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service to the Lord should be accepted. That is the
highest criterion of religion. A devotee of the Lord
should accept any kind of work, sacrifice or charity
which will help him in the discharge of devotional
service to the Lord.” Maya Sita took the place of Sita
and endured all sorts of torments in the association
of Ravana and his hideous Raksasa servants.

Vedavati as the Maya Sita remained fixed in her
desire to obtain the eternal company of Lord Vishnu.
She was undeterred in her resolve to achieve her
goal of living always with the Lord. Such unalloyed
love is described by Lord Caitanya in His prayer called
Siksastakam, “I know no one but Krishna as my
Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me
roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted
by not being present before me. He is completely
free to do anything and everything, for He is always
my worshipful Lord, unconditionally.” (Siksastakam
prayer #8) Unconditional love does not ask for
anything in return for services rendered. By this
intense love for God and faithfulness to the vows of
spiritual life such initiation by a bona fide guru or the
vow of sacred marriage, a woman develops mystical
powers as exhibited by Vedavati. Whatever she wills
to happen in the service of the Lord will become
a reality.

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