Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami
Garuda Meets Hanuman
In Dwarka, Krishna once 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." 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. Hanuman wouldn't listen to Garuda. Garuda was morose. But Krishna could understand what had happened. Lord 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." "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. I am going. I won't sit on your shoulders." Garuda went back. 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.
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