– The story of how Dhanurdhara gave up his girlfriend because of the beauty of the deity, and surrendered to Ramanujacharya. Later, Ramanujacharya would lean on Dhanurdhara’s shoulders, preferring him to his other disciples.– The story of how Dhanurdhara and his wife were robbed by their godbrothers and proved their surrender to Ramanujacharya.– Verse: bhakta-pada-dhūli āra bhakta-pada-jala…(CC Antya 16.60-62).– Muri (puffed rice) and mishri (sugar) are not the...
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