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HARE KRISHNA ,

                       ALL GLORIES TO SRILA PRABHUPADA

                       I want to know in which purana this story has been described?

Once in Dwarka, Krishna sent for Garuda and told him, “Go and call Hanuman.”

So Garuda went to Hanuman and told him, “Lord Krishna is calling you to Dwarka.” Hanuman was busy chanting rama-nama; “Rama, Rama, Rama, Rama.” He didn’t pay any attention to Garuda.

Garuda repeated himself two or three times, “I have come from Dwarka. Lord Krishna has sent me. He is calling you. Please come.” But Hanuman didn’t listen. Garuda kept repeating himself until finally Hanuman gave a great lash with his tail and Garuda was thrown into the air and fell down in Dwarka in front of Krishna.

Garuda was morose. But Krishna could understand what had happened. Krishna said, “Why did you say that Krishna was calling him? Go again. This time tell him that Lord Rama is calling.”

Again Garuda went there and told Hanuman, “Lord Rama is calling you. Please come.”

Hanuman said, “Oh, my master is calling? All right, I will go immediately.”

Garuda said, “Please, sit on my shoulders. I will fly you there in a moment.”

“No. You go ahead,” Hanuman said, ” I am going. But I won’t sit on your shoulders.”

Garuda went back. But before Garuda reached there, Hanuman had already arrived. Garuda saw that Krishna had assumed the form of Lord Rama, Balaram had assumed the form of Laksman, and Rukmini had assumed the form of Sitadevi. Hanuman was sitting there with folded hands. Krishna thought His dear devotee wants to see this form of mine, so he showed him the form of Lord Rama.