RadheGovindha

Vrishbhan's Worry

After Radha returns home from serving Rishi Durvasa, her father Vrishbhan, who has been anxiously awaiting her return due to the well-known temper of Durvasa, is overjoyed to see her safe.

As soon as Radha steps into the house, Vrishbhan embraces her, while Kirthidha, standing beside him, sighs with relief.

Radha returns the embrace and reassures her father, "I'm fine, Baba."

Vrishbhan then breaks the embrace and looks her over once more to reassure himself.

Radha insists, "Please, Baba. Take a breath. I'm good. In fact, the service went smoothly. I made rangoli for the ashram, collected flowers..." As she lists all the tasks she completed at the ashram, Vrishbhan listens intently, filled with pride for his daughter's dedication.

Radha then adds, "We also honored a guru of our choice, and Krishn chose me as his guru." Hearing this, Vrishbhan, confused, asks, "Krishn chose you? Why?"

Caught off guard, Radha tries to change the subject, fearing her father's reaction to her relationship with Krishn, and says, "I don't know, maybe he thought of me as a friend and honored our friendship."

Vrishbhan finds her explanation hard to believe and contemplates Krishn's actions, but pushes his thoughts aside.

Noticing her father's doubt, Radha quickly excuses herself, saying, "Alright, it's late. I want to sleep," and goes to her room. Vrishbhan feels agitated by Radha's behavior, while Kirthidha, although understanding the situation, remains somewhat doubtful.
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The next morning, Radha sat on Chandravali's bed, watching as Chandravali paced back and forth, nervously rubbing her fingernails together.

Unable to bear Chandravali's anxiety any longer, Radha got up, approached her, and gently took her hands, stopping her in her tracks.

Chandravali, her face etched with worry, looked to Radha for comfort. With a tired sigh, Radha said, "Enough, Chandra. Sit down," and guided her onto the bed.

Though Chandravali sat down, her heart continued to race as if she might have a heart attack at any moment.

Radha, still noticing the worry etched on Chandravali's face, reassures her, "Don't worry. Everything will go according to plan. Take a breath."

Following Radha's advice, Chandravali takes a deep breath, but her heart still races. Unable to calm down, she paces back and forth again, saying, "He said he would come and talk to my parents today. And Krishn also promised to help, but who knows if he'll be able to. Maybe he's too busy and forgot his promise. Even if he does talk to them, my parents might not agree."

"If he said he will, then he will," Radha assured, placing a hand on Chandravalli's shoulder.

"The trust you have in me is much less than the trust I have in Krishn. He will come along with Govardhan and his parents."

Though worried, Chandravalli found solace in Radha's confidence and believed her. At that very moment, a servant approached Vrishbhan and announced, "Mukya Ji, someone is here for Srimanthav Ji."

Hearing this from her room, Chandravalli turned pale with fear. Radha, hearing the news, turned to Chandravalli and, grasping her shoulders firmly, said, "Chandra, now is not the time to retreat. Your happiness is at your doorstep. Be strong and seize it." Encouraged by Radha's words, Chandravalli gathered her courage and headed to the living room, with Radha following close behind.

Vrishbhan asked the servant to call Srimanthav, while he studied the strangers and inquired, "How may we help you? I've never seen you in Barsana before."