I love all these stories about Syamananda Prabhu!

One morning while sweeping the nearby Rasa-mandala, he found one of Srimati Radhika's anklets. He presented it to Jiva Goswami, who forbade him to give it to anyone but Radhika herself. Sri Lalita and Sri Visakha came to Syamananda Prabhu looking for the anklet, but he told them, "I will only return the anklet to its owner. If She comes here, I will place it around her ankle with my own hands.

Lalita answered, "Have you no shame? You are a babaji, but you are prepared to place this anklet on the foot of a young, married lady!" Syamananda Prabhu remained resolute. Finally it was decided that he could place the anklet on the foot of the woner if his eyes were blindfolded. This done, Srimati Radhika appeared before him with Her sakhis, and the life of Syamananda Prabhu became successful. Sri Jiva Goswami was very pleased with him, and gave him the name "Syamananda dasa", which means "a servant of Syamasundara, who gives pleasure to Syama (Radhika). The anklet was touched to his forehead, leaving a tilak mark in the shape of the anklet.

Syamananda Prabhu travelled with Narottama dasa Thakura and Srinivasa Acarya to Bengal, taking with them many volumes of Vaisnava literature, which King Virahamvira stole.

In his final days Syamananda Prabhu lived in Nrsinmhapura in Orissa and extensively preached Vaisnava-dharma. Rasikananda is prominent amongst his countless disciples.