The Power of Smaranam

Narrated at the Boston Temple in 1971 by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj

A thief attended a professional Bhagavatam class. The thief heard about Krishna that He is decorated with all kinds valuable jewels. The thief also heard that Krishna's pastimes take place in Vrindaban. The thief then thought that he would go to Vrindaban and find Krishna and steal all His Valuable Jewels. The thief did not know that Krishna had His Vrindaban pastimes 5000 years ago.

So the thief set out for Vrindaban. On the way he thought only about Krishna and His jewels and how he would steal them from Sri Krishna.

When the thief got to Vrindaban, Krishna appeared to him.

He tried to get close to Krishna to steal His jewels but Krishna said to the thief: "My mother is calling Me to come home and eat lunch." Krishna then ran to His house.

After remembering Krishna all the time he became so purified that he ran after Krishna and fell down at Krishna's lotus feet and became a devotee.