: sacchi bolna? aisa karne se apun Jahnavi ji ko Krsna k bare mein sab kuchh bata sakta hai?…….

Vaisnav (with full conviction): Nissandeh (certainly)

Munna (with his knees on the ground and very respectfully): Toh theek hai Maharaj….aaj se apun aapka woh bole toh….servant hai……apun ko Krsna ke bare mein sab kuchh jaan-ne ka hai……..sab kuchh..…tum jaisa kahega apun ekdam vaisaichh [exactly the same] karega……Eh Circuit!…..

Circuit (somewhat reluctantly) : Bhai apun ko kyon? Interview toh tumhara hai……..

Munna: Par apun ko koi doubt hoga toh discuss kiske saath karega?

Circuit (Helplessly bending on his knees) : Maharaj!!….aaj se apun bhi……aapka servant hai…….ekdam!!

What is gonna happen now? Keep watching.

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