Another very important newbook by Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj, now also available, is Sages of Ancient India, an in-depth commentary on the holy lives and teachings of Dhruva and Prahlada. These two famous Indian stories of a thwarted prince seeking redemption and a saintly boy born to a demon king provide inspiration for overcoming difficulties on the spiritual path. Srila BhaktiBallabh Tirtha Maharaj says repeatedly,
In 1932, starting from the holy appearance day of Sriman Madhvacarya,
I first of all offer my obeisances to all the Vai
The Lord’s Laving Search for His Lost Seroants: Great intensity is expressed here in a simple way. It is a mad searchan urgent campaign. With great earnestness ~~I;la comes to deliver His lost servants. l,i l) a comes to take us home. In Brhad-Bhagavatamrta, it is written that once, as Krl,iDa and the cows were returning from the Vrndavana forest at the end of the day, a boy had just attained spi~itua l emancipation and entered Vrndavana as a cowherd boy (sakhya rasa). Seeing His long lost servant, ~I)a embraced him and both of them fainted in ecstasy.