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PARIKRAMA-KHANDA

Chapter One

General Glorification

All glories to Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa and

son of mother Saci! All glories to Nityananda Raya, theavadhuta! All glories to Sri Advaita Prabhu, the SupremeLord! All glories to Sri Gadadhara and Srivasa Pandita!All glories to Navadvipadhama, the essence of alldhamas! And all glories to the residents of Navadvipa,the associates of Gauranga!

ffering obeisances to the feet of all the devotees, " #illno# briefly describe Sri Navadvipadhama$ %ven thedemigods headed by Lord &rahma do not 'no# theunlimited glories of Navadvipamandala, so #ho can

possibly describe that dhama fully( Since thethousandmouthed Sesa cannot describe it completely,

ho# can ", an insignificant living entity, do so( %venLord Siva can find no end to the unlimited glories ofNavadvipadhama$ Nevertheless, the desire of SriCaitanya is po#erful, and according to )is #ish thedevotees have given me an order$ *herefore, by the mercyof the devotees, " hereby describe the glories of Nadia$

*here is one other topic " #ould li'e to mention$ As it is aconfidential matter, " hesitate to disclose it$ &ut, on theother hand, " cannot resist telling it, for Lord Caitanyainstructed )is devotees to publici+e the glories of )is

pastimes and abode after )is disappearance$ *hough SriCaitanya is the most concealed of all avataras, " 'no##ell that )e is all in all$ &ut because )is confidential

activities are described ambiguously in scripture, thenondevotees are unable to reali+e them$ or a long time-ayadevi 'ept hidden the confidential scriptures thatdescribe Lord Caitanya.s pastimes$ *hese topics aredescribed in both the unmanifest scriptures, #hich #erescattered here and there, as #ell as in the manifestscriptures$ -aya 'ept all these scriptures hidden fromvie# by covering the eyes of the scholars$

After Gauranga completed )is pastimes on earth,ho#ever, )is obedient servant -ayadevi, understood thedesire of the Lord$ She lifted the veil of illusion from theeyes of the living entities and revealed the true nature of

Sri Gauranga #ithin this material universe$ *hus thehidden meaning in the scriptures became easily revealed,and the arguments inhibiting understanding LordCaitanya #ere dispelled$ "t #as the allmerciful

Nityananda Prabhu #ho revealed the truth aboutGauranga in the hearts of the living entities$ n )iscommand, -aya pulled a#ay the covering so that the

pure devotee scholars could receive this precious treasureof the scriptures$

"f one remains doubtful in spite of the scriptural evidence,he is most unfortunate and useless$ /hy should hecontinue living( /hen Nityananda Prabhu distributed themercy, the fortunate living entities accepted and reached

the perfection of happiness$

%veryone should 'no# the symptoms of the unfortunateliving entity as #ell0 it is he #ho is overconfident of the

po#er of his o#n intelligence$ Such a person re1ects themercy of the Lord, and by the force of false logic he fallsrepeatedly into the pit of illusion$

2Come, spirit souls of 3aliyuga! Give up this hypocrisyand 1ust accept the pure ecstatic love of Sri Gauranga!4 "nthis #ay Nityananda Prabhu #ould call out again andagain$ &ut still the unfortunate living entities did not

accept$

No# let us consider carefully #hy these people do notaccept such #onderful love of God$ "n pursuit ofhappiness, living entities in the material #orld follo#various processes, such as logic or mystic yoga$ And, in5uest of happiness, some give up the material #orld andgo to the forest, #hile 'ings constantly #age #arsamongst themselves$ 6esiring happiness, others run after#omen and #ealth, #hile others ta'e to arts and sciences$"n pursuit of happiness, others re1ect happiness and learnto tolerate the miseries of life, and still others simplydro#n themselves in the ocean$

Raising )is lotus hands in the air, Lord Nityanandae7claims, 2Come, living entities! Give up the troubles ofkarma and jnana$ Since you are endeavoring forhappiness, " #ill give you happiness #ithout as'inganything in e7change$ "n this happiness there is notrouble, loss, or pain$ 8ust chant the name of Gaurangaand dance #ithout an7iety$ *here.s nothing e5ual to thehappiness that " am giving$ *hat happiness is pure,eternal ecstasybeyond all illusion!4

"n this #ay, Nityananda Prabhu begged everyone to ta'epure ecstatic love$ Still, unfortunate persons, influencedby previous sinful activities, did not even #ant it$ &ut ifsuch persons chant even once the names of Gauranga and

Nitai, the effects of unlimited sinful activities aredestroyed$

Listen, everyone, to one more confidential topic$ *hemost suitable thing for the souls of 3aliyuga is thistreasure of gauranga-lila$ Gaurahari is the combinedform of Radha and 3rsna, #ho eternally en1oy pastimesin 9rndavana along #ith the sakhis$ *he truth of Radhaand 3rsna.s eternal pastimes and the glories of9ra1adhama are 'no#n by everyone through thescriptures$ And the unlimited glories of 3rsna.s name andabode are 'no#n through the scriptures by people all over

the universe$ &ut still, actually obtainingKrsna-premaisnot at all common$ Let us contemplate the reason #hy$

)erein lies the secret of secrets #hich the living entitiesbound by -aya cannot discern$ ne #ho does not attainlove of God after #orshiping 3rsna birth after birth hascertainly committed heaps of offenses$ or only bychanting 3rsna.s name #ithout offenses can one attainincessantKrsna-prema$

Sri Caitanya.s incarnation, ho#ever, is most uncommon$&y )is mercy, a serious person, though filled #ithoffenses, can 5uic'ly obtain love of God$ /hen someonecalls out the names of Nitai and Caitanya,Krsna-premacomes loo'ing for him$ ffenses do not hinder his

progress, and he soon sheds tears of ecstasy out of purelove of God$ &y the mercy of Lord Caitanya, all the

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offenses 5uic'ly flee a#ay, the heart becomes pure, andlove of God fully blossoms$ &ecause people in 3aliyugacommit unlimited offenses, #hich are difficult to chec',there can be no means of deliverance other thanGauranga.s name$ *herefore, in 3aliyuga, " see noalternative to Sri Gauranga$ *his is also the proclamationof the scriptures$

As Sri Gauracandra appeared in Navadvipa, it istherefore the crest 1e#el of all holy places$ ffenders arethe ob1ect of punishment at other holy pilgrimage places,

but in Navadvipadhama they are purified$ *he e7ampleis the t#o brothers 8agai and -adhai, #ho committedgreat offenses yet still received Nitai and Gaura$ /hat tospea' of other places, at 9rndavana the offenders are

punished$ &ut a person #ho has committed hundreds ofoffenses can easily receive the mercy of NityanandaPrabhu and overcome those offenses in

Navadvipadhama$ or this reason, sages endlessly praiseNavadvipa of Gauramandala$

)e #ho lives in Navadvipadhama is very fortunate, forhe achieves attraction for 3rsna$ )e #ho happens to gothere becomes freed from all offenses$ /hat one attains

by travelling to all the holy places is attained 1ust byremembering Navadvipa$ "n this #ay the scriptures sing$)e #ho sees Navadvipadhama gets ecstatic love of3rsna birth after birth$ %ven one #ho goes to Navadvipadesiring to gain material comforts through pious activities#ill not ta'e another birth$ *hesastrassay that one #ho#al's around Navadvipa attains the fruit of millions ofasvamedha-yajnasat every step$ And one #ho lives in

Navadvipa and chants mantras obtains the sound ofCaitanya as his mantraand easily gets free from maya$/hat yogis obtain after ten years at other tirthas isobtained in three nights at Navadvipa$

*hat liberation attained by &rahman reali+ation at otherholy places is obtained simply by bathing in the Gangesat Navadvipa$ *hus, all types of liberationsalokya,

sarupya,sarsi,samipya, and nirvanacan be obtained inNavadvipa #ithout speculative practice$ alling at thefeet of the pure devotees in Navadvipa, &hu'ti and -u'ti:personified material en1oyment and liberation; remainthere as obedient servants$ Not caring for their blessings,the devotees 'ic' them a#ay, but still they do not leavethe devotee.s feet$ *he fruits obtained by staying onehundred years at the seven holy cities can be attained by

staying one night in Navadvipadhama$

"n conclusion, Navadvipa is the topmost tirtha$ *a'ingshelter of it, the living entities can cross over 3aliyuga$At this place, taraka, the name of Rama, #hich givesliberation, andparakaTarakaandparakaare mentionedin Cc$


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*hose people #ho al#ays reside in Gaudamandala arethe most fortunate in the #orld$ *he demigods in theheavenly planets see them as having beautifulfourhanded forms of blac'ish comple7ion$ /ithin thesi7teen krosas:ne krosais appro7imately t#o miles$; of

Navadvipadhama, the numerous residents, #ho aregolden in comple7ion, constantly engage incongregational chanting of the Lord.s holy names$

&rahma and other demigods come from outer space and#orship them in various #ays$

Lord &rahma prays, 2/hen #ill " become so fortunate tota'e birth as a blade of grass in Navadvipadhama$ *hen "#ill receive the dust from the feet of the devotees #ho areengaged in serving the lotus feet of Sri Gauranga$ Alas,Lord Caitanya has cheated me, for )e has placed me incharge of the management of the universe$ /hen #ill the'nots of my karma be cut( /hen #ill my mind be

purified as " give up false pride( And #hen #ill theillusion that " am the supreme authority cease as " becomea pure servant under the shelter of Gauranga.s lotus feet(4

*he devas, rsis, and Rudras al#ays reside in differentparts of Navadvipa$ Although they are engaged inausterities for a long time, still they do not get

Nityananda.s mercy$ As long as bodily consciousness isnot given up and humility does not a#a'en #ithin, onecannot obtain the treasure of Sri Caitanya and Sri

Nityananda.s mercy, no matter #hat efforts one ma'e,even if he be Siva or &rahma$ All this #ill be e7plainedlater$ brother, 1ust hear #ith faith and attention$

"n these spiritual topics, one should avoid mundane logicand arguments, #hich are useless and inauspicious$ *hetranscendental pastimes of Sri Caitanya are a deep ocean,#hereas the process of mundane logic is simplytroublesome, li'e the sheath covering the banana flo#er$/hoever #ants to cross the ocean of material e7istence

by logic and argument #ill simply toil in vain$ )e #illreceive nothing$ &ut by giving up false arguments andta'ing the guidance ofsadhu andsastra, one #ill soonreceive Sri Caitanya$ or on the order of NityanandaPrabhu, the sruti :Vedas;, smrti :Puranas;, and tantra

sastras are continuously singing the glories ofNavadvipadhama$ &y reading these scriptures andaccepting the #ords of the devotees, one #ill reali+e thetruth of Navadvipadhama$

"n 3aliyuga, all holy places are e7tremely #ea'0 onlyNavadvipa is supremely strong$ &y the Lord.s desire,ho#ever, this tirtha#as invisible for a long time and itsglories lay unrevealed$ /hen the influence of 3aliyugaincreased, naturally the holy places lost their po#er$

At that time, desiring the good fortune of all livingentities, the Supreme Lord thought, 2Bpon diagnosing adisease, a doctor prescribes an appropriate medicine$Accordingly, a strong medicine is given for a severedisease$ No# that 3aliyuga has become terrible and thedisease is serious, there #ill be no relief #ithout a strongmedicine$ "f " do not reveal the dhama, the name, and -yform, #hich " have been holding secretly for so long, ho##ill the living entities ever recover( *he living entitiesare -y servants, and " am their Lord$ "f " do not helpthem, they #ill never be delivered$4

Saying this, Lord Caitanya appeared on earth #ith )isname, dhama, and associates$ *he Lord promised that )e#ill al#ays deliver the living entities from the troubles ofmaterial e7istence$

Gauranga said, 2/ithout considering #ho is fit and #hois unfit, in this incarnation " #ill freely distribute the

treasure of love #hich is rarely attained by even Lord&rahma$ " #ill see ho# 3ali can destroy these livingentities! " #ill manifest Navadvipadhama and brea' the

poison teeth of 3ali by performing congregationalchanting of the holy names of God$ As long as -y nameis sung, 3ali #ill be controlled$4

Saying this, Gaurahari appeared in the beginning of3aliyuga in Navadvipa by )is o#n internal spiritual

potency$ /ithdra#ing the covering of illusion,Gauracandra revealed )is eternal pastimes inGaudamandala$

" see no one in 3aliyuga more unfortunate than thatlamentable, #retched person #ho does not #orship sucha merciful Lord as Sri Caitanya, or #ho re1ects such aninconceivable dhamaas Navadvipa$ *herefore give up allother desires and attractions, and simply fi7 your mind on

Navadvipadhama$

Aspiring for the shade of the lotus feet of Nitai and8ahnava, &ha'tivinoda reveals these truths$

Chapter Three

The Proceure for Pari"rama of the Dhama

All glories to Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa andson of mother Saci! All glories to Nityananda Raya, theavadhuta! All glories to Sri Advaita Prabhu! All gloriesto Gadadhara and Srivasa Pandita! All glories to

Navadvipadhama, the essence of all dhamas, #hichadvented along #ith Gauracandra$

No# hear, brothers, of the places that " #ill describe#ithin the si7teen krosasof Navadvipadhama$

*here eternally e7ists si7teen rivers #ithin the si7teenkrosaarea of Navadvipa$ n the eastern ban' of the mainGanges are four islands and on the #estern ban' there arefive$ *he different tributaries of the Ganges surroundthese islands and give the dhamaits splendor$ *he mainGanges al#ays flo#s in the middle, #hile other piousrivers flo# in various tributaries$ Near the Ganges flo#sthe beautiful @amuna , and the Sarasvati River flo#s#ithin another river$ %ast of the @amuna are the longstreams of the *amraparni , the 3rtamala , and the&rahmaputra $ *he Sarayu , Narmada , Sindhu , 3averi ,Gomati , and Godavari flo# s#iftly throughout the

breadth of Navadvipa$ All these rivers intersect to formthe nine different islands of Navadvipa$

ollo#ing the desires of the Lord, sometimes the streamsdry up, and then again by )is #ish they flo# #ith #ater0

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by the Lord.s #ish sometimes places become covered #ith#ater, and by )is #ish they again become visible$ "n this#ay the dhama endlessly enacts its lila, but the samedhama remains al#ays manifest to the fortunate livingentity$ "f a devotee has an acute desire in his heart, all theislands and rivers #ill be visible$ &y devotion, the dhamais sometimes visible in dreams, meditation, or to thena'ed eye$

*he island #hich lies at the 1unction of the Ganges and@amuna is 'no#n in thesastrasas Antardvipa $ /ithinAntardvipa lies the holy sanctuary of -ayapur , #hereLord Caitanya appeared$ 3no#, devotees, that-ahavana , in the center of Golo'a, is none other than-ayapur of Navadvipa$

Svetadvipa , 9ai'unha, Golo'a, and 9rndavana reside inNavadvipa at all times$ &y the order of Gauracandra, theseven holy cities Ayodhya , -athura , -aya :)aridvara ;,3asi , 3anci, Avanti :B11ain;, and 6vara'a , are al#ays

present in their o#n places #ithin Navadvipa$ *he city of

-aya, at Gangadvara , has its original form as -ayapurin Navadvipadhama$ *he glories of this particular placeare profusely sung in the scriptures$

*hat person #ho once visits -ayapur is easily freed fromthe bondage of maya$ ne #ho #al's throughout-ayapur is freed from the influence of maya and therepetition of birth$

North of -ayapur lies Simantadvipa $ Sadhu andsastrahave e7plained the rules of parikrama$ After havingdarsanaof -ayapur in Antardvipa , learned devotees goto Simantadvipa $ Ne7t one should go south of -ayapurto Godruma dvipa, then one should 1oyfully go to-adhyadvipa $ After seeing these four islands on the east

ban', one should reverently cross the Ganges $ )aving#al'ed around 3oladvipa at leisure, then ta'e darsanaofDtudvipa$ After you have seen the most beautiful8ahnudvipa , go and see -odadrumadvipa and thenRudradvipa $ *hen again cross the Ganges , and #al'

bac' to -ayapur $ *here, respectfully enter the temple of8agannatha -isra and Saci and ta'e darsanaof the Lord$*his is the procedure ofparikramafor all times$ ne #hofollo#s this practice #ill obtain unlimited happiness$

%veryone considers the best time for performingparikrama is from the tithiof -a'arasaptami upto the

full moon, or purnima, of Phalguna$ After finishingparikrama, fortunate persons ta'e darsanaat -ayapur onthe birthday of Lord Caitanya$ Nitai and Caitanya besto#*heir mercy and the shade of *heir lotus feet on those

persons, #ho thus attain the 5ualification to e7ecutedevotional service$

&riefly " have described the rules for parikrama, and no#" #ill describe everything in detail$ *herefore, pleaselisten$ /hoever #al's around the one hundred si7tyeightmiles of Gaudamandala"Gaudamandala #ill 5uic'lyobtain the treasure ofgaura-prema$

6esiring to obtain the shade of the lotus feet of 8ahnavaand Nitai, &ha'tivinoda reveals these truths$

Chapter !our

#ri $i%a Hears A&out Na%a%ipa-hama

All glories to Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa andson of mother Saci! All glories to Nityananda Raya, theavadhuta! All glories to the topmost dhama, Navadvipa,

#here Sri Caitanya advented$ /hatever benefits areattained by residing in all other tirthascan be achieved bystaying in Navadvipa for only one day$

Listen, saintly people, as " sing this description ofNavadvipa parikrama referring to scripture$ *hestatements ofsastra, the #ords of the 9aisnavas, and theteachings of the Lordthese three are my life$ *a'ingshelter of these three, " #ill describe the rules forcircumambulating Navadvipa$ Listen everyone!

/hen Sri 8iva Gosvami as a young man left his home inCandradvipa, in great eagerness he cried out 2Nadia,

Nadia!4 As he travelled along the paths, he lamented#ith tears flo#ing from his eyes li'e streams, 2Gauranga! Nityananda! @ou are the life of the livingentities$ /hen #ill @ou sho# mercy on me and give me@our darsana(4 Again and again he e7claimed, 2

Navadvipa, topmost of all dhamas, #hen #ill " see you(4

"t #as a startling sight to see the young, attractive form of8iva, #ho #as practicing e7treme renunciation$ )is heart#as al#ays full of ecstatic love as he traveled along$*hen, after some days, he arrived at Navadvipa$ Seeingthe city from a distance, he offered his dandavats andnearly lost consciousness$ After some time he regainedhis composure and, trembling in ecstasy, he entered theto#n of Navadvipa$ /hen he came to &ara'onaghata heas'ed, 2/here is Nityananda Prabhu( Please let me see)im$4

ne devotee sa# the elevated emotional state of 8ivaGosvami and offered to ta'e him to #here Nityananda#as staying$ At that time, Nityananda, in great ecstasy,

began roaring #ith laughter on perceiving that Sri 8iva#as coming to )im$ As Nityananda ordered )is servantsto bring 8iva there, many 9aisnavas #ent to call him$

Bpon seeing 8iva, #hose body #as filled #ith ecstaticsymptoms, they could understood his identity$ illed #ith

love, someone came for#ard to reveal the order ofNityananda Prabhu$ 8ust on hearing the nameNityananda, 8iva fell to the ground unconscious$

After a fe# moments he got up and e7claimed, 2h, " amgreatly fortunate$ *hough the lo#est of men, " havereceived the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu$4

ffering his dandavats to those devotees #ith a gladheart, he said, 2"f you all sho# mercy to me, then " canget the mercy of Nityananda$ *his is the verdict ofscriptures$4Seeing the good fortune of 8iva Gosvami, some of the9aisnavas too' the dust from his feet on their heads #ithgreat celebration$ *hen they all too' him to Nityananda.s

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Nityananda #as surrounded by devotees as )e spo'eabout 3rsna$ Seeing that transcendental form of

Nityananda, 8iva.s body #as transformed #ithe7traordinary emotions$ 2/hat a #onderful form " amseeing today!4 he e7claimed and fell unconscious$

S#ayed by great compassion, Nityananda lifted 8iva upand accepted him as )is o#n$

8iva #as overcome #ith emotion$ )e stood #ith his handsfolded and began to spea' to his Lord, 2@ou are the formof the universe, the abode of the universe, &alarama$&eing an insignificant living entity, #hat can " 'no# of@our 5ualities( @ou are my eternal master, " am @ourservant$ -y only aspiration is the shade of @our lotusfeet$ *hat person #ho receives @our mercy easily attainsthe lotus feet of Sri Caitanya and dro#ns in the #ater of

prema$ /ithout @our mercy no one #ill get Gaura, even ifhe #orships Gaura for a hundred lifetimes$ SometimesGauranga may punish someone, but @ou #ill protect him0

but if @ou punish someone, Gaura #ill never accept him$*herefore, Lord, only on the strength of my past

devotional activities, " ta'e shelter of @our lotus feet$ &emerciful and give permission that " may receive thedarsanaof Gauranga and gain attachment for )im$4

2/hen Gauranga came to Rama'eli and accepted myuncles, " #as a young child$ At that time my eyes filled#ith tears as " sa# Gauranga.s form, #hich since thenal#ays appears in my mind$ " fell and offered obeisancesat Gauranga.s feet, and " became filled #ith happiness as" touched )is body$ At that time, the Lord told me tostudy the scriptures and, after finishing studies, go to

Navadvipa, #here " #ould attain everything at the lotusfeet of Nityananda Prabhu$ Although " am insignificant, "too' that order on my head and ac5uired as much'no#ledge as " could$ &ut though " studied all the boo'sin Candradvipa, " could not get a suitable Vedantateacher$ *he Lord ordered me to study Vedantaand reveal

Krsna-bhakticonforming #ith the Vedanta-sutras$ So "have come to Navadvipa to @our lotus feet$ /hatever @ouorder, " #ill obey$ &y @our order, " #ill go to 8agannathaPuri and study Vedanta under Sarvabhauma&hattacarya$4

Bpon hearing the s#eet #ords of 8iva, NityanandaPrabhu embraced him and, unable to contain )imself,

began #eeping$

2Listen, 8iva, to these confidential #ords$ Rupa andSanatana 'no# all the philosophy$ *he Lord ordered -eto tell you not to go stay in Puri$ %veryone 'no#s that youand your t#o uncles are pure servants of the Lord$ *heLord ordered that you go to 9aranasi and thoroughlystudy Vedanta under -adhusudana 9acaspati$ romthere, go to 9rndavana , #here you #ill get the mercy ofRupa and Sanatana$ Bnder Rupa Gosvami.s direction,#orship *heir Lordships Radha and 3rsna, andthoroughly discuss scriptures such as Vedanta$ @ou should

preach that Srimad Bhagavatamis the topmost scriptureand the natural commentary on the Vedanta-sutras$.

2Previously, Lord Caitanya besto#ed )is mercy onSarvabhauma &hattacarya and e7plained Vedantato himaccording to theBhagavatatradition$ Sarvabhauma thentaught this carefully to -adhusudana in Puri$ n the

order of Sri Caitanya -ahaprabhu, -adhusudana9acaspati no# resides in 9aranasi $ Go there and meethim$

2%7ternally he acts li'e a traditional 9edantist, and manyfollo#ers of San'aracarya study under him$ Gradually,ho#ever, he gives them mercy by teaching them the

precepts of Gauranga through the Vedanta-sutras$

2At this time there is no necessity for a separatecommentary on the Vedanta-sutras, for theBhagavatame7plains all the sutras$ /hen there #ill be need ofanother commentary, Sri ovinda-bhasya #ill berevealed$ Along #ith Sarvabhauma , Gopinatha Acaryaheard the Lord.s commentary$ Later, by the #ish of SriCaitanya, Gopinatha Acarya #ill ta'e birth as &aladeva9idyabhusana0 , and he #ill con5uer 8aipur #ith his

philosophical commentary$ "n 8aipur, he #ill serveGauranga by #riting the ovinda-bhasya, and thus freeall living entities from material bondage$ @our t#ouncles, Rupa and Sanatana, #ill tell you all these

confidential topics$4

Bpon hearing Nityananda Prabhu spea', 8iva Gosvamibegan #eeping and fell to the ground unconscious$Nityananda then besto#ed )is mercy on 8iva by putting)is t#o lotus feet upon his head, thereby giving himspiritual strength$ 8iva then began dancing in thatassembly of 9aisnavas #hile chanting, 28aya SriGauranga! 8aya Nityananda Raya!4

/itnessing this display of Nityananda.s mercy, Srivasa*ha'ura and the other devotees present all began dancingand chanting, 2Sri Gauranga! Nityananda!4 *he placeresounded #ith great spiritual vibration$

After some time 8iva controlled his dancing, andNityananda had him sit do#n nearby$ 8iva stayed atSrivasa.s place, but in the evening he again came to see

Nityananda Prabhu$

As Nityananda #as sitting alone, singing the glories ofLord Gauranga, 8iva came for#ard and fell at )is lotusfeet$ Nityananda #as very particular to ma'e 8iva sit veryclose to )im$ 8iva, ho#ever, became very a#are of hiso#n miserable condition$ )e folded his hands and said,2Lord, be merciful to me and describe the essential truthsabout Navadvipadhama$4

Lord Nityananda said, 2 8iva, " #ill tell you, but youshould 'eep these deep topics #ithin your heart$ 6o not

broadcast them here and there 1ust yet$ *hey #ill bepropagated after our Lord completes )is manifestpastimes$

2*his Navadvipa is the best of dhamas$ Crossing over the9ira1a River and the &rahman effulgence, beyond the9ai'untha planets one comes to Svetadvipa , Sri Golo'a$Penetrating further, one comes to Go'ula 9rndavana , or3rsnalo'a$

2*hat 3rsnalo'a e7ists in t#o states of emotion$ !asae7pands there in the form of madhurya and audarya ,s#eetness and munificence$ "udarya e7ists #ithinmadhurya in fullness, and madhurya e7ists #ithin

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audarya in fullness$ &ut, that place #here madhurya isthe chief state is 'no#n by fortunate persons as9rndavana $ And that place #here audarya is eternally

predominant is called Navadvipa in all the Vedas$ *hereis no difference bet#een 9rndavana and Navadvipa, onlythe different manifestations of rasama'es them distinct$

2*he dhama is eternally perfect, fully spiritual, and

unlimited$ *hose #hose intelligence is tinged #ith dullmatter cannot approach there$ &ut, under the influence ofthe hladini-sakti, the energy governing bliss, the livingentities give up material paths and by the strength of

perfect 'no#ledge attain their eternal spiritual activity ofdevotional service$ *he #hole of Navadvipa is a spiritualmanifestation, for at this holy place Sri Gauranga

performed )is transcendental activities$

2People #ith material vision see Navadvipa as made ofmaterial elements0 for them maya covers the eternaldhama$ Actually mayadoes not e7ist in Navadvipa, for itis not a material place influenced by time, nor are the

living entities there sub1ect to material troubles$ &ut, asthe living entity becomes bound by his fruitive activities,under illusion he perceives the dhama to be a material

place$

2*hus " have related the truth of Navadvipadhama$ 8iva, please consider all this #ith a pure heart$4

Aspiring for the shade of the lotus feet of Nitai and8ahnava, &ha'tivinoda reveals these confidential topics$

Chapter !i%e

#ri Ma'apur an Antar%ipa

All glories to Sri Caitanya, the son of Saci! All glories toNityananda, the life of 8ahnava! All glories to Navadvipa,the topmost dhama #here Gauranga advented in3aliyuga$

Nityananda Prabhu began spea'ing, 2Listen to -y #ords$Navadvipa e7tends over si7teen krosas$ /ithin thesi7teen krosasof Navadvipa, #hich are nondifferent from9rndavana , there are nine islands, #hich form an

eightpetaled lotus floating on the #ater$ "n the middle ofthe eight islands, or petals, lies Antardvipa $ And #ithinAntardvipa , lies the very central point, -ayapur $ *heeternal pastimes of Lord Caitanya ta'e place #ithin@ogapitha and the circle of -ayapur , the circumferenceof #hich measures three and a half miles and thediameter measures 1ust over one mile$ &ecause thePancatattva are seated at the @ogapitha, it is the mostglorious of all places$

29ery soon, by the desire of the Lord, this #ill be nearlyhidden under the #aters of the Ganges $ *hen later, by the

po#erful desire of the Lord, the dhama #ill again berevealed and shine effulgently$ *he eternal dhama isnever really lost but is temporarily covered, and thenagain it appears to our eyes$

2-y #orshipable Lord eternally resides at -ayapur,situated on the east ban' of the Ganges$ Although in theeyes of common people, 9isvambhara too'sannyasaandleft Navadvipa to go else#here, actually -y Gauranganever gives up -ayapur or Navadvipa$ *he devotees can

perceive )is daily lila$ @ou, 8iva, #ill also see Gaurangadancing$

2Around -ayapur is beautiful Antardvipa , #here&rahma received the darsanaof Gauranga$ 8iva, if you#ant to see all this, please go on parikrama$ "t #ill bevery beneficial for you$4

)earing the Lord.s #ords, 8iva, #ith tears in his eyes, fellflat li'e a stic' at Nityananda.s feet and re5uested, 2@ou#ill sho# real mercy on this un#orthy #retch if @ou@ourself ta'e me onparikrama$4

)earing 8iva.s re5uest, Nityananda Raya simply said, 2Sobe it$4 &y that, )e revealed )is mind$ Nityananda said,28iva, today ta'e darsana of -ayapur$ *omorro# #e #ill

tour more e7tensively$4

Saying this, Nityananda Prabhu got up, and 8iva follo#ed)im #ith a happy heart$ Nityananda moved for#ardslo#ly, for )is body #as e7tremely agitated #ith ecstaticlove for Gauranga$ Nityananda Prabhu #as engrossed inecstasy, and )is enchanting form #as decorated #ith goldornaments #hich glittered and shone$ *he very feet that&rahma and Siva cannot attain by meditation #ere servedout to Sri 8iva simply by the mercy of Sri Nityananda$*hus 8iva follo#ed the Lord ta'ing the dust of the Lord.sfeet and smearing it over his body$ ff he #ent in greathappiness$

*hey entered 8agannatha -isra.s house and Nityanandaintroduced 8iva at the feet of mother Saci , 2 mother,this is the magnanimous Sri 8iva, a fortunate and dearservant of Sri Caitanya$4

/hen the Lord said this, 8iva fell over li'e a treeuprooted by a storm$ alling at Saci .s feet, he rolled onthe ground out of control as he e7hibited varioussymptoms of ecstasy$ -other Saci mercifully blessed him,and on that very day, in that very house, they too'

prasada$

Receiving the order from mother Saci , 9isEupriya devi

coo'ed various dishes of rice, vegetables, chutney, ands#eets$ 9aFsivadana *ha'ura 6asa offered the bhogaattentively to Gauranga$ "sana *ha'ura felt delighted#ithin as he arranged a sitting place and served

Nityananda theprasada$ "n motherly affection, Saci said,2-y child Nityananda, eat at @our mother.s house!Bnseen by @ou, " have made Gauranga eat this$ So #hen@ou eat, my mind becomes very happy$4

)earing )is mother.s #ords, Nityananda Raya ate ingreat bliss$ After#ards, as 8iva too' the remnants, hee7claimed, 2" am greatly blessed to ta'eprasada in thehouse of Caitanya -ahaprabhu in -ayapur $4

)aving eaten, Nityananda too' leave of Sacidevi .s lotusfeet$ At this time they too' 9aFsivadana 6asa into theirgroup$ After 8iva offered his respects at 9amsi.s feet,

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Nityananda introduced him to 8iva, 2*he devotees 'no#that this 9aFsivadana *ha'ura is none other than 3rsna.sdear flute, by #hose mercy the living entities becomeattracted to 3rsna$ *hey then develop great thirst, toattain the rasadance$

2Loo', 8iva, Sri Caitanya #ould bring us in this house,and #e en1oyed many pastimes here$ See, here is

8agannatha -isra.s temple, #here he #ould daily #orshipLord 9isEu$ And in this house, he used to serve hisguests$ See this tulasibo#er$ /hile Gauracandra #as stillhere, )e performed all the duties that )is father observed$Relying on the authoritative #ords of 9aFsivadana*ha'ura , "sana *ha'ura no# performs those duties everyday$ )ere, there #as a nimba tree, #hich disappeared bySri Caitanya.s touch$4

Lord Nityananda #ept as )e described this, and 8iva and9aFsivadana *ha'ura also cried in response$ -ean#hile,Srivasa Pandita came there to see #hat #as happening$*he four of them then left 8agannatha -isra.s house and

proceeded to Srivasa.s courtyard, t#o hundred meters tothe north$ /ith a 1oyful mind, Nityananda Prabhu sho#edthis to 8iva$

8iva #as agitated #ith love as he remembered the Lord.spastimes, and he rolled on the ground in Srivasa.scourtyard$ *hen, 1ust as 8iva #as getting up, he sa#Gauranga dancing #onderfully amidst )is intimateassociates in sa#kirtana$ Advaita, Nityananda,Gadadhara, and )aridasa *ha'ura #ere dancing andsinging$ And they #ere 1oined by Su'lambhara andhundreds of others$ Seeing this, 8iva became unconscious#ith ecstatic love$

Regaining his consciousness, he could no longer see thatpastime$ 8iva Gosvami began to cry and lament, 2/hycouldn.t " have ta'en birth a little earlier( " have not beenfortunate enough to en1oy the bliss of such kirtana!

Nityananda.s mercy is unlimited, ho#ever, for by )isgrace " have been fortunate for a moment.s time$ -y #ishis to stay here forever so that the troubles of materiale7istence #ill go far a#ay$ &ut the Lord.s order isstronger than the servant.s #ish! -y heart is beating#ildly at the thought of leaving -ayapur !4

Nityananda ne7t too' 8iva to Advaita.s house, t#entymeters to the north$ 28iva, see the house of Sitanatha,

Advaita Acarya, #here the 9aisnavas #ould meet todiscuss 3rsna$ Sri Advaita #orshiped 3rsna here and,calling loudly, brought this treasure, -y Lord Gauranga$4

After rolling on the ground there, the four men #ent tothe house of Gadadhara, 1ust ten meters to the east$ romthat place, Nityananda sho#ed 8iva the various houses ofLord Caitanya.s associates$ After seeing the houses of thebrahmanacommunity, they proceeded to the ban' of theGanges in a happy mood$ *here, at the border of-ayapur , 8iva sa# the 9rddha Siva temple$

Nityananda Prabhu said, 2)e is the guardian of-ayapur $ *his is #here the praudha-maya energy,

yoga-maya, in charge of spiritual perception; is eternallysituated$ /hen our Lord disappears, by )is desire, theGanges #ill s#ell$ *he Ganges #ater #ill almost cover

-ayapur for a hundred years, and then the #ater #illagain recede$ or some time only the place #ill remain,devoid of houses$ *hen again, by the Lord.s desire, this

place #ill become prominent, and people #ill live in-ayapur as before$ All theseghatason the ban' of theGanges #ill again be manifest, and the devotees #ill

build temples of the Lord$ $ne e%ceedingly &onder'ultemple &ill appear 'rom &hich auranga(s eternal

service &ill be preached every&here)Praudha -aya and9rddha Siva #ill again come and perform their duties ofrevealing the spiritual dhama according to the Lord.sdesire$4

)earing this, 8iva folded his hands and then, ta'ing holdof Nityananda.s lotus feet, he said, 2 Lord, @ou are thecause of Sesa$ @ou e7pand @ourself as the dhamaand theholy name, and @ou are the shelter of the various forms ofthe Lord$ %ven though @ou act according to the Lord.sdesire, still @ou are the guru of all living entities and allenergies rest upon @ou$ f course, #hoever distinguishes

bet#een @ou and Gauranga is considered by the #ise to

be a rascal$ omniscient Supreme Lord, @ou havedescended to display @our pastimes$ ne doubt has comeinto my heart$ Please tell me #here Siva and his consort#ill go #hen the Ganges hides -ayapur $4

Nityananda said, 2Listen to -y #ords, 8iva$ Please loo'at that land on the #est side of the Ganges $ *hat highsandy shoal is called Paradanga$ A community ofbrahmanas live there$ North of that, is the ban' of theGanges , #hich the #ise 'no# as Chinadanga$ At that

place, a village #ill be established #herein Siva and hisenergy #ill stay for some time$ /ho can properly describethe glories of that riverban', called Pulina( *here, #herethe Ganges flo#s, is the location of the rasadance$ nlya sandy place of land is visible to the na'ed eye, but that

place is a 1e#elli'e eternal dhama#here transcendentalpastimes ta'e place$ -ayapur is considered Go'ula-ahavana , and Paradanga is Satti'ara presentlyChati'araH$ And that place, Pulina, is 9rndavana #ith SriRasamandala$ Later, the sound of tumultuous kirtana#ill be heard there$

2*here is -ayapur and Sri Pulina and in the middleflo#s the Ganges $ magnanimous one, you shouldunderstand that all of this is the abode of Gauranga$ ne#ho #al's these five krosas of the dhama #ill see-ayapur and Sri Pulina $ And #hoever #al's these five

krosas#ith the devotees on the Phalguna Purnima dayreceives the eternal treasure of love of God$

2 8iva, hear a confidential topic$ *here is a verybeautiful 6eity of Gauranga belonging to 9isEupriya ,#hich in the future #ill be brought to Satti'ara bybrahmanas descending from the family of 8agannatha-isra$ our hundred years after Lord Gauranga.sappearance in this #orld, the #orship of the 6eity #ill berestored to the highest standard$ &ut do not reveal any ofthis$ 8ust doparikrama, feeling internal 1oy$

2Si7 meters from 9rddha Sivaghata, see Gauranga.s o#nghata$ *here Gaurahari in )is childhood played in the#ater and pulled many pran's$ Seeing the @amuna .sgood fortune of ta'ing part in 3rsna.s pastimes, theGanges performed penance for the same purpose$ 3rsna

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besto#ed )is mercy by appearing before Gangadevi andsaying, I"n the form of Gauranga " #ill perform pastimesin your #aters$. *hose pastimes #ere performed by theSupreme Lord of the three #orlds, Gauranga, at this

ghata$ ortunate people #ho see this place attain greathappiness$4

2*hirty meters north is -adhai.s ghata, #hich is 'no#n

to all$ *en meters north of this lies oneghatathat attractsthe minds of the to#nspeople$ *his e7ceedingly beautiful

ghata is called &ara'onaghata$ "t #as constructed on3rsna.s order by 9isva'arma$ At thisghatayou #ill seefive Siva temples #ith five lingas$ *hese four ghatasma'e -ayapur very beautiful$ -oreover, #hoever ta'es

bath here is relieved of all miseries$

2%ast of -ayapur , the land is 'no#n as Antardvipa $ &ythe Lord.s desire this place #ill remain uninhabited for along time$ *hen later, people #ill again live there, and it#ill be famous as one of the glories of Nadia$ 8iva, todaystay in -ayapur and tomorro# #e #ill go to

Simantadvipa $4

)earing this, 8iva then said, 2ne 5uestion has arisen$Please listen$ /hen Gangadevi again uncovers -ayapur ,

by #hat signs #ill the devotees be able to rediscover theconcealed sites(4

)earing this, Nityananda Prabhu ans#ered #ithnectarli'e #ords, 2Listen, 8iva, #hen the Ganges coversthis place, one corner of -ayapur #ill remain intact$-anyyavanas#ill ta'e up residence there, yet the name#ill remain -ayapur $ About one thousand meterssouth#est of the remaining place, one #ill see a slightlyraised area covered #ith vegetation$ *hat #ill indicate8agannatha -isra.s house$ *en meters from there is the9rddha Siva temple$ rom such measurement one #ill beable to discern everything$ A pond called Sivadoba #ill

be seen, indicating the previous ban' of the Ganges $ "nthis #ay, by the Lord.s #ish, the devotees #ill reveal thelost places$ 3no# this for certain$ At the end of fourhundred years, the tas' of recovering the lost tirthas#ill

begin$4

Sri 8iva said, 2 Lord, #hat is the reason for the nameAntardvipa (4

Nityananda Prabhu ans#ered, 2At the end of

6vaparayuga, &rahma undertoo' austerities here #ith adesire to achieve Gauranga.s mercy$ &rahma had tried todeceive Govinda by stealing the co#herd boys and calves,

but #hen he sa# he #as defeated by his o#n tric's, hebecame miserable and regretted his offense$ )e entreated3rsna #ith many prayers, and 3rsna forgave him$ &utlater, &rahma considered, I*hin'ing that " am the creatorof the universe is useless$ Simply because of this fault "have been deprived ofKrsna-premaand en1oyment of therasasof 9rndavana $ "f " could have ta'en birth as aco#herd boy, " could have easily served the master of the

gopis$ Although " #as not able to achieve the nectar ofthose pastimes, no#, #hen Gauranga appears, " #ill notfall prey to my #ic'ed mind!.

2*hin'ing li'e this, &rahma began meditating andperforming austerities in Antardvipa $ After many days,

Gauracandra mercifully came and said, I &rahma , " amsatisfied #ith your austerities$ " have come to fulfill yourdesire$.

2/hen &rahma opened his eyes, he sa# Gauranga andfell to the earth unconscious$ *he Lord put )is foot on&rahma .s head, and &rahma #as enlightened #ithtranscendental 'no#ledge and began to pray$J" am a lo#

and #orthless #retch, controlled by pride$ orgetting@our lotus feet, " have turned to material sensegratification$ " myself, Lord Siva, and the demigodsheaded by "ndra are @our sub1ugated servants$ *his is#ritten in scripture$ &ut #e are not so fortunate as @our

pure servants, and thus mayacovers us #ith the net ofillusion$ *he first one hundred trillion years of my lifehave passed and " have been forced to reali+e this at last$)o# #ill " spend the second one hundred trillion years ofmy life( "f " remain in illusion, " #ill simply suffer$ -yonly prayer is that " may become @our associate #hen@ou manifest @our pastimes$ )aving given up the illusionthat " am the creator, " #ant to ta'e birth in @our

association and sing @our glories$.

2)earing &rahma .s prayers, Lord Gauranga benedictedhim saying, ISo be it$ /hen -y pastimes become visibleon earth, you #ill ta'e birth in a yavana(shouse$ @ourname #ill be )aridasa *ha'ura, and you #ill be famousfor your humility and completely free from all pride$ @ou#ill chant three hundred thousand names a day, and#hen you pass from this #orld you #ill be seeing -e$And at the end of the second one hundred trillion years ofyour life, you #ill attain Navadvipadhama and beabsorbed in eternal rasa$

2I&rahma , hear these secret :antara; #ords, but do notreveal this openly in the scriptures$ *a'ing the role of adevotee, " #ill taste the nectar of bhakti-rasa and

propagate the most rare process of sa#kirtana$ " #illma'e the devotees of all the previous avatarasdrun' #iththe nectar of 9rndavana $ *he love that Sri Radhi'a

possesses is beyond -y e7perience, so " #ill appear #ith)er sentiments and comple7ion$ *a'ing the position ofRadha, " #ill taste that happiness that only Radha obtainsin serving -e$ rom today, act as -y disciple and, in theform of )aridasa *ha'ura , al#ays serve -e$.

2Saying this, Gauranga became invisible, and &rahmafell to the ground unconscious$

2I Gauranga! riend of the poor, dear to the devotees$#hen #ill " attain @our lotus feet(. he cried$ "n this #ayhe #ept for many days and then returned to his duties in&rahmalo'a$4

6esiring only to attain the lotus feet of Nitai and 8ahnava,this lo#, #orthless, and useless &ha'tivinoda sings thisglorification of Nadia$

Chapter #i(

#ri Gan)ana)ara* Prthu-"una* #imanta%ipa

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Saradanga, 9isramasthana

All glories to Sri Caitanya, the son of mother Saci! Allglories to Nityananda, the life of 8ahnava! All glories toAdvaita, the husband of Sita$ All glories to Gadadhara!And all glories to Gauranga.s associates headed bySrivasa!

%arly the ne7t morning, Nityananda #ent out #ithSrivasa and Sri 8iva$ Rama 6asa and other devotees

1oined as they continued on, performing sa#kirtana allthe #hile$ /hen they came to the very edge ofAntardvipa , Nityananda pointed out Ganganagara to8iva$

2Listen, 8iva, this Ganganagara #as founded by&hagiratha of the Raghu family$ /hen the Ganges camedo#n, 3ing &hagiratha led the #ay, blo#ing a conchshell$ &ut #hen the Ganges arrived at Navadvipadhama,she stopped and #ould not proceed$ &hagiratha sa# this

and became fearful$ Retracing his steps, he came to#ardsthe Ganges $ At this place, Ganganagara , he began toperform austerities$ Satisfied #ith this, Gangadevipersonally appeared before him$

2&hagiratha said, I-other Ganges , if you do not proceedon, my forefathers #ill never be delivered$.

2Gangadevi said, IListen dear child, &hagiratha $ 8uststay here patiently for a fe# days$ No# #e are in

Navadvipa, and -agha month is coming$ At the end ofPhalguna month " #ill go to deliver your forefathers$ &hagiratha , my #aters emanate from the lotus feet of theSupreme Lord, so no# here in )is o#n dhama" #ouldli'e to have my desires fulfilled$ n the PhalgunaPurnima, the birthday of the Lord, my vo# #ill becompleted$ *hen certainly " #ill go #ith you$ 6o not fear$.*hus &hagiratha , the leader of the Raghu family, stayedhere in Ganganagara until the Phalguna Purnima$

2n the Phalguna Purnima, one #ho fasts, ta'es bath inthe Ganges here, and #orships Gauranga #ill cross overthe material ocean along #ith his ancestors$ Along #ithone thousand ancestors, he attains Golo'a after death nomatter #here he dies$

2 8iva, this place is unlimitedly glorious because Sri

Caitanya danced here many times$ Also see here thehouses of Gangadasa and San1aya 6asa, #hich are al#ayspleasing$

2 learned one, no# hear the glories of this beautifulpond to the east$ Although it is no# 'no#n as&allaldighi, it #as variously described in Satyayuga$ Atthat time, Prthu -ahara1a #as leveling the rough placesof the earth by cutting do#n the hills$ As he beganleveling this area, a great effulgence came forth$ /henthe #or'ers told this to Prthu -ahara1a, he came to seethe phenomenon$ As he #as a saktyavesa-avatara, anempo#ered incarnation, by meditation he understood thatthis place #as Navadvipa$ )e 'ept the glories of this

place secret at that time and ordered that a kunda beestablished there$ *his kunda thus became celebrated asPrthu'unda throughout Navadvipadhama$ *he villagers

felt indescribable bliss on drin'ing the pure #ater of thiskunda$

2Later, 3ing La'smana Sena dug out the kunda andmade it bigger and deeper$ 6esiring to deliver hisforefathers, he named it &allaldighi after his father,&allal SenaH$ See that beautiful hill$ La'smana Sena.shouse, no# bro'en #ith the passing of time, once stood

there$

2All these places are ornaments of Navadvipa #hichvarious 'ings established to gain pious credits$ Later, the

yavana'ings desecrated this place, therefore the devoteesno longer #orship here$ *he earth itself is very pure, butno one lives here due to fear of the impure yavana(sassociation$ &ecause a great offense #as committed to the6eity of the Lord, the devotees gave up this place$4

Saying this, Nityananda Prabhu roared loudly and #enton to nearby Simuliya$ )e then described that place to8iva, 23no# this to be Simantadvipa $ Saints 'no#

Simantadvipa to be on the border of Navadvipa on thesouth ban' of the Ganges $ "n time, the Ganges #illdevour all but one sacred portion, named Simuliya, #herematerialistic people #ill #orship Parvati$ Listen to thestory$

2ne time during Satyayuga, Lord Lord Siva beganmadly dancing, #hile chanting the name of Gauranga$Parvati as'ed him, IPlease tell me #ho is Gauranga$ &yseeing your astonishing dance and hearing the name ofGauranga, my heart is melting$ All that " have heard inthe #ay of mantraand tantratill no# only leads to moreentanglement for the living entities$ 6ear husband, pleasetell me something of this Gauranga$ &y #orshiping )im#ill " receive actual life(.

)earing Parvati.s #ords, Lord Siva meditated onGauranga and said, IBnto you, #ho are the primordialenergy, one portion of Sri Radha, " #ill tell the crest1e#elof all truths$ Accepting the spiritual emotions of SriRadha, 3rsna #ill descend in this 3aliyuga at -ayapurin the #omb of Saci $ Lord Gauranga, into7icated #ith

pastimes of kirtana, #ill distribute the 1e#el ofprema toeveryone #ithout discrimination$ /hoever does notdro#n in that flood ofprema is most unfortunate$ 6evi,

1ust by remembering the Lord.s promise that )e #illcome, " pass my life dro#ning in love of God$ &eing

unable to control myself, " have given up my o#n city of3asi $ /ithin -ayapur , on the ban' of the Ganges , "#ill live in a hut and #orship Gauranga$.

2)earing Siva.s #ords, beautiful Parvati 5uic'ly #ent toSimantadvipa $ As she constantly meditated on the formof Gauranga and chanted )is name, she becameimmersed in prema$ After some time, Gauracandraappeared #ith )is associates to besto# mercy on Parvati$)is comple7ion #as li'e molten gold$ )e had long arms,#avy hair, and beautiful limbs$ )e #as #earing a longdhoti folded thrice, and from )is nec' s#ung a garland offlo#ers, #hich #as very attractive to behold$ "n a voicecho'ed #ith love, Gaura Raya said, I Parvati, #hy haveyou come here(.

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2Parvati fell at the lotus feet of the master of the universeand #ith an agitated mind e7plained her sorro# IPrabhu 8agannatha, life of the universe, though @ou aremerciful to all, @ou have deceived me$ deliverer of thefallen, @ou have appointed me to bind up all the livingentities in the material #orld #ho are averse to @ou$ "have come into the material #orld to do this #or', andhave thus been cheated of @our unlimitedprema$ People

say that #herever 3rsna is there is no -aya$ " amtherefore forced to al#ays remain outside @our spiritualrealm, in the material #orld$ So ho# #ill " ever see @our

pastimes( "f @ou do not offer a #ay, " am #ithout hope$.

2Saying this, Parvati put Gauranga.s foot dust on hersimanta:part in the hair; in great distress$ rom that, thename of Simantadvipa came$ "gnorant people call the

place Simuliya$

2Gauracandra #as pleased, and )e said to Parvati, Isupreme goddess, listen carefully to -y #ords$ @ou are-y energy, you are not separate or different from -e$ -y

one energy has t#o forms$ /ithin the spiritual 'ingdom,-y original energy has one form as Sri Radha, but forcarrying out activities in the material #orld She hase7panded )erself as you$ /ithout you, -y lilacould not

be accomplished, for in the form of @ogamaya, you arenecessary in -y pastimes$ "n 9ra1a, you are eternally

present as Paurnamasi, and in Navadvipa you are presentas Praudha -aya along #ith 3setrapala Lord Siva,guardian of the dhama$.

2Saying this, Gauranga disappeared, and Parvati becameover#helmed #ith love$ Parvati stays in one form as thegoddess of Simantadvipa , and in another form asPraudha -aya in -ayapur $4

After saying this, Nityananda Prabhu too' 8iva and5uic'ly entered the Chand 3a+iJs village, #here )e said,2 8iva, hear -y #ords$ *he Chand 3a+i.s village isnone other than -athura $ After performing kirtana,Gauranga gave love of God to the 3a+i and liberated him$-athura .s 3ing 3aKsa of Krsna-lila became Chand3a+i0as 3ing 3amsa in gaura-lila$ or that reasonGauranga addressed the 3a+i as )is maternal uncle, andout of fear the 3a+i too' shelter of Gauranga.s lotus feet$

2Bnder orders from )ussain Shah, #ho #as the 'ing ofthe &engal empire and 8arasandha in Krsna-lila, the

3a+i caused disturbance during kirtanaperformance bybrea'ing the mrdangas$ *he Lord, appearing in the formof Nrsingha, put fear in the 3a+i.s heart$ Li'e 3amsa, the3a+i co#ered in fear$ Sri Caitanya, ho#ever, gave him

premaand thus made the 3a+i a great devotee$ *he veryfortunate hear this story of the 3a+i.s liberation$

28ust see the difference bet#een 9ra1atattva andNavadvipatattva$ *hose #ho offend 3rsna are liberatedby merging into the Lord.s effulgence, #hereas inNavadvipa the offenders receive the treasure of love ofGod$ *herefore, Lord Gauranga.s pastimes are consideredthe highest$ Gauranga.s abode, name, form, and 5ualitiesdo not consider offense0 rather, they e7pertly deliver onefrom any offense$ "f the devotee has some offense in hisheart, then 3rsna.s name and abode #ill deliver him onlyafter a long time$ &ut Gauranga.s name and abode

immediately besto# prema on the devotee, for offensescreate no obstacle and are easily overcome$ 8iva, seethe 3a+i.s samadhi$ &y seeing this samadhi the livingentities. old age and disease are van5uished$4

ver#helmed #ith love, Nityananda then 5uic'ly movedon to San'havani'nagara, #here )e spo'e to 8iva,2Saradanga is a #onderful sight$ %ven the name is most

enchanting$ 8agannatha resides here #ith the sabaras$/hen the demon Ra'tabahu created disturbances, theLord came here #ith )is dayita :beloved;$ 3no# forcertain that this place is nondifferent from 8agannathaPuri, for Lord 8agannatha is eternally situated here$4

Going past *antuvayagrama, they sa# the cottage of3olaveca Sridhara$ *he Lord said, 2After performingkirtana, Gaurahari blessed )is devotee by ta'ing resthere$ or that reason it is called 9isramasthana :place ofresting;$ No# you may ta'e rest here at Sridhara.shouse$4

/hen Sridhara heard the Lord coming, he came out andoffered full obeisances and #orship to the Lord$ Sridharasaid, 2 Lord, @ou are very merciful to this servant$ " beg@ou to ta'e rest here$4

Nityananda said, 2@ou are very fortunate, for the Lordsho#ed )is mercy on you$ *oday #e #ill ta'e rest here$4

)earing this, Sridhara.s desire #as fulfilled$ /ith greatattention he gathered suitable items and had somedevotee brahmanascoo'$ After Nityananda and Srivasafinished their meal, Sri 8iva too' the remnants #ith great

bliss$ Sridhara then made Nityananda Prabhu lie do#n ona cot, and, along #ith his family, he began massaging theLord.s lotus feet$

"n the afternoon, Srivasa too' 8iva to see ashitirtha$Srivasa said, 2Listen, 8iva$ Previously, #hen the demigodsheard that -ahaprabhu #ould descend at Navadvipa,9isva'arma came to Nadia to#n$ )e sa# that it #ould behard to get #ater on the roads #here the Lord #ould dokirtana in the future$ "n one night he dug out si7ty:sashi; #ide ponds, the last at the 3a+iJs village$ Seeone of those ponds near Sridhara.s beautiful banana

patch$ -ahaprabhu #ould sometimes play in the #aterhere and then ta'e Sridhara.s bananas$ %ven no#Sridhara ta'es his banana flo#ers and banana stem

vegetables to Saci #ith great happiness$

2Nearby this place is -ayamari$ Listen to the story fromthe Puranas$ /hen &aladeva #as on pilgrimage, )ecame to Navadvipa to ta'e rest$ *he brahmanasthere told)im about the -ayasura demon$ )earing about thedisturbance that the demon #as causing, &aladeva5uic'ly came running to meet the demon in the field$ Agreat battle ensued bet#een &alarama 0'ills the demon-aya and the demon, and at last the demon #as 'illed$Since then the place has been called -ayamari$ *his is avery old story " am telling you$ "n 9rndavana , this tirthais called *alavana, and it is visible to those #ho arefortunate$4

*hat night they all stayed there, and the ne7t day, #ithcries of, 2)ari! )ari!4 they continued their pilgrimage$

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Aspiring only to attain the shade of the lotus feet of8ahnava and Nityananda, this servant reveals theglorification of Nadia$

Chapter #e%en

#ri #u%arna%ihara an #ri De%apalli

All glories to Sri Caitanyacandra! All glories to PrabhuNityananda! All glories to Advaita and Gadadhara! Allglories to the devotees addicted to Gauranga.s feet headed

by Srivasa! And all glories to Navadvipa, the topmostabode!

Leaving 9isramasthana, the party proceeded toSuvarnavihara $ *here, Nityananda said, 2 8iva, this isa #onderful place$ Li'e the rest of Navadvipa, it is

transcendental to material nature$ 6uring Satyayuga, a#ell'no#n 'ing named Suvarna Sena lived here$ or along time he #as simply engaged in ruling the 'ingdom,and even #hen he gre# old he too' no rest$ *he 'ing.smind #as absorbed in material han'ering, and he #asal#ays thin'ing ho# to increase his #ealth$ /ho 'no#s

by #hat good fortune Narada -uni happened to comethere( After being profusely #orshiped by the 'ing,

Narada -uni too' him to a secluded place and mercifullyinstructed him on the Absolute *ruth$

2Narada -uni spo'e as follo#s I 'ing, your days aregoing by uselessly #ith thoughts of material #ealth andgain$ 3no# that this #ealth is of no value$ *he supreme#ealth is spiritual 'no#ledge$ 8ust once consider this inyour heart$ @ou have no real relationship #ith your #ife,sons, or friends$ After your death they #ill immerse your

body in the #ater and return to their homes$ "f one cannot claim anything as his o#n, then #hy hold on to thisfalse hope and aspiration, this thirst for material ob1ects#hich are li'e a drop of #ater #ith no capacity to 5uenchthe thirst( "f you thin' that by getting happiness you canavoid distress, and therefore you must earn #ealth, that isalso false$ &ecause this life itself is impermanent, lastingnot more than a hundred years$

2I*herefore, 'no# the truth$ @ou must go beyond this

#orld of illusion, to the place #here there is happiness#ithout pain$ &y #hat process can one attain a result in#hich there is no fear, pain, or grief( Simply byrenunciation or cultivating 'no#ledge, one cannot getthis result$ &y vairagya andjnanaone can get freedomfrom material bondage and merge into the &rahman, butin &rahman there is no bliss$ Rather, " say, merging into&rahman is utterly condemned, for it is annihilation ofthe self$ &y this liberation you #ill lose materialen1oyment, and nothing good is gained$ 8ust consider thataspect of liberation$

2I*he #ise man does not accept the path of materialen1oyment or liberation, bhu'ti or mu'ti, but ratherengages in devotional service to Sri 3rsna$ *hat person isfree from the attraction to material en1oyment andcompletely attracted to serving the lotus feet of 3rsna$

2I*he process of bhaktimay be divided into three partssambandha, abhidheya, andprayojana$ *he living entityis the servant of 3rsna, therefore #ithout performingdevotional service, everything is lost$ *he tree of bhakti,ho#ever, bears fruit in the form of love of God$ *hat fruitis the necessity, or ultimate goal, and eternal treasure ofall living entities$ Bhukti and mukti are insignificant in

comparison$

2I3rsna is the sun, full of 'no#ledge and bliss$ *aya is)is shado#, or perverted reflection$ *he living entity isan in finitesimal particle of 3rsna.s effulgence$ &ecauseof his marginal nature :tatastha;, #hen the living entitycontacts maya, then mayacaptures and binds him$ /henone goes a#ay from 3rsna, he can only go to#ards maya$&y maya(scontact, the living entity becomes attached tofruitive activities$ "n maya(s net, one suffers #hile#andering throughout the universe$ Karma and jnana

promise relief from the suffering and deliverance fromthis #orld, but they are unable to give it$

2ISometimes one ta'es to the regulative activities of theVedas for material gain, sometimes one ta'es to theeightfold path of yoga, sometimes one ta'es to discussionon 'no#ledge of &rahman, and sometimes one ta'es tologic and argument$ &ut ultimately there is no success, forone does not consider the treasure held #ithin his o#nsoul, the actual nature of his soul$2I/hile #andering from body to body, if he happens tomeet a pure devotee, he #ill receive real sraddha, purefaith$ &y association #ith the devotees, he #ill eventuallyta'e to the #orship of 3rsna and then give up allun#anted habits :anarthas;$ *hen he becomes firmlyfi7ed :nisha; in devotional service$ As one continues toengage in devotional service, he develops taste :ruci;$Gradually this taste leads to attachment :asakti;$ *histurns to bhava, and bhava becomes prema$ *his is the

progression of pure bhakti$

2I)earing, chanting, remembering, serving, #orshiping,bo#ing do#n, servitude, friendship, and self surrenderthese are the ninefold processes$ ne #ho performs thesein the association of devotees attainsKrsna-prema$

2I@ou are very fortunate, for your 'ingdom is inNavadvipa$ @our residence here is the beginning of yourgood fortune$ No# develop your faith by associating #ith

devotees and singing the name of 3rsna, let the sun ofpremarise in your heart$

2Iortunate #ill be the coming of 3aliyuga, for 3rsna#ill bring )is associates here and manifest )is pastimesas Gauranga$ ne #ho chants Gaura.s name #ill get themercy of 3rsna, and he #ill be able to live in 9rndavana $ne #ho #orships 3rsna #ithout chanting the name ofGaura #ill get 3rsna only after a long time$ &ut he #hota'es Gaura.s name 5uic'ly gets 3rsna, for offenses donot remain #ithin him$.

2/hile saying this, Narada -uni lost control of himselfand began to dance and chant the name of Gaura$IGaurahari bol!. the vina 1oined in$ I Gaurahari! /hen#ill blessed 3aliyuga come(. Saying this, Narada -uni#ent off, leaving the 'ing filled #ithprema$ Crying the

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name of Gauranga, dancing, and begging love of Godfrom the devotees, he became free from materialhan'erings$ Later, #hile sleeping, the 'ing sa# Gaurangaand Gadadhara #ith their associates dancing in thecourtyard$ Surrounding the golden form of Gaura, they#ere all chanting I)are 3rsna!. #hile dancing andembracing one another$

2A#a'ening, the 'ing #as in anguish and began #eepingin separation from Gauranga$ *hen a voice spo'e$ I'ing, #hen " appear, you #ill be amongst -y associates$@our name #ill be &uddhimanta 3han$ @ou #ill receivethe transcendental dhama and serve the lotus feet ofGauranga$. )earing this, the 'ing became composed and

began to #orship Gauranga$4

/hen Nityananda finished )is story, Srivasa , #ho is anempo#ered incarnation of Narada -uni , fellunconscious$ vercome by great ecstasy and into7icated#ith the nectar of Gaura.s name, Sri 8iva also fell flat onthe earth$

2 Lord Gauranga, #ill " ever be able to see @our golden1e#elli'e figure here(4 8iva repeatedly called out$ At thattime, Gauranga.s kirtana party became visible beforetheir eyes$ Nectar #as defeated by the beautiful form ofGauranga, #ho then began dancing$ *hen NityanandaPrabhu, along #ith Advaita and all the other devotees,

began to sing Gauranga.s glories$ *he sound of mrdangasand karatalas 1oined in as that s#eet display of

sa#kirtana manifested the previous pastime$ *he bliss ofthat scene, #hich lasted uptil midday, is impossible todescribe$

*hen, singing loudly the glories of Gauranga, the party ofpilgrims entered 6evapalli$ "n that village, they too' restas the guests of the presiding 6eity, Nrsimha, and thentoo' their midday meals$ At the last minutes of daylight,as they all #andered in the village, Nityananda spo'e2*his is 6evapalli, and here is the temple of

Nrsimhadeva, #ell 'no#n since Satyayuga$ Afterbesto#ing )is mercy on Prahlada by 'illing)iranya'asipu, the Lord came here to rest$

2&rahma and the other demigods made their houses hereand formed a village$ *his village #as established onilas, hilloc's, here on the ban' of the -anda'ini River,and all the residents #ere absorbed in the #orship of

Nrsimhadeva$ According to the scriptures, this village inNavadvipa, named Sri Nrsimha'setra, is most purifying$

2See here Suryatila and &rahmatila and to the east #asNrsiKhatila$ *he place is no# transformed$ See thereGanesatila, and over there is "ndratila$ *hough9isva'arma built hundreds of 1e#eled houses here, intime, all #ere destroyed, and the -anda'ini dried up$

No# only the hilloc's mar' the places$ See thesecountless bro'en stones, the remnants of the temples$Again in the future, one devotee 'ing #ill receive a dropof Nrsimha.s mercy, and he #ill ma'e a large temple,reinstall Nrsimha, and ta'e up service to Nrsimha again$*his is on the border of the Navadvipa parikrama#ithinthe si7teen krosas$4

Giving up the net of mayaand having only the #ealth ofthe lotus feet of Nitai and 8ahnava, this beggar,&ha'tivinoda, sings the glories of Navadvipa, #hich haveno limit$

Chapter +i)ht

#ri Harihara-"setra* Maha-,aranasi* an Goruma

All glories to Lord Caitanya, Sri Sacisuta! All glories toLord Nityananda, Sri Avadhuta! All glories to Sitapati,Advaita Prabhu, 'ing of the devotees! All glories toGadadhara and the society of devotees! All glories to

beautiful Navadvipadhama! And all glories to the nameof Gaura!

Lord Nityananda continued on #ith the devotees #hilechanting, 2)ari, )ari!4 &ecause of ecstatic love,

Nityananda Prabhu tottered as )e #al'ed and mumbledas he tal'ed$ *ears streamed do#n )is face, and inagitation )e cried out 2Gaura, Gaura!4 All )is ornamentsglittered and )is divine form illuminated the tendirections$ Srivasa , along #ith 8iva, repeatedly #ept anddanced$ And the other devotees all danced along$

As they approached Ala'ananda, Lord Nityananda,immersed in bliss, said, 2Starting to the #est of&ilvapa'sa village :&el Pu'ur;, the -anda'ini Rivercomes and surrounds Nadia$ At Suvarnavihara, theAla'ananda River leaves the -anda'ini$ n the eastern

ban' of the Ala'ananda River, at )arihara'setra, abeautiful 6eity #ill be discovered in the future, amidst alovely forest$

2*o the #est of the Ala'ananda River see 3asi , #herethe follo#ers of Lord Siva and his consort endeavor forliberation$ *his Navadvipa 3asi , ho#ever, is superior tothe other 3asi$ )ere, Lord Siva is al#ays dancing andchanting the name of Gaura, begging his follo#ers toaccept gaura-bhakti$ *he sannyasis #ho live for athousand years in 3asi may attain liberation through thecultivation ofjnana, but here the devotees 'ic' a#ay thatliberation as they dance and chant the name of Gauranga$/hile leaving the body here, living entities are delivered

by Lord Lord Siva , #ho chants the name of Gauranga in

their ears$ *his dhamais thus called -aha9aranasi, forhere there is no fear of death$4

At that moment Nityananda Prabhu began dancing, and)e as'ed 8iva to accept gaura-prema$ "nvisible toeveryone, Lord Siva came for#ard and bo#ed at

Nityananda.s lotus feet$ Lord Siva and his consort, Gauri,achieved all their desires by al#ays singing the name ofGauranga$

*he independent Lord Nityananda then #al'ed #ith thedevotees to Gadigacha"Gadigacha village$ /hen theyarrived there, )e smiled and said, 2*his island is namedGodruma dvipa$ Surabhi stays here eternally$ /hen "ndra#as overcome by 3rsna.s illusory energy, he proudlyflooded Go'ula #ith rain$ *he Lord, ho#ever, carefully

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"ndra.s pride #as crushed, and he understood 3rsna.sidentity$ *o mitigate his offense, he fell do#n at the lotusfeet of 3rsna$ *he son of Nanda mercifully forgave "ndraand pacified him$

2Still, "ndra remained fearful, so he approached Surabhiand said, I" cannot understand 3rsna.s pastimes, and forthat reason " committed a great offense$ " have heard that

in 3aliyuga 9ra1endrasuta #ill perform #onderfulpastimes in Nadia$ &ut " fear that " #ill again fall intoillusion and commit offense$ As you are Surabhi, a desireco#, you 'no# everything$ 3indly tell me #hat " doshould no#$.

2Surabhi ans#ered, ILet us go to Navadvipadhama and#orship Nimai$.

2*hey came here and #orshiped Gauranga$ Since the#orship of Gauranga is easy, its results are easy to attain$&y chanting Gauranga.s name, tears of love filled theireyes and they 5uic'ly attained the darsanaof Gauranga$

2)o# e7traordinary #as )is charming form! Gauranga#as gently smiling and )is voice #as cho'ed #ith love,for )e #as a reservoir of nectar$ *he Lord said, I" 'no#your #ish$ " #ill soon appear in Nadia to#n$ At that timeyou #ill serve -e, and the net of maya#ill no longercatch you$.

2*he Lord vanished, and Surabhi remained here beside abanyan tree, constantly serving the lotus feet ofGauranga$ *herefore this place is called Godruma goco#0 drumatreeH$ At this place the devotees. desires arefulfilled$ ne #ho builds a cottage and #orships here #illeasily become absorbed in Sri Caitanya.s lotus feet$

2-ar'andeya, the son of -r'anda, once lived on thisisland during the flood of devastation$ *he muni #asa#arded a lifetime of seven kalpas$ Seeing the greatdanger during the devastation as everything becameinundated #ith #ater, he began loo'ing for a place tostay$ *ossed in the #aves, he #ent here and there$ Ih#hy did " ta'e such a benediction(. he lamented$

2*he dhama of Navadvipa remained ho#ever, givingshelter to the devotees$ Submerged in a #ave, the muni

became unconscious and san'$ &ut merciful Surabhihappened to see him and carefully lifted him out$ /hen

the son of -r'anda regained consciousness, he sa# theisland of Godruma an astounding place e7tending for abillion krosas$ )e sa# beautiful streams and rivers,beautiful trees and vines, and birds that sang the gloriesof Gauranga$ )e sa# a banyan tree e7tending over anarea of eight miles, and under the tree he sa# Surabhi$

2*he muni#as e7tremely distressed due to hunger, so hebegged Surabhi, I goddess, please protect my life!3indly rescue me by giving me your mil'$. Surabhi thenmercifully gave her mil' to the muni$

2*he munithus regained his strength and said to Surabhi,I goddess, my mother, you pervade the universe by yourmystic potency$ /ithout understanding the conse5uences" too' a boon to live for seven kalpas$ &ut at the time ofdevastation, " suffered greatly from various miseries$

*here #as no happiness at all$ /hat am " to do, mother(Please tell me ho# to get free from this misery$.

2Surabhi then instructed the muni I/orship the t#o lotusfeet of Gauranga$ *his Navadvipa is beyond materialnature and therefore never destroyed$ &y material visionthis place is si7teen krosas, but it is the supreme9ai'unha and therefore #ithout fault or illusion$ Place

and time here have nothing to do #ith material e7istence,nor is anyone here affected by material illusion$ 8ust seethe unprecedented #onders of Navadvipa, #hich issurrounded on all sides by the chaste " River$ %ach partmeasures a billion krosas, and in the center is -ayapur ,a vast city$ *he eight islands are li'e petals of a lotus #ithAntardvipa as the central stamen$ All the tirthas, devas,and rsisreside here, #orshiping Gauranga$ or your o#ngood, dear -ar'andeya, ta'e shelter of Gauranga.s feet$*a'e shelter of unmotivated dharma, by 'eeping far a#ayfrom the desire for bhukti and mukti$.

2I&y ta'ing shelter in the #orship of Gauranga, you #ill

attain the s#eet fruit of love of God$ /hen that premasitsin your heart, it #ill dro#n you in the nectar of the artfulpastimes of the Lord$ @ou #ill get the shelter of Radha.slotus feet in 9ra1a, and your mind #ill be fi7ed in theservice of the divine couple$ *he happiness of this serviceis unmatched, #hile in the nondifferentiated &rahmanthere is only illusory 'no#ledge$.

2*he muni, hearing the #ords of Surabhi, folded hishands and said, I"f " #orship Gauranga, #hat #ill be mydestiny(.

2Surabhi ans#ered #ith the essence of siddhanta, I"n#orshiping Gauranga, there is no consideration$ /henyou call out the name of Gaura, your sinful reactions aredestroyed and you are freed from all distress as yourmaterial life is van5uished$ &esides sinful reactions, eventhe fruits of mental speculation, #hich are only trouble,#ill be cut out at the root$ *herefore, you should stay onthis island and submerge yourself in gauranga-rasa#hile #orshiping the Lord$.

2)earing this, -ar'andeya became filled #ith bliss$ Ashe chanted the name of Gaura, he sometimes laughed andsometimes cried$ Loo' at this remar'able place #here-ar'andeya received life$4

8iva felt supreme happiness after hearing the glories ofGauranga from the mouth of Nityananda$ After spendingthe day at this place, they then #ent to -adhyadvipa#hile chanting the name of )ari$

)olding the order of Lord Nityananda on his head and'no#ing that the lotus feet of Nitai and 8ahnava are theessence of life, this #orthless &ha'tivinoda describes theglories of Nadia$

Chapter Nine

Description of #ri Mah'a%ipa an Naimisa

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All glories to Lord Gauracandra and Prabhu Nityananda!All glories to Gadadhara and the devotees headed bySrivasa! All glories to Navadvipa, the topmost abode ofdevotees!

/hen night had ended, Sri Nityananda, into7icated #ithsongs of Gaura, #ent off #ith the devotees$ *hey #ereabsorbed in love of God and distributed that supreme

bliss along the #ay$ Coming to -adhyadvipa ,Nityananda smiled and said, 2*his is -a1idagrama$ "nthe current -anu.s reign, the seven sages are 3asyapa,Atri, 9asistha, 9isvamitra, Gautama, 8amadagni, and&haradva1a$ stayed here a long time and engaged in#orshiping Gauranga$

2"n Satyayuga, the rsis began singing the glories ofGaura in their father.s presence$ Completely absorbed,they begged for the eternal treasure of gaura-prema$ Lord&rahma #as pleased #ith his seven sons and told them,IGo to Navadvipa and sing the glories of Gaura, then you#ill easily attain prema$ /hoever gets the mercy of the

dhama, gets the association of devotees$ *hen, by#orshiping in the association of devotees, you #illbecome absorbed in Krsna-prema$ *hat is the supremeactivity$ /hoever gets attraction for Navadvipa #illreceive the benediction of living in 9ra1a$ *o live in thespiritual dhamaand recite the name of Gaura is the onlyaspiration of the devotees$.

2*he seven rsistoo' their father.s instructions to heartand came to this place$ /hen they arrived, they engagedin dancing and chanting the name of )ari$ *hey beggedfor gaura-prema #hile singing the Lord.s glories in aloud voice, I Gaurahari, be merciful and reveal @ourselfto us 1ust once! &eing offenders, #e have follo#ed many

paths, but no# #e are ta'ing to the path of devotionalservice$.

2*he rsis under#ent austerities and became firmlysituated in devotional service by #orshiping Gauranga$*hey completely gave up eating and sleeping and simplyrecited the name of Gaura$ Around noon :madhyahna;,the allmerciful Lord Gauranga appeared before the rsis$

2*he Lord #as as brilliant as a hundred suns, and )eattracted the minds of the yogis$ )e appeared #ith thePancatattva$ )o# e7traordinary #as that form! )is formhad a beautiful golden hue$ Around )is nec' #as a

garland of flo#ers, and )is glittering ornamentsilluminated all directions$ )is glance #as beautiful, )ishair #as long and curled, and a dot of sandal#ooddecorated )is forehead$ )e #ore threefolded cloth, ashining thread, and )is nec' #as decorated #ith a

beautiful 1asmine garland$ Seeing this form, the rsis#ereenchanted and they humbly petitioned, I/e surrender to@our lotus feet$ Please give us devotion$.

2)earing the rsis(prayer, Gaurahari replied, IListen rsis$Give up all desires, the chains ofjnanaand karma, and

1ust discuss topics of 3rsna$ /ithin a short time " #illunfold -y lila in Navadvipa$ *hen you #ill see -y

pastimes of nama-sa#kirtana$ &ut no#, 'eep this sub1ecta secret$ /orship 3rsna at 3umarahatta at the ghatamade by you$.

2/hen Lord Gauranga disappeared, the seven rsis#entto 3umarahatta$ At this place no# you see seven tilas, orhilloc's$ *hese seven hills are arranged in the same

pattern as the seven rsisin the s'y :the constellation;$ &yliving here one #ill receive Gaurahari #ithout having toundergo a strict process of rules and regulations$

2*o the south of this see one stream, the very pure Gomati

River$ &eside it is Naimisaranya$ At the beginning of3aliyuga, the rsis headed by Sauna'a heard aboutGauranga from the mouth of Suta$ /hoever reads the

Puranashere during the month of 3arti'a becomes freefrom all distress, becomes absorbed in the pastimes ofGauranga, and easily attains 9rndavana $ Giving up his

bull carrier, Lord Siva0 on &rahma.s s#an once mountedSri )aFsavahana, &rahma.s s#an, and came here to hearthe recitation of thePuranas$ Along #ith his follo#ers,he sang the glories of Gaura$ /hile singing and dancing,the follo#ers surrounded Lord Siva, and shouting thename of Gaurahari, thre# heaps of flo#ers all around$4

n hearing the #ords of Nityananda, 8iva becamespiritually e7cited and began rolling on the ground inecstasy as he tasted the influence of the dhama$ *hedevotees spent the day there in the association of

Nityananda and the ne7t day they #ent to ta'e darsanaofPus'ara$

&ha'tivinoda, #ithin #hom the ever #orshipable8ahnava and Nitai have appeared, sings the glories of

Nadia and the s#eetness of the devotees #hile tastingtranscendental flavors$

Chapter Ten

Description of rahmana Pus"ara* #ri .ccahattaanthe #e/uence of Pari"rama

All glories to Gauranga and Nityananda along #ithAdvaita! All glories to Gadadhara and Srivasa Pandita!All glories to Navadvipa, the abode of pure bhakti! Andall glories to the names of Gaura and Nityananda!

souls of 3aliyuga, please listen$ Give up karma andjnana, give up all dharmas and adharmas, and 1ust

#orship Nitai and Caitanya, for *hey are oceans ofmercy! *hey bountifully give out the bliss of 9rndavanadhama$

/hen the dar'ness had lifted, Nityananda Raya too' 8ivaand continued on the pilgrimage$ )e e7plained asfollo#s 2See this enchanting village$ No# everyone callsthis place &rahmanapura, but in the scriptures it is named&rahmana Pus'ara $ *he mysteries of this place are veryconfidential$

2"n Satyayuga, a brahmana named 6ivadasa gave upfamily life and #ent on pilgrimage$ Pus'aratirtha #asvery dear to him, but during his #andering he came to

Navadvipa$ /hile here, he dreamt that if he stayed he#ould receive a great treasure$ *he brahmana built hiscottage and lived here till he became old$ *hough he

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#anted to see Pus'ara , he found it impossible to moveabout$ "n this situation he began to #eep, INo# " #illnever see Pus'ara!.

2*he personality of Pus'ara mercifully came before6ivadasa in the form of a brahmana and said, I6o notcry$ &efore you is a splendid pond$ *a'e bath there once,and you #ill see Pus'ara before your eyes$.

2*he brahmanatoo' his bath in the pond and receivedtranscendental eyes to see Pus'ara before him$ *hebrahmanacried and said to Pus'ara , I" have given youso much trouble$.

2Pus'ara replied, IListen, fortunate brahmana$ " am notcoming from far off, for " am present here$ *his

Navadvipa is the embodiment of all tirthas, #hich residein and render service to Navadvipa$ " have e7hibited oneform in the #est, but " myself al#ays reside here$ *heresults one attains by bathing one hundred times there areachieved by one bath here$ *herefore, #hoever gives up

Navadvipa #ith the desire to go to other holy places is afool and a rascal$ "f one attains the fruit of travelling to allthe holy places, then he may reside in Navadvipa$ Seethat raised area that resembles a mar'et$ 3uru'setra and&rahmavarta$

Generally &rahmavarta refers to the area of northernBttar Pradesh bet#een the Ganges and the @amuna$ are

present there$ Sarasvati River and 6rsadvati flo# on itst#o sides$ "t is splendid and gives muchpunya$

2I brahmana, " #ill tell you a very secret thing$ "n ashort time, there #ill be ecstasy given out here$ Gauranga#ill appear at -ayapur in Sacidevi .s house, and )e #illfreely distributeprema$ "n all these places the Lord and)is devotees #ill dance madly in the nectar of

sa#kirtana$ *he Lord #ill perform kirtanaalong #ith thedevotees of all the previous incarnations$ *he #holeuniverse #ill be dro#ned in the flood of prema0 otherthan the false logicians, everyone #ill receive that gift oflove$

2 6ivadasa , #hoever lives in the dhama#ith firm faith#ill attain the feet of Gaura$ Although the evilmindedmay #orship 3rsna for millions of years, they #ill not getattraction for the holy name$ &ut if one #orshipsGauranga, all one.s #ic'ed sentiments #ill be uprooted

and very soon one #ill attain Radha and 3rsna in9rndavana $ *hat person #ill attain his spiritual body andserve the divine couple in a secluded grove under theshelter of thesakhis$ brahmana, stay here and #orship,then you #ill see Lord Gauranga #ith )is associates$.

2Saying this, Pus'ara Ra1a departed$ *hen a voice fromthe s'y said, I*he glorious age of 3ali is coming$ At thattime you #ill again ta'e birth and s#im in the ocean ofGauranga.s kirtana$. )earing this, the brahmana #asfreed from an7iety and stayed on the shore of the pond#orshiping the Lord$4

/hile Sri 8iva #as listening to this story, they enteredBccahatta in 3uru'setra $ Sri Nityananda spo'e again2All the devas along #ith the tirthas came here to3uru'setra $ /hatever tirthas are in the region of

&rahmavarta varta and 3uru'setra are all present here$Prthu -ahara1a performed ten asvamedha sacrifices atthis place, #hich is presently 'no#n as Peho#a and issituated t#enty 'm #est of 3uru'setra$ And other holy

places reside here and serve Navadvipa$ *he fruit attainedby living in 3uru'setra for a hundred years is obtained byresiding here for one night$

2*he devascame here and set up a mar'et :hatta; fordiscussing Gauranga.s pastimes$ *herefore this place iscalled )attadanga$ &y seeing this place, one #ill receivethe ocean ofprema$ *his is one boundary of Navadvipa$

No# let us cross the Ganges $4

As they crossed at noon, Nityananda Prabhu loo'ed li'ethe sun rising on the hori+on of 3oladvipa $ /hile on the#ay to 3uliya Pahadapura, Nityananda Prabhu said to8iva, 2*he order in #hich #e have proceeded till no# isthe authori+ed order ofparikrama#ith the best effect$/hen Sri Caitanya brought )is associates to purify theChand 3a+i #ith an evening kirtana contingent of

fourteen mrdangas, )is starting point #as -ayapur$*hrough the period of one night, #hich became one nightof &rahma due to the s#eet kirtana, Gauranga #anderedthrough )is land$ After that, every %'adasi tithi-y Lord#ent onsa#kirtana, #andering over the sacred islands$Sometimes )e #andered over the five krosas ofAntardvipa , and sometimes, according to )is desire, )e#andered eight krosas$

2rom )is house, )e #ent first to &ara'onaghata, thenaround &allaldighi , and then to Sridhara.s house$ romthere, )e #ould go to the edge of Antardvipa and thuseasily complete a five krosa tour$ rom Simuliya, )e#ould go to the 3a+i.s house$ After tal'ing to Sridhara ,)e #ould go to Gadigacha :Godruma ;, then -a1ida:-adhyadvipa ;$ Crossing the Ganges at that point, onthe other ban' )e #ould go up to Paradanga andChinadanga , on the ban' of the Ganges $ *hen crossingthe Ganges again, )e #ould return home, completingeight krosas$

2*he completeparikrama is si7teen krosas, and if that isdone, the Lord is pleased$ *his is the tour " am ta'ing youon$ *here is no e5ual to this$ /ithin this tour you #ill seeall the t#elve forests of 9rndavana #hich e7tend oversi7teen krosas$ *his tour ends after nine nights and isthus called navaratra-parikrama in the scripture$ ne

does the five krosa parikrama in one day, and the eightkrosa parikramais completed after three nights$ *he firstnight is spent in -ayapur , the second night inGodruma , and the third night at Pulina , the opposite

ban' of the Ganges $4

)earing this instruction on the method ofparikrama, 8iva-ahasaya could not contain his love$

6esiring to attain the lotus feet of Nitai and 8ahnava, this#orthless pauper describes the glories of Nadia$

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All glories to Sri Caitanya! All glories to Nityananda! Allglories to Sri Advaita Prabhu and the devotees of LordCaitanya headed by Srivasa! All glories to Gaurabhumi,the essence of all abodes, #here Sri Caitanya descended#ith the holy name$

Nityananda spo'e, 2Listen everyone! *his is Pancaveni ,#here five rivers 1oin the Ganges $ *he &hagirathi mi7es#ith the -anda'ini and Ala'ananda , and the SarasvatiRiver flo#s here hidden from vie#$ rom the #est, the@amuna flo#s along #ith the &hogavati $ *he-anasaganga also 5uic'ly flo#s there$ *his place iscalled -ahaPrayaga by the rsis, #ho performed millionsof sacrifices here along #ith Lord &rahma $ *he glories ofthis place are incomparable$ "f one ta'es bath here, he#ill not ta'e another birth$ /ho can describe the gloriesof this place( All other tirthasbecome li'e dried up riversin comparison$ ne #ho leaves his body here on the

earth, in the air, or in the #ater #ill attain Sri Golo'a9rndavana$

*his place, 'no#n as 3uliya Pahadapura , is situated onthe ban' of the Ganges and is raised up li'e a mountain$*his place is called 3oladvipa in the scriptures$ No# hearone story from Satyayuga$

2A young brahmana named 9asudeva #as al#aysengaged in the service of 9araha$ As he #orshiped theform of 9araha, he al#ays prayed to the Lord in these#ords IPlease be merciful and appear before me$ Let myeyes and life be successful$. Saying this, he cried androlled on the ground$ I"f my Lord does not sho# )imself,my life is #orthless$.

2Shortly thereafter, the merciful Lord sho#ed )imself to9asudeva in the form of a boar$ )is body #as decorated#ith ornaments, and )is feet, nec', nostrils, face, andeyes #ere allattractive$ )is body #as as tall as amountain$ Seeing him, the brahmana thought himselfvery fortunate$ )e fell on the earth and offered hisrespects$ Crying and confused, he rolled on the ground$

2Seeing the vipra(s devotion, 9araha s#eetly said, I9asudeva, as you are -y devotee, " am satisfied by your#orship$ /hen 3aliyuga comes " #ill display -y

pastimes here$ )ear -y #ords$ "n the three #orlds, thereis no comparison to Navadvipa$ *hough it is hidden no#,it is -y very dear abode$ *he scriptures confirm that allholy places such as &rahmavarta varta reside here$

2I*he place #here &rahma performed a sacrifice and "appeared to 'ill )iranya'sa #ith -y tus's, that holy

place is present here, #here " have appeared no#$ &yserving Navadvipa, all tirthasare served0 and by living in

Navadvipa, the fruit of living at all other tirthas isattained$ @ou are fortunate to serve -e in Navadvipa$/hen Gauranga advents, you #ill be born here again$@ou #ill see the maha-sa#kirtana and the astoundingform of Gauranga$.

2After spea'ing these #ords, 9araha disappeared, and thevipraresearched the meaning of the Lord.s #ords$ &eing

a greatpandita, 9asudeva scrutini+ed the scriptures andthus clearly understood that during the reign of9aivasvata -anu, at the beginning of 3aliyuga, LordGauranga #ould manifest )is pastimes at Nadia$ *hesages 'ept this secret, but they indicated by hints so thatintelligent men could understand$ After the Lordmanifested )is pastimes on earth, the scriptural evidences#ould also become clear$ *hus the brahmanareceived the

hint about the secret truths of Gaura$

2"n great bliss, the brahmana performedsa#kirtana$ )econstantly sang the name of Gaura #ithin his mind$ Afterseeing the mountainous form of 9araha, 9asudevacarefully decided to call this place 3oladvipa Parvatakolaboar0 parvatamountainH, but it is no# 'no#n asParvata$ *he devotees 'no# that this is Giri Govardhanaof 9rndavana $

2See to the north is &ahulavana , #hose #onderfuleffulgence spreads out in all directions$ son of9allabha, in 9rndavana , the t#elve forests come in a

particular se5uence, but here they are not in the sameorder$ &y the Lord.s desire, the se5uence here is reversed$ne should see the forests in the order that they arearranged here, for the change in the se5uence enhancesone.sprema$4

Going a little further, Nityananda again said, 2See hereSamudragarh$ #ise one, both 6vara'a Puri andGangasagara are directly present here$ Samudra Sena , a'ing and great devotee, held 3rsna as all in all$ /hen&hima came here #ith his soldiers to con5uer allopponents, he surrounded Samudragada $ *he 'ing 'ne#that 3rsna #as the only resort of the Pandavas and that#hen they #ere in danger, )e #ould come to their rescu

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