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Navadvipa-dhama Mahafmya
Parikrama-khanda
Chapfer One
GeneraI GIorificafion
All gloiics io Loid Caiianya, ilc moon ol Navadvpa and son ol moilci Sac! All
gloiics io Niiyananda Raya, ilc avanuta! All gloiics io Si Advaiia Piablu, ilc
Supicmc Loid! All gloiics io Si Gadadlaia and Sivasa Pandiia! All gloiics io
Navadvpa-dlama, ilc csscncc ol all namas! And all gloiics io ilc icsidcnis ol
Navadvpa, ilc associaics ol Gauianga!
Ollciing obcisanccs io ilc lcci ol all ilc dcvoiccs, I will now biiclly dcsciibc Si
Navadvpa-dlama. Lvcn ilc dcmigods lcadcd by Loid lialma do noi lnow ilc
unlimiicd gloiics ol Navadvpa-mandala, so wlo can possibly dcsciibc ilai nama
lully' Sincc ilc ilousand-mouilcd Scsa cannoi dcsciibc ii complcicly, low can I,
an insignilicani living cniiiy, do so' Lvcn Loid Siva can lind no cnd io ilc
unlimiicd gloiics ol Navadvpa-dlama. Ncvciilclcss, ilc dcsiic ol Si Caiianya is
powcilul, and accoiding io His wisl ilc dcvoiccs lavc givcn mc an oidci.
Tlcicloic, by ilc mcicy ol ilc dcvoiccs, I lcicby dcsciibc ilc gloiics ol Nadia.
Tlcic is onc oilci iopic I would lilc io mcniion. As ii is a conlidcniial maiici, I
lcsiiaic io disclosc ii. lui, on ilc oilci land, I cannoi icsisi iclling ii, loi Loid
Caiianya insiiucicd His dcvoiccs io publicizc ilc gloiics ol His pasiimcs and abodc
alici His disappcaiancc. Tlougl Si Caiianya is ilc mosi conccalcd ol all avataras,
I lnow wcll ilai Hc is all in all. lui bccausc His conlidcniial aciiviiics aic
dcsciibcd ambiguously in sciipiuic, ilc nondcvoiccs aic unablc io icalizc ilcm.
Ioi a long iimc Mayadcv lcpi liddcn ilc conlidcniial sciipiuics ilai dcsciibc
Loid Caiianya's pasiimcs. Tlcsc iopics aic dcsciibcd in boil ilc unmanilcsi
sciipiuics, wlicl wcic scaiicicd lcic and ilcic, as wcll as in ilc manilcsi
sciipiuics. Maya lcpi all ilcsc sciipiuics liddcn liom vicw by covciing ilc cycs ol
ilc sclolais.
Alici Gauianga complcicd His pasiimcs on caiil, lowcvci, His obcdicni scivani
Mayadcv, undcisiood ilc dcsiic ol ilc Loid. Slc lilicd ilc vcil ol illusion liom ilc
cycs ol ilc living cniiiics and icvcalcd ilc iiuc naiuic ol Si Gauianga wiilin ilis
maiciial univcisc. Tlus ilc liddcn mcaning in ilc sciipiuics bccamc casily
icvcalcd, and ilc aigumcnis inlibiiing undcisianding Loid Caiianya wcic
dispcllcd. Ii was ilc all-mcicilul Niiyananda Piablu wlo icvcalcd ilc iiuil aboui
Gauianga in ilc lcaiis ol ilc living cniiiics. On His command, Maya pullcd away
ilc covciing so ilai ilc puic dcvoicc sclolais could icccivc ilis piccious iicasuic
ol ilc sciipiuics.
Il onc icmains doubilul in spiic ol ilc sciipiuial cvidcncc, lc is mosi unloiiunaic
and usclcss. Wly slould lc coniinuc living' Wlcn Niiyananda Piablu disiiibuicd
ilc mcicy, ilc loiiunaic living cniiiics acccpicd and icaclcd ilc pcilcciion ol
lappincss.
Lvciyonc slould lnow ilc sympioms ol ilc unloiiunaic living cniiiy as wcll; ii is
lc wlo is ovciconlidcni ol ilc powci ol lis own iniclligcncc. Sucl a pcison icjccis
ilc mcicy ol ilc Loid, and by ilc loicc ol lalsc logic lc lalls icpcaicdly inio ilc pii
ol illusion.
Comc, spiiii souls ol Kali-yuga! Givc up ilis lypociisy and jusi acccpi ilc puic
ccsiaiic lovc ol Si Gauianga!` In ilis way Niiyananda Piablu would call oui again
and again. lui siill ilc unloiiunaic living cniiiics did noi acccpi.
Now lci us considci caiclully wly ilcsc pcoplc do noi acccpi sucl wondcilul lovc
ol God. In puisuii ol lappincss, living cniiiics in ilc maiciial woild lollow vaiious
pioccsscs, sucl as logic oi mysiic yoga. And, in qucsi ol lappincss, somc givc up
ilc maiciial woild and go io ilc loicsi, wlilc lings consianily wagc wais amongsi
ilcmsclvcs. Dcsiiing lappincss, oilcis iun alici womcn and wcalil, wlilc oilcis
ialc io aiis and scicnccs. In puisuii ol lappincss, oilcis icjcci lappincss and lcain
io iolciaic ilc misciics ol lilc, and siill oilcis simply diown ilcmsclvcs in ilc
occan.
Raising His loius lands in ilc aii, Loid Niiyananda cxclaims, Comc, living
cniiiics! Givc up ilc iioublcs ol harma and jsana. Sincc you aic cndcavoiing loi
lappincss, I will givc you lappincss wiiloui asling anyiling in cxclangc. In ilis
lappincss ilcic is no iioublc, loss, oi pain. Jusi clani ilc namc ol Gauianga and
dancc wiiloui anxiciy. Tlcic's noiling cqual io ilc lappincss ilai I am giving.
Tlai lappincss is puic, cicinal ccsiasy-bcyond all illusion!`
In ilis way, Niiyananda Piablu bcggcd cvciyonc io ialc puic ccsiaiic lovc. Siill,
unloiiunaic pcisons, inllucnccd by picvious sinlul aciiviiics, did noi cvcn wani ii.
lui il sucl pcisons clani cvcn oncc ilc namcs ol Gauianga and Niiai, ilc cllccis
ol unlimiicd sinlul aciiviiics aic dcsiioycd.
Lisicn, cvciyonc, io onc moic conlidcniial iopic. Tlc mosi suiiablc iling loi ilc
souls ol Kali-yuga is ilis iicasuic ol gauranga-IiIa. Gauialaii is ilc combincd loim
ol Radla and Kisna, wlo cicinally cnjoy pasiimcs in Vindavana along wiil ilc
sahnis. Tlc iiuil ol Radla and Kisna's cicinal pasiimcs and ilc gloiics ol Viaja-
dlama aic lnown by cvciyonc iliougl ilc sciipiuics. And ilc unlimiicd gloiics ol
Kisna's namc and abodc aic lnown iliougl ilc sciipiuics by pcoplc all ovci ilc
univcisc. lui siill, aciually obiaining hrsna-prcma is noi ai all common. Lci us
conicmplaic ilc icason wly.
Hcicin lics ilc sccici ol sccicis wlicl ilc living cniiiics bound by Maya cannoi
disccin. Onc wlo docs noi aiiain lovc ol God alici woisliping Kisna biiil alici
biiil las cciiainly commiiicd lcaps ol ollcnscs. Ioi only by claniing Kisna's
namc wiiloui ollcnscs can onc aiiain inccssani hrsna-prcma.
Si Caiianya's incainaiion, lowcvci, is mosi uncommon. ly His mcicy, a sciious
pcison, ilougl lillcd wiil ollcnscs, can quiclly obiain lovc ol God. Wlcn
somconc calls oui ilc namcs ol Niiai and Caiianya, hrsna-prcma comcs looling loi
lim. Ollcnscs do noi lindci lis piogicss, and lc soon slcds icais ol ccsiasy oui ol
puic lovc ol God. ly ilc mcicy ol Loid Caiianya, all ilc ollcnscs quiclly llcc away,
ilc lcaii bccomcs puic, and lovc ol God lully blossoms. lccausc pcoplc in Kali-
yuga commii unlimiicd ollcnscs, wlicl aic dilliculi io clccl, ilcic can bc no
mcans ol dclivciancc oilci ilan Gauianga's namc. Tlcicloic, in Kali-yuga, I scc no
alicinaiivc io Si Gauianga. Tlis is also ilc pioclamaiion ol ilc sciipiuics.
As Si Gauiacandia appcaicd in Navadvpa, ii is ilcicloic ilc cicsi jcwcl ol all loly
placcs. Ollcndcis aic ilc objcci ol punislmcni ai oilci loly pilgiimagc placcs, bui
in Navadvpa-dlama ilcy aic puiilicd. Tlc cxamplc is ilc iwo bioilcis Jagai and
Madlai, wlo commiiicd gicai ollcnscs yci siill icccivcd Niiai and Gauia. Wlai io
spcal ol oilci placcs, ai Vindavana ilc ollcndcis aic punislcd. lui a pcison wlo
las commiiicd lundicds ol ollcnscs can casily icccivc ilc mcicy ol Niiyananda
Piablu and ovcicomc ilosc ollcnscs in Navadvpa-dlama. Ioi ilis icason, sagcs
cndlcssly piaisc Navadvpa ol Gauia-mandala.
Hc wlo livcs in Navadvpa-dlama is vciy loiiunaic, loi lc aclicvcs aiiiaciion loi
Kisna. Hc wlo lappcns io go ilcic bccomcs liccd liom all ollcnscs. Wlai onc
aiiains by iiavclling io all ilc loly placcs is aiiaincd jusi by icmcmbciing
Navadvpa. In ilis way ilc sciipiuics sing. Hc wlo sccs Navadvpa-dlama gcis
ccsiaiic lovc ol Kisna biiil alici biiil. Lvcn onc wlo gocs io Navadvpa dcsiiing io
gain maiciial comloiis iliougl pious aciiviiics will noi ialc anoilci biiil. Tlc
sastras say ilai onc wlo walls aiound Navadvpa aiiains ilc liuii ol millions ol
asvamcna-yajsas ai cvciy sicp. And onc wlo livcs in Navadvpa and clanis
mantras obiains ilc sound ol Caiianya as lis mantra and casily gcis licc liom
maya. Wlai yogis obiain alici icn ycais ai oilci tirtnas is obiaincd in ilicc niglis
ai Navadvpa.
Tlai libciaiion aiiaincd by lialman icalizaiion ai oilci loly placcs is obiaincd
simply by bailing in ilc Gangcs ai Navadvpa. Tlus, all iypcs ol libciaiion-
saIohya, sarupya, sarst, samipya, and nrvana-can bc obiaincd in Navadvpa
wiiloui spcculaiivc piaciicc. Ialling ai ilc lcci ol ilc puic dcvoiccs in Navadvpa,
llulii and Mulii (pcisonilicd maiciial cnjoymcni and libciaiion) icmain ilcic as
obcdicni scivanis. Noi caiing loi ilcii blcssings, ilc dcvoiccs licl ilcm away, bui
siill ilcy do noi lcavc ilc dcvoicc's lcci. Tlc liuiis obiaincd by siaying onc
lundicd ycais ai ilc scvcn loly ciiics can bc aiiaincd by siaying onc nigli in
Navadvpa-dlama.
In conclusion, Navadvpa is ilc iopmosi tirtna. Taling slclici ol ii, ilc living
cniiiics can cioss ovci Kali-yuga. Ai ilis placc, taraha, ilc namc ol Rama, wlicl
givcs libciaiion, and paraha1, ilc namc ol Kisna, wlicl givcs prcma, always scivc ilc
icsidcnis ol ilc nama.
Aspiiing loi ilc sladc ol ilc loius lcci ol Niiai and Jalnava, llaliivinoda ilus
sings in bliss.
Chapfer Two
Measuremenf and Form of fhe Dhama
All gloiics io Loid Caiianya, ilc moon ol Navadvpa and son ol moilci Sac! All
gloiics io Niiyananda Raya, ilc avanuta! All gloiics io Navadvpa-dlama, ilc
csscncc ol all spiiiiual abodcs! Wlo las ilc abiliiy io dcsciibc ilc iiuil ol
Navadvpa'
Navadvpa-dlama wiilin Gausa-mandala is scivcd by ilc Gangcs and siiuaicd in
cicinal splcndoi. Tlis Gausa-mandala is onc lundicd sixiy-cigli milcs in
ciicumlcicncc, wiil ilc Gangcs iunning iliougl ilc ccnici. Gausa-mandala ialcs
ilc loim ol a lundicd-pcialcd loius wiil ilc mosi bcauiilul Navadvpa in ilc
ccnici. Tlc ciicumlcicncc ol ilc ccniial siamcn ol ilc llowci, oi Aniaidvpa, is icn
milcs, and ilc ciicumlcicncc ol ilc cigli-pcialcd llowci, oi Navadvpa, is iliiiy-
iwo milcs. Ouisidc ilis aic ilc lundicd pcials ol Gausa-mandala, wlosc
ciicumlcicncc mcasuics onc lundicd sixiy-cigli milcs. Accoiding io ilc
sciipiuics, ilc diamcici ol Gausa-mandala is liliy-six milcs and ilc iadius is
iwcniy-cigli milcs. Tlc ccnici poini, siiuaicd wiilin Navadvpa, is ilc Yogapila,
ilc sacicd spiiiiual abodc wlcic ilc Loid advcnicd.
Tlc wlolc ol Gausa-mandala is cntaman, oi iouclsionc, yiclding all dcsiics. Tlc
nama is lull ol lnowlcdgc and bliss and is complcicly spiiiiual. Tlc waici, ilc
land, ilc iiccs-cvciyiling in ilc nama is spiiiiual, unlilc ilc dull maiici ol ilis
maiciial woild. Always picscni in ilc nama aic Kisna's ilicc spiiiiual cncigics-
sannni, samvt, and nIani. Kisna's oiiginal cncigy, svarupa-saht, manilcsis in
ilcsc ilicc divisions. Ol ilcsc, ilc sannni cncigy, wlicl suppoiis all cxisicncc,
linds iis pcilcci lunciion in manilcsiing ilc cicinal nama. In ilai posiiion, ilc
nama acis cicinally as ilc basc oi suppoii loi ilc Loid's appcaiancc and aciiviiics.
All ilis is ilc aciion ol ilc inconccivablc cncigy ol ilc Loid, wlicl is anii-maiciial
and complcicly iiansccndcnial.
Onc wlo sccs only ilc aciiviiics ol maiciial naiuic in ilc nama is a condiiioncd
soul undci ilc inllucncc ol ignoiancc and illusion. Wlcn a pcison's vision is
covcicd by a cloud, lc may ilinl ilai ilc sun is covcicd, bui aciually ilc sun can
ncvci bc covcicd by a cloud. In ilc samc way, only pcisons wlosc vision is
covcicd by ilc cloud ol illusion scc ilc iiansccndcnial loim ol Gausa-mandala as a
iiansloimaiion ol ilc maiciial cncigy.
Wlocvci gcis ilc mcicy ol Loid Niiyananda, ilc masici ol ilc sannni poicncy,
can scc ilai blisslul nama as lully spiiiiual. Tlc loly iivcis sucl as ilc Gangcs
and Yamuna as wcll as ilc scvcn loly ciiics lcadcd by Piayaga aic all siiuaicd in
vaiious placcs wiilin Navadvpa-dlama. Onc wlo is loiiunaic can scc ilai ilis
puic icalm, Gausa-mandala, is diiccily ilc spiiiiual woild.
Iollowing ilc oidci ol ilc Loid, Maya, ilc sladow ol ilc Loid's svarupa-saht,
spicads lci inllucncc ol illusion. Slc covcis ilc cycs ol ilosc living cniiiics wlo
lavc iuincd away liom ilc Loid so ilcy aic unablc io scc ilc gloiics ol ilc
spiiiiual nama.
Tlosc pcoplc wlo always icsidc in Gausa-mandala aic ilc mosi loiiunaic in ilc
woild. Tlc dcmigods in ilc lcavcnly plancis scc ilcm as laving bcauiilul loui-
landcd loims ol blaclisl complcxion. Wiilin ilc sixiccn hrosas2 ol Navadvpa-
dlama, ilc numcious icsidcnis, wlo aic goldcn in complcxion, consianily cngagc in congicgaiional
claniing ol ilc Loid's loly namcs. lialma and oilci dcmigods comc liom ouici spacc and woislip
ilcm in vaiious ways.
Loid lialma piays, Wlcn will I bccomc so loiiunaic io ialc biiil as a bladc ol
giass in Navadvpa-dlama. Tlcn I will icccivc ilc dusi liom ilc lcci ol ilc
dcvoiccs wlo aic cngagcd in sciving ilc loius lcci ol Si Gauianga. Alas, Loid
Caiianya las clcaicd mc, loi Hc las placcd mc in claigc ol ilc managcmcni ol ilc
univcisc. Wlcn will ilc lnois ol my harma bc cui' Wlcn will my mind bc
puiilicd as I givc up lalsc piidc' And wlcn will ilc illusion ilai I am ilc supicmc
auiloiiiy ccasc as I bccomc a puic scivani undci ilc slclici ol Gauianga's loius
lcci'`
Tlc cvas, rss, and Rudias always icsidc in dillcicni paiis ol Navadvpa. Alilougl
ilcy aic cngagcd in ausiciiiics loi a long iimc, siill ilcy do noi gci Niiyananda's
mcicy. As long as bodily consciousncss is noi givcn up and lumiliiy docs noi
awalcn wiilin, onc cannoi obiain ilc iicasuic ol Si Caiianya and Si Niiyananda's
mcicy, no maiici wlai clloiis onc malc, cvcn il lc bc Siva oi lialma. All ilis will
bc cxplaincd laici. O bioilci, jusi lcai wiil laiil and aiicniion.
In ilcsc spiiiiual iopics, onc slould avoid mundanc logic and aigumcnis, wlicl
aic usclcss and inauspicious. Tlc iiansccndcnial pasiimcs ol Si Caiianya aic a
dccp occan, wlcicas ilc pioccss ol mundanc logic is simply iioublcsomc, lilc ilc
slcail covciing ilc banana llowci. Wlocvci wanis io cioss ilc occan ol maiciial
cxisicncc by logic and aigumcni will simply ioil in vain. Hc will icccivc noiling.
lui by giving up lalsc aigumcnis and ialing ilc guidancc ol sanu and sastra, onc
will soon icccivc Si Caiianya. Ioi on ilc oidci ol Niiyananda Piablu, ilc srut
(Vcas), smrt (Puranas), and tantra sastras aic coniinuously singing ilc gloiics ol
Navadvpa-dlama. ly icading ilcsc sciipiuics and acccpiing ilc woids ol ilc
dcvoiccs, onc will icalizc ilc iiuil ol Navadvpa-dlama.
In Kali-yuga, all loly placcs aic cxiicmcly wcal; only Navadvpa is supicmcly
siiong. ly ilc Loid's dcsiic, lowcvci, ilis tirtna was invisiblc loi a long iimc and
iis gloiics lay unicvcalcd. Wlcn ilc inllucncc ol Kali-yuga incicascd, naiuially ilc
loly placcs losi ilcii powci.
Ai ilai iimc, dcsiiing ilc good loiiunc ol all living cniiiics, ilc Supicmc Loid
ilougli, Upon diagnosing a discasc, a docioi picsciibcs an appiopiiaic mcdicinc.
Accoidingly, a siiong mcdicinc is givcn loi a scvcic discasc. Now ilai Kali-yuga
las bccomc iciiiblc and ilc discasc is sciious, ilcic will bc no iclicl wiiloui a
siiong mcdicinc. Il I do noi icvcal ilc nama, ilc namc, and My loim, wlicl I
lavc bccn lolding sccicily loi so long, low will ilc living cniiiics cvci iccovci'
Tlc living cniiiics aic My scivanis, and I am ilcii Loid. Il I do noi lclp ilcm, ilcy
will ncvci bc dclivcicd.`
Saying ilis, Loid Caiianya appcaicd on caiil wiil His namc, nama, and
associaics. Tlc Loid piomiscd ilai Hc will always dclivci ilc living cniiiics liom
ilc iioublcs ol maiciial cxisicncc.
Gauianga said, Wiiloui considciing wlo is lii and wlo is unlii, in ilis
incainaiion I will liccly disiiibuic ilc iicasuic ol lovc wlicl is iaicly aiiaincd by
cvcn Loid lialma. I will scc low Kali can dcsiioy ilcsc living cniiiics! I will
manilcsi Navadvpa-dlama and bical ilc poison iccil ol Kali by pciloiming
congicgaiional claniing ol ilc loly namcs ol God. As long as My namc is sung,
Kali will bc coniiollcd.`
Saying ilis, Gauialaii appcaicd in ilc bcginning ol Kali-yuga in Navadvpa by His
own inicinal spiiiiual poicncy. Wiildiawing ilc covciing ol illusion, Gauiacandia
icvcalcd His cicinal pasiimcs in Gausa-mandala.
I scc no onc in Kali-yuga moic unloiiunaic ilan ilai lamcniablc, wiciclcd pcison
wlo docs noi woislip sucl a mcicilul Loid as Si Caiianya, oi wlo icjccis sucl an
inconccivablc nama as Navadvpa. Tlcicloic givc up all oilci dcsiics and
aiiiaciions, and simply lix youi mind on Navadvpa-dlama.
Aspiiing loi ilc sladc ol ilc loius lcci ol Niiai and Jalnava, llaliivinoda icvcals
ilcsc iiuils.
Chapfer Three
The Procedure for Parikrama of fhe Dhama
All gloiics io Loid Caiianya, ilc moon ol Navadvpa and son ol moilci Sac! All
gloiics io Niiyananda Raya, ilc avanuta! All gloiics io Si Advaiia Piablu! All
gloiics io Gadadlaia and Sivasa Pandiia! All gloiics io Navadvpa-dlama, ilc
csscncc ol all namas, wlicl advcnicd along wiil Gauiacandia.
Now lcai, bioilcis, ol ilc placcs ilai I will dcsciibc wiilin ilc sixiccn hrosas ol
Navadvpa-dlama.
Tlcic cicinally cxisis sixiccn iivcis wiilin ilc sixiccn hrosa aica ol Navadvpa. On
ilc casicin banl ol ilc main Gangcs aic loui islands and on ilc wcsicin banl
ilcic aic livc. Tlc dillcicni iiibuiaiics ol ilc Gangcs suiiound ilcsc islands and
givc ilc nama iis splcndoi. Tlc main Gangcs always llows in ilc middlc, wlilc
oilci pious iivcis llow in vaiious iiibuiaiics. Ncai ilc Gangcs llows ilc bcauiilul
Yamuna, and ilc Saiasvai llows wiilin anoilci iivci. Lasi ol ilc Yamuna aic ilc
long siicams ol ilc Tamiapain, ilc Kiiamala, and ilc lialmapuiia. Tlc Saiayu,
Naimada, Sindlu, Kavci, Gomai, and Godavai llow swilily iliougloui ilc
bicadil ol Navadvpa. All ilcsc iivcis iniciscci io loim ilc ninc dillcicni islands ol
Navadvpa.
Iollowing ilc dcsiics ol ilc Loid, somciimcs ilc siicams diy up, and ilcn again
by His wisl ilcy llow wiil waici; by ilc Loid's wisl somciimcs placcs bccomc
covcicd wiil waici, and by His wisl ilcy again bccomc visiblc. In ilis way ilc
nama cndlcssly cnacis iis IiIa, bui ilc samc nama icmains always manilcsi io ilc
loiiunaic living cniiiy. Il a dcvoicc las an acuic dcsiic in lis lcaii, all ilc islands
and iivcis will bc visiblc. ly dcvoiion, ilc nama is somciimcs visiblc in dicams,
mcdiiaiion, oi io ilc nalcd cyc.
Tlc island wlicl lics ai ilc junciion ol ilc Gangcs and Yamuna is lnown in ilc
sastras as Aniaidvpa. Wiilin Aniaidvpa lics ilc loly sanciuaiy ol Mayapui,
wlcic Loid Caiianya appcaicd. Know, dcvoiccs, ilai Malavana, in ilc ccnici ol
Golola, is nonc oilci ilan Mayapui ol Navadvpa.
Svciadvpa, Vailunila, Golola, and Vindavana icsidc in Navadvpa ai all iimcs. ly
ilc oidci ol Gauiacandia, ilc scvcn loly ciiics: Ayodlya, Mailuia, Maya
(Haiidvaia), Kas, Kanc, Avani (Ujjain), and Dvaiala, aic always picscni in ilcii
own placcs wiilin Navadvpa. Tlc ciiy ol Maya, ai Gangadvaia, las iis oiiginal
loim as Mayapui in Navadvpa-dlama. Tlc gloiics ol ilis paiiiculai placc aic
pioluscly sung in ilc sciipiuics.
Tlai pcison wlo oncc visiis Mayapui is casily liccd liom ilc bondagc ol maya.
Onc wlo walls iliougloui Mayapui is liccd liom ilc inllucncc ol maya and ilc
icpciiiion ol biiil.
Noiil ol Mayapui lics Smaniadvpa. Sanu and sastra lavc cxplaincd ilc iulcs ol
parhrama. Alici laving arsana ol Mayapui in Aniaidvpa, lcaincd dcvoiccs go io
Smaniadvpa. Ncxi onc slould go souil ol Mayapui io Godiumadvpa, ilcn onc
slould joylully go io Madlyadvpa. Alici sccing ilcsc loui islands on ilc casi
banl, onc slould icvcicnily cioss ilc Gangcs. Having wallcd aiound Koladvpa ai
lcisuic, ilcn ialc arsana ol aiudvpa. Alici sccing ilc mosi bcauiilul Jalnudvpa,
go scc Modadiumadvpa and ilcn Rudiadvpa. Tlcn again cioss ilc Gangcs, and
wall bacl io Mayapui. Tlcic, icspccilully cnici ilc icmplc ol Jagannaila Misia
and Sacdcv and ialc arsana ol ilc Loid. Tlis is ilc pioccduic ol parhrama loi
all iimcs. Onc wlo lollows ilis piaciicc will obiain unlimiicd lappincss.
Lvciyonc considcis ilc bcsi iimc loi pciloiming parhrama is liom ilc ttn ol
Malaia-sapiami upio ilc lull moon, oi purnma, ol Plalguna. Alici linisling
parhrama, loiiunaic pcisons ialc arsana ai Mayapui on ilc biiilday ol Loid
Caiianya. Niiai and Caiianya bcsiow Tlcii mcicy and ilc sladc ol Tlcii loius lcci
on ilosc pcisons, wlo ilus aiiain ilc qualilicaiion io cxccuic dcvoiional scivicc.
liiclly I lavc dcsciibcd ilc iulcs loi parhrama, and now I will dcsciibc cvciyiling
in dciail. Tlcicloic, plcasc lisicn. Wlocvci walls aiound ilc onc lundicd sixiy-
cigli milcs ol Gausa-mandala will quiclly obiain ilc iicasuic ol gaura-prcma.
Dcsiiing io obiain ilc sladc ol ilc loius lcci ol Jalnava and Niiai, llaliivinoda
icvcals ilcsc iiuils.
Chapfer Four
Sr ]va Hears Abouf Navadvpa-dhama
All gloiics io Loid Caiianya, ilc moon ol Navadvpa and son ol moilci Sac! All
gloiics io Niiyananda Raya, ilc avanuta! All gloiics io ilc iopmosi nama,
Navadvpa, wlcic Si Caiianya advcnicd. Wlaicvci bcncliis aic aiiaincd by
icsiding in all oilci tirtnas can bc aclicvcd by siaying in Navadvpa loi only onc
day.
Lisicn, O sainily pcoplc, as I sing ilis dcsciipiion ol Navadvpa parhrama iclciiing
io sciipiuic. Tlc siaicmcnis ol sastra, ilc woids ol ilc Vaisnavas, and ilc
icaclings ol ilc Loid-ilcsc ilicc aic my lilc. Taling slclici ol ilcsc ilicc, I will
dcsciibc ilc iulcs loi ciicumambulaiing Navadvpa. Lisicn cvciyonc!
Wlcn Si Jva Gosvam as a young man lcli lis lomc in Candiadvpa, in gicai
cagcincss lc ciicd oui Nadia, Nadia!` As lc iiavcllcd along ilc pails, lc
lamcnicd wiil icais llowing liom lis cycs lilc siicams, O Gauianga! Niiyananda!
You aic ilc lilc ol ilc living cniiiics. Wlcn will You slow mcicy on mc and givc
mc Youi arsana'` Again and again lc cxclaimcd, O Navadvpa, iopmosi ol all
namas, wlcn will I scc you'`
Ii was a siaiiling sigli io scc ilc young, aiiiaciivc loim ol Jva, wlo was piaciicing
cxiicmc icnunciaiion. His lcaii was always lull ol ccsiaiic lovc as lc iiavclcd
along. Tlcn, alici somc days, lc aiiivcd ai Navadvpa. Sccing ilc ciiy liom a
disiancc, lc ollcicd lis anavats and ncaily losi consciousncss. Alici somc iimc
lc icgaincd lis composuic and, iicmbling in ccsiasy, lc cnicicd ilc iown ol
Navadvpa. Wlcn lc camc io laialona-glaia lc aslcd, Wlcic is Niiyananda
Piablu' Plcasc lci mc scc Him.`
Onc dcvoicc saw ilc clcvaicd cmoiional siaic ol Jva Gosvam and ollcicd io ialc
lim io wlcic Niiyananda was siaying. Ai ilai iimc, Niiyananda in gicai ccsiasy,
bcgan ioaiing wiil lauglici on pcicciving ilai Si Jva was coming io Him. As
Niiyananda oidcicd His scivanis io biing Jva ilcic, many Vaisnavas wcni io call
lim.
Upon sccing Jva, wlosc body was lillcd wiil ccsiaiic sympioms, ilcy could
undcisiood lis idcniiiy. Iillcd wiil lovc, somconc camc loiwaid io icvcal ilc
oidci ol Niiyananda Piablu. Jusi on lcaiing ilc namc Niiyananda, Jva lcll io ilc
giound unconscious.
Alici a lcw momcnis lc goi up and cxclaimcd, Ol, I am gicaily loiiunaic.
Tlougl ilc lowcsi ol mcn, I lavc icccivcd ilc mcicy ol Niiyananda Piablu.`
Ollciing lis anavats io ilosc dcvoiccs wiil a glad lcaii, lc said, Il you all slow
mcicy io mc, ilcn I can gci ilc mcicy ol Niiyananda. Tlis is ilc vcidici ol
sciipiuics.`
Sccing ilc good loiiunc ol Jva Gosvam, somc ol ilc Vaisnavas iool ilc dusi liom
lis lcci on ilcii lcads wiil gicai cclcbiaiion. Tlcn ilcy all iool lim io
Niiyananda's placc.
Niiyananda was suiioundcd by dcvoiccs as Hc spolc aboui Kisna. Sccing ilai
iiansccndcnial loim ol Niiyananda, Jva's body was iiansloimcd wiil
cxiiaoidinaiy cmoiions. Wlai a wondcilul loim I am sccing ioday!` lc cxclaimcd
and lcll unconscious.
Swaycd by gicai compassion, Niiyananda lilicd Jva up and acccpicd lim as His
own.
Jva was ovcicomc wiil cmoiion. Hc siood wiil lis lands loldcd and bcgan io
spcal io lis Loid, You aic ilc loim ol ilc univcisc, ilc abodc ol ilc univcisc,
lalaiama. lcing an insignilicani living cniiiy, wlai can I lnow ol Youi qualiiics'
You aic my cicinal masici, I am Youi scivani. My only aspiiaiion is ilc sladc ol
Youi loius lcci. Tlai pcison wlo icccivcs Youi mcicy casily aiiains ilc loius lcci
ol Si Caiianya and diowns in ilc waici ol prcma. Wiiloui Youi mcicy no onc will
gci Gauia, cvcn il lc woislips Gauia loi a lundicd lilciimcs. Somciimcs Gauianga
may punisl somconc, bui You will pioicci lim; bui il You punisl somconc, Gauia
will ncvci acccpi lim. Tlcicloic, Loid, only on ilc siicngil ol my pasi dcvoiional
aciiviiics, I ialc slclici ol Youi loius lcci. lc mcicilul and givc pcimission ilai I
may icccivc ilc arsana ol Gauianga and gain aiiaclmcni loi Him.`
Wlcn Gauianga camc io Ramalcli and acccpicd my unclcs, I was a young clild.
Ai ilai iimc my cycs lillcd wiil icais as I saw Gauianga's loim, wlicl sincc ilcn
always appcais in my mind. I lcll and ollcicd obcisanccs ai Gauianga's lcci, and I
bccamc lillcd wiil lappincss as I iouclcd His body. Ai ilai iimc, ilc Loid iold mc
io siudy ilc sciipiuics and, alici linisling siudics, go io Navadvpa, wlcic I would
aiiain cvciyiling ai ilc loius lcci ol Niiyananda Piablu. Alilougl I am
insignilicani, I iool ilai oidci on my lcad and acquiicd as mucl lnowlcdgc as I
could. lui ilougl I siudicd all ilc bools in Candiadvpa, I could noi gci a suiiablc
Vcanta icaclci. Tlc Loid oidcicd mc io siudy Vcanta and icvcal hrsna-bnaht
conloiming wiil ilc Vcanta-sutras. So I lavc comc io Navadvpa io Youi loius
lcci. Wlaicvci You oidci, I will obcy. ly Youi oidci, I will go io Jagannaila Pui
and siudy Vcanta undci Saivablauma llaiiacaiya.`
Upon lcaiing ilc swcci woids ol Jva, Niiyananda Piablu cmbiaccd lim and,
unablc io coniain Himscll, bcgan wccping.
Lisicn, Jva, io ilcsc conlidcniial woids. Rupa and Sanaiana lnow all ilc
plilosoply. Tlc Loid oidcicd Mc io icll you noi io go siay in Pui. Lvciyonc
lnows ilai you and youi iwo unclcs aic puic scivanis ol ilc Loid. Tlc Loid
oidcicd ilai you go io Vaianas and iloiouglly siudy Vcanta undci
Madlusudana Vacaspaii. Iiom ilcic, go io Vindavana, wlcic you will gci ilc
mcicy ol Rupa and Sanaiana. Undci Rupa Gosvam's diicciion, woislip Tlcii
Loidslips Radla and Kisna, and iloiouglly discuss sciipiuics sucl as Vcanta.
You slould picacl ilai Srima Pnagavatam is ilc iopmosi sciipiuic and ilc
naiuial commcniaiy on ilc Vcanta-sutras.'
Picviously, Loid Caiianya bcsiowcd His mcicy on Saivablauma llaiiacaiya and
cxplaincd Vcanta io lim accoiding io ilc Pnagavata iiadiiion. Saivablauma ilcn
iaugli ilis caiclully io Madlusudana in Pui. On ilc oidci ol Si Caiianya
Malapiablu, Madlusudana Vacaspaii now icsidcs in Vaianas. Go ilcic and mcci
lim.
Lxicinally lc acis lilc a iiadiiional Vcdaniisi, and many lollowcis ol
Sanlaiacaiya siudy undci lim. Giadually, lowcvci, lc givcs ilcm mcicy by
icacling ilcm ilc picccpis ol Gauianga iliougl ilc Vcanta-sutras.
Ai ilis iimc ilcic is no ncccssiiy loi a scpaiaic commcniaiy on ilc Vcanta-
sutras, loi ilc Pnagavatam cxplains all ilc sutras. Wlcn ilcic will bc nccd ol
anoilci commcniaiy, Sri Govna-bnasya will bc icvcalcd. Along wiil
Saivablauma, Gopnaila mcaiya lcaid ilc Loid's commcniaiy. Laici, by ilc wisl
ol Si Caiianya, Gopnaila mcaiya will ialc biiil as laladcva Vidyablusana, and
lc will conquci Jaipui wiil lis plilosoplical commcniaiy. In Jaipui, lc will scivc
Gauianga by wiiiing ilc Govna-bnasya, and ilus licc all living cniiiics liom
maiciial bondagc. Youi iwo unclcs, Rupa and Sanaiana, will icll you all ilcsc
conlidcniial iopics.`
Upon lcaiing Niiyananda Piablu spcal, Jva Gosvam bcgan wccping and lcll io
ilc giound unconscious. Niiyananda ilcn bcsiowcd His mcicy on Jva by puiiing
His iwo loius lcci upon lis lcad, ilcicby giving lim spiiiiual siicngil. Jva ilcn
bcgan dancing in ilai asscmbly ol Vaisnavas wlilc claniing, Jaya Si Gauianga!
Jaya Niiyananda Raya!`
Wiincssing ilis display ol Niiyananda's mcicy, Sivasa Tlaluia and ilc oilci
dcvoiccs picscni all bcgan dancing and claniing, Si Gauianga! Niiyananda!` Tlc
placc icsoundcd wiil gicai spiiiiual vibiaiion.
Alici somc iimc Jva coniiollcd lis dancing, and Niiyananda lad lim sii down
ncaiby. Jva siaycd ai Sivasa's placc, bui in ilc cvcning lc again camc io scc
Niiyananda Piablu.
As Niiyananda was siiiing alonc, singing ilc gloiics ol Loid Gauianga, Jva camc
loiwaid and lcll ai His loius lcci. Niiyananda was vciy paiiiculai io malc Jva sii
vciy closc io Him. Jva, lowcvci, bccamc vciy awaic ol lis own misciablc
condiiion. Hc loldcd lis lands and said, Loid, bc mcicilul io mc and dcsciibc ilc
csscniial iiuils aboui Navadvpa-dlama.`
Loid Niiyananda said, O Jva, I will icll you, bui you slould lccp ilcsc dccp
iopics wiilin youi lcaii. Do noi bioadcasi ilcm lcic and ilcic jusi yci. Tlcy will
bc piopagaicd alici oui Loid complcics His manilcsi pasiimcs.
Tlis Navadvpa is ilc bcsi ol namas. Ciossing ovci ilc Viiaja Rivci and ilc
lialman cllulgcncc, bcyond ilc Vailunila plancis onc comcs io Svciadvpa, Si
Golola. Pcnciiaiing luiilci, onc comcs io Golula Vindavana, oi Kisnalola.
Tlai Kisnalola cxisis in iwo siaics ol cmoiion. Pasa cxpands ilcic in ilc loim ol
manurya and auarya, swccincss and muniliccncc. Auarya cxisis wiilin
manurya in lullncss, and manurya cxisis wiilin auarya in lullncss. lui, ilai
placc wlcic manurya is ilc clicl siaic is lnown by loiiunaic pcisons as
Vindavana. And ilai placc wlcic auarya is cicinally picdominani is callcd
Navadvpa in all ilc Vcas. Tlcic is no dillcicncc bciwccn Vindavana and
Navadvpa, only ilc dillcicni manilcsiaiions ol rasa malcs ilcm disiinci.
Tlc nama is cicinally pcilcci, lully spiiiiual, and unlimiicd. Tlosc wlosc
iniclligcncc is iingcd wiil dull maiici cannoi appioacl ilcic. lui, undci ilc
inllucncc ol ilc nIani-saht, ilc cncigy govcining bliss, ilc living cniiiics givc up
maiciial pails and by ilc siicngil ol pcilcci lnowlcdgc aiiain ilcii cicinal
spiiiiual aciiviiy ol dcvoiional scivicc. Tlc wlolc ol Navadvpa is a spiiiiual
manilcsiaiion, loi ai ilis loly placc Si Gauianga pciloimcd His iiansccndcnial
aciiviiics.
Pcoplc wiil maiciial vision scc Navadvpa as madc ol maiciial clcmcnis; loi ilcm
maya covcis ilc cicinal nama. Aciually maya docs noi cxisi in Navadvpa, loi ii is
noi a maiciial placc inllucnccd by iimc, noi aic ilc living cniiiics ilcic subjcci io
maiciial iioublcs. lui, as ilc living cniiiy bccomcs bound by lis liuiiivc aciiviiics,
undci illusion lc pciccivcs ilc nama io bc a maiciial placc.
Tlus I lavc iclaicd ilc iiuil ol Navadvpa-dlama. O Jva, plcasc considci all ilis
wiil a puic lcaii.`
Aspiiing loi ilc sladc ol ilc loius lcci ol Niiai and Jalnava, llaliivinoda icvcals
ilcsc conlidcniial iopics.
Chapfer Five
Sr Mayapur and Anfardvpa
All gloiics io Si Caiianya, ilc son ol Sac! All gloiics io Niiyananda ilc lilc ol
Jalnava! All gloiics io Navadvpa, ilc iopmosi nama wlcic Gauianga advcnicd in
Kali-yuga.
Niiyananda Piablu bcgan spcaling, Lisicn io My woids. Navadvpa cxicnds ovci
sixiccn hrosas. Wiilin ilc sixiccn hrosas ol Navadvpa, wlicl aic nondillcicni
liom Vindavana, ilcic aic ninc islands, wlicl loim an cigli-pcialcd loius lloaiing
on ilc waici. In ilc middlc ol ilc cigli islands, oi pcials, lics Aniaidvpa. And
wiilin Aniaidvpa, lics ilc vciy ccniial poini, Mayapui. Tlc cicinal pasiimcs ol
Loid Caiianya ialc placc wiilin Yogapila and ilc ciiclc ol Mayapui, ilc
ciicumlcicncc ol wlicl mcasuics ilicc and a lall milcs and ilc diamcici mcasuics
jusi ovci onc milc. lccausc ilc Panca-iaiiva aic scaicd ai ilc Yogapila, ii is ilc
mosi gloiious ol all placcs.
ly ilc dcsiic ol ilc Loid, ilis will soon bc ncaily liddcn undci ilc waicis ol ilc
Gangcs. Tlcn laici, by ilc powcilul dcsiic ol ilc Loid, ilc nama will again bc
icvcalcd and slinc cllulgcnily. Tlc cicinal nama is ncvci ically losi bui is
icmpoiaiily covcicd, and ilcn again ii appcais io oui cycs.
My woislipablc Loid cicinally icsidcs ai Mayapui, siiuaicd on ilc casi banl ol
ilc Gangcs. Alilougl in ilc cycs ol common pcoplc, Visvamblaia iool sannyasa
and lcli Navadvpa io go clscwlcic, aciually My Gauianga ncvci givcs up Mayapui
oi Navadvpa. Tlc dcvoiccs can pciccivc His daily pasiimcs. You, Jva, will also scc
Gauianga dancing.
Aiound Mayapui is bcauiilul Aniaidvpa, wlcic lialma icccivcd ilc arsana ol
Gauianga. O Jva, il you wani io scc all ilis, plcasc go on parhrama. Ii will bc vciy
bcnclicial loi you.`
Hcaiing ilc Loid's woids, Jva, wiil icais in lis cycs, lcll llai lilc a siicl ai
Niiyananda's lcci and icqucsicd, You will slow ical mcicy on ilis unwoiily
wicicl il You pcisonally ialc mc on parhrama.`
Hcaiing Jva's icqucsi, Niiyananda Raya simply said, So bc ii.` ly ilai, Hc
icvcalcd His mind. Niiyananda said, Jva, ioday ialc arsana ol Mayapui.
Tomoiiow wc will ioui moic cxicnsivcly.`
Saying ilis, Niiyananda Piablu goi up, and Jva lollowcd Him wiil a lappy lcaii.
Niiyananda movcd loiwaid slowly, loi His body was cxiicmcly agiiaicd wiil
ccsiaiic lovc loi Gauianga. Niiyananda Piablu was cngiosscd in ccsiasy, and His
cnclaniing loim was dccoiaicd wiil gold oinamcnis wlicl gliiicicd and slonc.
Tlc vciy lcci ilai lialma and Siva cannoi aiiain by mcdiiaiion wcic scivcd oui io
Si Jva simply by ilc mcicy ol Si Niiyananda. Tlus Jva lollowcd ilc Loid ialing
ilc dusi ol ilc Loid's lcci and smcaiing ii ovci lis body. Oll lc wcni in gicai
lappincss.
Tlcy cnicicd Jagannaila Misia's lousc and Niiyananda iniioduccd Jva ai ilc lcci
ol moilci Sac, O moilci, ilis is ilc magnanimous Si Jva, a loiiunaic and dcai
scivani ol Si Caiianya.`
Wlcn ilc Loid said ilis, Jva lcll ovci lilc a iicc upiooicd by a sioim. Ialling ai
Sac's lcci, lc iollcd on ilc giound oui ol coniiol as lc cxlibiicd vaiious
sympioms ol ccsiasy. Moilci Sac mcicilully blcsscd lim, and on ilai vciy day, in
ilai vciy lousc, ilcy iool prasaa.
Rccciving ilc oidci liom moilci Sac, Visnupiiyadcv coolcd vaiious dislcs ol
iicc, vcgciablcs, cluincy, and swccis. Vandvadana Dasa ollcicd ilc bnoga
aiicniivcly io Gauianga. nsana Tlaluia lcli dcliglicd wiilin as lc aiiangcd a
siiiing placc and scivcd Niiyananda ilc prasaa. In moilcily allcciion, Sac said,
My clild Niiyananda, cai ai Youi moilci's lousc! Unsccn by You, I lavc madc
Gauianga cai ilis. So wlcn You cai, my mind bccomcs vciy lappy.`
Hcaiing His moilci's woids, Niiyananda Raya aic in gicai bliss. Aliciwaids, as Jva
iool ilc icmnanis, lc cxclaimcd, I am gicaily blcsscd io ialc prasaa in ilc
lousc ol Caiianya Malapiablu in Mayapui.`
Having caicn, Niiyananda iool lcavc ol Sacdcv's loius lcci. Ai ilis iimc ilcy iool
Vandvadana Dasa inio ilcii gioup. Alici Jva ollcicd lis icspccis ai Vand's lcci,
Niiyananda iniioduccd lim io Jva, Tlc dcvoiccs lnow ilai ilis Vandvadana is
nonc oilci ilan Kisna's dcai lluic, by wlosc mcicy ilc living cniiiics bccomc
aiiiacicd io Kisna. Tlcy ilcn dcvclop gicai iliisi, io aiiain ilc rasa dancc.
Lool, Jva, Si Caiianya would biing us in ilis lousc, and wc cnjoycd many
pasiimcs lcic. Scc, lcic is Jagannaila Misia's icmplc, wlcic lc would daily
woislip Loid Visnu. And in ilis lousc, lc uscd io scivc lis gucsis. Scc ilis tuIasi
bowci. Wlilc Gauiacandia was siill lcic, Hc pciloimcd all ilc duiics ilai His
lailci obscivcd. Rclying on ilc auiloiiiaiivc woids ol Vandvadana, nsana now
pciloims ilosc duiics cvciy day. Hcic, ilcic was a nmba iicc, wlicl disappcaicd
by Si Caiianya's ioucl.`
Loid Niiyananda wcpi as Hc dcsciibcd ilis, and Jva and Vandvadana also ciicd in
icsponsc. Mcanwlilc, Sivasa Pandiia camc ilcic io scc wlai was lappcning. Tlc
loui ol ilcm ilcn lcli Jagannaila Misia's lousc and piocccdcd io Sivasa's
couiiyaid, iwo lundicd mcicis io ilc noiil. Wiil a joylul mind, Niiyananda
Piablu slowcd ilis io Jva.
Jva was agiiaicd wiil lovc as lc icmcmbcicd ilc Loid's pasiimcs, and lc iollcd on
ilc giound in Sivasa's couiiyaid. Tlcn, jusi as Jva was gciiing up, lc saw
Gauianga dancing wondcilully amidsi His iniimaic associaics in sanhirtana.
Advaiia, Niiyananda, Gadadlaia, and Haiidasa wcic dancing and singing. And
ilcy wcic joincd by Sullambaia and lundicds ol oilcis. Sccing ilis, Jva bccamc
unconscious wiil ccsiaiic lovc.
Rcgaining lis consciousncss, lc could no longci scc ilai pasiimc. Jva Gosvam
bcgan io ciy and lamcni, Wly couldn'i I lavc ialcn biiil a liiilc cailici' I lavc
noi bccn loiiunaic cnougl io cnjoy ilc bliss ol sucl hirtana! Niiyananda's mcicy
is unlimiicd, lowcvci, loi by His giacc I lavc bccn loiiunaic loi a momcni's iimc.
My wisl is io siay lcic loicvci so ilai ilc iioublcs ol maiciial cxisicncc will go lai
away. lui ilc Loid's oidci is siiongci ilan ilc scivani's wisl! My lcaii is bcaiing
wildly ai ilc ilougli ol lcaving Mayapui!`
Niiyananda ncxi iool Jva io Advaiia's lousc, iwcniy mcicis io ilc noiil. Jva,
scc ilc lousc ol Sia-naila, Advaiia mcaiya, wlcic ilc Vaisnavas would mcci io
discuss Kisna. Si Advaiia woislipcd Kisna lcic and, calling loudly, biougli ilis
iicasuic, My Loid Gauianga.`
Alici iolling on ilc giound ilcic, ilc loui mcn wcni io ilc lousc ol Gadadlaia,
jusi icn mcicis io ilc casi. Iiom ilai placc, Niiyananda slowcd Jva ilc vaiious
louscs ol Loid Caiianya's associaics. Alici sccing ilc louscs ol ilc branmana
communiiy, ilcy piocccdcd io ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs in a lappy mood. Tlcic, ai
ilc boidci ol Mayapui, Jva saw ilc Viddla Siva icmplc.
Niiyananda Piablu said, Hc is ilc guaidian ol Mayapui. Tlis is wlcic ilc
Prauna-maya cncigy, yoga-maya, in claigc ol spiiiiual pciccpiion) is cicinally
siiuaicd. Wlcn oui Loid disappcais, by His dcsiic, ilc Gangcs will swcll. Tlc
Gangcs waici will almosi covci Mayapui loi a lundicd ycais, and ilcn ilc waici
will again icccdc. Ioi somc iimc only ilc placc will icmain, dcvoid ol louscs.
Tlcn again, by ilc Loid's dcsiic, ilis placc will bccomc piomincni, and pcoplc will
livc in Mayapui as bcloic. All ilcsc gnatas on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs will again bc
manilcsi, and ilc dcvoiccs will build icmplcs ol ilc Loid. Onc cxcccngIy
voncrjuI tcmpIc vII appcar jrom vncn Gaurangas ctcrnaI scrvcc vII bc prcacnc
cvcryvncrc. Piaudla Maya and Viddla Siva will again comc and pciloim ilcii
duiics ol icvcaling ilc spiiiiual nama accoiding io ilc Loid's dcsiic.`
Hcaiing ilis, Jva loldcd lis lands and ilcn, ialing lold ol Niiyananda's loius lcci,
lc said, O Loid, You aic ilc causc ol Scsa. You cxpand Youiscll as ilc nama and
ilc loly namc, and You aic ilc slclici ol ilc vaiious loims ol ilc Loid. Lvcn
ilougl You aci accoiding io ilc Loid's dcsiic, siill You aic ilc guiu ol all living
cniiiics and all cncigics icsi upon You. Ol couisc, wlocvci disiinguislcs bciwccn
You and Gauianga is considcicd by ilc wisc io bc a iascal. O omniscicni Supicmc
Loid, You lavc dcsccndcd io display Youi pasiimcs. Onc doubi las comc inio my
lcaii. Plcasc icll mc wlcic Siva and lis consoii will go wlcn ilc Gangcs lidcs
Mayapui.`
Niiyananda said, Lisicn io My woids, Jva. Plcasc lool ai ilai land on ilc wcsi
sidc ol ilc Gangcs. Tlai ligl sandy sloal is callcd Paiasanga. A communiiy ol
branmanas livc ilcic. Noiil ol ilai, is ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs, wlicl ilc wisc
lnow as Clinasanga. Ai ilai placc, a villagc will bc csiablislcd wlcicin Siva and
lis cncigy will siay loi somc iimc. Wlo can piopcily dcsciibc ilc gloiics ol ilai
iivcibanl, callcd Pulina' Tlcic, wlcic ilc Gangcs llows, is ilc locaiion ol ilc rasa
dancc. Only a sandy placc ol land is visiblc io ilc nalcd cyc, bui ilai placc is a
jcwcl-lilc cicinal nama wlcic iiansccndcnial pasiimcs ialc placc. Mayapui is
considcicd Golula Malavana, and Paiasanga is Saiilaia picscnily Claiilaia].
And ilai placc, Pulina, is Vindavana wiil Si Rasa-mandala. Laici, ilc sound ol
iumuliuous hirtana will bc lcaid ilcic.
Tlcic is Mayapui and Si Pulina and in ilc middlc llows ilc Gangcs. O
magnanimous onc, you slould undcisiand ilai all ol ilis is ilc abodc ol
Gauianga. Onc wlo walls ilcsc livc hrosas ol ilc nama will scc Mayapui and Si
Pulina. And wlocvci walls ilcsc livc hrosas wiil ilc dcvoiccs on ilc Plalguna
Puinima day icccivcs ilc cicinal iicasuic ol lovc ol God.
O Jva, lcai a conlidcniial iopic. Tlcic is a vciy bcauiilul Dciiy ol Gauianga
bclonging io Visnupiiya, wlicl in ilc luiuic will bc biougli io Saiilaia by
branmanas dcsccnding liom ilc lamily ol Jagannaila Misia. Ioui lundicd ycais
alici Loid Gauianga's appcaiancc in ilis woild, ilc woislip ol ilc Dciiy will bc
icsioicd io ilc liglcsi siandaid. lui do noi icvcal any ol ilis. Jusi do parhrama,
lccling inicinal joy.
Six mcicis liom Viddla Siva-glaia, scc Gauianga's own gnata. Tlcic Gauialaii in
His clildlood playcd in ilc waici and pullcd many pianls. Sccing ilc Yamuna's
good loiiunc ol ialing paii in Kisna's pasiimcs, ilc Gangcs pciloimcd pcnancc loi
ilc samc puiposc. Kisna bcsiowcd His mcicy by appcaiing bcloic Gangadcv and
saying, In ilc loim ol Gauianga I will pciloim pasiimcs in youi waicis.' Tlosc
pasiimcs wcic pciloimcd by ilc Supicmc Loid ol ilc ilicc woilds, Gauianga, ai
ilis gnata. Ioiiunaic pcoplc wlo scc ilis placc aiiain gicai lappincss.`
Tliiiy mcicis noiil is Madlai's gnata, wlicl is lnown io all. Tcn mcicis noiil ol
ilis lics onc gnata ilai aiiiacis ilc minds ol ilc iownspcoplc. Tlis cxcccdingly
bcauiilul gnata is callcd laialona-glaia. Ii was consiiucicd on Kisna's oidci by
Visvalaima. Ai ilis gnata you will scc livc Siva icmplcs wiil livc Ingas. Tlcsc loui
gnatas malc Mayapui vciy bcauiilul. Moicovci, wlocvci ialcs bail lcic is
iclicvcd ol all misciics.
Lasi ol Mayapui, ilc land is lnown as Aniaidvpa. ly ilc Loid's dcsiic ilis placc
will icmain uninlabiicd loi a long iimc. Tlcn laici, pcoplc will again livc ilcic,
and ii will bc lamous as onc ol ilc gloiics ol Nadia. Jva, ioday siay in Mayapui
and iomoiiow wc will go io Smaniadvpa.`
Hcaiing ilis, Jva ilcn said, Onc qucsiion las aiiscn. Plcasc lisicn. Wlcn
Gangadcv again uncovcis Mayapui, by wlai signs will ilc dcvoiccs bc ablc io
icdiscovci ilc conccalcd siics'`
Hcaiing ilis, Niiyananda Piablu answcicd wiil ncciaililc woids, Lisicn, Jva,
wlcn ilc Gangcs covcis ilis placc, onc coinci ol Mayapui will icmain iniaci.
Many yavanas will ialc up icsidcncc ilcic, yci ilc namc will icmain Mayapui.
Aboui onc ilousand mcicis souilwcsi ol ilc icmaining placc, onc will scc a
sliglily iaiscd aica covcicd wiil vcgciaiion. Tlai will indicaic Jagannaila Misia's
lousc. Tcn mcicis liom ilcic is ilc Viddla Siva icmplc. Iiom sucl mcasuicmcni
onc will bc ablc io disccin cvciyiling. A pond callcd Siva-soba will bc sccn,
indicaiing ilc picvious banl ol ilc Gangcs. In ilis way, by ilc Loid's wisl, ilc
dcvoiccs will icvcal ilc losi placcs. Know ilis loi cciiain. Ai ilc cnd ol loui
lundicd ycais, ilc iasl ol iccovciing ilc losi tirtnas will bcgin.`
Si Jva said, O Loid, wlai is ilc icason loi ilc namc Aniaidvpa'`
Niiyananda Piablu answcicd, Ai ilc cnd ol Dvapaia-yuga, lialma undciiool
ausiciiiics lcic wiil a dcsiic io aclicvc Gauianga's mcicy. lialma lad iiicd io
dcccivc Govinda by sicaling ilc cowlcid boys and calvcs, bui wlcn lc saw lc was
dclcaicd by lis own iiicls, lc bccamc misciablc and icgiciicd lis ollcnsc. Hc
cniicaicd Kisna wiil many piaycis, and Kisna loigavc lim. lui laici, lialma
considcicd, Tlinling ilai I am ilc cicaioi ol ilc univcisc is usclcss. Simply
bccausc ol ilis lauli I lavc bccn dcpiivcd ol hrsna-prcma and cnjoymcni ol ilc
rasas ol Vindavana. Il I could lavc ialcn biiil as a cowlcid boy, I could lavc
casily scivcd ilc masici ol ilc gopis. Alilougl I was noi ablc io aclicvc ilc ncciai
ol ilosc pasiimcs, now, wlcn Gauianga appcais, I will noi lall picy io my wiclcd
mind!'
Tlinling lilc ilis, lialma bcgan mcdiiaiing and pciloiming ausiciiiics in
Aniaidvpa. Alici many days, Gauiacandia mcicilully camc and said, O lialma, I
am saiislicd wiil youi ausiciiiics. I lavc comc io lullill youi dcsiic.'
Wlcn lialma opcncd lis cycs, lc saw Gauianga and lcll io ilc caiil
unconscious. Tlc Loid pui His looi on lialma's lcad, and lialma was
cnliglicncd wiil iiansccndcnial lnowlcdgc and bcgan io piay.I am a low and
woiillcss wicicl, coniiollcd by piidc. Ioigciiing Youi loius lcci, I lavc iuincd io
maiciial scnsc giaiilicaiion. I myscll, Loid Siva, and ilc dcmigods lcadcd by India
aic Youi subjugaicd scivanis. Tlis is wiiiicn in sciipiuic. lui wc aic noi so
loiiunaic as Youi puic scivanis, and ilus maya covcis us wiil ilc nci ol illusion.
Tlc liisi onc lundicd iiillion ycais ol my lilc lavc passcd and I lavc bccn loiccd
io icalizc ilis ai lasi. How will I spcnd ilc sccond onc lundicd iiillion ycais ol my
lilc' Il I icmain in illusion, I will simply sullci. My only piayci is ilai I may
bccomc Youi associaic wlcn You manilcsi Youi pasiimcs. Having givcn up ilc
illusion ilai I am ilc cicaioi, I wani io ialc biiil in Youi associaiion and sing
Youi gloiics.'
Hcaiing lialma's piaycis, Loid Gauianga bcncdicicd lim saying, So bc ii. Wlcn
My pasiimcs bccomc visiblc on caiil, you will ialc biiil in a yavanas lousc. Youi
namc will bc Haiidasa Tlaluia, and you will bc lamous loi youi lumiliiy and
complcicly licc liom all piidc. You will clani ilicc lundicd ilousand namcs a
day, and wlcn you pass liom ilis woild you will bc sccing Mc. And ai ilc cnd ol
ilc sccond onc lundicd iiillion ycais ol youi lilc, you will aiiain Navadvpa-
dlama and bc absoibcd in cicinal rasa.
lialma, lcai ilcsc sccici (antara) woids, bui do noi icvcal ilis opcnly in ilc
sciipiuics. Taling ilc iolc ol a dcvoicc, I will iasic ilc ncciai ol bnaht-rasa and
piopagaic ilc mosi iaic pioccss ol sanhirtana. I will malc ilc dcvoiccs ol all ilc
picvious avataras diunl wiil ilc ncciai ol Vindavana. Tlc lovc ilai Si Radlila
posscsscs is bcyond My cxpciicncc, so I will appcai wiil Hci scniimcnis and
complcxion. Taling ilc posiiion ol Radla, I will iasic ilai lappincss ilai only
Radla obiains in sciving Mc. Iiom ioday, aci as My disciplc and, in ilc loim ol
Haiidasa, always scivc Mc.'
Saying ilis, Gauianga bccamc invisiblc, and lialma lcll io ilc giound
unconscious.
O Gauianga! Iiicnd ol ilc pooi, dcai io ilc dcvoiccs. wlcn will I aiiain Youi
loius lcci'' lc ciicd. In ilis way lc wcpi loi many days and ilcn iciuincd io lis
duiics in lialmalola.`
Dcsiiing only io aiiain ilc loius lcci ol Niiai and Jalnava, ilis low, woiillcss, and
usclcss llaliivinoda sings ilis gloiilicaiion ol Nadia.
Chapfer Six
Sr Ganganagara, Prfhu-kunda, Smanfadvpa, Sarasanga, Visrama-sfhana
All gloiics io Si Caiianya, ilc son ol moilci Sac! All gloiics io Niiyananda, ilc
lilc ol Jalnava! All gloiics io Advaiia, ilc lusband ol Sia. All gloiics io
Gadadlaia! And all gloiics io Gauianga's associaics lcadcd by Sivasa!
Laily ilc ncxi moining, Niiyananda wcni oui wiil Sivasa and Si Jva. Rama Dasa
and oilci dcvoiccs joincd as ilcy coniinucd on, pciloiming sanhirtana all ilc
wlilc. Wlcn ilcy camc io ilc vciy cdgc ol Aniaidvpa, Niiyananda poinicd oui
Ganganagaia io Jva.
Lisicn, Jva, ilis Ganganagaia was loundcd by llagiaila ol ilc Raglu lamily.
Wlcn ilc Gangcs camc down, King llagiaila lcd ilc way, blowing a concl slcll.
lui wlcn ilc Gangcs aiiivcd ai Navadvpa-dlama, slc sioppcd and would noi
piocccd. llagiaila saw ilis and bccamc lcailul. Rciiacing lis sicps, lc camc
iowaids ilc Gangcs. Ai ilis placc, Ganganagaia, lc bcgan io pciloim ausiciiiics.
Saiislicd wiil ilis, Gangadcv pcisonally appcaicd bcloic lim.
llagiaila said, Moilci Gangcs, il you do noi piocccd on, my loiclailcis will
ncvci bc dclivcicd.'
Gangadcv said, Lisicn dcai clild, llagiaila. Jusi siay lcic paiicnily loi a lcw
days. Now wc aic in Navadvpa, and Magla monil is coming. Ai ilc cnd ol
Plalguna monil I will go io dclivci youi loiclailcis. O llagiaila, my waicis
cmanaic liom ilc loius lcci ol ilc Supicmc Loid, so now lcic in His own nama I
would lilc io lavc my dcsiics lullillcd. On ilc Plalguna Puinima, ilc biiilday ol
ilc Loid, my vow will bc complcicd. Tlcn cciiainly I will go wiil you. Do noi
lcai.' Tlus llagiaila, ilc lcadci ol ilc Raglu lamily, siaycd lcic in Ganganagaia
uniil ilc Plalguna Puinima.
On ilc Plalguna Puinima, onc wlo lasis, ialcs bail in ilc Gangcs lcic, and
woislips Gauianga will cioss ovci ilc maiciial occan along wiil lis anccsiois.
Along wiil onc ilousand anccsiois, lc aiiains Golola alici dcail no maiici wlcic
lc dics.
O Jva, ilis placc is unlimiicdly gloiious bccausc Si Caiianya danccd lcic many
iimcs. Also scc lcic ilc louscs ol Gangadasa and Sanjaya Dasa, wlicl aic always
plcasing.
O lcaincd onc, now lcai ilc gloiics ol ilis bcauiilul pond io ilc casi. Alilougl ii
is now lnown as lallal-digli, ii was vaiiously dcsciibcd in Saiya-yuga. Ai ilai
iimc, Piilu Malaiaja was lcvcling ilc iougl placcs ol ilc caiil by cuiiing down
ilc lills. As lc bcgan lcvcling ilis aica, a gicai cllulgcncc camc loiil. Wlcn ilc
woilcis iold ilis io Piilu Malaiaja, lc camc io scc ilc plcnomcnon. As lc was a
sahtyavcsa-avatara, an cmpowcicd incainaiion, by mcdiiaiion lc undcisiood ilai
ilis placc was Navadvpa. Hc lcpi ilc gloiics ol ilis placc sccici ai ilai iimc and
oidcicd ilai a huna bc csiablislcd ilcic. Tlis huna ilus bccamc cclcbiaicd as
Piilu-lunda iliougloui Navadvpa-dlama. Tlc villagcis lcli indcsciibablc bliss
on diinling ilc puic waici ol ilis huna.
Laici, King Lalsmana Scna dug oui ilc huna and madc ii biggci and dccpci.
Dcsiiing io dclivci lis loiclailcis, lc namcd ii lallal-digli alici lis lailci, lallal
Scna]. Scc ilai bcauiilul lill. Lalsmana Scna's lousc, now biolcn wiil ilc passing
ol iimc, oncc siood ilcic.
All ilcsc placcs aic oinamcnis ol Navadvpa wlicl vaiious lings csiablislcd io
gain pious cicdiis. Laici, ilc yavana lings dcscciaicd ilis placc, ilcicloic ilc
dcvoiccs no longci woislip lcic. Tlc caiil iiscll is vciy puic, bui no onc livcs
lcic duc io lcai ol ilc impuic yavanas associaiion. lccausc a gicai ollcnsc was
commiiicd io ilc Dciiy ol ilc Loid, ilc dcvoiccs gavc up ilis placc.`
Saying ilis, Niiyananda Piablu ioaicd loudly and wcni on io ncaiby Simuliya. Hc
ilcn dcsciibcd ilai placc io Jva, Know ilis io bc Smaniadvpa. Sainis lnow
Smaniadvpa io bc on ilc boidci ol Navadvpa on ilc souil banl ol ilc Gangcs.
In iimc, ilc Gangcs will dcvoui all bui onc sacicd poiiion, namcd Simuliya, wlcic
maiciialisiic pcoplc will woislip Paivai. Lisicn io ilc sioiy.
Onc iimc duiing Saiya-yuga, Loid Siva bcgan madly dancing, wlilc claniing ilc
namc ol Gauianga. Paivai aslcd lim, Plcasc icll mc wlo is Gauianga. ly sccing
youi asionisling dancc and lcaiing ilc namc ol Gauianga, my lcaii is mcliing.
All ilai I lavc lcaid in ilc way ol mantra and tantra iill now only lcads io moic
cnianglcmcni loi ilc living cniiiics. Dcai lusband, plcasc icll mc somciling ol ilis
Gauianga. ly woisliping Him will I icccivc aciual lilc''
Hcaiing Paivai's woids, Siva mcdiiaicd on Gauianga and said, Unio you, wlo aic
ilc piimoidial cncigy, onc poiiion ol Si Radla, I will icll ilc cicsi-jcwcl ol all
iiuils. Acccpiing ilc spiiiiual cmoiions ol Si Radla, Kisna will dcsccnd in ilis
Kali-yuga ai Mayapui in ilc womb ol Sac. Loid Gauianga, inioxicaicd wiil
pasiimcs ol hirtana, will disiiibuic ilc jcwcl ol prcma io cvciyonc wiiloui
disciiminaiion. Wlocvci docs noi diown in ilai llood ol prcma is mosi
unloiiunaic. O Dcv, jusi by icmcmbciing ilc Loid's piomisc ilai Hc will comc, I
pass my lilc diowning in lovc ol God. lcing unablc io coniiol myscll, I lavc givcn
up my own ciiy ol Kas. Wiilin Mayapui, on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs, I will livc in
a lui and woislip Gauianga.'
Hcaiing Siva's woids, bcauiilul Paivai quiclly wcni io Smaniadvpa. As slc
consianily mcdiiaicd on ilc loim ol Gauianga and clanicd His namc, slc bccamc
immciscd in prcma. Alici somc iimc, Gauiacandia appcaicd wiil His associaics io
bcsiow mcicy on Paivai. His complcxion was lilc molicn gold. Hc lad long aims,
wavy laii, and bcauiilul limbs. Hc was wcaiing a long not loldcd iliicc, and
liom His nccl swung a gailand ol llowcis, wlicl was vciy aiiiaciivc io bclold. In
a voicc clolcd wiil lovc, Gauia Raya said, O Paivai, wly lavc you comc lcic''
Paivai lcll ai ilc loius lcci ol ilc masici ol ilc univcisc and wiil an agiiaicd
mind cxplaincd lci soiiow: O Piablu Jagannaila, lilc ol ilc univcisc, ilougl
You aic mcicilul io all, You lavc dcccivcd mc. O dclivcici ol ilc lallcn, You lavc
appoinicd mc io bind up all ilc living cniiiics in ilc maiciial woild wlo aic avcisc
io You. I lavc comc inio ilc maiciial woild io do ilis woil, and lavc ilus bccn
clcaicd ol Youi unlimiicd prcma. Pcoplc say ilai wlcicvci Kisna is ilcic is no
Maya. I am ilcicloic loiccd io always icmain ouisidc Youi spiiiiual icalm, in ilc
maiciial woild. So low will I cvci scc Youi pasiimcs' Il You do noi ollci a way, I
am wiiloui lopc.'
Saying ilis, Paivai pui Gauianga's looi dusi on lci simanta (paii in ilc laii) in
gicai disiicss. Iiom ilai, ilc namc ol Smaniadvpa camc. Ignoiani pcoplc call ilc
placc Simuliya.
Gauiacandia was plcascd, and Hc said io Paivai, O supicmc goddcss, lisicn
caiclully io My woids. You aic My cncigy, you aic noi scpaiaic oi dillcicni liom
Mc. My onc cncigy las iwo loims. Wiilin ilc spiiiiual lingdom, My oiiginal
cncigy las onc loim as Si Radla, bui loi caiiying oui aciiviiics in ilc maiciial
woild Slc las cxpandcd Hciscll as you. Wiiloui you, My IiIa could noi bc
accomplislcd, loi in ilc loim ol Yogamaya, you aic ncccssaiy in My pasiimcs. In
Viaja, you aic cicinally picscni as Pauinamas, and in Navadvpa you aic picscni
as Piaudla Maya along wiil Ksciiapala Siva, guaidian ol ilc nama.'
Saying ilis, Gauianga disappcaicd, and Paivai bccamc ovciwlclmcd wiil lovc.
Paivai siays in onc loim as ilc goddcss ol Smaniadvpa, and in anoilci loim as
Piaudla Maya in Mayapui.`
Alici saying ilis, Niiyananda Piablu iool Jva and quiclly cnicicd ilc Cland
Kazi's villagc, wlcic Hc said, O Jva, lcai My woids. Tlc Cland Kazi's villagc is
nonc oilci ilan Mailuia. Alici pciloiming hirtana, Gauianga gavc lovc ol God io
ilc Kazi and libciaicd lim. Mailuia's King Kansa ol hrsna-IiIa bccamc Cland Kazi
in gaura-IiIa. Ioi ilai icason Gauianga addicsscd ilc Kazi as His maicinal unclc,
and oui ol lcai ilc Kazi iool slclici ol Gauianga's loius lcci.
Undci oidcis liom Hussain Slal, wlo was ilc ling ol ilc lcngal cmpiic and
Jaiasandla in hrsna-IiIa, ilc Kazi causcd disiuibancc duiing hirtana pciloimancc
by bicaling ilc mrangas. Tlc Loid, appcaiing in ilc loim ol Nisinla, pui lcai in
ilc Kazi's lcaii. Lilc Kansa, ilc Kazi cowcicd in lcai. Si Caiianya, lowcvci, gavc
lim prcma and ilus madc ilc Kazi a gicai dcvoicc. Tlc vciy loiiunaic lcai ilis
sioiy ol ilc Kazi's libciaiion.
Jusi scc ilc dillcicncc bciwccn Viaja-iaiiva and Navadvpa-iaiiva. Tlosc wlo
ollcnd Kisna aic libciaicd by mciging inio ilc Loid's cllulgcncc, wlcicas in
Navadvpa ilc ollcndcis icccivc ilc iicasuic ol lovc ol God. Tlcicloic, Loid
Gauianga's pasiimcs aic considcicd ilc liglcsi. Gauianga's abodc, namc, loim,
and qualiiics do noi considci ollcnsc; iailci, ilcy cxpciily dclivci onc liom any
ollcnsc. Il ilc dcvoicc las somc ollcnsc in lis lcaii, ilcn Kisna's namc and abodc
will dclivci lim only alici a long iimc. lui Gauianga's namc and abodc
immcdiaicly bcsiow prcma on ilc dcvoicc, loi ollcnscs cicaic no obsiaclc and aic
casily ovcicomc. O Jva, scc ilc Kazi's saman. ly sccing ilis saman ilc living
cniiiics' old agc and discasc aic vanquislcd.`
Ovciwlclmcd wiil lovc, Niiyananda ilcn quiclly movcd on io Sanllavanil-
nagaia, wlcic Hc spolc io Jva, Saiasanga is a wondcilul sigli. Lvcn ilc namc is
mosi cnclaniing. Jagannaila icsidcs lcic wiil ilc sabaras. Wlcn ilc dcmon
Raliabalu cicaicd disiuibanccs, ilc Loid camc lcic wiil His ayta (bclovcd).
Know loi cciiain ilai ilis placc is nondillcicni liom Jagannaila Puii, loi Loid
Jagannaila is cicinally siiuaicd lcic.`
Going pasi Taniuvaya-giama, ilcy saw ilc coiiagc ol Kolavcca Sidlaia. Tlc Loid
said, Alici pciloiming hirtana, Gauialaii blcsscd His dcvoicc by ialing icsi lcic.
Ioi ilai icason ii is callcd Visiama-silana (placc ol icsiing). Now you may ialc
icsi lcic ai Sidlaia's lousc.`
Wlcn Sidlaia lcaid ilc Loid coming, lc camc oui and ollcicd lull obcisanccs
and woislip io ilc Loid. Sidlaia said, O Loid, You aic vciy mcicilul io ilis
scivani. I bcg You io ialc icsi lcic.`
Niiyananda said, You aic vciy loiiunaic, loi ilc Loid slowcd His mcicy on you.
Today wc will ialc icsi lcic.`
Hcaiing ilis, Sidlaia's dcsiic was lullillcd. Wiil gicai aiicniion lc gailcicd
suiiablc iicms and lad somc dcvoicc branmanas cool. Alici Niiyananda and
Sivasa linislcd ilcii mcal, Si Jva iool ilc icmnanis wiil gicai bliss. Sidlaia
ilcn madc Niiyananda Piablu lic down on a coi, and, along wiil lis lamily, lc
bcgan massaging ilc Loid's loius lcci.
In ilc alicinoon, Sivasa iool Jva io scc oasili-iiila. Sivasa said, Lisicn, Jva.
Picviously, wlcn ilc dcmigods lcaid ilai Malapiablu would dcsccnd ai
Navadvpa, Visvalaima camc io Nadia iown. Hc saw ilai ii would bc laid io gci
waici on ilc ioads wlcic ilc Loid would do hirtana in ilc luiuic. In onc nigli lc
dug oui sixiy (sastn) widc ponds, ilc lasi ai ilc Kazi's villagc. Scc onc ol ilosc
ponds ncai Sidlaia's bcauiilul banana paicl. Malapiablu would somciimcs play
in ilc waici lcic and ilcn ialc Sidlaia's bananas. Lvcn now Sidlaia ialcs lis
banana llowcis and banana sicm vcgciablcs io Sac wiil gicai lappincss.
Ncaiby ilis placc is Mayamai. Lisicn io ilc sioiy liom ilc Puranas. Wlcn
laladcva was on pilgiimagc, Hc camc io Navadvpa io ialc icsi. Tlc branmanas
ilcic iold Him aboui ilc Mayasuia dcmon. Hcaiing aboui ilc disiuibancc ilai ilc
dcmon was causing, laladcva quiclly camc iunning io mcci ilc dcmon in ilc
licld. A gicai baiilc cnsucd bciwccn lalaiama and ilc dcmon, and ai lasi ilc
dcmon was lillcd. Sincc ilcn ilc placc las bccn callcd Mayamai. Tlis is a vciy
old sioiy I am iclling you. In Vindavana, ilis tirtna is callcd Talavana, and ii is
visiblc io ilosc wlo aic loiiunaic.`
Tlai nigli ilcy all siaycd ilcic, and ilc ncxi day, wiil ciics ol, Haii! Haii!` ilcy
coniinucd ilcii pilgiimagc.
Aspiiing only io aiiain ilc sladc ol ilc loius lcci ol Jalnava and Niiyananda, ilis
scivani icvcals ilc gloiilicaiion ol Nadia.
Chapfer Seven
Sr Suvarnavihara and Sr DevapaII
All gloiics io Si Caiianyacandia! All gloiics io Piablu Niiyananda! All gloiics io
Advaiia and Gadadlaia! All gloiics io ilc dcvoiccs addicicd io Gauianga's lcci
lcadcd by Sivasa! And all gloiics io Navadvpa, ilc iopmosi abodc!
Lcaving Visiama-silana, ilc paiiy piocccdcd io Suvaina-vilaia. Tlcic, Niiyananda
said, O Jva, ilis is a wondcilul placc. Lilc ilc icsi ol Navadvpa, ii is
iiansccndcnial io maiciial naiuic. Duiing Saiya-yuga, a wcll-lnown ling namcd
Suvaina Scna livcd lcic. Ioi a long iimc lc was simply cngagcd in iuling ilc
lingdom, and cvcn wlcn lc gicw old lc iool no icsi. Tlc ling's mind was
absoibcd in maiciial lanlciing, and lc was always ilinling low io incicasc lis
wcalil. Wlo lnows by wlai good loiiunc Naiada lappcncd io comc ilcic' Alici
bcing pioluscly woislipcd by ilc ling, Naiada iool lim io a sccludcd placc and
mcicilully insiiucicd lim on ilc Absoluic Tiuil.
Naiada spolc as lollows: O ling, youi days aic going by usclcssly wiil ilouglis
ol maiciial wcalil and gain. Know ilai ilis wcalil is ol no valuc. Tlc supicmc
wcalil is spiiiiual lnowlcdgc. Jusi oncc considci ilis in youi lcaii. You lavc no
ical iclaiionslip wiil youi wilc, sons, oi liicnds. Alici youi dcail ilcy will
immcisc youi body in ilc waici and iciuin io ilcii lomcs. Il onc can noi claim
anyiling as lis own, ilcn wly lold on io ilis lalsc lopc and aspiiaiion, ilis iliisi
loi maiciial objccis-wlicl aic lilc a diop ol waici wiil no capaciiy io qucncl ilc
iliisi' Il you ilinl ilai by gciiing lappincss you can avoid disiicss, and ilcicloic
you musi cain wcalil, ilai is also lalsc. lccausc ilis lilc iiscll is impcimancni,
lasiing noi moic ilan a lundicd ycais.
Tlcicloic, lnow ilc iiuil. You musi go bcyond ilis woild ol illusion, io ilc
placc wlcic ilcic is lappincss wiiloui pain. ly wlai pioccss can onc aiiain a
icsuli in wlicl ilcic is no lcai, pain, oi giicl' Simply by icnunciaiion oi
culiivaiing lnowlcdgc, onc cannoi gci ilis icsuli. ly varagya and jsana onc can
gci liccdom liom maiciial bondagc and mcigc inio ilc lialman, bui in lialman
ilcic is no bliss. Railci, I say, mciging inio lialman is uiicily condcmncd, loi ii
is annililaiion ol ilc scll. ly ilis libciaiion you will losc maiciial cnjoymcni, and
noiling good is gaincd. Jusi considci ilai aspcci ol libciaiion.
Tlc wisc man docs noi acccpi ilc pail ol maiciial cnjoymcni oi libciaiion,
bnuht oi muht, bui iailci cngagcs in dcvoiional scivicc io Si Kisna. Tlai pcison
is licc liom ilc aiiiaciion io maiciial cnjoymcni and complcicly aiiiacicd io
sciving ilc loius lcci ol Kisna.
Tlc pioccss ol bnaht may bc dividcd inio ilicc paiis: sambanna, abnncya, and
prayojana. Tlc living cniiiy is ilc scivani ol Kisna, ilcicloic wiiloui pciloiming
dcvoiional scivicc, cvciyiling is losi. Tlc iicc ol bnaht, lowcvci, bcais liuii in ilc
loim ol lovc ol God. Tlai liuii is ilc ncccssiiy, oi uliimaic goal, and cicinal
iicasuic ol all living cniiiics. Pnuht and muht aic insignilicani in compaiison.
Kisna is ilc sun, lull ol lnowlcdgc and bliss. Maya is His sladow, oi pcivciicd
icllcciion. Tlc living cniiiy is an inliniicsimal paiiiclc ol Kisna's cllulgcncc.
lccausc ol lis maiginal naiuic (tatastna), wlcn ilc living cniiiy coniacis maya,
ilcn maya capiuics and binds lim. Wlcn onc gocs away liom Kisna, lc can only
go iowaids maya. ly mayas coniaci, ilc living cniiiy bccomcs aiiaclcd io liuiiivc
aciiviiics. In mayas nci, onc sullcis wlilc wandciing iliougloui ilc univcisc.
Karma and jsana piomisc iclicl liom ilc sullciing and dclivciancc liom ilis woild,
bui ilcy aic unablc io givc ii.
Somciimcs onc ialcs io ilc icgulaiivc aciiviiics ol ilc Vcas loi maiciial gain,
somciimcs onc ialcs io ilc ciglilold pail ol yoga, somciimcs onc ialcs io
discussion on lnowlcdgc ol lialman, and somciimcs onc ialcs io logic and
aigumcni. lui uliimaicly ilcic is no succcss, loi onc docs noi considci ilc
iicasuic lcld wiilin lis own soul, ilc aciual naiuic ol lis soul.
Wlilc wandciing liom body io body, il lc lappcns io mcci a puic dcvoicc, lc
will icccivc ical srana, puic laiil. ly associaiion wiil ilc dcvoiccs, lc will
cvcniually ialc io ilc woislip ol Kisna and ilcn givc up all unwanicd labiis
(anartnas). Tlcn lc bccomcs liimly lixcd (nstna) in dcvoiional scivicc. As onc
coniinucs io cngagc in dcvoiional scivicc, lc dcvclops iasic (ruc). Giadually ilis
iasic lcads io aiiaclmcni (asaht). Tlis iuins io bnava, and bnava bccomcs prcma.
Tlis is ilc piogicssion ol puic bnaht.
Hcaiing, claniing, icmcmbciing, sciving, woisliping, bowing down, sciviiudc,
liicndslip, and scll suiicndci-ilcsc aic ilc ninclold pioccsscs. Onc wlo pciloims
ilcsc in ilc associaiion ol dcvoiccs aiiains hrsna-prcma.
You aic vciy loiiunaic, loi youi lingdom is in Navadvpa. Youi icsidcncc lcic is
ilc bcginning ol youi good loiiunc. Now dcvclop youi laiil by associaiing wiil
dcvoiccs and singing ilc namc ol Kisna, lci ilc sun ol prcma iisc in youi lcaii.
Ioiiunaic will bc ilc coming ol Kali-yuga, loi Kisna will biing His associaics
lcic and manilcsi His pasiimcs as Gauianga. Onc wlo clanis Gauia's namc will
gci ilc mcicy ol Kisna, and lc will bc ablc io livc in Vindavana. Onc wlo
woislips Kisna wiiloui claniing ilc namc ol Gauia will gci Kisna only alici a
long iimc. lui lc wlo ialcs Gauia's namc quiclly gcis Kisna, loi ollcnscs do noi
icmain wiilin lim.'
Wlilc saying ilis, Naiada losi coniiol ol limscll and bcgan io dancc and clani
ilc namc ol Gauia. Gauialaii bol!' ilc vina joincd in. O Gauialaii! Wlcn will
blcsscd Kali-yuga comc'' Saying ilis, Naiada wcni oll, lcaving ilc ling lillcd wiil
prcma. Ciying ilc namc ol Gauianga, dancing, and bcgging lovc ol God liom ilc
dcvoiccs, lc bccamc licc liom maiciial lanlciings. Laici, wlilc slccping, ilc ling
saw Gauianga and Gadadlaia wiil ilcii associaics dancing in ilc couiiyaid.
Suiiounding ilc goldcn loim ol Gauia, ilcy wcic all claniing Haic Kisna!' wlilc
dancing and cmbiacing onc anoilci.
Awalcning, ilc ling was in anguisl and bcgan wccping in scpaiaiion liom
Gauianga. Tlcn a voicc spolc. O ling, wlcn I appcai, you will bc amongsi My
associaics. Youi namc will bc luddlimania Klan. You will icccivc ilc
iiansccndcnial nama and scivc ilc loius lcci ol Gauianga.' Hcaiing ilis, ilc ling
bccamc composcd and bcgan io woislip Gauianga.`
Wlcn Niiyananda linislcd His sioiy, Sivasa, wlo is an cmpowcicd incainaiion ol
Naiada Muni, lcll unconscious. Ovcicomc by gicai ccsiasy and inioxicaicd wiil
ilc ncciai ol Gauia's namc, Si Jva also lcll llai on ilc caiil.
O Loid Gauianga, will I cvci bc ablc io scc Youi goldcn jcwcl-lilc liguic lcic'`
Jva icpcaicdly callcd oui. Ai ilai iimc, Gauianga's hirtana paiiy bccamc visiblc
bcloic ilcii cycs. Ncciai was dclcaicd by ilc bcauiilul loim ol Gauianga, wlo ilcn
bcgan dancing. Tlcn Niiyananda Piablu, along wiil Advaiia and all ilc oilci
dcvoiccs, bcgan io sing Gauianga's gloiics. Tlc sound ol mrangas and harataIas
joincd in as ilai swcci display ol sanhirtana manilcsicd ilc picvious pasiimc. Tlc
bliss ol ilai sccnc, wlicl lasicd upiil midday, is impossiblc io dcsciibc.
Tlcn, singing loudly ilc gloiics ol Gauianga, ilc paiiy ol pilgiims cnicicd
Dcvapall. In ilai villagc, ilcy iool icsi as ilc gucsis ol ilc picsiding Dciiy,
Nisinla, and ilcn iool ilcii midday mcals. Ai ilc lasi minuics ol dayligli, as ilcy
all wandcicd in ilc villagc, Niiyananda spolc: Tlis is Dcvapall, and lcic is ilc
icmplc ol Nisinladcva, wcll lnown sincc Saiya-yuga. Alici bcsiowing His mcicy
on Piallada by lilling Hiianyalasipu, ilc Loid camc lcic io icsi.
lialma and ilc oilci dcmigods madc ilcii louscs lcic and loimcd a villagc.
Tlis villagc was csiablislcd on tIas, lillocls, lcic on ilc banl ol ilc Mandalin
Rivci, and all ilc icsidcnis wcic absoibcd in ilc woislip ol Nisinladcva.
Accoiding io ilc sciipiuics, ilis villagc in Navadvpa, namcd Si Nisinla-lsciia, is
mosi puiilying.
Scc lcic Suiya-iila and lialma-iila and io ilc casi was Nisinla-iila. Tlc placc is
now iiansloimcd. Scc ilcic Gancsa-iila, and ovci ilcic is India-iila. Tlougl
Visvalaima buili lundicds ol jcwclcd louscs lcic, in iimc, all wcic dcsiioycd, and
ilc Mandalin diicd up. Now only ilc lillocls mail ilc placcs. Scc ilcsc
counilcss biolcn sioncs, ilc icmnanis ol ilc icmplcs. Again in ilc luiuic, onc
dcvoicc ling will icccivc a diop ol Nisinla's mcicy, and lc will malc a laigc
icmplc, icinsiall Nisinla, and ialc up scivicc io Nisinla again. Tlis is on ilc
boidci ol ilc Navadvpa parhrama wiilin ilc sixiccn hrosas.`
Giving up ilc nci ol maya and laving only ilc wcalil ol ilc loius lcci ol Niiai and
Jalnava, ilis bcggai, llaliivinoda, sings ilc gloiics ol Navadvpa, wlicl lavc no
limii.
Chapfer Eighf
Sr Harihara-ksefra, Maha-Varanas, and Godruma
All gloiics io Loid Caiianya, Si Sacsuia! All gloiics io Loid Niiyananda, Si
Avadluia! All gloiics io Siapaii, Advaiia Piablu, ling ol ilc dcvoiccs! All gloiics
io Gadadlaia and ilc sociciy ol dcvoiccs! All gloiics io bcauiilul Navadvpa-
dlama! And all gloiics io ilc namc ol Gauia!
Loid Niiyananda coniinucd on wiil ilc dcvoiccs wlilc claniing, Haii, Haii!`
lccausc ol ccsiaiic lovc, Niiyananda Piablu ioiicicd as Hc wallcd and mumblcd
as lc iallcd. Tcais siicamcd down His lacc, and in agiiaiion Hc ciicd oui Gauia,
Gauia!` All His oinamcnis gliiicicd and His divinc loim illuminaicd ilc icn
diicciions. Sivasa, along wiil Jva, icpcaicdly wcpi and danccd. And ilc oilci
dcvoiccs all danccd along.
As ilcy appioaclcd Alalananda, Loid Niiyananda, immciscd in bliss, said,
Siaiiing io ilc wcsi ol lilvapalsa villagc (lclpuluia), ilc Mandalin Rivci comcs
and suiiounds Nadia. Ai Suvainavilaia, ilc Alalananda Rivci lcavcs ilc
Mandalin. On ilc casicin banl ol ilc Alalananda Rivci, ncai ilc Gandal Rivci,
is Haiilaia-lsciia. A bcauiilul Dciiy will bc discovcicd ilcic in ilc luiuic, amidsi
a lovcly loicsi.
To ilc wcsi ol ilc Alalananda Rivci scc Kas, wlcic ilc lollowcis ol Siva and lis
consoii cndcavoi loi libciaiion. Tlis Navadvpa Kas, lowcvci, is supciioi io ilc
oilci Kas. Hcic, Siva is always dancing and claniing ilc namc ol Gauia, bcgging
lis lollowcis io acccpi gaura-bnaht. Tlc sannyasis wlo livc loi a ilousand ycais in
Kas may aiiain libciaiion iliougl ilc culiivaiion ol jsana, bui lcic ilc dcvoiccs
licl away ilai libciaiion as ilcy dancc and clani ilc namc ol Gauianga. Wlilc
lcaving ilc body lcic, living cniiiics aic dclivcicd by Loid Siva, wlo clanis ilc
namc ol Gauianga in ilcii cais. Tlis nama is ilus callcd Mala-Vaianas, loi lcic
ilcic is no lcai ol dcail.`
Ai ilai momcni Niiyananda Piablu bcgan dancing, and Hc aslcd Jva io acccpi
gaura-prcma. Invisiblc io cvciyonc, Siva camc loiwaid and bowcd ai Niiyananda's
loius lcci. Loid Siva and lis consoii, Gauii, aclicvcd all ilcii dcsiics by always
singing ilc namc ol Gauianga.
Tlc indcpcndcni Loid Niiyananda ilcn wallcd wiil ilc dcvoiccs io Gadigacla
villagc. Wlcn ilcy aiiivcd ilcic, Hc smilcd and said, Tlis island is namcd
Godiumadvpa. Suiabli siays lcic cicinally. Wlcn India was ovcicomc by Kisna's
illusoiy cncigy, lc pioudly lloodcd Golula wiil iain. Tlc Loid, lowcvci, caiclully
pioiccicd Golula by liliing Govaidlana mouniain. Tlus India's piidc was
ciuslcd, and lc undcisiood Kisna's idcniiiy. Hc ilcicloic lcll down ai Kisna's
loius lcci io miiigaic lis ollcnsc. Tlc son ol Nanda mcicilully loigavc India and
pacilicd lim.
Siill, India icmaincd lcailul, so lc appioaclcd Suiabli and said, I cannoi
undcisiand Kisna's pasiimcs, and loi ilai icason I commiiicd a gicai ollcnsc. I
lavc lcaid ilai in Kali-yuga Viajcndia-suia will pciloim wondcilul pasiimcs in
Nadia. lui I lcai ilai I will again lall inio illusion and commii ollcnsc. As you aic
Suiabli, a dcsiic cow, you lnow cvciyiling. Kindly icll mc wlai I slould do now.'
Suiabli answcicd, Lci us go io Navadvpa-dlama and woislip Nimai.'
Tlcy camc lcic and woislipcd Loid Gauianga. Sincc ilc woislip ol Gauianga is
casy, ilc icsulis aic casy io aiiain. ly claniing Gauianga's namc, icais ol lovc lillcd
ilcii cycs and ilcy quiclly aiiaincd Gauianga's arsana.
How cxiiaoidinaiy was His claiming loim! Gauianga was gcnily smiling and His
voicc was clolcd wiil lovc, loi Hc was a icscivoii ol ncciai. Tlc Loid said, I
lnow youi wisl. I will soon appcai in Nadia iown. Ai ilai iimc you will scivc Mc,
and ilc nci ol maya will no longci caicl you.'
Tlc Loid vanislcd, and Suiabli icmaincd lcic bcsidc a banyan iicc, consianily
sciving Gauianga's loius lcci. Tlcicloic ilis placc is callcd Godiuma go-cow;
ruma-iicc]. Ai ilis placc ilc dcvoiccs' dcsiics aic lullillcd. Onc wlo builds a
coiiagc and woislips lcic will casily bccomc absoibcd in Si Caiianya's loius lcci.
Mailandcya, ilc son ol Milanda, oncc livcd on ilis island duiing ilc llood ol
dcvasiaiion. Tlc mun was awaidcd a lilciimc ol scvcn haIpas. Sccing ilc gicai
dangci duiing ilc dcvasiaiion as cvciyiling bccamc inundaicd wiil waici, lc
bcgan looling loi a placc io siay. Tosscd in ilc wavcs, lc wcni lcic and ilcic. Ol
wly did I ialc sucl a bcncdiciion'' lc lamcnicd.
Tlc nama ol Navadvpa icmaincd lowcvci, giving slclici io ilc dcvoiccs.
Submcigcd in a wavc, ilc mun bccamc unconscious and sanl. lui mcicilul
Suiabli lappcncd io scc lim and caiclully lilicd lim oui. Wlcn ilc son ol
Milanda icgaincd consciousncss, lc saw ilc island ol Godiuma-an asiounding
placc cxicnding loi a billion hrosas. Hc saw bcauiilul siicams and iivcis, bcauiilul
iiccs and vincs, and biids ilai sang ilc gloiics ol Gauianga. Hc saw a banyan iicc
cxicnding ovci an aica ol cigli milcs, and undci ilc iicc lc saw Suiabli.
Tlc mun was cxiicmcly disiicsscd duc io lungci, so lc bcggcd Suiabli, O
goddcss, plcasc pioicci my lilc! Kindly icscuc mc by giving mc youi mill.' Suiabli
ilcn mcicilully gavc lci mill io ilc mun.
Tlc mun ilus icgaincd lis siicngil and said io Suiabli, O goddcss, my moilci,
you pcivadc ilc univcisc by youi mysiic poicncy. Wiiloui undcisianding ilc
conscqucnccs I iool a boon io livc loi scvcn haIpas. lui ai ilc iimc ol dcvasiaiion,
I sullcicd gicaily liom vaiious misciics. Tlcic was no lappincss ai all. Wlai am I
io do, moilci' Plcasc icll mc low io gci licc liom ilis misciy.'
Suiabli ilcn insiiucicd ilc mun: Woislip ilc iwo loius lcci ol Gauianga. Tlis
Navadvpa is bcyond maiciial naiuic and ilcicloic ncvci dcsiioycd. ly maiciial
vision ilis placc is sixiccn hrosas, bui ii is ilc supicmc Vailunila and ilcicloic
wiiloui lauli oi illusion. Placc and iimc lcic lavc noiling io do wiil maiciial
cxisicncc, noi is anyonc lcic allccicd by maiciial illusion. Jusi scc ilc
unpicccdcnicd wondcis ol Navadvpa, wlicl is suiioundcd on all sidcs by ilc
clasic Viiaja Rivci. Lacl paii mcasuics a billion hrosas, and in ilc ccnici is
Mayapui, a vasi ciiy. Tlc cigli islands aic lilc pcials ol a loius wiil Aniaidvpa as
ilc ccniial siamcn. All ilc tirtnas, cvas, and rss icsidc lcic, woisliping
Gauianga. Ioi youi own good, dcai Mailandcya, ialc slclici ol Gauianga's lcci.
Talc slclici ol unmoiivaicd narma, by lccping lai away liom ilc dcsiic loi
bnuht and muht.'
ly ialing slclici in ilc woislip ol Gauianga, you will aiiain ilc swcci liuii ol
lovc ol God. Wlcn ilai prcma siis in youi lcaii, ii will diown you in ilc ncciai ol
ilc aiilul pasiimcs ol ilc Loid. You will gci ilc slclici ol Radla's loius lcci in
Viaja, and youi mind will bc lixcd in ilc scivicc ol ilc divinc couplc. Tlc
lappincss ol ilis scivicc is unmaiclcd, wlilc in ilc nondillcicniiaicd lialman
ilcic is only illusoiy lnowlcdgc.'
Tlc mun, lcaiing ilc woids ol Suiabli, loldcd lis lands and said, Il I woislip
Gauianga, wlai will bc my dcsiiny''
Suiabli answcicd wiil ilc csscncc ol snanta, In woisliping Gauianga, ilcic
is no considciaiion. Wlcn you call oui ilc namc ol Gauia, youi sinlul icaciions
aic dcsiioycd and you aic liccd liom all disiicss as youi maiciial lilc is
vanquislcd. lcsidcs sinlul icaciions, cvcn ilc liuiis ol mcnial spcculaiion, wlicl
aic only iioublc, will bc cui oui ai ilc iooi. Tlcicloic, you slould siay on ilis
island and submcigc youiscll in gauranga-rasa wlilc woisliping ilc Loid.'
Hcaiing ilis, Mailandcya bccamc lillcd wiil bliss. As lc clanicd ilc namc ol
Gauia, lc somciimcs lauglcd and somciimcs ciicd. Lool ai ilis icmailablc placc
wlcic Mailandcya icccivcd lilc.`
Jva lcli supicmc lappincss alici lcaiing ilc gloiics ol Gauianga liom ilc mouil
ol Niiyananda. Alici spcnding ilc day ai ilis placc, ilcy ilcn wcni io
Madlyadvpa wlilc claniing ilc namc ol Haii.
Holding ilc oidci ol Loid Niiyananda on lis lcad and lnowing ilai ilc loius lcci
ol Niiai and Jalnava aic ilc csscncc ol lilc, ilis woiillcss llaliivinoda dcsciibcs
ilc gloiics ol Nadia.
Chapfer Nine
Descripfion of Sr Madhyadvpa and Naimisa
All gloiics io Loid Gauiacandia and Piablu Niiyananda! All gloiics io Gadadlaia
and ilc dcvoiccs lcadcd by Sivasa! All gloiics io Navadvpa, ilc iopmosi abodc ol
dcvoiccs!
Wlcn nigli lad cndcd, Si Niiyananda, inioxicaicd wiil songs ol Gauia, wcni oll
wiil ilc dcvoiccs. Tlcy wcic absoibcd in lovc ol God and disiiibuicd ilai
supicmc bliss along ilc way. Coming io Madlyadvpa, Niiyananda smilcd and
said, Tlis is Majida-giama. Tlc scvcn rss3 siaycd lcic a long iimc and cngagcd in
woisliping Gauianga.
In Saiya-yuga, ilc rss bcgan singing ilc gloiics ol Gauia in ilcii lailci's
picscncc. Complcicly absoibcd, ilcy bcggcd loi ilc cicinal iicasuic ol gaura-
prcma. Loid lialma was plcascd wiil lis scvcn sons and iold ilcm, Go io
Navadvpa and sing ilc gloiics ol Gauia, ilcn you will casily aiiain prcma.
Wlocvci gcis ilc mcicy ol ilc nama, gcis ilc associaiion ol dcvoiccs. Tlcn, by
woisliping in ilc associaiion ol dcvoiccs, you will bccomc absoibcd in hrsna-
prcma. Tlai is ilc supicmc aciiviiy. Wlocvci gcis aiiiaciion loi Navadvpa will
icccivc ilc bcncdiciion ol living in Viaja. To livc in ilc spiiiiual nama and icciic
ilc namc ol Gauia is ilc only aspiiaiion ol ilc dcvoiccs.'
Tlc scvcn rss iool ilcii lailci's insiiuciions io lcaii and camc io ilis placc.
Wlcn ilcy aiiivcd, ilcy cngagcd in dancing and claniing ilc namc ol Haii. Tlcy
bcggcd loi gaura-prcma wlilc singing ilc Loid's gloiics in a loud voicc, O
Gauialaii, bc mcicilul and icvcal Youiscll io us jusi oncc! lcing ollcndcis, wc
lavc lollowcd many pails, bui now wc aic ialing io ilc pail ol dcvoiional
scivicc.'
Tlc rss undciwcni ausiciiiics and bccamc liimly siiuaicd in dcvoiional scivicc by
woisliping Gauianga. Tlcy complcicly gavc up caiing and slccping and simply
icciicd ilc namc ol Gauia. Aiound noon (manyanna), ilc all-mcicilul Loid
Gauianga appcaicd bcloic ilc rss.
Tlc Loid was as biilliani as a lundicd suns, and Hc aiiiacicd ilc minds ol ilc
yogis. Hc appcaicd wiil ilc Panca-iaiiva. How cxiiaoidinaiy was ilai loim! His
loim lad a bcauiilul goldcn luc. Aiound His nccl was a gailand ol llowcis, and
His gliiiciing oinamcnis illuminaicd all diicciions. His glancc was bcauiilul, His
laii was long and cuilcd, and a doi ol sandalwood dccoiaicd His loiclcad. Hc
woic iliccloldcd cloil, a slining ilicad, and His nccl was dccoiaicd wiil a
bcauiilul jasminc gailand. Sccing ilis loim, ilc rss wcic cnclanicd and ilcy
lumbly pciiiioncd, Wc suiicndci io Youi loius lcci. Plcasc givc us dcvoiion.'
Hcaiing ilc rss piayci, Gauialaii icplicd, Lisicn rss. Givc up all dcsiics, ilc
clains ol jsana and harma, and jusi discuss iopics ol Kisna. Wiilin a sloii iimc I
will unlold My IiIa in Navadvpa. Tlcn you will scc My pasiimcs ol nama-
sanhirtana. lui now, lccp ilis subjcci a sccici. Woislip Kisna ai Kumaialaiia ai
ilc gnata madc by you.'
Wlcn Loid Gauianga disappcaicd, ilc scvcn rss wcni io Kumaialaiia. Ai ilis
placc now you scc scvcn tiIas, oi lillocls. Tlcsc scvcn lills aic aiiangcd in ilc
samc paiicin as ilc scvcn rss in ilc sly (ilc consicllaiion). ly living lcic onc will
icccivc Gauialaii wiiloui laving io undcigo a siiici pioccss ol iulcs and
icgulaiions.
To ilc souil ol ilis scc onc siicam, ilc vciy puic Gomai Rivci. lcsidc ii is
Naimisaianya. Ai ilc bcginning ol Kali-yuga, ilc rss lcadcd by Saunala lcaid
aboui Gauianga liom ilc mouil ol Suia. Wlocvci icads ilc Puranas lcic duiing
ilc monil ol Kaiiila bccomcs licc liom all disiicss, bccomcs absoibcd in ilc
pasiimcs ol Gauianga, and casily aiiains Vindavana. Giving up lis bull caiiici,
Siva oncc mounicd Si Hansa-valana, lialma's swan, and camc lcic io lcai ilc
icciiaiion ol ilc Puranas. Along wiil lis lollowcis, lc sang ilc gloiics ol Gauia.
Wlilc singing and dancing, ilc lollowcis suiioundcd Siva, and slouiing ilc namc
ol Gauialaii, ilicw lcaps ol llowcis all aiound.`
On lcaiing ilc woids ol Niiyananda, Jva bccamc spiiiiually cxciicd and bcgan
iolling on ilc giound in ccsiasy as lc iasicd ilc inllucncc ol ilc nama. Tlc
dcvoiccs spcni ilc day ilcic in ilc associaiion ol Niiyananda and ilc ncxi day
ilcy wcni io ialc arsana ol Puslaia.
llaliivinoda, wiilin wlom ilc cvci woislipablc Jalnava and Niiai lavc
appcaicd, sings ilc gloiics ol Nadia and ilc swccincss ol ilc dcvoiccs wlilc iasiing
iiansccndcnial llavois.
Chapfer Ten
Descripfion of Brahmana Puskara, Sr Uccahaffa, and fhe Sequence of Parikrama
All gloiics io Gauianga and Niiyananda along wiil Advaiia! All gloiics io
Gadadlaia and Sivasa Pandiia! All gloiics io Navadvpa, ilc abodc ol puic bnaht!
And all gloiics io ilc namcs ol Gauia and Niiyananda!
O souls ol Kali-yuga, plcasc lisicn. Givc up harma and jsana, givc up all narmas
and anarmas, and jusi woislip Niiai and Caiianya, loi Tlcy aic occans ol mcicy!
Tlcy bouniilully givc oui ilc bliss ol Vindavana-dlama.
Wlcn ilc dailncss lad lilicd, Niiyananda Raya iool Jva and coniinucd on ilc
pilgiimagc. Hc cxplaincd as lollows: Scc ilis cnclaniing villagc. Now cvciyonc
calls ilis placc lialmanapuia, bui in ilc sciipiuics ii is namcd lialmana Puslaia.
Tlc mysiciics ol ilis placc aic vciy conlidcniial.
In Saiya-yuga, a branmana namcd Divadasa gavc up lamily lilc and wcni on
pilgiimagc. Puslaia-iiila was vciy dcai io lim, bui duiing lis wandciing lc camc
io Navadvpa. Wlilc lcic, lc dicami ilai il lc siaycd lc would icccivc a gicai
iicasuic. Tlc branmana buili lis coiiagc and livcd lcic iill lc bccamc old. Tlougl
lc wanicd io scc Puslaia, lc lound ii impossiblc io movc aboui. In ilis siiuaiion
lc bcgan io wccp, Now I will ncvci scc Puslaia!'
Tlc pcisonaliiy ol Puslaia mcicilully camc bcloic Divadasa in ilc loim ol a
branmana and said, Do noi ciy. lcloic you is a splcndid pond. Talc bail ilcic
oncc, and you will scc Puslaia bcloic youi cycs.'
Tlc branmana iool lis bail in ilc pond and icccivcd iiansccndcnial cycs io scc
Puslaia bcloic lim. Tlc branmana ciicd and said io Puslaia, I lavc givcn you so
mucl iioublc.'
Puslaia icplicd, Lisicn, loiiunaic branmana. I am noi coming liom lai oll, loi I
am picscni lcic. Tlis Navadvpa is ilc cmbodimcni ol all tirtnas, wlicl icsidc in
and icndci scivicc io Navadvpa. I lavc cxlibiicd onc loim in ilc wcsi, bui I
myscll always icsidc lcic. Tlc icsulis onc aiiains by bailing onc lundicd iimcs
ilcic aic aclicvcd by onc bail lcic. Tlcicloic, wlocvci givcs up Navadvpa wiil
ilc dcsiic io go io oilci loly placcs is a lool and a iascal. Il onc aiiains ilc liuii ol
iiavclling io all ilc loly placcs, ilcn lc may icsidc in Navadvpa. Scc ilai iaiscd
aica ilai icscmblcs a mailci. Kuiulsciia and lialmavaiia+ aic picscni ilcic. Saiasvai
and Disadvai llow on iis iwo sidcs. Ii is splcndid and givcs mucl punya.
O branmana, I will icll you a vciy sccici iling. In a sloii iimc, ilcic will bc
ccsiasy givcn oui lcic. Gauianga will appcai ai Mayapui in Sacdcv's lousc, and
Hc will liccly disiiibuic prcma. In all ilcsc placcs ilc Loid and His dcvoiccs will
dancc madly in ilc ncciai ol sanhirtana. Tlc Loid will pciloim hirtana along wiil
ilc dcvoiccs ol all ilc picvious incainaiions. Tlc wlolc univcisc will bc diowncd
in ilc llood ol prcma; oilci ilan ilc lalsc logicians, cvciyonc will icccivc ilai gili
ol lovc.
O Divadasa, wlocvci livcs in ilc nama wiil liim laiil will aiiain ilc lcci ol
Gauia. Alilougl ilc cvil-mindcd may woislip Kisna loi millions ol ycais, ilcy
will noi gci aiiiaciion loi ilc loly namc. lui il onc woislips Gauianga, all onc's
wiclcd scniimcnis will bc upiooicd and vciy soon onc will aiiain Radla and Kisna
in Vindavana. Tlai pcison will aiiain lis spiiiiual body and scivc ilc divinc
couplc in a sccludcd giovc undci ilc slclici ol ilc sahnis. O branmana, siay lcic
and woislip, ilcn you will scc Loid Gauianga wiil His associaics.'
Saying ilis, Puslaia Raja dcpaiicd. Tlcn a voicc liom ilc sly said, Tlc gloiious
agc ol Kali is coming. Ai ilai iimc you will again ialc biiil and swim in ilc occan
ol Gauianga's hirtana.' Hcaiing ilis, ilc branmana was liccd liom anxiciy and
siaycd on ilc sloic ol ilc pond woisliping ilc Loid.`
Wlilc Si Jva was lisicning io ilis sioiy, ilcy cnicicd Uccalaiia in Kuiulsciia. Si
Niiyananda spolc again: All ilc cvas along wiil ilc tirtnas camc lcic io
Kuiulsciia. Wlaicvci tirtnas aic in ilc icgion ol lialmavaiia and Kuiulsciia aic
all picscni lcic. Piiludala5 and oilci loly placcs icsidc lcic and scivc Navadvpa. Tlc liuii
aiiaincd by living in Kuiulsciia loi a lundicd ycais is obiaincd by icsiding lcic loi onc nigli.
Tlc cvas camc lcic and sci up a mailci (natta) loi discussing Gauianga's
pasiimcs. Tlcicloic ilis placc is callcd Haiiasanga. ly sccing ilis placc, onc will
icccivc ilc occan ol prcma. Tlis is onc boundaiy ol Navadvpa. Now lci us cioss
ilc Gangcs.`
As ilcy ciosscd ai noon, Niiyananda Piablu loolcd lilc ilc sun iising on ilc
loiizon ol Koladvpa. Wlilc on ilc way io Kuliya Palasapuia, Niiyananda Piablu
said io Jva, Tlc oidci in wlicl wc lavc piocccdcd iill now is ilc auiloiizcd
oidci ol parhrama wiil ilc bcsi cllcci. Wlcn Si Caiianya biougli His associaics
io puiily ilc Kazi wiil an cvcning hirtana coniingcni ol louiiccn mrangas, His
siaiiing poini was Mayapui. Tliougl ilc pciiod ol onc nigli, wlicl bccamc onc
nigli ol lialma duc io ilc swcci hirtana, Gauianga wandcicd iliougl His land.
Alici ilai, cvciy Lladas ttn My Loid wcni on sanhirtana, wandciing ovci ilc
sacicd islands. Somciimcs Hc wandcicd ovci ilc livc hrosas ol Aniaidvpa, and
somciimcs, accoiding io His dcsiic, Hc wandcicd cigli hrosas.
Iiom His lousc, Hc wcni liisi io laialona-glaia, ilcn aiound lallal-digli, and
ilcn io Sidlaia's lousc. Iiom ilcic, Hc would go io ilc cdgc ol Aniaidvpa and
ilus casily complcic a livc hrosa ioui. Iiom Simuliya, Hc would go io ilc Kazi's
lousc. Alici ialling io Sidlaia, Hc would go io Gadigacla (Godiuma), ilcn
Majida(Madlyadvpa). Ciossing ilc Gangcs ai ilai poini, on ilc oilci banl Hc
would go up io Paiasanga and Clinasanga, on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs. Tlcn
ciossing ilc Gangcs again, Hc would iciuin lomc, complciing cigli hrosas.
Tlc complcic parhrama is sixiccn hrosas, and il ilai is donc, ilc Loid is plcascd.
Tlis is ilc ioui I am ialing you on. Tlcic is no cqual io ilis. Wiilin ilis ioui you
will scc all ilc iwclvc loicsis ol Vindavana wlicl cxicnd ovci sixiccn hrosas. Tlis
ioui cnds alici ninc niglis and is ilus callcd navaratra-parhrama in ilc sciipiuic.
Onc docs ilc livc hrosa parhrama in onc day, and ilc cigli hrosa parhrama is
complcicd alici ilicc niglis. Tlc liisi nigli is spcni in Mayapui, ilc sccond nigli
in Godiuma, and ilc iliid nigli ai Pulina, ilc opposiic banl ol ilc Gangcs.`
Hcaiing ilis insiiuciion on ilc mcilod ol parhrama, Jva Malasaya could noi
coniain lis lovc.
Dcsiiing io aiiain ilc loius lcci ol Niiai and Jalnava, ilis woiillcss paupci
dcsciibcs ilc gloiics ol Nadia.
Chapfer EIeven
Sr KoIadvpa, Sr Samudragasa, Sr Campahaffa, and Descripfions Regarding
]ayadeva
All gloiics io Si Caiianya! All gloiics io Niiyananda! All gloiics io Si Advaiia
Piablu and ilc dcvoiccs ol Loid Caiianya lcadcd by Sivasa! All gloiics io Gauia-
blumi, ilc csscncc ol all abodcs, wlcic Si Caiianya dcsccndcd wiil ilc loly
namc.
Niiyananda spolc, Lisicn cvciyonc! Tlis is Pancavcn, wlcic livc iivcis join ilc
Gangcs. Tlc llagiail mixcs wiil ilc Mandalin and Alalananda, and ilc
Saiasvai llows lcic liddcn liom vicw. Iiom ilc wcsi, ilc Yamuna llows along
wiil ilc llogavai. Tlc Manasa-ganga also quiclly llows ilcic. Tlis placc is callcd
Mala-Piayaga by ilc rss, wlo pciloimcd millions ol saciiliccs lcic along wiil
Loid lialma. Tlc gloiics ol ilis placc aic incompaiablc. Il onc ialcs bail lcic, lc
will noi ialc anoilci biiil. Wlo can dcsciibc ilc gloiics ol ilis placc' All oilci
tirtnas bccomc lilc diicd up iivcis in compaiison. Onc wlo lcavcs lis body lcic
on ilc caiil, in ilc aii, oi in ilc waici will aiiain Si Golola Vindavana. Tlis
placc, lnown as Kuliya Palasa, is siiuaicd on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs and is iaiscd
up lilc a mouniain. Tlis placc is callcd Koladvpa in ilc sciipiuics. Now lcai onc
sioiy liom Saiya-yuga.
A young branmana namcd Vasudcva was always cngagcd in ilc scivicc ol Vaiala.
As lc woislipcd ilc loim ol Vaiala, lc always piaycd io ilc Loid in ilcsc woids
Plcasc bc mcicilul and appcai bcloic mc. Lci my cycs and lilc bc succcsslul.'
Saying ilis, lc ciicd and iollcd on ilc giound. Il my Loid docs noi slow Himscll,
my lilc is woiillcss.'
Sloiily ilcicalici, ilc mcicilul Loid slowcd Himscll io Vasudcva in ilc loim ol a
boai. His body was dccoiaicd wiil oinamcnis, and His lcci, nccl, nosiiils, lacc,
and cycs wcic all-aiiiaciivc. His body was as iall as a mouniain. Sccing lim, ilc
branmana ilougli limscll vciy loiiunaic. Hc lcll on ilc caiil and ollcicd lis
icspccis. Ciying and conluscd, lc iollcd on ilc giound.
Sccing ilc vpras dcvoiion, Vaiala swccily said, O Vasudcva, as you aic My
dcvoicc, I am saiislicd by youi woislip. Wlcn Kali-yuga comcs I will display My
pasiimcs lcic. Hcai My woids. In ilc ilicc woilds, ilcic is no compaiison io
Navadvpa. Tlougl ii is liddcn now, ii is My vciy dcai abodc. Tlc sciipiuics
conliim ilai all loly placcs sucl as lialmavaiia icsidc lcic.
Tlc placc wlcic lialma pciloimcd a saciilicc and I appcaicd io lill Hiianyalsa
wiil My iusls, ilai loly placc is picscni lcic, wlcic I lavc appcaicd now. ly
sciving Navadvpa, all tirtnas aic scivcd; and by living in Navadvpa, ilc liuii ol
living ai all oilci tirtnas is aiiaincd. You aic loiiunaic io scivc Mc in Navadvpa.
Wlcn Gauianga advcnis, you will bc boin lcic again. You will scc ilc mana-
sanhirtana and ilc asiounding loim ol Gauianga.'
Alici spcaling ilcsc woids, Vaiala disappcaicd, and ilc vpra icscaiclcd ilc
mcaning ol ilc Loid's woids. lcing a gicai panta, Vasudcva sciuiinizcd ilc
sciipiuics and ilus clcaily undcisiood ilai duiing ilc icign ol Vaivasvaia Manu, ai
ilc bcginning ol Kali-yuga, Loid Gauianga would manilcsi His pasiimcs ai Nadia.
Tlc sagcs lcpi ilis sccici, bui ilcy indicaicd by linis so ilai iniclligcni mcn could
undcisiand. Alici ilc Loid manilcsicd His pasiimcs on caiil, ilc sciipiuial
cvidcnccs would also bccomc clcai. Tlus ilc branmana icccivcd ilc lini aboui ilc
sccici iiuils ol Gauia.
In gicai bliss, ilc branmana pciloimcd sanhirtana. Hc consianily sang ilc namc ol
Gauia wiilin lis mind. Alici sccing ilc mouniainous loim ol Vaiala, Vasudcva
caiclully dccidcd io call ilis placc Koladvpa Paivaia hoIa-boai; parvata-
mouniain], bui ii is now lnown as Paivaia. Tlc dcvoiccs lnow ilai ilis is Giii
Govaidlana ol Vindavana.
Scc io ilc noiil is lalulavana, wlosc wondcilul cllulgcncc spicads oui in all
diicciions. O son ol Vallabla, in Vindavana, ilc iwclvc loicsis comc in a paiiiculai
scqucncc, bui lcic ilcy aic noi in ilc samc oidci. ly ilc Loid's dcsiic, ilc
scqucncc lcic is icvciscd. Onc slould scc ilc loicsis in ilc oidci ilai ilcy aic
aiiangcd lcic, loi ilc clangc in ilc scqucncc cnlanccs onc's prcma.`
Going a liiilc luiilci, Niiyananda again said, Scc lcic Samudiagasa. O wisc onc,
boil Dvaiala Pui and Ganga-sagaia aic diiccily picscni lcic. Samudia Scna, a
ling and gicai dcvoicc, lcld Kisna as all in all. Wlcn llma camc lcic wiil lis
soldicis io conquci all opponcnis, lc suiioundcd Samudiagasa. Tlc ling lncw
ilai Kisna was ilc only icsoii ol ilc Pandavas and ilai wlcn ilcy wcic in dangci,
Hc would comc io ilcii icscuc. Hc ilougli ilai il lc could gci llma io slow
somc lcai and ciy oui, ilcn Kisna would appcai, bcing mcicilul io His dcvoiccs.
Hc will bc lind and comc io ilis scivani's couniiy, and I will casily scc ilc
blaclisl loim ol Kisna wiil my own cycs.' Tlinling lilc ilis, lc gailcicd iogcilci
lis soldicis, clcplanis, loiscs, and looi soldicis and wcni io baiilc. Hc bcgan liiing
lis aiiows wlilc icmcmbciing Kisna. llma was vciy oppicsscd by ilc slowci ol
aiiows, and in gicai dangci lc callcd loi Kisna wiilin lis mind, O Loid, pioicci
Youi llma! Givc mc slclici ai Youi loius lcci. I cannoi ligli wiil Samudia Scna.
Il lc wcic io dclcai mc, ilai would bc lumiliaiing. O mcicilul Kisna! You aic ilc
Loid ol ilc Pandavas, so il I am dclcaicd ii will bc vciy slamclul ncws.'
Hcaiing ilc plainiivc call ol llma, Kisna appcaicd on ilc baiilclicld. No onc
could scc ilai loim cxccpi ilc King. Tlc complcxion ol His youillul loim was
lilc ilc coloi ol a ncw cloud. Aiound His nccl lung a gailand, and on His lcad a
ciown spaillcd. His wondcilul loim was covcicd wiil ycllow gaimcnis, and His
limbs wcic dccoiaicd wiil bcauiilul oinamcnis.
Sccing ilai loim, ilc ling lainicd in ccsiasy. Alici coniiolling limscll, lc
icvcalcd lis dcsiic io ilc Loid, O Kisna, You aic ilc Loid ol ilc univcisc, ilc
dclivcici ol ilc lallcn. Sccing mc so lallcn, You lavc appcaicd lcic. Lvciyonc sings
ilc gloiics ol Youi pasiimcs, and lcaiing ilai, I dcsiicd io scc ilcm. lui my vow
was ilai You slould appcai in Navadvpa. Now ilai I scc Youi cnclaniing loim
lcic, I will ncvci lcavc Navadvpa. You lavc mcicilully uplcld my vow by
appcaiing in ilc loim ol Kisna in Navadvpa. lui my dcsiic gocs cvcn luiilci.
Plcasc bccomc Gauianga bcloic my vciy cycs!'
As lc loolcd on, ilc ling bclcld ilc swcci pasiimcs ol Radla and Kisna. In ilc
loicsi ol Kumuda, Kisna and His liicnds pciloimcd ilcii alicinoon aciiviiics ol
going io lcid ilc cows. Tlcn in an insiani ilis IiIa disappcaicd and lc saw
Gauianga wiil His dcvoiccs in a lugc hirtana. Gauianga was dancing and singing.
His biilliani goldcn complcxion was mosi cnclaniing, His cycs iollcd as il duc io
inioxicaiion, and His mind was agiiaicd wiil lovc.
Wlcn lc saw ilis, ilc ling considcicd lis gicai loiiunc and ollcicd piaycis ai ilc
Loid's loius lcci. In a lcw momcnis, lowcvci, ilis all vanislcd. Dcpiivcd, ilc ling
bcgan io wccp.
llma lad noi bccn ablc io scc ilis incidcni and ilougli ilai ilc ling lad
suddcnly bccomc aliaid ol lis piowcss. And ilc ling, wlo was complcicly
saiislicd, simply bcggcd io pay lis iax. llma iool ilc lcvy and wcni oll io oilci
placcs. Tlc wlolc woild sings ilc piaiscs ol llma, conqucioi ol all diicciions.
Tlai incidcni iool placc ai Samudiagasa, on ilc cdgc ol Navadvpa. Lvcn lialma
cannoi lnow ilc gloiics ol ilis placc. Tlc occan oncc iool slclici ol ilc Jalnav
and camc lcic io scivc ilc Loid's lcci wiil dcvoiion. Jalnav said, O occan, vciy
soon my Loid will siay in a loicsi on youi sloic.'
Tlc occan answcicd, Lisicn, goddcss! Tlc son ol Sac will ncvci lcavc Navadvpa.
Alilougl Hc will siay loi somc days on my sloics, Hc will icmain lcic unsccn io
ilc common cyc. Tlis Navadvpa is ilc cicinal abodc ol ilc Loid. All ilc Vcas
sing ol His manilcsi and unmanilcsi pasiimcs lcic. O bcauiilul onc! I will siay
lcic undci youi slclici and scivc Gauianga in Navadvpa.' Tlus ilc milly occan
siaycd ai Navadvpa, conicmplaiing always ilc cicinal pasiimcs ol Gauianga.`
Niiyananda Piablu ilcn camc io Campalaiia, and ilc paiiy iool icsi ai
Vannaila's lousc. In ilc alicinoon, as ilcy iouicd Campalaiia, Niiyananda
Piablu said, Lisicn, son ol Vallabla, ilcic was oncc a campaha loicsi ai ilis
bcauiilul placc, wlicl is a poiiion ol Kladiiavana ol Vindavana. Campalalaia-
sall ialcs campaha llowcis, siiings gailands, and ollcis ilcm io Radla and Kisna
as lci cicinal pasiimc. Wlcn Kali-yuga gicw in inllucncc, capiialisis movcd lcic
and cagcily iool ilc llowcis. Tlcy sci up a natta, oi mailci, and sold ilc campaha
llowcis io ilc villagcis and iownsloll. Tlcicloic ilis cnclaniing placc is callcd
Campalalaiia, oi, moic commonly, Canpalaii.
Wlcn Lalsmana Scna was ilc ling ol Nadia, Jayadcva was onc ol lis subjccis in
Navadvpa. Hc buili a lui on ilc banl ol lallal-digila and pcacclully livcd ilcic
wiil lis wilc, Padma. Hc wioic ilc Dasa-avatara pocm ilcic, wlicl camc inio ilc
King's land. Tlc ling icad ilc pocm wiil gicai iclisl and inquiicd wlo lad
wiiiicn ii. Govaidlana mcaiya iold ilc ling ilc gicai poci Jayadcva lad wiiiicn ii.
Tlc ling aslcd wlcic lc livcd, and Govaidlana iold lim Jayadcva siays in
Navadvpa.
Hcaiing ilis, ilc ling sccicily scaiclcd and aiiivcd in ilc nigli ai Jayadcva's
lousc. Tlc ling cnicicd ilc coiiagc dicsscd as a Vaisnava and, alici ollciing
icspccis io ilc poci, scaicd limscll. Jayadcva, lowcvci, lncw lc was ilc ling
dicsscd as a pcnnilcss Vaisnava. Tlc ling soon iniioduccd limscll and bcggcd ilc
poci io comc io lis palacc. Jayadcva, bcing vciy dciaclcd liom maiciialism, could
noi agicc io go io ilc lousc ol a maiciialisi.
Hc answcicd ilc ling, I will givc up youi lingdom and go clscwlcic.
Associaiion wiil maiciialisis is noi auspicious. I will cioss ilc Gangcs and go io
Nlacala, Jagannaila Pui.'
Tlc ling said, Lisicn io mc, Piablu, you slould ncvci lcavc Navadvpa. Youi
woids slould icmain iiuc, bui my wisl slould also bc lullillcd. O Piablu, lindly
do wlai you musi in sucl a way ilai I may also bc lavoicd. Acioss ilc Gangcs is
ilc cnclaniing Campalaiia. Siay ilcic loi a lcw ycais. I will noi go ilcic as I
plcasc, bui I may scc youi loius lcci only wlcn you dcsiic.'
Hcaiing ilc ling's woids, ilc gicai poci agiccd and immcdiaicly icplicd, Tlougl
you aic cndowcd wiil so mucl wcalil and sucl a lingdom, you aic a dcvoicc ol
Kisna and noi bound io ilc maiciial woild. I callcd you a maiciialisi io icsi you,
bui you lavc iolciaicd ii. Tlus I lnow ilai you aic a dcvoicc ol Kisna. Tlougl
acccpiing maiciial ilings, you icmain unaiiaclcd. I will icmain somc iimc in
Campalaiia and you can comc sccicily, giving up youi opulcni posiiion.'
Tlc ling vciy lappily lad lis minisicis build Jayadcva a coiiagc in Campalaiia.
Jayadcva siaycd ilcic loi somc iimc and woislipcd Kisna accoiding io ilc pioccss
ol raga-marga. Padmavai would biing lcaps ol campaha llowcis, wlicl Jayadcva
would ollci io Kisna.
In gicai lovc ilc poci woislipcd Kisna, wlo ilcn appcaicd bcloic Jayadcva wiil
a complcxion ilc coloi ol ilc campaha llowci, icsplcndcni wiil ilc iadiancc ol
molicn gold. Tlc slining bcauiy ol a million moons would lavc bccn pui io
slamc by His bcauiilul lacc. Hc lad cuily laii and a gailand ol llowcis aiound His
nccl. His aims wcic long, and His cllulgcncc illumincd ilc ioom. Sccing ilai loim
ol Gauianga, Jayadcva lainicd wiil icais siicaming liom lis cycs, wlilc Padmavai
also lcll io ilc caiil unconscious.
Tlc Loid lilicd ilc couplc up wiil His iwo loius lands and spolc ncciaican
woids, loil ol you aic My cxalicd dcvoiccs, ilcicloic I dcsiicd io givc you My
arsana. Vciy soon I will ialc biiil in Nadia in ilc womb ol Sac. Wiil all ilc
dcvoiccs ol all ilc avataras, I will disiiibuic ilc gili ol prcma and hrsna-hirtana.
Alici iwcniy-loui ycais, I will ialc sannyasa and livc in Nlacala. Tlcic, in ilc
associaiion ol ilc dcvoiccs and ovcicomc wiil prcma, I will coniinuously iasic ilc
pocms ol youi Gita-govna, loi ii is vciy dcai io Mc. You will iciuin io ilis
Navadvpa-dlama alici dcail. Tlis I say loi cciiain. Now, boil ol you go io
Nlacala, wlcic you will aiiain lovc ol God by woisliping Loid Jagannaila.'
Alici spcaling, Gauianga disappcaicd and ilcy boil lainicd in scpaiaiion. Wlcn
ilcy iccovcicd, ilcy bcgan io wccp pioluscly. Wlilc wccping, ilcy lumbly siaicd,
Wlai a loim wc lavc sccn! How can wc livc in His abscncc' Wly did ilc Loid
oidci us io lcavc Nadia' Wc musi lavc commiiicd somc ollcnsc lcic. Tlis
Navadvpa-dlama is lully spiiiiual; jusi io ilinl aboui lcaving, wc aic bccoming
disiuibcd. Ii would lavc bccn bciici io bc a biid oi bcasi in Navadvpa, loi ilcn
wc could siay a long iimc and always mcdiiaic on ilc nama. Wc can givc up
living, bui wc cannoi givc up Navadvpa, loi ilc aiiaclmcni is ioo dccp. O Loid
Gauianga, givc us Youi mcicy. Givc us slclici ai Youi loius lcci so wc may siay
lcic.'
As ilcy wcic ciying, ilcy lcaid a voicc say, Do noi bc soiiowlul, bui go io
Nlacala. Tlcic aic iwo ilings io lccp youi lcaii undisiuibcd. Somc iimc bcloic,
you wcic boil ilinling ol going io siay in Nlacala loi a wlilc. Tlc Loid lad io
lullill ilai wisl. Loid Jagannaila is cagci loi youi arsana. ly plcasing Him, on
lcaving youi body, you will again comc io Navadvpa and icmain lcic cicinally.'
Hcaiing ilai, ilc iwo immcdiaicly lcli.
Wlilc going, ilcy iuincd bacl and glanccd oncc moic ai Navadvpa. As ilcy
wcni, icais llowcd liom ilcii cycs and in disiicss ilcy spolc io ilc icsidcnis ol
Navadvpa, Plcasc bcsiow youi mcicy on us. Wc aic ollcndcis. Plcasc puiily us!'
As ilcy piocccdcd luiilci on, ilcy icpcaicdly loolcd bacl ai Navadvpa, wlicl
slincs lilc an cigli-pcialcd loius. Alici going somc disiancc, Navadvpa was no
longci visiblc, and ilcy ciosscd oui ol Gauia-blumi, wccping as ilcy wcni.
Aiiiving ai Nlacala somc days laici, ilcy wcic plcascd io lavc arsana ol Loid
Jagannaila. O Jva, ilis is ilc placc ol Jayadcva. Only a iaiscd poiiion ol caiil
icmains. Tlis is ilc sioiy ilc old pcoplc icll.`
Sccing Jayadcva's placc, Jva bcgan wccping as lc iollcd on ilc giound in ccsiaiic
lovc. Ioiiunaic aic Jayadcva and Padmavai! And gloiious is Gita-govna and
ilcii aiiaclmcni io Kisna! lc mcicilul io mc and givc mc onc diop ol ilc occan ol
prcma ilai Jayadcva cnjoycd!` Saying ilis, Jva lcll io ilc giound and iollcd in ilc
dusi ai Niiyananda's lcci.
Tlai nigli ilcy siaycd in Vannaila's lousc, wlcic Vannaila and lis lamily
aiicndcd io Niiyananda Piablu.
Aspiiing loi ilc sladc ol ilc loius lcci ol Niiai and Jalnava, ilis vilc woiillcss onc
sings ilis gloiilicaiion ol Nadia.
Chapfer TweIve
Descripfion of afudvpa and Radha-kunda
All gloiics io Si Caiianyacandia and Piablu Niiyananda! All gloiics io Advaiia
and Gadadlaia! All gloiics io ilc dcvoiccs lcadcd by Sivasa! All gloiics io ilc
lousc ol Jagannaila Misia! All gloiics io Navadvpa, ilc iopmosi abodc!
Wlcn nigli lilicd, ilc dcvoiccs iaiscd ilcii bodics and callcd oui Niiai Gauia!`
Tlcn, lcaving Campalaiia bclind ilcm, ilcy blisslully wcni on.
Iiom ilis poini, Vannaila accompanicd Niiyananda, saying, Wlcn will ilai day
comc wlcn I slall lavc ilc plcasuic io accompany Niiyananda on parhrama io
Gauianga's lousc in Mayapui'`
Tlcy camc io Raiupuia and saw ilc bcauiy ol ilai iown. Si Niiyananda said, Wc
lavc now comc io aiudvpa. Tlis placc is cxiicmcly aiiiaciivc. Tlc iiccs aic
bcnding down ilcii lcads in icspcci, ilc bicczc is blowing gcnily, and ilc llowcis
aic blooming cvciywlcic. Tlc lumming ol ilc bccs and ilc liagiancc ol ilc
llowcis inioxicaic ilc iiavclcis' minds lcic.`
As Hc was saying ilis, Niiyananda bccamc lilc a madman and cxclaimcd,
Quiclly, biing My loin! Tlc calvcs lavc gonc lai oll, and Kisna is lasi aslccp and
won'i comc. Hc is aciing lilc a baby. Wlcic aic Subala and Dama' All alonc I
cannoi go and lcid ilc cows!` Slouiing, Kanai! Kanai!` Niiyananda jumpcd a
lcw yaids.
Sccing His siaic, ilc dcvoiccs immcdiaicly supplicaicd ai Niiyananda's lcci, O
Piablu Niiyananda, Youi bioilci, Gauiacandia is no longci lcic. Hc las ialcn
sannyasa and gonc io Nlacala, lcaving us pooi bcggais.`
Upon lcaiing ilosc woids, Niiyananda bccamc dcjccicd and lcll io ilc giound
ciying, You lavc pui us in sucl soiiow, Kanai, My bioilci! You lavc ialcn
sannyasa and lcli us io go io Nlacala. I will noi coniinuc My lilc. I will jump in ilc
Yamuna Rivci!` Saying ilis, Si Niiyananda losi consciousncss.
Scnsing Niiyananda Piablu's clcvaicd siaic ol spiiiiual cmoiional, ilcy bcgan io
clani ilc loly namc. Alici iwo louis lad passcd, Niiyananda siill did noi iisc.
Iinally, wlcn ilc dcvoiccs bcgan claniing ilc gloiics ol Gauianga, Niiai awolc.
Tlis is ilc placc ol Radla-lunda!` Hc cxclaimcd. Hcic in ilc alicinoon,
Gauialaii would pciloim hirtana wiil His associaics. Lool ai ilc biilliancc ol
Syama-lunda, wlicl aiiiacis ilc minds ol cvciyonc in ilc univcisc! And lool,
lcic and ilcic aic ilc sahnis giovcs. In ilc alicinoon, Gauianga would bccomc
immciscd in singing Kisna's gloiics and saiisly all by disiiibuiing prcma. Know
ilai in ilc ilicc woilds ilcic is no cqual io ilis placc, wlcic ilc dcvoiccs woislip
ilc Loid. Wlocvci livcs lcic will gci lovc ol God, wlicl will sooilc ilc buining
liic ol maiciial lilc.`
Tlai day ilc dcvoiccs siaycd ilcic and diowncd in lovc ol God as ilcy callcd oui
Gauianga's namc. Siaying ilcic in aiudvpa, ilcy passcd ilc wlolc day and nigli
woisliping ilc moonlilc Loid Caiianya. Tlc ncxi day Niiyananda Piablu,
dancing all ilc wlilc, camc io Vidyanagaia, a splcndid placc aiiiaciivc io muns.
Tlis gladdcncd ilc dcvoiccs.
Holding ilc dcvoiccs' lcci and bcgging liom ilcm ilc iicasuic ol hrsna-bnaht, ilis
woiillcss and unqualilicd llaliivinoda, wlosc only wcalil is ilc loius lcci ol
Niiai and Jalnava, sings ilc gloiics ol Nadia.
Chapfer Thirfeen
Descripfion of Vidyanagara and ]ahnudvpa
All gloiics io Gauianga, Niiyananda, Advaiia, and Gadadlaia! All gloiics io
Sivasa! And all gloiics io Navadvpa, an occan ol hirtana!
Coming io Vidyanagaia, Si Niiyananda Raya cxplaincd io Si Jva iis signilicancc,
Ai ilc iimc ol praIaya, Navadvpa, ilc cicinal nama, icmains siiuaicd in iis puic
loim as an cigli-pcialcd loius. All ilc avataras and loiiunaic living cniiiics siay in
onc paii ol ilc loius ai ilai iimc. Maisya avatara caiiicd ilc Vcas io Vidyanagaia
wiilin aiudvpa. Sincc ilc Vcas, wlicl coniain all vya, oi lnowlcdgc, wcic
biougli lcic, ilis placc is ilcicloic namcd Vidyanagaia.
Wlcn lialma bccamc inclincd io siaii cicaiion again, lc glanccd lcailully upon
ilc dcvasiaicd caiil. Ai ilai iimc, ilc Loid bcsiowcd His mcicy on lialma lcic.
As lialma bcgan ollciing lis piaycis io ilc Loid, lc opcncd lis mouil and ilc
bcauiilul Saiasvai was boin liom lis ionguc. ly lci poicncy, lialma ilcn ollcicd
piaycis io Kisna and ilus obiaincd gicai lappincss.
Ai ilc iimc ol cicaiion, Maya diiccis ilc ilicc gunas io spicad iliougloui ilc
maiciial cicaiion on ilc sidc ol ilc Viiaja Rivci. Tlc rss ilcn laboi io icvcal
lnowlcdgc wiilin ilis univcisc manilcsicd by Maya. Taling slclici ol ilis abodc
ol Saiasvai, Saiada-pila, ilc rss conquci ovci ignoiancc. Alici laving icccivcd
lcssons on ilc sixiy-loui bianclcs ol lnowlcdgc, ilc rss sci ilcmsclvcs up ai
vaiious placcs iliougloui ilc woild. lui all ilc rss siudy ilcii icspcciivc
bianclcs ol lnowlcdgc cicinally ai ilis loly spoi.
Valmli camc lcic and, by ilc mcicy ol Naiada, icccivcd ilc Pamayana.
Dlanvaniaii icccivcd ilc myur-vca, and Visvamiiia and oilcis icccivcd ilc
icaclings ol ilc Dnanur-vca. Saunala and ilc rss icciicd ilc mantras ol ilc
Vcas, and Siva discusscd tantra. On ilc rss icqucsi, lialma pioduccd ilc loui
Vcas liom lis loui mouils. Living lcic, Kapila cicaicd Sanllya plilosoply, and
Gauiama biougli loiil logic and aigumcni. Kanablul pioduccd ilc Vaiscsila
plilosoply lcic, and Paianjali, ilc Yoga-sutra. Jaimini wioic ilc Karma-mimansa
sastra lcic, and Vcdavyasa wioic ilc Puranas. Tlc livc rss6 lcadcd by Naiada wioic
ilc Pancaratra lcic io icacl ilc pcoplc aboui piaciical dcvoiional scivicc.
In ilis loicsi, ilc Lpansas all woislipcd Gauianga loi a long iimc. Unsccn by
ilcm, Gauianga said, Youi undcisianding ol God as loimlcss (nrahara) las
spoilcd you all. In ilc loim ol srut you do noi iccognizc Mc, bui wlcn you appcai
as My associaics on caiil, you will scc My pasiimcs wiil youi own cycs. Ai ilai
iimc you will sing My gloiics ai ilc iop ol youi voiccs.' Tlc sruts bccamc
dumbloundcd on lcaiing ilis. Sccicily, ilcy siaycd lcic waiiing loi ilai iimc.
llcsscd is ilis Kali-yuga, ilc iopmosi ol yugas, loi in ilis yuga Loid Gauianga
appcaicd.
Hcaiing ilai Gauianga would pciloim His cducaiional pasiimcs lcic, lilaspaii
iool biiil as Vasudcva Saivablauma and iool gicai caic io plcasc ilc Loid. Hc
lncw ilai ilc Loid would pciloim pasiimcs as a siudcni in Navadvpa, so lc
bccamc indillcicni and abandoncd ilc abodc ol Loid India. Hc biougli lis
associaics and lappily iool biiil on caiil.
Saivablauma madc lis sclool and iaugli lcic in Vidyanagaia. lui ilinling ilai
lc would diown in ilc nciwoil ol diy lnowlcdgc and losc Gauianga, lc
pciloimcd onc pasiimc. lcloic Gauianga was boin, Saivablauma lcli lis siudcnis
bclind in Nadia. Hc ilougli, Il I am ilc scivani ol Gauianga, Hc will cciiainly bc
mcicilul and comc io mc.' Tlus, Saivablauma wcni io Nlacala and bccamc
powcilul in ilc lnowlcdgc ol Mayavada plilosoply.
Tlc Loid cnjoycd lis pasiimcs as a young siudcni lcic by dclcaiing and dciiding
Saivablauma's pupils. In ilc guisc ol a logician, ilc Loid vanquislcd cvciyonc.
Tcaclcis and siudcnis wcic all dclcaicd in aigumcni by Gauianga, and ilcy would
llcc away liom Him. Wlocvci lcais ilc unpicccdcnicd cducaiional pasiimcs ol ilc
Loid in Vidyanagaia will bccomc liccd liom ignoiancc.`
Hcaiing ilis, Jva was lillcd wiil bliss and iollcd on ilc giound in ccsiaiic lovc
lcic ai Vyasa-pila. Hc ilcn submiiicd ilc lollowing qucsiion ai ilc loius lcci ol
Niiyananda Piablu, Plcasc cui down ilis onc doubi. Il Sanllya and logic aic
inauspicious, wly do ilcy lavc a placc in ilc cicinal nama'`
Niiyananda cmbiaccd Jva and allcciionaicly said, Tlcic is noiling inauspicious
in ilc Loid's loly nama. Sanllya and logic aic noi indcpcndcni oi powcilul lcic.
Tlcy aic dcpcndcni on and ilcicloic scivc bnaht. lui duc io impious aciiviiics,
wiclcd mcn iuin cvciyiling baclwaids. llalii, dcvoiion, is ilc goddcss lcic, and
all oilcis aic lci scivanis. Tlcy only scivc io icvcal bnaht. Tlc icsidcncc ol
ninclold bnaht is Navadvpa. Hcic, harma and jsana scivc bnaht. Tlc sciipiuics
awaid cvil iniclligcncc io maiciialisiic pcisons, bui ilc samc sciipiuics awaid
aiiaclmcni loi Kisna io ilc puic dcvoiccs.
Piaudla Maya is ilc scivani ol Gauianga and picsiding dciiy lcic. Slc siays lcic
iliougl all ilc yugas and scivcs Gauianga. In ilc loim ol Mala Maya, slc blinds
and givcs vaiious misciics io ilai pcison wlo, by lis sinlul aciiviiics, las comc io
cnvy Vaisnavas. In ilc loim ol aciual lnowlcdgc, Piaudla Maya dissolvcs all sin
and harma. lui il onc las ollcndcd a Vaisnava, slc lccps lim away and givcs lim
all ilc iioublcs ol harma. Sucl iogucs may siudy io aiiain lnowlcdgc lcic in
Nadia, bui ilcy ncvci aiiain ilc iicasuic ol prcma ai Kisna's lcci. Tlcy aiiain only
ignoiancc in ilc guisc ol lnowlcdgc, so ilcy aic ncvci ablc io scc ilc opulcnccs ol
Nadia oi Gauianga.
So ical lnowlcdgc is noi inauspicious, bui iis sladow, ignoiancc, cciiainly is. O
Jva, by ilc mcicy ol Gauianga, you will icvcal all ilis. ly ilc dcsiic ol ilc Loid,
you will wiiic sciipiuics. Tliougl you, sciipiuic will bc icvcalcd. Now lci us go io
Jalnu's icsidcncc.`
As Niiyananda spolc, ilcy wcni io Jannagaia wlcic ilcy saw ilc cnclaniing
lcimiiagc ol Jalnu Muni. Niiyananda Piablu cxplaincd, Tlis cnclaniing placc
namcd Jalnudvpa is lnown as lladiavana. Ai ilis placc, Jalnu Muni undciwcni
pcnanccs and icccivcd arsana ol ilc goldcn loim ol Gauianga.
Jalnu Muni was siiiing lcic claniing lis Gayaii mantra, wlcn lis acamana cup
lcll inio ilc llagiail and was swcpi away by ilc cuiicnis. Hc opcncd lis mouil
and dianl all ilc waici in onc gulp. King llagiaila ilougli, Wlcic las ilc
Gangcs gonc'' Hc concludcd ilai Jalnu Muni lad diunl ilc Gangcs. Tlc ling
was ovciwlclmcd wiil anxiciy and woislipcd ilc mun loi scvcial days. Tlc mun
ilcn iclcascd ilc Gangcs liom lis body. lccausc ol ilis incidcni ilc Gangcs is
lnown as Jalnav, ilc dauglici ol Jalnu, iliougloui ilc woild.
Somc iimc laici, llsma, ilc son ol Ganga, camc lcic io scc Jalnu, lis
giandlailci. Jalnu was vciy plcascd wiil llsma and lcpi lim lcic many days. Ai
ilis placc llsma lcaincd ilc liglcsi lnowlcdgc, wlicl lc in iuin iaugli io
Yudlisiliia ai Kuiulsciia. ly living in Navadvpa, llsma aiiaincd dcvoiional
scivicc and ilcicloic is counicd amongsi ilc gicai Vaisnavas. Tlcicloic ilis vipa
is ilc gicaicsi dclivcici. Wlocvci livcs lcic is always loiiunaic.`
Tlai day, Niiyananda and His associaics siaycd ai a dcvoicc's lousc in Jalnudvpa.
Laily ilc ncxi moining ilc Loid lcd ilc dcvoiccs on io Modadiumadvpa.
llaliivinoda, wlosc only piidc is ilc loius lcci ol Jalnava and Niiai, sings ilc
gloiics ol Navadvpa.
Chapfer Fourfeen
Descripfion of Sr Modadrumadvpa and Rama-IIa
All gloiics io Gauialaii, wlo las manilcsicd Himscll as ilc Panca-iaiiva! All
gloiics io Navadvpa-dlama, ilc iopmosi abodc!
Aiiiving ai Mamagacli villagc, Niiyananda cxplaincd io Jva, Hcic, in
Modadiumadvpa is Ayodlya. In a picvious haIpa, wlcn Rama was banislcd io ilc
loicsi, Hc camc io ilis placc wiil Lalsmana and Janal. Hc buili a lui undci a
lugc banyan iicc lcic and livcd lappily loi somc iimc. Sccing ilc cllulgcncc ol
Navadvpa, ilc son ol Raglu bcgan io sliglily smilc.
How aiiiaciivc was ilai loim, giccn as ncw giass, wiil loius cycs and a giacclul
bow in land! Wcaiing ilc dicss ol a branmacari and His lcad pilcd wiil maiicd
locls, Hc siolc ilc minds ol all living cniiiics. Sccing Rama smiling, Sia, ilc
dauglici ol Janala, aslcd Him ilc icason.
Lisicn, Sia, lcic is onc vciy sccici sioiy. Wlcn ilc gloiious agc ol Kali advcnis, I
will display a ycllow complcxioncd loim lcic in Nadia. I will ialc biiil in ilc
womb ol Sac in Jagannaila Misia's lousc. I will givc all ilc loiiunaic souls wlo
scc My clildlood pasiimcs ilc supicmc gili ol prcma. Ai ilai iimc, I will cnjoy My
bclovcd cducaiional pasiimcs and icvcal ilc gloiics ol ilc loly namc. I will ilcn
ialc sannyasa and go io Pui, and My own moilci will wccp wiil My wilc in lci
aims.'
Hcaiing ilis, Sia aslcd, O loius-cycd onc, wly will You malc Youi moilci ciy'
Wly will You givc up Youi wilc and ialc sannyasa' Wlai lappincss is ilcic in
giving soiiow io Youi wilc''
Si Rama icplicd, O dcai onc, you lnow cvciyiling. lui you aic aciing ignoiani
jusi io icacl ilc living cniiiics. Lisicn Sia, My dcvoiccs iclisl prcma-bnaht in iwo
ways. In union wiil Mc ilcy cnjoy sambnoga, and in scpaiaiion liom Mc ilcy
cnjoy vpraIambna. My cicinal associaics dcsiic sambnoga, bui I mcicilully givc
ilcm vpraIambna. Tlc dcvoiccs lnow ilai disiicss duc io scpaiaiion liom Mc is
aciually ilc iopmosi bliss. Alici scpaiaiion, wlcn union occuis, ilcy lccl
lappincss so mucl gicaici ilan bcloic-a million iimcs muliiplicd. Tlai is ilc
cxplanaiion ol low ilcic can bc lappincss in scpaiaiion. You slould acccpi ilis
mood wlicl is dcsciibcd in ilc loui Vcas.
Slc wlo is lnown as Adiii in ilc Vcdas is now moilci Kausalya and will bccomc
moilci Sac in Gauianga's pasiimcs. And you, Sia, will scivc Mc as Visnupiiya. In
scpaiaiion, you will woislip My Dciiy and spicad My gloiics. Scpaiaicd liom you,
I will woislip a goldcn Sia Dciiy in Ayodlya. lui ilis iopic is vciy conlidcniial,
Sia. Do noi icvcal ilis io ilc pcoplc now.
Tlis Navadvpa is My dcai placc, cvcn Ayodlya is noi cqual io ii. Wlcn Kali-
yuga comcs, ilis lugc banyan iicc, Rama-vaia, will disappcai liom vision and siay
lcic in an unmanilcsi loim.'
In ilis way, Rama passcd His iimc lcic wiil Lalsmana and Sia. Laici, Hc wcni
io Dandalaianya io complcic His aciiviiics. Scc lcic ilc placc wlcic His lui
siood.
ly ilc dcsiic ol ilc Loid, Rama's liicnd Gulala iool biiil lcic in a branmana's
lamily. His namc was Sadananda Vipia llaiiacaiya. Hc lncw noiling in ilc ilicc
woilds cxccpi Rama. Hc was picscni in Jagannaila Misia's lousc wlcn Gauianga
was boin. Ai ilai iimc all ilc dcmigods camc io scc ilc clild. Tlc cxalicd
Sadananda icalizcd by ilc dcmigods' picscncc ilai lis Loid lad ialcn biiil. In
gicai dcligli lc iciuincd lomc, and, wlilc mcdiiaiing on lis woislipablc Loid
Ramacandia, lc saw Gauiasundaia.
Loid Gauianga was scaicd on a ilionc and suiioundcd by ilc dcmigods, lcadcd
by Loid lialma, wlo wcic waving camaras. Tlcn Sadananda saw Ramacandia,
giccn as giass. On Rama's iigli was Lalsmana, ilc abodc ol Anania. On His lcli
was Sia, and in lioni was Hanuman. Sccing ilis, ilc vpra undcisiood ilc iiuil
aboui ilc Loid.
Tlc vpra wcni io Mayapui in gicai ccsiasy, and, unsccn by anyonc, lc lcasicd lis
cycs on ilc loim ol Gauianga. llcsscd am I, blcsscd indccd! Ramacandia is
picscni bcloic mc as Gauiacandia!' Laici, wlcn ilc sanhirtana movcmcni siaiicd,
Sadananda iool paii by dancing and claniing ilc namc ol Gauia.
O Jva, lcic ilc puic dcvoiccs scc ilc llandia loicsi.`
Hcaiing ilc iopics and sccing ilc placcs in ilc cicinal nama, ilc dcvoiccs
suiioundcd Niiyananda and danccd. Jva's body displaycd sympioms ol ccsiasy as
lc slouicd ilc namc ol Gauianga.
Tlai day Niiyananda siaycd in ilc lousc ol Naiayan. And Naiayan, ilc puic
clasic moilci ol Vcdavyasa (Vindavana Dasa Tlaluia), scivcd ilc Vaisnavas. Tlc
ncxi moining, alici walling somc disiancc, ilcy cnicicd Vailunilapuia.
To caiiy oui ilc oidci ol Jalnava and Niiai, ilis woiillcss wicicl sings ilc gloiics
ol Nadia.
Chapfer Fiffeen
Sr Vaikunfhapura, Rudradvpa, and PuIina
All gloiics io Gauianga and ilc Panca-iaiiva! All gloiics io Navadvpa, ilc abodc ol
Si Caiianya!
Coming io Vailunilapuia, Niiyananda Piablu spolc io Si Jva wlilc mildly
smiling, On onc sidc ol ilc cigli-pcialcd Navadvpa is ilis Vailunilapuia.
Lisicn, wiiloui doubi. Tlis is Vailunila, ilc abodc ol Naiayana, siiuaicd in ilc
spiiiiual sly bcyond ilc Viiaja Rivci. Maya can ncvci cnici ilis placc, wlcic Loid
Naiayana is scivcd by His cncigics, Si, llu, and Nla. Tlc cllulgcncc iadiaiing
liom ilis spiiiiual abodc is ilc lialman. Wiil maiciial vision, pcoplc scc only ilc
maiciial woild. lui wiil lis iiansccndcnial vision, Naiada oncc saw Naiayana
manilcsi as Gauiasundaia in ilis spiiiiual abodc. Alici sccing ilis, ilc bcsi ol ilc
muns siaycd lcic loi somc iimc.
Tlcic is onc moic conlidcniial sioiy. Ramanujacaiya oncc camc io Pui and
plcascd ilc Loid wiil many piaycis. Jagannaila appcaicd bcloic lim and said, Go
and scc Navadvpa-dlama, loi I will soon appcai ilcic in ilc lousc ol Jagannaila
Misia. Tlc cniiic spiiiiual sly is siiuaicd wiilin onc coinci ol Navadvpa, My vciy
dcai abodc. As My cicinal scivani and lcading dcvoicc, you slould scc Navadvpa.
Lci youi siudcnis, wlo aic absoibcd in asya-rasa, siay lcic wlilc you go. Any
living bcing wlo docs noi scc Navadvpa las bccn boin usclcssly. Jusi onc poiiion
ol Navadvpa coniains Ranga-lsciia, Si Vcnlaia (Tiiupaii), and Yadava Acala. O
son ol Kcsava, go io Navadvpa and scc ilc loim ol Gauianga. You lavc comc io
ilc caiil io picacl bnaht, so lci youi biiil bc succcsslul wiil ilc mcicy ol Gauia.
Iiom Navadvpa, go io Kuima-silana and join again wiil youi disciplcs.'
Wiil loldcd lands, Ramanuja submiiicd io Jagannaila, In Youi naiiaiion You
lavc mcniioncd Gauiacandia, bui cxacily wlo Hc is, I do noi lnow.'
Tlc Loid mcicilully icplicd io Ramanuja, Lvciyonc lnows Kisna, ilc Loid ol
Golola. Tlai Kisna, wlosc vIasa-murt is Naiayana, is ilc Supicmc Tiuil, and Hc
icsidcs in Vindavana. Tlai Kisna is lully manilcsi in ilc loim ol Gauialaii, and
ilai Vindavana is lully manilcsi in ilc loim ol Navadvpa-dlama. I cicinally icsidc
as Loid Gauianga in Navadvpa, ilc iopmosi abodc in ilc univcisc. ly My mcicy
ilai nama las comc wiilin llu-mandala, yci ii icmains wiiloui a sccni ol maya.
Tlis is ilc vcidici ol sciipiuic. Il you say ilai Navadvpa is paii ol ilc maiciial
woild, ilcn youi dcvoiion will dwindlc day by day. I lavc placcd ilis spiiiiual
abodc wiilin ilc maiciial woild by My dcsiic and inconccivablc cncigy. Simply by
icading sciipiuics onc will noi gci ilc liglcsi iiuil, loi ilc liglcsi iiuil
suipasscs all icasoning powci. Only ilc dcvoiccs can undcisiand by My mcicy.'
Hcaiing ilis, ilc sobci-mindcd Ramanuja was agiiaicd wiil lovc loi Gauianga.
Hc said, Loid, Youi pasiimcs aic iiuly asiounding. Tlc sciipiuics cannoi lnow
Youi opulcnccs. Wly isn'i gauranga-IiIa clcaily dcsciibcd in ilc sciipiuics' Wlcn
I closcly cxaminc ilc srut and Puranas, I lind only somc lini ol ilc Gauia-iaiiva.
Alici lcaiing Youi insiiuciions, my doubis aic gonc and ilc swcci mcllows ol
Gauianga's pasiimcs lavc aiiscn in my lcaii. Il You oidci mc, alici going io
Navadvpa I will picacl gaura-IiIa iliougloui ilc ilicc woilds. I will givc pcoplc
cvidcncc liom ilc liddcn sciipiuics and csiablisl dcvoiional scivicc io Gauianga
iliougloui ilc univcisc. Plcasc insiiuci mc.'
Sccing Ramanuja's cagcincss, Jagannaila said, Ramanuja, do noi bioadcasi lilc
ilis. Kccp ilc conlidcniial pasiimcs ol Gauianga sccici. Only alici Gauianga las
linislcd His pasiimcs will ilc gcncial public icccivc ilcm. Ioi now, picacl asya-
rasa, wlilc in youi lcaii woislip Gauianga consianily.'
Taling ilc Loid's advicc, Ramanuja sccicily culiuicd lis aiiiaciion loi
Navadvpa. So ilai Gauianga's pasiimcs wcic noi icvcalcd picmaiuicly, Loid
Naiayana ilcn lcd Ramanuja lcic io Vailunilapuia and mcicilully slowcd
Ramanuja His iiansccndcnial loim scivcd by Si, llu, and Nla. Ramanuja
considcicd limscll loiiunaic io obiain arsana ol lis woislipablc Loid, wlcn
suddcnly lc saw ilc Loid assumc ilc cnclaniing loim ol Gauiasundaia, ilc son ol
Jagannaila Misia. Ramanuja swooncd ai ilc biilliancc ol ilc loim. Tlcn Gauianga
pui His loius lcci on ilc lcad ol Ramanuja, wlo was ilus divincly inspiicd and
icciicd piaycis ol piaisc. I musi scc Gauia's aciual IiIa on caiil. I can ncvci lcavc
Navadvpa!'
Gauianga said, O son ol Kcsava, youi dcsiic will bc lullillcd. Wlcn ilc Nadia
pasiimcs will bc icvcalcd in ilc luiuic, you will ialc biiil lcic again.'
Gauianga disappcaicd and Ramanuja, conicnicd, icsumcd lis jouincy. Alici
somc days lc aiiivcd ai Kuima-silana and saw ilc placc wiil lis disciplcs. Duiing
lis lilc lc picaclcd asya-rasa iliougloui Souil India, wlilc inicinally lc was
absoibcd in gaura-IiIa. ly Gauianga's mcicy, lc iool biiil in Navadvpa as ilc
dcvoicc Si Anania. Hc wcni io Vallablacaiya's7 lousc and saw ilc maiiiagc ol
Lalsmpiiya and Gauianga.
Scc ilc lousc ol Anania, wlcic many dcvoiccs ol Naiayana gailcicd. Ii is wcll
lnown ilai ilc lings ol ilai iimc csiablislcd Naiayana woislip lcic.
As ilc dcvoiccs saw Nisicyasa Ioicsi, siiuaicd on ilc oilci sidc ol ilc Viiaja
Rivci, ilcy aiiaincd unlimiicd bliss. In ilis way, wlilc icciiing ilcsc naiiaiions,
ilcy aiiivcd ai Malaipuia.
Niiyananda cxplaincd, Tlis placc is Kamyavana ol Viaja. Scc ii wiil gicai
dcvoiion. Tlcic wcic livc banyan iiccs lcic in ancicni iimcs, bui ilcsc lavc now
disappcaicd. Tlis placc is now callcd Maiapuia, bui accoiding io sciipiuic, ilc
namc was picviously Malaipuia. Wlcn ilc livc Pandavas and Diaupad wcic
living incogniio duiing cxilc, ilcy camc io Gausa-dcsa, lcngal. Wlilc in Llacalia,
Yudlisiliia Malaiaja lad a dicam in wlicl ilc gloiics ol Navadvpa wcic icvcalcd
io lim. Tlc ncxi day lc bccamc anxious io scc ilc placc, so ilcy all lappily camc
lcic. Sccing ilc splcndoi ol Nadia, ilcy piaiscd ilc good loiiunc ol ilc icsidcnis.
And wlilc living lcic loi somc iimc, ilcy lillcd many dcmons. Scc, lcic is
Yudlisiliia-iila, and lcic is Diaupad's huna. Awaic ol ilc gloiics ol ilis placc,
Yudlisiliia siaycd lcic loi somc iimc. Tlcn onc day in a dicam, lc saw Gauianga,
wlosc cxiiaoidinaiy loim illumincd all diicciions.
Smiling, Gauianga said, Scc My iaic loim. Ai youi lousc, I am Kisna, ilc son ol
Nanda, and I always siay wiil you as a liicnd. Tlis Navadvpa-dlama is ilc
iopmosi abodc, and in Kali-yuga ii will manilcsi and diivc away all dailncss. As
you lavc all bccn My scivanis loi a long iimc, wlcn My pasiimcs ialc placc, you
will again ialc biiil. I will siay wiil you day and nigli on ilc sloic ol ilc occan
ai Jagannaila Puii in Oiissa. Plcasc go now io Oiissa, puiily ilc placc, and
climinaic ilc sullciing ol ilc living cniiiics.'
Yudlisiliia cxplaincd ilis dicam io lis bioilcis. Alici dclibciaiion, ilcy all wcni
io Oiissa. Ii was painlul io lcavc Navadvpa, bui ilc oidci ol ilc Loid lad io bc
obcycd.
Madlva and lis disciplcs also siaycd lcic loi somc iimc. Gauiasundaia mcicilully
appcaicd io lim in a dicam and wlilc smiling said, Lvciyonc lnows ilai you aic
My cicinal scivani. Wlcn I appcai in Navadvpa, I will acccpi youi sampraaya.
Now, go cvciywlcic and caiclully upiooi all ilc lalsc sciipiuics ol ilc mayavas.
Rcvcal ilc gloiics ol woisliping ilc Dciiy ol ilc Loid. Laici, I will bioadcasi youi
puic icaclings.'
Saying ilis, Gauiacandia disappcaicd, and Madlva awalcncd dumbloundcd.
Will I cvci scc ilai bcauiilul goldcn loim again'' lc ciicd.
In icply, a voicc liom ilc sly said, Woislip Mc sccicily, and you will comc io
Mc.' Wiil ilis insiiuciion, Madlva wcni on wiil gicai icsoluiion and dclcaicd ilc
mayava plilosoplcis.`
Wlilc iclaiing ilcsc sioiics, ilc paiiy aiiivcd ai Rudiadvpa and loolcd aiound.
Rudiadvpa las bccn cui in iwo picccs by ilc Gangcs. Scc low ilis wcsicin island
las now movcd io ilc casi banl. ly ilc Loid's dcsiic, no onc livcs on ilis sidc
now. Iiom lcic scc Si Sanlaiapuia. Lvcn liom a disiancc, scc low ii bcauiilics
ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs. Wlcn Sanlaiacaiya wcni oui io dclcai all opponcnis, on
lis way io Navadvpa, lc liisi aiiivcd ilcic. Wiilin lis lcaii, lc was ilc iopmosi
Vaisnava, bui cxicinally lc playcd ilc iolc ol a mayava, a scivani ol Maya.
Aciually, lc was an incainaiion ol Siva, and by ilc Loid's oidci lc cxpciily
picaclcd a covcicd loim ol luddlism. Wlilc cngagcd in ilis way, lc camc io
Nadia.
Wlcn Sanlaiacaiya camc io ilis placc, Gauiacandia appcaicd io lim in a dicam
and mcicilully spolc io lim in swcci woids, You aic My scivani. Iollowing My
oidcis, you aic picacling cllcciivcly ilc Mayavada dociiinc. lui as Navadvpa-
dlama is vciy dcai io Mc, ilc Mayavada plilosoply las no placc lcic. On My
bclall, Viddla Siva and Piaudla Maya spicad ilc imaginaiy impcisonal
inicipiciaiions ol sciipiuics, bui only io ilosc pcoplc wlo cnvy ilc dcvoiccs ol ilc
Loid. In ilis way I clcai ilcm. Sincc ilis Navadvpa-dlama is gcncially a placc loi
My dcvoiccs, noi loi ilc cnvious, you slould go somcwlcic clsc. Do noi
coniaminaic ilc inlabiianis ol Navadvpa.'
Rcalizing ilc iiuil aboui Navadvpa in lis dicam and wiil dcvoiion insiillcd in
lis lcaii, lc wcni clscwlcic.
In ilis Rudiadvpa, ilc clcvcn Rudias icsidc. Hcadcd by Nla-loliia Siva, ilc
Rudias clani Gauianga's gloiics and consianily dancc in bliss. As ilc dcmigods
waicl ilcii dancing, ilcy bccomc lappy and slowci llowcis liom ilc sly.
Onc iimc, Visnusvam camc lcic duiing ilc couisc ol lis ioui io dclcai opposing
plilosoplics. Hc siaycd ilc nigli wiil lis lollowcis lcic in Rudiadvpa. Tlc
disciplcs bcgan dancing and singing, Haii bol!' wlilc Visnusvam icciicd piaycis
liom ilc srut. Plcascd by ilc discussion ol bnaht, Nla-loliia mcicilully appcaicd
ilcic. Upon Siva's aiiival in ilc asscmbly, Visnusvam bccamc siaiilcd. Hc loldcd
lis lands in piayci and icciicd appiopiiaic piaiscs. Siva spolc io lim, All ol you
Vaisnavas aic dcai io mc. Youi discussion on dcvoiional scivicc las plcascd mc.
Asl a boon, and I will giani ii. Tlcic is noiling I will noi givc io ilc Vaisnavas.'
Visnusvam ollcicd lis anavats and, lillcd wiil ccsiaiic lovc, lc said, Givc us
ilis onc gili; ilai lcnccloiil wc will pcilcci a sampraaya icacling dcvoiional
scivicc.'
In gicai bliss, Rudia conscnicd and namcd ilc sampraaya alici limscll. Tlus
Visnusvam's sampraaya is callcd ilc Rudia-sampiadaya. Wiil ilc mcicy ol
Rudia, Visnusvam siaycd lcic and woislipcd Gauiacandia wiil a dcsiic io aiiain
lovc ol God.
Gauianga appcaicd io lim in a dicam and said, ly Rudia's mcicy you lavc
bccomc My dcvoicc. You aic loiiunaic io aiiain ilc iicasuic ol bnaht in
Navadvpa. Now go oui and picacl ilc plilosoply ol sunavata (puiilicd
monism). Tlc iimc ol My appcaiancc on caiil will soon comc. Ai ilai iimc you
will appcai in ilc loim ol Si Vallabla llaiia. You will mcci Mc in Pui, and you
will pcilcci youi sampraaya wlcn you go io Malavana.'
O Jva! Si Vallabla is now in Golula. Wlcn you go ilcic, you will bc ablc io scc
lim.` Saying ilis, Niiyananda lappily wcni souil io Paiasanga in Si Pulina. Hcic
lc slowcd ilc placc wlcic Si Rasa-mandala and Dlia-samia ol Viaja wcic
locaicd. Hc said, O Jva, ilis is Vindavana. Onc can scc ilc Vindavana pasiimcs
lcic.` Upon lcaiing ilc woid Vindavana,' Jva bcgan iicmbling and icais llowcd
liom lis cycs.
Tlc Loid coniinucd, Gauianga biougli His dcvoiccs lcic, and ilcy pciloimcd
hirtana dcsciibing ilc rasa-IiIa. Tlc placc ol ilc rasa-IiIa in Vindavana is siiuaicd
lcic on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs. Tlc rasa-IiIa pasiimcs wiil ilc gopis, wlicl aic
cicinally cnacicd lcic, aic somciimcs sccn by loiiunaic pcisons.
Lisicn sobci-mindcd onc, wcsi ol lcic, scc Si Dlia-samia, a nicc placc loi
woislip ol ilc Loid. In Vindavana, Dlia-samia is siiuaicd on ilc banl ol ilc
Yamuna, and lcic ii lics on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs. Aciually wlai you scc,
lowcvci, is noi ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs, bui ilai ol ilc Yamuna, wlicl llows on
ilc wcsicin sidc ol ilc Gangcs. As ilis bcauiilul Pulina lics on ilc banl ol ilc
Yamuna, Visvamblaia ilcicloic calls ilis placc Vindavana. You slould lnow ilai
all ilc pasiimc placcs ol Vindavana aic siiuaicd wiilin ilis placc. Malc no
disiinciion bciwccn Vindavana and Navadvpa, noi bciwccn Gauianga and Kisna.`
In ilis way, ovciwlclmcd wiil ccsiaiic lovc, Niiyananda Raya iool Jva and
slowcd lim aiound Vindavana. Tlcn, lcading somc disiancc io ilc noiil, ilcy
spcni ilc nigli in Rudiadvpa.
Wiil ilc loius lcci ol Niiai and Jalnava as my only wcalil, llaliivinoda sings ilis
gloiilicaiion ol Nadia.
Chapfer Sixfeen
BiIvapaksa and Bharadvaja-fiIa
All gloiics io Si Gauiacandia, ilc wandcici ol Nadia's giovcs! All gloiics io Si
Niiyananda, ilc masici ol Llacalia! All gloiics io Advaiia nsvaia, ilc masici ol
Saniipuia! All gloiics io Gadadlaia ol Ramacandiapuia! And all gloiics io Gauia-
blumi, ilc csscncc ol cntaman, wlcic Kisna wandcicd in Kali-yuga.
Tlc son ol Padmavai, Si Niiyananda Piablu, alici ciossing ilc Gangcs and going
somc disiancc, said io ilc dcvoiccs, Scc ilis aiiiaciivc placc namcd lilvapalsa.
Gcncially pcoplc call ii lcla Pullaiiya (oi lclpuluia). Tlc placc lnown in ilc
sciipiuics as lilvavana in Viaja is siiuaicd lcic in Navadvpa.
Onc iimc somc branmana dcvoiccs ol Siva woislipcd lim by ollciing ilc lcavcs ol
lis lavoiiic iicc, ilc bIva, oi bacl, iicc loi a loiinigli's duiaiion. Siva was plcascd
wiil ilc branmanas and gavc ilcm hrsna-bnaht. Amongsi ilosc woislipcis was
Nimbadiiya, wlo lad bccn vciy aiicniivc in ilc woislip. Siva spolc io lim, Ai
ilc cdgc ol ilis villagc is a sacicd bIva loicsi. Wiilin ilai loicsi, ilc loui Kumaias
aic siiiing in mcdiiaiion. ly ilcii mcicy, you will icccivc iiansccndcnial
lnowlcdgc. Tlcy aic youi guius. ly sciving ilcm, you will icccivc all ilai is ol
valuc.' Saying ilis, Loid Siva disappcaicd.
Nimbadiiya scaiclcd and lound ilai placc. On an aiiiaciivc plailoim in ilc loicsi
ncai Siva, lc saw ilc loui bioilcis-Sanala, Sanandana, Sanaiana, and Sanai-
lumaia-siiiing unsccn by oilcis. Tlcy wcic young, nalcd, and noblc in claiacici.
Nimbaila ciicd oui in cxciicmcni, Haic Kisna! Haic Kisna!'
On lcaiing ilc loly namc, ilc Kumaias' mcdiiaiion biolc. Tlcy opcncd ilcii
cycs and saw bcloic ilcm an idcal Vaisnava. Saiislicd by ilis sigli, onc alici
anoilci ilcy cmbiaccd Nimbadiiya. Wlo aic you'' ilcy aslcd. Wly lavc you
comc lcic' Wc will cciiainly lullill youi piaycis.'
Nimbaila ollcicd lis obcisanccs and lumbly iniioduccd limscll. Sanai-lumaia
smilcd and said, Knowing ilai Kali-yuga would bc vciy iioublcsomc, ilc all-
mcicilul Supicmc Loid dccidcd io piopagaic dcvoiional scivicc. Hc cmpowcicd
loui mcn wiil dcvoiional scivicc and scni ilcm inio ilc woild io picacl.
Ramanuja, Madlva, and Visnusvam aic ilicc ol ilcsc mcn. You aic ilc louiil ol
ilcsc gicai dcvoiccs. Si, Lalsm, acccpicd Ramanuja, lialma acccpicd
Madlvacaiya, Rudia acccpicd Visnusvam, and wc, mcciing you ioday, lavc ilc
good loiiunc io icacl you. Tlis is oui inicniion. Picviously wc wcic cngagcd in
mcdiiaiing on ilc lialman, bui by ilc Loid's mcicy ilai sinlul aci las gonc away.
Now ilai I lnow ilc swcci iasic ol puic dcvoiional scivicc, I lavc wiiiicn onc
bool namcd Sanat-humara Sannta. You slould icccivc iniiiaiion inio iis
icaclings.'
Sccing lis guiu's mcicy, ilc wisc Nimbaila quiclly iool lis bail in ilc Gangcs
and iciuincd. Hc ollcicd obcisanccs and lumbly said, O dclivcici ol ilc lallcn,
plcasc dclivci ilis low iascal.'
Tlc loui bioilcis gavc lim ilc Radla-Kisna mantra and insiiucicd lim low io
woislip Radla and Kisna lillcd wiil scniimcnis ol gicai lovc, callcd bnava-marga.
Having obiaincd ilai mantra, Nimbadiiya icsidcd ai ilis sacicd placc and
woislipcd accoiding io ilc injunciions ol ilai sannta.
Radla and Kisna bcsiowcd Tlcii mcicy by appcaiing bcloic Nimbaila. Ligliing
up all diicciions and gcnily smiling, Tlcy said, You aic vciy loiiunaic. You lavc
pciloimcd sanana in Navadvpa, Oui dcai abodc. Hcic Wc ialc on onc loim, as
ilc son ol Sacdcv.'
Wlilc saying ilis, Tlcy combincd in onc loim as Gauianga. Nimbaila was
asioundcd on sccing ilai loim and cxclaimcd, Ncvci lavc I sccn oi lcaid ol sucl
a icmailablc loim anywlcic!'
Malapiablu said, Plcasc lccp ilis loim sccici now. Jusi picacl hrsna-bnaht and
ilc pasiimcs ol Radla and Kisna, loi I am vciy lappy in ilosc pasiimcs. Wlcn I
appcai as Gauianga, I will cnjoy cducaiional pasiimcs. Ai ilai iimc, you will ialc
biiil in Kaslmii and ioui India as a clampion sclolai oui io dclcai all opponcnis.
Youi namc will bc Kcsava Kasmi, and you will bc cclcbiaicd cvciywlcic loi youi
gicai lcaining. Wlilc wandciing on ioui, you will comc io Mayapui. Tlc lcaincd
sclolais ol Navadvpa will llcc wlcn ilcy lcai youi namc, bui I will bc inioxicaicd
wiil lcaining and ialc plcasuic in dclcaiing you. ly ilc mcicy ol Saiasvai, you
will icalizc My idcniiiy, givc up youi piidc, and ialc slclici ol Mc. Tlcn I will givc
you ilc gili ol bnaht and scnd you oui io picacl dcvoiional scivicc again. So you
can saiisly Mc now by picacling ilc plilosoply ol vatavata (monism and
dualism), lccping My idcniiiy sccici.
Laici, wlcn I bcgin ilc sanhirtana movcmcni, I Myscll will picacl ilc csscncc ol
ilc loui Vaisnava plilosoplics. Iiom Madlva I will icccivc iwo csscniial iicms:
lis complcic dclcai ol ilc Mayavada plilosoply, and lis scivicc io ilc Dciiy ol
Kisna, acccpiing ilc Dciiy as an cicinal spiiiiual bcing. Iiom Ramanuja I will
acccpi iwo gicai icaclings: ilc conccpi ol bnaht unpolluicd by harma and jsana,
and scivicc io ilc dcvoiccs. Iiom Visnusvam's icaclings I will acccpi iwo main
clcmcnis: ilc scniimcni ol cxclusivc dcpcndcncc on Kisna, and ilc pail ol raga-
bnaht. And liom you I will icccivc iwo cxccllcni piinciplcs: ilc ncccssiiy ol ialing
slclici ol Radla, and ilc ligl csiccm loi ilc gopis' lovc ol Kisna.'`
Wlcn Gauiacandia disappcaicd, Nimbaila wcpi oui ol lovc. Alici woisliping ilc
lcci ol lis guius, lc lcli loi picacling hrsna-bnaht.`
Niiyananda ilcn poinicd oui io Jva in ilc disiancc, Rama-iiila, wlcic Loid
lalaiama lillcd ilc Kolasuia dcmon and ilcn iool bail wiil ilc Yadus. Tlis placc
is now lnown as Rulmapuia, and ii is siiuaicd on onc cnd ol ilc Navadvpa
parhrama. Duiing ilc monil ol Kaiiila ilis placc is cspccially gloiious.
Lcaving bclind lilvapalsa, Niiyananda Piablu and ilc dcvoiccs wcni up io
llaiadvaja-iila villagc. Niiyananda cxplaincd, Alici sccing Ganga-sagaia,
llaiadvaja Muni camc io ilis placc. Tlc gicai mun siaycd lcic loi somc days and
woislipcd Loid Gauiacandia.
Saiislicd by ilc woislip, Loid Visvamblaia mcicilully appcaicd bcloic ilc mun
and said io lim, Youi dcsiic will bc lullillcd. Wlcn I advcni, you will scc Mc.'
Alici spcaling ilcsc woids, ilc Loid disappcaicd and llaiadvaja lainicd in gicai
ccsiasy. Alici siaying on ilis lill loi somc days, ilc mun dcpaiicd io scc oilci
tirtnas. Tlc common pcoplc call ilis placc llaiuisanga. Tlc sciipiuics considci
ilis a majoi tirtna.`
Wlilc spcaling ilcsc iopics, ilcy iciuincd io Mayapui, wlcic nsana Tlaluia
camc loiwaid io wclcomc ilcm bacl. Niiyananda Piablu, in unpicccdcnicd
prcma, danccd and sang amongsi ilc dcvoiccs. Tlai day, in ilc lousc ol
Jagannaila Misia, ilc bcsi ol all loly placcs wlcic Gauianga appcaicd wiil ilc
loly namc, ilc Loid's own moilci lcd ilc Vaisnavas. How io dcsciibc ilc bliss ai
ilai placc' Tlc sound ol ilc hirtana icsoundcd loudly.
Dcsiiing ilc sladc ol ilc lcci ol Niiai and Jalnava, llaliivinoda sings ilcsc
pasiimcs ol Navadvpa.
Chapfer Sevenfeen
]va Gosvam's Quesfions and fhe Answers
All gloiics io Loid Gauiacandia and Piablu Niiyananda! All gloiics io Advaiia and
Gadadlaia, wlo iclisl ccsiaiic prcma! All gloiics io ilc dcvoiccs lcadcd by
Sivasa! All gloiics io Navadvpa-dlama! And all gloiics io nama-sanhirtana, ilc
abodc ol prcma.
Niiyananda Piablu was siiiing in Sivasa Tlaluia's couiiyaid wiil icais ol lovc loi
Gauianga siicaming liom His cycs. Iiom all diicciions sainily Vaisnavas camc,
ovcicomc by ilai inundaiion ol lovc. Ai ilai iimc, Jva Gosvam appcaicd ilcic
inioxicaicd wiil lovc loi Radla and Kisna. Ollciing anavats io Niiyananda's
loius lcci, Jva iollcd in ilc dusi ol ilai placc.
Niiyananda Piablu allcciionaicly aslcd lim. Alici low many days will you go io
Vindavana'`
Jva answcicd, Tlc Loid's oidci is supicmc. Acccpiing ilai oidci, I musi indccd
go io Vindavana. lui I lavc a lcw qucsiions io asl. O Loid, loi ilc bcnclii ol Youi
scivani, plcasc answci. You say ilai Navadvpa and Vindavana aic nondillcicni. Il
ilai is so, wly slould onc malc ilc clloii io go io Vindavana ai all'`
Alici lcaiing Jva's qucsiion, Niiyananda Piablu answcicd, Tlis is a dccp iopic,
so lisicn caiclully. lui as long as ilc Loid's pasiimcs aic manilcsi, scc ilai ilc
maiciialisis do noi lnow ol ilis.
Navadvpa and Vindavana aic onc piinciplc, onc is nciilci lcss ilan noi gicaici
ilan ilc oilci. Vindavana is ilc icccpiaclc ol rasa, ilc goal ol ilc living cniiiics,
bui onc wlo is noi qualilicd cannoi icccivc ilai ncciai. Tlcicloic, ilai samc
nama las mcicilully bccomc Navadvpa, wlcic ilc living cniiiics can aiiain
qualilicaiion loi ilai ncciai. In oilci woids, Radla and Kisna's pasiimcs aic ilc
liglcsi ol all iiansccndcnial mcllows, ilcicloic onc las no immcdiaicly iigli io
ilcm.
Alici many lilciimcs ol ausiciiiy onc icaclcs ilc siagc ol lnowlcdgc. Wlcn ilai
lnowlcdgc maiuics, onc inquiics aboui ilis rasa. lui ilcic aic always many
obsiaclcs, so io obiain ilc gicai iicasuic ol ilis ncciai is vciy iaic indccd.
Tlcicloic, anyonc and cvciyonc wlo gocs io Vindavana docs noi gci ilai rasa.
Railci, bccausc ol ollcnscs, ilai swcci ncciai iuins soui.
In ilis iciiiblc agc ol Kali, ollcnscs aic coniinuous, ilc body is sloii-livcd, and
ilcic aic many iioublcs, so cvcn il onc wanis ilc Vindavana rasa, ii is noi
aiiainablc. Tlcicloic, ilc only mcilod ol gciiing ilai rasa is by ilc mcicy ol
Kisna.
Radla and Kisna lavc givcn ilai mcicy io ilc living cniiiics by manilcsiing
Vindavana in ilc loim ol Navadvpa and by incainaiing in ilc womb ol Sac in a
combincd loim as Gauialaii. In ilai loim, Tlcy lavc givcn ilc pioccss io qualily
loi vraja-rasa. Lvcn ilc iniiial picscncc ol ollcnscs docs noi bai onc liom quiclly
aiiaining ilc goal ol prcma.
Il onc livcs in Navadvpa and ialcs slclici ol ilc loly namc, lis ollcnscs will bc
dcsiioycd and ilc qualilicaiion loi ilc rasa will appcai. Lovc ol Kisna will soon
slinc wiilin lis lcaii and iopics ol Radla and Kisna will picvail. In ilis way, by
aclicving Gauianga's mcicy, ilc living cniiiy aiiains Vindavana, ilc loly abodc ol
Radla and Kisna's ncciaican pasiimcs.
As ilis is a conlidcniial iopic, do noi discuss ii opcnly. Aciually, ilcic is
absoluicly no dillcicncc bciwccn Navadvpa and Vindavana. Now you aic qualilicd
io ialc slclici ol ilc placc wlcic Radla and Kisna's rasa is lully manilcsicd, so
you slould go io Vindavana. In a siiici scnsc, ilcic is no nccd io go io Viaja-
dlama, loi upon aiiaining qualilicaiion ilai Viaja-dlama appcais lcic in
Navadvpa. Siill you slould go io Viaja, loi ilai is ilc Loid's oidci. Ioi living
cniiiics ii is always piopci io liisi ialc slclici ol Navadvpa io obiain ilc
qualilicaiion loi iclisling ilc rasa ol Viaja. Tlcn onc may livc in Vindavana, ilc
placc loi aciually acquiiing ilai rasa, and ilcic lc will cnjoy ilosc iiansccndcnial
mcllows. Wlcn you gci ilc mcicy ol Navadvpa, you will casily aiiain Vindavana.`
Hcaiing Niiyananda Piablu's conclusions, Jva caugli His loius lcci in ccsiaiic
bliss and said, I lavc onc moic qucsiion. Plcasc lisicn. Many pcoplc livc in
Navadvpa, bui wly ilcy aic siill unablc io aiiain hrsna-bnaht' As ilcy aic siaying
in ilis nama, low do ollcnscs icmain in ilcm' Tlis las bccn disiuibing mc. O
Loid, You aic ilc abodc ol ilc univcisc, yci You icmain cicinally licc liom
maiciial coniaminaiion. Plcasc icll mc low ilc dcvoiccs will bc liccd liom ilis
doubi'`
Dcsiiing ilc sladc ol ilc loius lcci ol Niiai and Jalnava, ilis low and woiillcss
llaliivinoda spcals ilcsc iopics.
Chapfer Eighfeen
The RemovaI of SrIa ]va Gosvam's Doubfs and His ]ourney fo Vrndavana
All gloiics io Si Gauianga, ilc son ol Sac! All gloiics io Niiyananda, ilc son ol
Padmavai and lilc ol Jalnava! All gloiics io Advaiia Piablu, ilc lusband ol Sia!
All gloiics io Gadadlaia! And all gloiics io ilc dcvoiccs lcadcd by Sivasa!
Alici lcaiing Si Jva's qucsiion, Niiyananda Raya spolc ilis piolound iiuil
amongsi ilc asscmblcd dcvoiccs, Lisicn, Jva. loil Vindavana and Navadvpa aic
ilc slclici ol counilcss blisslul dcvoiccs. Puiilicd living cniiiics wlo lavc ciosscd
ovci ilc maiciial naiuic livc lcic as Kisna's associaics. Tlis nama is an cicinally
puic spiiiiual abodc, wlcic maiciial naiuic and iimc aic conqucicd. In ilis abodc,
ilc land and iimc aic cicinally lull ol bliss and complcicly opposiic io ilc maiciial
woild. You slould lnow ilai ilc louscs, doois, iivcis, siicams, loicsis, and couii-
yaids aic all complcicly spiiiiual and inicnscly aiiiaciivc.
Tlai blisslul placc, iiansccndcnial io maiciial naiuic, icsis on Kisna's
inconccivablc and supicmcly magnanimous sannni cncigy. ly ilai cncigy ilc
nama las dcsccndcd lcic in Nadia, loi Kisna's ical dcsiic is io dclivci ilc living
cniiiics. Maiciialisiic pcisons cannoi cnici ilc nama, noi is ilcic any maiciial
inllucncc lcic. Maya las cicinally covcicd ilc nama wiil a lilm ol dull maiici.
Pcoplc wlo lavc no iclaiionslip wiil Kisna Caiianya simply livc on iop ol ilai
covciing, blind io ilc ical iiuil. Tlougl onc is ilinling, I am in Navadvpa,'
Piaudla Maya lappily lccps ilai pcison lai away liom ilc nama. lui il by somc
gicai loiiunc onc icccivcs ilc associaiion ol a dcvoicc, ilai iclaiionslip, oi
sambanna, wiil Si Caiianya will bc csiablislcd.
Tlis iopic ol sambanna is a dccp iling, O son ol Vallabla, a iicasuic ilai ilc
condiiioncd souls cannoi casily undcisiand. Lvcn il onc calls oui ilc namc ol Si
Kisna Caiianya wiil sccming allcciion, il ilai iclaiionslip is noi csiablislcd in lis
lcaii, lc simply icmains in ilc maiciial icalm. Sucl a pcison icsidcs on iop ol ilc
namas illusoiy covciing and ncvci aiiains puic bnaht. Tlai pcison is ilc
narmanvaj, oi lypociiiically dcvoui, wlo is cspccially dupliciious, wlo las no
lumiliiy and is lull ol piidc, yci siill ilinls lc is lully qualilicd.
ly ilc dcvoiccs' mcicy, cvcn sucl a pcison can givc up lis piidc and pciloim
dcvoiional aciiviiics. Onc slould ilinl limscll lowci ilan a bladc ol giass and
moic iolciani ilan a iicc. Hc slould noi dcsiic icspcci loi limscll bui slould
cxpciily ollci icspcci io oilcis. Wlcn onc posscsscs ilcsc loui qualiiics and sings
ilc gloiics ol Loid Kisna, lis iclaiionslip wiil Si Caiianya manilcsis wiilin lis
lcaii.
Now, wiil Kisna ilcic aic livc iclaiionslips: santa, asya, sahnya, vatsaIya and
manurya. ly liisi woisliping Gauianga in ilc mood ol santa and asya, ilc
dcvoicc aiiains Kisna's scivicc in ilc oilci rasas. Accoiding io lis iclaiionslip
wiil ilc Loid, ilc dcvoicc's cicinally pcilcci mood sponiancously manilcsis in ilc
couisc ol lis dcvoiional scivicc.
Wlocvci malcs a disiinciion bciwccn Gauianga and Kisna is conicmpiiblc and
will ncvci aiiain a iclaiionslip wiil Kisna. lui, in ilc associaiion ol dcvoiccs, onc
wlo posscsscs ilc qualiiics bcginning wiil lumiliiy will liisi woislip Gauianga in
asya, oi sciviiudc, iclaiionslip. Tlis asya-rasa is ilc liglcsi mood in ilc
woislip ol Gauianga. Ii is in ilai mood ilai ilc dcvoiccs call Si Gauianga
Malapiablu.'
Onc wlo is qualilicd in manurya-rasa woislips Gauianga in ilc loim ol Radla
and Kisna. As Radla and Kisna lavc combincd in onc loim as My Gauianga Raya,
Tlcii pasiimcs do noi appcai io bc manilcsi in His loim. Wlcn ilc woislip ol
Gauianga in asya-rasa icaclcs lull maiuiiiy in ilc lcaii ol ilc living cniiiy,
manurya-rasa naiuially dcvclops in lis lcaii. Ai ilai iimc onc's woislip ol
Gauialaii qualilics lim io woislip Radla and Kisna in Vindavana. Gauianga ilcn
diowns ilc dcvoicc in ilc ncciai ol Radla and Kisna's cicinal pasiimcs, wlicl ilc
dcvoicc cnicis as lc aiiains Vindavana.
Tlc maiciialisi, wlo is blind io spiiiiual lilc, cannoi scc ilc dccp iclaiionslip
bciwccn Navadvpa and Viaja, wlicl aic simuliancously onc and dillcicni. Know
loi cciiain ilai ilis samc iclaiionslip cxisis bciwccn Gauia and Kisna, wlo aic
also simuliancously onc and dillcicni. Gauianga, lowcvci, is woislipcd in
manurya-rasa in ilc loim ol Radla and Kisna. O son ol Vallabla, vciy soon,
Rupa and Sanaiana will icacl you all ilcsc iiuils. Now ilc Loid Himscll las givcn
io you ilc iigli io cnici Vindavana. Jva, do noi dclay any longci in going ilcic!`
Saying ilis, ilc all-mcicilul Niiyananda Piablu pui His lcci upon Jva's lcad and
invcsicd lim wiil spiiiiual powci. In ccsiaiic lovc ol God, Jva Gosvam icmaincd
unconscious loi somc iimc ai Niiyananda Piablu's lcci. Hc ilcn bcgan io ioll on
ilc giound ilcic, in Sivasa's couiiyaid, as ccsiaiic sympioms ol lovc manilcsicd in
lis body. Ciying, lc said, How unloiiunaic I am ilai I did noi scc ilc Loid's
pasiimcs in Navadvpa wiil my own cycs. Gauialaii pciloimcd His pasiimcs io
licc ilc souls bound in ilc maiciial woild, bui I did noi scc ilosc aciiviiics, so my
days simply pass usclcssly.`
Hcaiing ilai Si Jva was going io Vindavana, many dcvoiccs camc io Sivasa's
couiiyaid. Tlc scnioi Vaisnavas gavc Jva ilcii blcssings, and ilc junioi Vaisnavas
bcggcd loi lis mcicy. Iolding lis lands, Si Jva said io all ol ilcm, Plcasc cxcusc
all ol my ollcnscs. You aic Si Caiianya's scivanis, ilc guius ol ilc woild. O dcsiic
iiccs, bc mcicilul on ilis insignilicani living cniiiy. Lci ilc aiiiaciion ol my mind
icsidc in Loid Caiianya. And lci Niiyananda Piablu bc my goal biiil alici biiil!
Wiiloui undcisianding I lavc givcn up my lomc as a mcic clild, bui you aic my
liicnds, ialing caic ol my lilc. Wiiloui ilc mcicy ol ilc Vaisnavas onc cannoi
aiiain Kisna. Tlcicloic, bioilcis, givc mc ilc dusi liom youi lcci.`
Having said ilis, lc gloiilicd and bowcd down io cacl onc ol ilc Vaisnavas and
ilcn, wiil ilc conscni ol Niiyananda Piablu, lc wcni io Jagannaila Misia's
lousc. Ai ilc lcci ol moilci Sac, lis mind agiiaicd by spiiiiual cmoiions, lc
icccivcd ilc oidci io go io Vindavana. Giving lim ilc dusi liom lci loius lcci and
all blcssings, slc bid lim wcll on lis jouincy.
Jva wcpi as lc ciosscd ilc Gangcs. Calling oui ilc namc ol Gauianga as lc wcni,
lc lncw ilc Loid's oidci was supicmc. Alici somc iimc, lc ciosscd ilc boundaiy
ol Navadvpa. As lc lcli ilc nama, lc ollcicd lis anavats and lcadcd loi
Vindavana. Ai ilai momcni, Viaja-dlama, ilc Yamuna, and lis unclcs, Rupa and
Sanaiana, awolc in lis lcaii.
Onc nigli along ilc way, Gauianga appcaicd io lim in a dicam and said, Go io
Mailuia. You and youi unclcs, Rupa and Sanaiana, aic all vciy dcai io Mc.
Togcilci you slould manilcsi ilc sciipiuics ol dcvoiional scivicc. Dcdicaic youi
lilc io ilc scivicc ol My loim as Radla and Kisna, and always scc Tlcii pasiimcs in
Viaja.`
Awaling liom lis dicam, Jva was in gicai bliss and iuslcd quiclly io Vindavana.
Tlc scivicc ilai Jva Gosvam did ilcic is impossiblc io dcsciibc. Laici, onc
loiiunaic pcison will dcsciibc lis aciiviiics, and ilc dcvoiccs will lcai ilai in gicai
bliss. Tlc woiillcss, unlii llaliivinoda las madc ilis dcsciipiion ol iiavclling in
ilc nama.
I malc onc icqucsi ai ilc lcci ol ilc Vaisnavas. Lci my iclaiionslip wiil Gauia bc
scalcd. Along wiil ilai iclaiionslip, lci mc icsidc in Navadvpa loi a long iimc.
Tlis is my wisl. I am a woim in ilc lolc ol maiciialism, cxiicmcly cvil in
conduci, dcvoid ol dcvoiion, lillcd wiil lusi, and insanc wiil angci. How clsc can
sucl an cvil pcison as I, ilc scivani ol maya, aiiain a iclaiionslip wiil Gauianga'
O Navadvpa-dlama, slow lavoui on mc and appcai in my lcaii, so ilai I may bc
dclivcicd. O Piaudla Maya, pioicciing goddcss, plcasc bc gcnuincly mcicilul, loi
you aic ilc only lopc io cioss ovci ilc obsiaclcs duc io ignoiancc. Viddla Siva,
pioiccioi ol ilc nama, bc compassionaic on mc, lci ilc iiansccndcnial nama bc
icvcalcd io my cycs.
O icsidcnis ol Navadvpa and dcvoiccs ol Gauianga, pui youi lcci upon my lcad,
iascal ilai I am. Lvciyonc, plcasc lcai ilis piayci ol minc, so ilai I will quiclly
aiiain ilc lcci ol Si Caiianya.
Tlougl I am vciy low, ialing ilc oidci ol Si Niiyananda and Jalnava, I lavc
lcicin dcsciibcd Navadvpa-dlama. Ii is a laci ilai ilis bool is lillcd wiil ilc
namcs: Gauianga, Niiyananda, and Navadvpa. On ilai basis ilis bool is a
supicmc dclivcici, and I cannoi bc lcld guiliy, ilougl ilcic bc many laulis in ilc
wiiiing. ly icading ilis bool, Gauianga's dcvoiccs always cain ilc liuiis ol
pciloiming parhrama. And il onc icads ilis bool wlilc doing parhrama, ilc
liuiis incicasc a lundicdlold. Tlai is ilc vcidici ol ilc sciipiuics.
Aspiiing loi ilc sladc ol ilc loius lcci ol Si Niiai and Jalnava, ilis low and
woiillcss llaliivinoda las ilus sung ilis gloiilicaiion ol Nadia.
Lnd ol ilc Paiiliama-llanda.
Pramana-khanda
Chapfer One
Chandogya, Mundaka, and Caifanya Upanisads
O dcvoiccs, laving ollcicd obcisanccs io Radla and Kisna and Tlcii combincd
loim ol Si Caiianya Malapiablu, plcasc lisicn io ilc gloiics ol Navadvpa-dlama
pioclaimcd iliougl ilis collcciion ol sciipiuial cvidcncc.
Ioi ilc plcasuic ol ilc dcvoiccs, I will liisi biing iogcilci cvidcnccs liom ilc
Lpansas. O dcvoiccs, liisi lcai wiil laiil and a noncnvious lcaii wlai ilc
Cnanogya Lpansa says conccining Navadvpa.
Tlc Cnanogya Lpansa dcsciibcs a wondcilul ciiy callcd lialmapuiaS in ilc slapc
ol cigli-pcialcd loius. Tlc ccnici ol ilai loius is Mayapui, ilc abodc ol ilc Supicmc Loid Si
Caiianya as Paiamaima. Tlc sly wiilin ilai loius, oi antarahasa, is lnown as Aniaidvpa.
Haii om. Wiilin lialmapuia is a loius-slapcd anara-ilc lcaii. In ilc ccnici ol
ilai is ilc antarahasa, oi ilc iniciioi sly. Onc slould sccl oui and icalizc wlai is
wiilin ilai antarahasa.
Tlc siudcnis may asl: In lialmapuia is a loius-slapcd anara, ilc lcaii, and
wiilin ilai cxisis ilc antarahasa. Wlai cxisis ilcic ilai slould bc sougli oui and
lnown'
Tlcn ilc guiu will icply: Jusi as ilcic is a sly in ilis cxicinal woild, ilcic is a
similai sly in ilc midsi ol ilc lcaii. In ilai sly, ilcic is lcavcn and caiil, liic and
aii, sun and moon, liglining and siais. Wlaicvci is in ilis cxicinal woild and cvcn
wlai is lacling lcic is cxisicni in ilai inicinal placc.
Tlcn ilc siudcnis may again asl: In ilis lialmapuia wiilin ilc body, il all
clcmcnis, living bcings, and dcsiics aic picscni, ilcn wlai icmains wlcn ilc body
giows old and dics'
Tlcn ilc guiu will answci: Wlcn ilc body giows old, ilc clcmcnis ol lialmapuia
do noi giow old, and wlcn ilc body pciislcs ai dcail ilosc clcmcnis do noi
pciisl. Tlis ical lialmapuia is indcsiiuciiblc and is ilc abodc ol complcic
saiislaciion. Tlis atma, ilc Supcisoul, is dcvoid ol sin, old agc, dcail, lamcniaiion,
lungci, and iliisi. His dcsiics aic puic, satyahama, and Hc aiiains lullillmcni ol
His dcsiics immcdiaicly and wiiloui obsiaclc, satya-sanhaIpa.
lui pcoplc in ilis woild wlo dcsiic vaiious objccis-somc couniiy oi cvcn a small
poiiion ol land loi ilc giaiilicaiion ol bodily plcasuic-ilcy incviiably dcvclop
aiiaclmcni and lall undci ilc coniiol ol ilosc objccis, lilc ciiizcns wlo aic bound
io lollow ilc laws ol ilc siaic.
Wlaicvci onc cains by woil on ilis caiil is cxlausicd by iis cnjoymcni, and
wlaicvci onc cains by pious aciiviiics sucl as saciilicc is cxlausicd by lcavcnly
cnjoymcni. In ilis mannci, ilosc wlo pass liom ilis woild wiiloui sccling oui
and obiaining lnowlcdgc and icalizaiion ol ilc Supcisoul do noi aiiain complcic
saiislaciion ol ilcii dcsiics wlcicvci ilcy may go.
lui ilosc wlo pass liom ilis woild, laving sougli oui and obiaincd lnowlcdgc
and icalizaiion ol ilc Supcisoul, ilc all-blisslul Loid, aiiain complcic saiislaciion
wlcicvci ilcy may go.
Il lc dcsiics a iclaiionslip wiil lailcily pcisonaliiics, by lis vciy dcsiic ilc lailcis
aic picscni, and wiil ilc lailcis lc cnjoys sciving ilc Loid (in vatsaIya-rasa).
Il lc dcsiics moilcily pcisonaliiics, by lis vciy dcsiic ilc moilcis aic picscni, and
wiil ilc moilcis lc cnjoys sciving ilc Loid (in vatsaIya-rasa).
Il lc dcsiics bioilcis, ilcn by lis dcsiic ilc bioilcis aic picscni, and wiil ilc
bioilcis lc cnjoys sciving ilc Loid.
Il lc dcsiics sisicis, ilcn by lis dcsiic ilc sisicis aic picscni, and wiil ilc sisicis
lc cnjoys sciving ilc Loid.
Il lc dcsiics liicnds, ilcn by lis dcsiic liicnds aic picscni, and wiil ilc liicnds lc
cnjoys sciving ilc Loid (in sahnya-rasa).
Il lc dcsiics pcoplc ollciing plcasuiablc iicms sucl as pcilumcs and gailands, ilcn
by lis dcsiic ilcsc pcisons aic picscni, and wiil ilcm lc cnjoys sciving ilc Loid
(in asya-rasa).
Il lc dcsiics scivcis ol lood and diinl, ilcn by lis dcsiic ilcy aic picscni, and
wiil ilcm lc cnjoys sciving ilc Loid.
Il lc dcsiics pciloimcis ol song and music, ilcn by lis dcsiic ilcy aic picscni, and
wiil ilcm lc cnjoys sciving ilc Loid.
Il lc dcsiics ilc company ol bcauiilul womcn, ilcn by lis dcsiic ilcy aic picscni,
and wiil ilcm lc cnjoys sciving ilc Loid (in manurya-rasa).
Wlaicvci lc dcsiics, by lis vciy dcsiic ii is picscni, and wiil ii lc blisslully scivcs
ilc Loid.
Tlcsc cicinal cnjoymcnis and dcsiics aic covcicd by ignoiancc in ilis woild.
Tlougl ilcy aic ical, ilcic is a covciing ol ignoiancc. Tlus, in ilis woild, wc can
ncvci again scc ilosc io wlom wc aic aiiaclcd alici ilcy dcpaii liom ilis woild.
lui il a pcison aclicvcs lialmapuia, lc mccis all lis liicnds and iclaiivcs, boil
living and dcad, and lc gcis cvciyiling lc dcsiicd bui could noi aiiain. lui in ilis
condiiional woild, all is covcicd by ignoiancc. Jusi as pcoplc ignoiani ol a liddcn
iicasuic ol gold bcncail ilcii lcci wall ovci ii consianily bui cannoi cnjoy ii, so
ilc living cniiiics wlo aic covcicd by ignoiancc coniaci lialmalola cvciyday,
cvcn in ilis woild, bui ilcy do noi lnow ii and ilcicloic cannoi cnjoy iis cicinal
spiiiiual bliss.
Tlc Loid, oi Paiamaima, icsidcs wiilin ilc lcaii (nrayam). Tlc woid nrayam is
dciivcd in ilis way: nr-in ilc lcaii; ayam-is ilis atma, ilc Loid. Tlc pcison
wlo lnows ilis mcaning ol nrayam (wlo is always conscious ol ilc Loid wiilin)
gocs io ilc liglcsi cllulgcni abodc.
Tlai wlicl gocs upwaids liom ilc body aiiains ilc liglcsi ligli, ilc Supicmc
Loid, and is boin in lis spiiiiual loim. Tlai is ilc ical scll, wlo aiiains qualiiics
similai io ilc Loid. Hc is immoiial, lcailcss, puic spiiii, and lialman. Hc, lilc ilc
Loid, is callcd satya.
In ilc woid satya, ilcic aic ilicc syllablcs: sat, , and ya. Sat mcans wlai is
immoiial; mcans wlai is pciislablc; and ya is ilc Loid, wlo coniiols boil ilc
immoiial and moiial. lccausc ilc Loid coniiols boil ilc immoiial and moiial by
His cncigy, Hc is callcd ya. Tlc pcison wlo undcisiands consisicnily ilis mcaning
ol satya aiiains io ilc liglcsi cllulgcni abodc.
Tlc Loid is lnown as a biidgc oi boundaiy, sctu, loi Hc lccps ilis woild scpaiaic
liom ilc spiiiiual woild. ly His will old agc, dcail, lamcniaiion, good dccds, oi
bad dccds can noi pcnciiaic ilcic. All sins aic dissolvcd in His picscncc. Tlis
lialmalola dcsiioys all sin.
ly ciossing ilis biidgc and aiiaining icalizaiion ol ilc Loid, ilc blind aiiain sigli,
ilc alllicicd bccomc pcacclul, and ilc sullcici gains iclicl. Il onc ciosscs ilis
biidgc, nigli bccomcs day. Ioi ilis lialmalola is consianily illumincd by puic
consciousncss.
A pcison aiiains ilis lialmalola, ilc Loid, by bcing absoibcd in ilc Loid. Sucl
pcisons can ilcn movc liccly anywlcic.
Wlai is callcd yajsa is aciually branmacarya, oi absoipiion in lialman, loi onc
wlo aiiains piopci lnowlcdgc by absoipiion in lialman, aiiains lialman. Wlai
is callcd stna, oi woislip, is absoipiion in lialman, loi by woislip wiil
absoipiion in lialman, onc aiiains lialman.
Wlai is callcd sattrayana (a iypc ol long saciilicc) is absoipiion in lialman, loi by
ilis absoipiion onc aiiains libciaiion, trana, ol ilc soul, sat.
Wlai is callcd mauna, oi silcncc, is aciually absoipiion in lialman, loi by
absoipiion in lialman and undcisianding ilc soul, onc aiiains disccinmcni oi
manana.
Wlai is callcd anasahayana, oi scvcic lasiing, is aciually absoipiion in lialman,
loi by absoipiion in lialman and undcisianding ilc soul, onc aiiains immoiialiiy
(anasahayana).
Wlai is callcd aranyayana, oi siudy in ilc loicsi, is absoipiion in lialman. Ioi
Aia and lya aic iwo occans in lialmapuia, in ilc iliid sly, bcyond ilis woild. In
ilai lialmalola, ilcic is a iclicsling lalc; a wisl-lullilling asvattna iicc, wlicl
yiclds soma; and an invinciblc, oppulcni, spiiiiual ciiy ol gold9.
Tlosc wlo discovci ilcsc iwo occans in lialmalola by absoipiion in lialman
bccomc lixcd in ilc spiiiiual woild and aic licc, wiil no limiiaiions ol ilc maiciial
icalm.
In ilc Cnanogya Lpansa ii is also siaicd: Wiilin ilc goldcn abodc, is ilc
goldcn cllulgcni Loid, wiil cllulgcni laii, cllulgcni bcaid, and cllulgcni liom lcad
io looi. His cycs aic lilc ilc pcials ol a loius opcning in ilc moining sun. Hc is
callcd ut oi iiansccndcnial. Hc is bcyond all sins. Hc wlo lnows ilis Loid also
bccomcs iiansccndcnial io all sin.`
Similaily, in ilc Munaha Lpansa a dcsciipiion is givcn ol ilc spiiiiual,
cllulgcni, goldcn abodc. Tlai is nonc oilci ilan ilc spoilcss Yogapila wiilin
Mayapui.
Ii is siaicd ilcic: Tlosc wlo aic iiuly in lnowlcdgc undcisiand ilai wiilin ilc
goldcn covciing is siiuaicd ilc puic Loid, unconiaminaicd by passion (vrajam),
absoluic and indivisiblc (nshaIam10), ilc ligli ol liglis.
Tlosc pcisons wiiloui maiciial dcsiic wlo woislip ilc supicmc puic pcison and
undcisiand ilc supicmc spiiiiual abodc, wlicl is oinamcnicd wiil all spiiiiual
vaiiciy, suipass ilis maiciial woild.`
O dcvoiccs, now lisicn aiicniivcly io ilc Catanya Lpansas siaicmcni wlicl
gloiilics Navadvpa:
Again lc (Pippalayana) aslcd a qucsiion. O Loid, low can ilc pcoplc ol Kali-
yuga wlo aic immciscd in sinlul lilc aiiain libciaiion' Plcasc icll mc wlo is ilc
woislipablc Loid and wlai is ilc mantra loi Kali-yuga.`
Hc (lialma) icplicd, Lisicn, as I spcal ilis conlidcniial lnowlcdgc io you. On
ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs in Navadvpa-dlama, wlicl is nondillcicni liom Golola,
ilc all-pcivading Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, Govinda, will appcai in His
iwo-aimcd loim as Loid Gauia, a gicai saini and powcilul mysiic wlo is abovc ilc
ilicc modcs ol naiuic and is ilc cmblcm ol iiansccndcnial aciiviiy. Hc will picacl
ilc culi ol dcvoiion iliougloui ilc woild.`
1nus cns tnc Irst Cnaptcr oj tnc Navadvpa-dlama-malaimya, Piamana-llanda.
Chapfer Two
Ananfa-sanhifa
Ioi ilc plcasuic ol iniclligcni pcoplc, I will liisi picscni wlai Loid Siva dcsciibcd
long ago io Paivai in ilc Ananta-sannta.
Si Paivai said, Wlo is Kisna Caiianya' Wlai aic His auspicious claiaciciisiics'
Wlai is ilc Ananta-sannta' How and by wlom was ii icvcalcd' I lavc lcaid you
clani vaiious namcs ol Visnu, bui ncvci ilc iwo namcs Gauianga' and Kisna
Caiianya.' O loid ol my lilc, plcasc icll mc wly you aic loudly claniing ilcsc all-
auspicious namcs. Also, plcasc naiiaic ilai Sannta wlicl coniains Loid Caiianya's
gloiilicaiion.`
Si Maladcva said, O Paivai, dauglici ol Himalaya, you aic vciy loiiunaic. Loid
Visnu gloiilics you as bcing cqual io Si Radla. You lavc suiicndcicd boil body
and mind io Si Kisna. Tlcicloic, my bclovcd, you lavc ilc piopci qualilicaiion
loi lcaiing aboui Si Kisna Caiianya, loi only ilosc wlo lavc dcvoiion io Radla
and Kisna aic qualilicd io lcai aboui Si Caiianya. Nondcvoiccs aic noi qualilicd.
O bclovcd, Kisna Caiianya is ilc liisi amongsi ilc gods, ilc Loid ol all woilds
liom wlom cvciyiling comcs. Hc is ilc Paiamaima, and cvciyiling mcigcs in
Him ai ilc iimc ol univcisal dcsiiuciion. Tlc lnowcis ol ilc Vcas call Him
lialman, wlilc somc call Him ilc oiiginal lcaincd pcison. Somc pcisons call Him
ilc solc Loid ol ilc univcisc, and oilcis scc Him as ilc Supicmc Pcison.
Somc call Him ilc liuii ol woil, and oilcis lnow Him as ilc giandlailci.
Somconc clsc lnows Him as ilc Loid ol saciilicc, and oilcis as ilc omniscicni
Loid. O Malcsvaii, ilc Supicmc Pcison, Si Kisna Himscll, wlo is ilc lilc ol Si
Radlaian and Loid ol ilc univcisc, appcaicd ai ilc iimc ol cicaiion as Gauia. O
gcnilc-laccd Paivai, bccausc Hc appcaicd ai ilai iimc as puic consciousncss,
catanya, ilc wisc call Him Kisna Caiianya. Tlc syllablc hrs' mcans suppoii' and
na' mcans univcisc.' Tlc wisc undcisiand ilai Kisna is ilc pcison wlo suppoiis
ilc univcisc.
Picviously you lcaid liom mc in dciail aboui Kisna. lccausc Hc appcaicd ai ilc
bcginning ol ilc cicaiion ol ilc univcisc in a goldcn loim, ilc Vaisnavas lnow
Him as Gauianga. Ai ilai iimc, Pialiiidcv, ilc misiicss ol ilc ilicc modcs and
moilci ol ilc univcisc, was noi picscni, so ilc manat-tattva and ilc maiciial
clcmcnis wcic noi yci manilcsi.
Lci mc ollci my obcisanccs unio ilc Supcisoul, ilc causc ol all causcs, ilc Loid
ol loids, Gauianga, ilc loim ol ciciniiy, lnowlcdgc, and bliss.
O Paivai, onc day ilc Loid lnown as Anania, ilc ling ol snalcs, wcni io
Svciadvpa wlcic Loid Visnu, ilc pioiccioi ol ilc ilicc woilds, icsidcs. Tlc
ilousand-lcadcd Anania ollcicd His icspccis io ilc all-powcilul Visnu and piaiscd
Him by icciiing ilc Purusa-suhta. Tlcn, wiil lands loldcd, Hc inquiicd liom ilc
Loid.
Nagaiaja said, O Naiayana, O occan ol mcicy! You lnow cvciyiling, and You aic
allcciionaic io Youi dcvoiccs. ly Youi mcicy I suppoii ilis caiil. ly Youi mcicy I
lavc bccn ablc io scc and undcisiand all moving and nonmoving ilings. Now I
wisl io scc ilc pasiimcs ol Radla and Kisna. O lusband ol Lalsm, by ilc mcicy
ol Youi loius lcci I lavc bccn ablc io go cvciywlcic cxccpi Vindavana. Now I
dcsiic io go io Malavana, ilc bcsi ol namas. Plcasc icll Mc low I can go ilcic.'
Si Maladcva coniinucd, Hcaiing Nagaiaja spcal, ilc Loid ol Svciadvpa,
Madlusudana, sliglily smilcd and spolc ilc lollowing swcci woids.
Tlc Supicmc Loid said, O gicaily iniclligcni Nagaiaja, low can You asl sucl a
qucsiion' Tlis is lilc dcsiiing io cioss ilc occan by lolding ilc iail ol a dog. O
uploldci ol ilc caiil, wlai gicai ausiciiiics oi pious aciiviiics lavc You donc ilai
You dcsiic io scc ilc bcauiilul abodc ol Radla and Kisna' Nciilci lialma, ilc
giandlailci ol ilc univcisc; noi Siva; noi I Myscll, ilc susiainci ol ilc univcisc;
noi Gaibodalasay Visnu; noi Kaianodalasay Visnu; noi Mayadcv, wlo
bcwildcis cvciyonc in ilc univcisc, can go io ilai spiiiiual abodc ol Kisna, Radla's
Loid.
Tlai placc wlcic ilc iiccs, lcavcs, llowcis, and liuii aic spiiiiual; wlcic ilc
swans, cucloos, dcci, and oilci animals aic spiiiiual; wlcic ilc giound, iivcis,
mouniains, and lalcs aic spiiiiual-noi boin ol gioss maiciial cncigy-ilai placc is
gloiilicd by ilc gicai dcvoiccs as ilc bcsi ol placcs. Ii is callcd Golola. Radla and
Kisna pciloim Tlcii pasiimcs ilcic. Vindavana is ilc dcaimosi abodc ol Kisna,
wlom all ilc cvatas dcsiic io scc.
O Nagaiaja, low lavc You comc io dcsiic io scc ilis supicmc abodc, liom onc
coinci ol wlicl aic boin all placcs dcai io ilc living cniiiics sucl as Vailunila,
and wlicl ilc sagcs cannoi scc cvcn in ilcii dicams'
Long ago, lialma pciloimcd ausiciiiics ai Puslaia loi a lundicd ycais, loping
io gci ilc dusi liom ilc loius lcci ol Loid Kisna. lui You-so unqualilicd, so
uniniclligcni-low can You dcsiic io scc ilc supicmc pasiimcs ol Radla and
Kisna'
lui, O ling ol ilc snalcs, I considci You ilc bcsi ol ilc dcvoiccs, bccausc You
lavc dcvclopcd sucl a iasic loi ilc pasiimcs ol Radla and Kisna. Alici icn million
haIpas ol pciloiming pious dccds, ilc living cniiiy bccomcs a Vaisnava. Tlcicalici
lc dcvclops a iasic loi ilc pasiimcs ol Radla and Kisna.
Tlai pcison wlo dcvclops ilc linc iniclligcncc io pciccivc ilc pasiimcs ol Radla
and Kisna is a libciaicd soul, wlo is woislipablc by all ilc dcmigods.
Onc cannoi aiiain Radla and Kisna by lcaiing ilc gloiics ol Visnu loi a billion
haIpas. Radla and Kisna can bc aiiaincd only by associaiion wiil ilc gopis. And
onc cannoi aiiain ilc associaiion ol ilc gopis cxccpi by ialing slclici ol ilc loius
lcci ol Gauianga. Tlcicloic, plcasc, consianily woislip Gauianga wiil lull
dcvoiion.
Dcvoiccs cxclusivcly aiiiacicd io ilc loius lcci ol Gauianga, lilc bccs aiiiacicd io
ncciai, cciiainly aiiain Radla and Kisna. Il You dcsiic ilc goal ol dcvoiion-
sciviioislip io Radla and Kisna in Vindavana, wlicl is so iaic in ilis woild-ilcn
go quiclly io Navadvpa and woislip Gauianga, ilc occan ol mcicy. Ai picscni,
Kisna, ilc dcaimosi ol Radla, is icsiding ilcic in ilc loim ol Gauianga.
In oidci io bcsiow ilc mood ol ilc gopis, Kisna, ilc son ol Nanda, las appcaicd
in a iwo-aimcd goldcn loim, wiil lands cxicnding io ilc lnccs, and wiil plcasing
cycs and lacc. In ilc dicss ol a dcvoicc, Hc clanis His own auspicious namc in a
loud voicc and somciimcs Hc clanis gopi, gopi, gopi.'
Somciimcs Hc will lold a ana and waicipoi, and somciimcs Hc will bc
ovcicomc wiil ilc scniimcnis ol manabnava loi bcsiowing icalizaiion io ilc souls
ol ilis woild. ly woisliping wiil gicai dcvoiion ilis loim ol Gauianga, ilc gicai
mouniain ol mcicy, You will obiain Radla and Kisna in Vindavana.'`
Maladcva coniinucd, Rccciving ilc insiiuciion ol ilc Loid, Anania wcni io
Navadvpa io mcci Gauianga.`
1nus cns tnc Sccon Cnaptcr oj tnc Sccon part oj tnc Si Caiianya Janma-llanda oj
tnc Anania-sanliia.
Paivai said, Plcasc icll mc, O Loid, O occan ol mcicy, O gicai yogi, wlcic is ilis
Navadvpa in wlicl Gauianga icsidcs' Wlai did Anania do wlcn Hc wcni ilcic'
Tlc namc ol Gauianga las loicibly siolcn my mind. You lavc alicady iold mc ilc
gloiics ol Vindavana. Now, Loid, icll mc ilc gloiics ol Navadvpa.`
Hcaiing Paivai's woids, Loid Siva cmbiaccd lci and wiil gicai icspcci said, O
Gauii, plcasc lisicn as I dcsciibc ilc gloiics ol Navadvpa, wlicl bcsiow prcma-
bnaht on manlind and dcsiioy all iypcs ol sins. I dcsciibc iiuly ilc gloiics ol
Navadvpa jusi as I lavc dcsciibcd ilc gloiics ol Vindavana.
Tlc Loid, wlo givcs bliss io His dcvoiccs, pciloims His pasiimcs in Navadvpa
jusi as Kisna cnjoys pasiimcs wiil Radla in Vindavana. Jusi by icmcmbiancc ol
gloiious Navadvpa, an island siiuaicd wiilin ilc combincd Gangcs and Yamuna
Rivcis, onc will dcvclop aiiiaciion loi Radla and Kisna.
A pcison may wandci aboui ilc caiil and visii a ilousand loly tirtnas, bui il onc
docs noi scc Navadvpa, lc cannoi obiain Radla and Kisna. O Paivai, in jusi onc
poiiion ol Navadvpa all ilc sacicd placcs, sagcs, muns, dcmigods, asramas, Vcas,
sciipiuics, and mantras consianily icsidc loi ilc plcasuic ol Radla and Kisna.
Wlaicvci icsulis a pcison can aiiain by pciloimancc ol ilousands ol loisc
saciiliccs, ilousands ol vajapcya saciiliccs, vaiious iypcs ol iiiuals and yoga
cxciciscs, can bc aiiaincd icn million iimcs ovci jusi by icmcmbciing Navadvpa.
Wlai can I say ilcn ol ilc icsulis ol aciually sccing Navadvpa'
O Paivai, il cvcn ilc mosi sinlul pcoplc icmcmbci Navadvpa jusi oncc, ilcy
bccomc dcvoiccs. Know ilis loi cciiain. Day by day ilcii dcvoiion will incicasc.
Tlc caiil bccomcs puiilicd by ilc dusi liom ilcii loius lcci.
Tlosc wlo livc in Navadvpa and acccpi Gauianga as ilcii only woislipablc Loid
slould noi bc ilougli ol as oidinaiy moiials. Tlcy aic pcisonal associaics ol
Gauianga. Jusi by icmcmbciing ilosc dcvoiccs ilc mosi sinlul pcisons bccomc
puiilicd. And wlai io spcal ol sccing ilcm!
Il Anania wiil His ilousands ol mouils is unablc io dcsciibc ilc gloiics ol
Navadvpa, low will I bc ablc io do so wiil my livc mouils' O Paivai, ilc wisc
mcn lnow ilai Navadvpa is ilc only mcans by wlicl io asccnd io Vindavana.
Anania wcni io Navadvpa, pciloimcd pcnanccs, and woislipcd Gauianga loi icn
ilousands ycais. lcing plcascd wiil Anania, Loid Gauianga appcaicd bcloic Him.
On sccing ilai loim, Anania lcll io ilc giound ollciing His icspccis.
Tlcn, iaising Himscll, Anania loldcd His lands and bcgan io sing ilc gloiics ol
Gauianga, wlo appcaicd wiil a complcxion ol molicn gold. Gauianga's loius lcci
wcic vciy bcauiilul, His iocnails glowcd lilc icn million moons, His loim glowcd
lilc a ilousand suns, and Hc was dccoiaicd wiil a loicsi llowci gailand and ilc
mail ol Sivaisa on His clcsi. Wcaiing sill cloil, Hc was as aiiiaciivc as icn
million Cupids. His aims cxicnding io His lnccs and a sacicd ilicad diapcd acioss
His clcsi. Hc was smcaicd wiil sandalwood pulp and dccoiaicd wiil aim bands
and tuIasi bcads aiound His nccl. Hc lad giacclul cycs and bcauiilul cycbiows and
nosc. Hc was sliglily smiling, and His cais wcic dccoiaicd wiil slail caiiings. Hc
was pcacclul, and His lcci aic cicinally woislipcd by ilc dcvoiccs. Hc is ilc
dclivcici ol ilc sullciing living cniiiics and ilc causc ol ilc univciscs. His loim is
lull ol ciciniiy, lnowlcdgc, and bliss. Wiil a clolcd voicc, Anania ollcicd His
piaycis.
Anania said, O Loid, You aic ilc oiigin ol cvciyiling, ilc only causc ol ilc
univcisc. You aic ilc indcpcndcni, mcicilul, cicinal pcison. As liic givcs biiil io
spails, You givc biiil io all living cniiiics wlo ialc bodics ol dcmigods and
lumans.
O omniscicni Loid, sincc Youi cicinal cncigy cannoi givc iisc io Mc wiiloui
Youi wisl, I suiicndci unio You in Youi cicinal loim. O dcsiioyci ol ilc misciics
ol maiciial lilc, O Paiamaima! Tlosc wlo givc up ilc all-auspicious, blisslul
scivicc ol Youi loius lcci and insicad laboi consianily loi spcculaiivc lnowlcdgc
cngagc in usclcss aciiviiy.
O loius-cycd Loid, ilosc wlo givc up Youi scivicc wiil ilc aim ol mciging wiil
You by yoga piaciicc cannoi aciually bc considcicd io bc amongsi ilc iniclligcni
pcisons on ilis caiil, bcing clcaicd ol ilc bliss ol sciving You.
Tlcicloic, O liicnd ol ilc misciablc, plcasc cngagc Mc in Youi scivicc. I lavc no
oilci dcsiic ai Youi loius lcci.
O savioi ol ilc caiil, loi ilosc wlosc minds aic saiislicd by ilc ncciai ol scivicc
io Youi loius lcci, anyiling on ilis caiil is casily obiainablc.
O bcsi ol ilc godly, ioday I am moic loiiunaic ilan ilc mcnial spcculaiois,
bccausc I lavc sccn Youi loim, wlicl is iiansccndcnial io ilc maiciial woild. O
Loid, I ollci My icspccis io You, wlosc loim is lull ol ciciniiy, lnowlcdgc, and
bliss, wlosc complcxion is lilc molicn gold, and wlosc loius lcci aic casily
aiiaincd by ilc dcvoiccs.
O mcicilul Gauianga, I wisl io scc You oncc again in ilc luiuic, in ilc loim
wlicl cnjoys pasiimcs in Vindavana.'
Tlc Loid said, O Anania, I am saiislicd wiil Youi scivicc bccausc You aic ilc
liisi amongsi ilc bcsi dcvoiccs. Ioi ilis icason, wlcn I appcai in Navadvpa You
will appcai as My bcsi scivani.
O loiiunaic onc, Navadvpa is cqual io Vindavana. Long ago ii was cicaicd by
Radla io bcsiow mcicy on ilc living cniiiics. Vindavana and Navadvpa aic as
dcai io Mc as Radla Hciscll. Tlis I icsiily is ilc iiuil. O Anania, as I always icsidc
in Vindavana wiil Radlila, so I always icsidc in Navadvpa combincd wiil
Radlila in onc loim as Gauianga. Jusi as I ncvci lcavc Vindavana, I ncvci lcavc
Navadvpa. I appcai in Vindavana duiing cvciy haIpa, and I pciloim pasiimcs loi
ilc plcasuic ol ilc dcvoiccs and io puiily ilc woild. O Anania, plcasc dcsciibc
ilosc samc pasiimcs as ilcy occui in Navadvpa.
O loiiunaic onc, wlcn I appcai in pcison loi ilc bcnclii ol ilc populacc, You
will also appcai. I do noi iolciaic scpaiaiion liom You cvcn loi a momcni.
Tlcicloic, in anoilci agc I ialc You as My cldci bioilci in Vindavana.
I will appcai in Navadvpa, ilc gicai loly placc, in ilc lousc ol a branmana.
lcing piaycd loi by ilc cvas, I will lill ilc lcai gcnciaicd by ilc advcni ol Kali-
yuga. Ai ilai iimc, appcaiing as ilc laigc-bodicd Niiyananda, You will bc absoibcd
in hirtana pasiimcs and iiansloim ilc bcwildcicd laiillcss inio My dcvoiccs. You
will convcii ilc living cniiiics inio ilc bcsi ol dcvoiccs by gailciing ilc csscncc ol
My cicinal pasiimcs and composing an aiiiaciivc sannta appiovcd by ilc gicai
dcvoiccs.'`
Loid Siva said, O Paivai, bcing oidcicd by ilc Loid in ilis way, Anania ollcicd
His obcisanccs io ilc Loid and ilcn composcd ilis gicai sannta wlicl givcs
prcma-bnaht. Wlcn Anania ollcicd ilis sannta ai ilc loius lcci ol ilc Loid, Hc
lcli gicai saiislaciion. Sincc ilis woil was lull ol ilc Loid's inliniic (ananta)
pasiimcs, and sincc ii camc liom ilc mouil ol Anania, ilc Loid callcd ilis woil,
Ananta-sannta.
My dcai Paivai, onc iimc in Vailunila ilc Loid gavc ilis sannta io lialma loi
ilc bcnclii ol all ilc woilds, and laici, in anoilci haIpa, Hc mcicilully gavc ii io
mc wlcn I was ovcicomc liom diinling poison. As my mouil was buining wiil
ilc poison, I iool ilis ncciaican sannta in my mouil. O Paivai, sincc ilai iimc I
lavc bccn consianily icciiing ilis sannta along wiil ilc auspicious mantra ol
Gauianga's namc. lcing puiilicd by ilis, I am considcicd ilc bcsi ol dcvoiccs. I am
now saiislicd, laving bccn liccd liom ilc sinlul icaciions duc io cicaiing ilc
ailcisiic Mayavada sciipiuics wlicl ciiiicizc Kisna.
O Paivai, bccausc you aic my bclovcd, in a picvious haIpa I gavc ilis sannta io
you, bui bccausc ol youi bcing a woman, oi bccausc ol youi picdominancc ol
spcculaiivc lnowlcdgc, you could noi icmcmbci ii. Dcsciibcd in ilis sannta aic
ilc aiiiaciivc pasiimcs ol Kisna and ilc claiacici ol Gauianga, wlicl bcsiows
diicci mcciing ol Radla and Kisna.
O Paivai, by lcaiing, icading, oi icacling ilis sciipiuic, a pcison can aiiain
diicci scivicc io Loid Gauianga, wlo is mcicilul io ilc dcvoiccs and wlosc loim is
cicinal and lull ol lnowlcdgc and bliss. Sucl a pcison icsidcs in Navadvpa loi
many haIpas. Tlcn, by Gauianga's mcicy, ilai pcison bccomcs a gopi and icsidcs
wiil Radla and Kisna in ilc giovcs ol Vindavana as an aiicndani (sahni). Tlis is
wiiloui a doubi ilc iiuil.
O Saii, wiiloui scivicc io ilc loius lcci ol Gauianga, a pcison cannoi obiain
Radla and Kisna, cvcn alici accumulaiing lilciimcs ol pious aciiviiics. Tlcicloic
Paivai, you slould consianily lcai aboui ilc claiacici ol Loid Gauianga.`
Si Naiada said, O Gauiama, bcing again qucsiioncd by Paivai, ilc mcicilul Loid
Siva bcgan io dcsciibc in a loud voicc ilc claiacici ol Gauianga.`
1nus cns tnc 1nr Cnaptcr oj tnc Sccon part oj tnc Si Caiianya Janma-llanda oj
tnc Anania-sanliia.
Gauiama said, O bcsi ol ilc muns, plcasc bc mcicilul and icll mc wlai Paivai
ilcn aslcd Loid Siva.`
Si Naiada said, Alici lcaiing ilc gloiics ol Navadvpa and waniing io lnow ilc
causc ol iis appcaiancc, Paivaidcv inquiicd liom Loid Siva.`
Paivai said, O Loid, plcasc dcsciibc cxacily low and wlcn Simai Radlila
cicaicd Navadvpa.`
Loid Siva icplicd, O Paivai, plcasc lcai ilc icason loi Navadvpa's appcaiancc, as
dcsciibcd in ilc Ananta-sannta and as I lavc lcaid liom ilc mouil ol Loid
Naiayana.
As a bcc plays in a loius, Kisna was cnjoying wiil Viiaja in ilc plcasani loicsi
giovcs ol Vindavana. Moon-laccd, doc-cycd Radlila lcaid ilis ncws liom onc
sahni and lasiily ian io lind Kisna. Sccing ilai Radla was coming, Kisna suddcnly
disappcaicd, and Viiaja bccamc a iivci. Radla again lcaid ilai Kisna was cnjoying
wiil Viiaja, bui wlcn Slc aiiivcd ilcic Slc could noi lind ilcm. Absoibcd in
ilouglis ol Kisna, Radla bcgan io ilinl.
Slc gailcicd Hci sahnis iogcilci bciwccn ilc Gangcs and Yamuna Rivcis. Slc
cicaicd ilcic a bcauiilul placc, dccoiaicd wiil ciccpcis and iiccs and lillcd wiil
malc and lcmalc bumblc bccs. Dcci and bucl wcic lappily cnjoying as ilcy
wandcicd aboui, and ilc wlolc aica was lillcd wiil ilc liagiancc ol jasminc,
maIIha, and maIati llowcis. Tlai iiansccndcnial abodc was adoincd wiil tuIasi
loicsis and dccoiaicd wiil vaiious giovcs. On Radla's oidci, ilc Gangcs and
Yamuna, wiil ilcii plcasani waici and banls, acicd as a moai io pioicci ilc
gaidcn. Cupid limscll, along wiil spiingiimc, cicinally icsidc ilcic, and ilc biids
consianily sing ilc auspicious namc ol Kisna.
Radla, dicsscd in a coloilul cloil, ilcn bcgan io play a bcauiilul mclody on a
lluic in oidci io aiiiaci Kisna. Aiiiacicd by ilai mclody, Kisna appcaicd in ilai
cnclaniing placc. Radla, ilc aiiiacioi ol Kisna's mind, sccing ilai Kisna lad
comc, lcld His land and cxpciicnccd ccsiaiic dcligli. Tlcn Kisna, undcisianding
Radla's mood, spolc in a voicc clolcd wiil lovc.
O lovcly-laccd Radla, You aic My vciy lilc. Tlcic is no onc moic dcai io Mc
ilan You. Tlcicloic I will ncvci lcavc You. Jusi loi Mc You lavc cicaicd ilis
wondcilul placc. Siaying wiil You, I will iiansloim ilis placc, lilling ii wiil ncw
sahnis and giovcs. Tlc dcvoiccs will gloiily ilis placc as Ncw Vindavana (Nava
Vindavana). As ilis placc is lilc an island, oi vipa, ilc wisc will call ii Navadvpa.
ly My oidci, all ilc loly placcs will icsidc lcic. lccausc You lavc cicaicd ilis
placc loi My plcasuic, I will livc lcic cicinally.
Tlosc pcoplc wlo comc lcic and woislip Us will cciiainly obiain Oui cicinal
scivicc in ilc mood ol ilc sahnis. O dcai Radla, lilc Vindavana, ilis placc is
cxiicmcly puic. Il anyonc comcs lcic jusi oncc, lc will obiain ilc icsulis ol going
io all sacicd placcs. Hc will quiclly aiiain dcvoiional scivicc, wlicl saiislics Us.'`
Loid Siva coniinucd, O mosi loiiunaic Paivai, saying ilis, Kisna, ilc Loid ol
Radla, mcigcd wiil Radla's body and bcgan io icsidc ilcic cicinally. Sccing ilai
sat-ct-anana loim-ouiwaidly ol a laii complcxion bui inwaidly Kisna
Himscll-Laliia gavc up lci bcauiilul loim loi ilc scivicc ol Gauianga. Slc iool
on a malc loim io suiiably icccivc ilc allcciion ol Gauianga. Sccing ilai Laliia lad
ialcn sucl a loim, Visalla and all ilc oilci sahnis also suddcnly iool on malc
loims.
Ai ilai iimc ilc iumuliuous vibiaiion ol Jaya Gauialaii!' lillcd ilc loui
diicciions. Iiom ilai iimc ilc dcvoiccs call ilis loim ol Kisna, Gauialaii. As
Radla is Gauii (laii) and Kisna is Haii, wlcn Tlcy combinc in onc loim, Tlcy aic
callcd Gauialaii. Sincc ilcn, ilc loius-cycd, lluic-playing, ilicclold bcnding loim
ol Kisna and ilc loius-cycd loim ol Radliladcv icmaincd ilcic combincd in onc
loim.
O Paivai, in blisslul Vindavana, Radla siays by ilc lcli sidc ol Kisna and always
plcascs Him. Similaily, in Navadvpa Kisna ialcs Radlaian in His lcaii and
bcsiows bliss upon Hci. Jusi as in Vindavana ilc sahnis lcadcd by Laliia scivc
Radla and Kisna in ilcii own loims, in Navadvpa also ilc sahnis always joylully
scivc Gauialaii as His dcvoiccs. Radla and Kisna aic Gauia, and Vindavana is
Navadvpa. Tlai low pcison wlo dillcicniiaics bciwccn Vindavana and Navadvpa
oi bciwccn Radla-Kisna and Gauianga will bc piciccd by my aiiows and
cxpciicncc pain in ilc woisi lclls uniil ilc iimc ol ilc univcisal dcvasiaiion.
O Paivai, I lavc dcsciibcd io you ilc icason loi ilc appcaiancc ol Navadvpa.
Wlcn lcaid by manlind, ilis naiiaiion icmovcs all sins and bcsiows dcvoiional
scivicc. Wlocvci iiscs caily in ilc moining and wiil dcvoiion io Gauia icciics oi
lcais ilis sioiy ol Navadvpa's cicaiion will cciiainly aiiain Gauianga.
Lvcn now ilc dcvoiccs, bui noi ilc laiillcss, can scc ilc sat-c-anana loim ol
Loid Gauianga in Navadvpa. Picviously, in ilc rasa dancc ai Vindavana, I saw
Kisna, ilc Loid ol ilc rasa dancc and aiiiacioi ol Cupid, appcai as Gauianga. Tlai
samc Loid, Kisna Caiianya, appcais in Navadvpa in cvciy haIpa and givcs puic
dcvoiional scivicc io ilc living cniiiics.
O Paivai, ilcsc sccici iopics ilai I lavc iold you slould ncvci bc icvcalcd io ilc
loolisl nondcvoiccs. Givc ii io ilc puic-mindcd dcvoicc. Plcasc icll mc now, wlai
clsc do you wisl io lcai'`
1nus cns tnc Iourtn Cnaptcr oj tnc Sccon part oj tnc Si Caiianya Janma-llanda oj
tnc Anania-sanliia.
In ilc Lrnvamnaya-sannta, ilc Loid says, O lialma, duiing ilc icign ol
Vaivasvaia Manu, I will ialc a goldcn loim on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs and, giving
oui ilc namc ol Haii, I will dclivci lundicds and ilousands ol branmanas,
hsatryas, vasyas, canaIas, and oilci low class mcn. I will go io Kancana-giama11
and ialc sannyasa.`
1nus cns tnc Sccon Cnaptcr oj tnc Navadvpa-dlama-malaimya, Piamana-llanda.
Chapfer Three
Evidence from fhe Puranas
In ilis clapici, I will biiclly picscni ilc iclcicnccs liom ilc Puranas wlicl gloiily
Navadvpa. Iiisi, I will picscni ilc iclcicnccs liom ilc Srima Pnagavatam. Tlc
claiacici ol Piilu Malaiaja is dcsciibcd in ilc Pnagavatam (+.21.11-12) as
lollows:
My dcai Viduia, King Piilu livcd in ilc iiaci ol land bciwccn ilc iwo gicai iivcis
Gangcs and Yamuna. lccausc lc was vciy oppulcni, ii appcaicd ilai lc was
cnjoying lis dcsiincd loiiunc in oidci io diminisl ilc icsulis ol lis pasi pious
aciiviiics. Malaiaja Piilu was an uniivalcd ling and posscsscd ilc sccpici loi
iuling all ilc scvcn islands on ilc suilacc ol ilc globc. No onc could disobcy lis
iiicvocablc oidcis bui ilc sainily pcisons, ilc branmanas, and ilc dcsccndanis ol
ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad ilc Vaisnavas].
A dcsciipiion ol ilc caiil planci is givcn:
Similaily ilc biancl ol ilc Gangcs lnown as Alalananda llows liom ilc souilcin
sidc ol lialmapui lialma-sadana]12 llows inio ilc occan ol sali waici in ilc souil.
(Pnag. 5.17.9)
Dcsciipiion ol ilc Pilgiimagc ol Viduia:
Tlus bcing piciccd by aiiows iliougl lis cais and alllicicd io ilc coic ol lis
lcaii, Viduia placcd lis bow on ilc dooi and quii lis bioilci's palacc. Hc was noi
soiiy, loi lc considcicd Mayapui io bc supicmc (and ilcicloic dccidcd io go
ilcic). (Pnag. 3.1.16)
Hc bcgan io iiavcl alonc, ilinling only ol Kisna, iliougl vaiious loncly placcs Hc
iiavclcd wlcic ilc aii, lill, oiclaid, iivci and lalc aic all puic and sinlcss and
wlcic ilc loims ol ilc Unlimiicd dccoiaic ilc icmplcs. Tlus lc pciloimcd ilc
pilgiim's piogicss.
Wlilc so iiavcising ilc caiil, lc simply pciloimcd duiics io plcascs ilc Supicmc
Loid Haii. His occupaiion was puic and indcpcndcni. Hc was consianily sanciilicd
by ialing lis bail in loly placcs, alilougl lc was in ilc dicss ol a mcndicani and
lad no laii dicssing noi a bcd on wlicl io lic. Tlus lc was always unsccn by lis
vaiious iclaiivcs. (Pnag. 3.1.1S-19)
O Loid, You aic puic, ilcicloic Youi complcxion is puic goldcn. You aic siiuaicd
in Youi own abodc Si Navadvpa as Si Caiianya Malapiablu, ilc combincd loim
ol ilc cncigy and cncigciic. Maya is Youi cicinal poicncy. You, ilc indcpcndcni
and supicmcly puic Si Gauianga, cicinally icsidc in Mayapui, wlicl is
manilcsicd by Youi ct-saht and is uniouclcd by Youi maiciial cncigy. (Pnag.
+.7.26)
Tlc mcilod ol woislip appiopiiaic loi ilis yuga is dcsciibcd in ilcsc woids
(Pnag. 11.5.19,31-3+): King Nimi inquiicd: In wlai colois and loims docs ilc
Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad appcai in cacl ol ilc dillcicni agcs, and wiil
wlai namcs and by wlai iypcs ol icgulaiivc piinciplcs is ilc Loid woislipcd in
luman sociciy'`
O King, in ilis way pcoplc in Dvapaia-yuga woislipcd ilc Loid ol ilc univcisc.
In Kali-yuga ilcy also woislip ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad by ilc
icgulaiions ol ilc icvcalcd sciipiuics. Kindly now lcai ol ilai liom mc.
In ilc agc ol Kali, iniclligcni pcisons pciloim congicgaiional claniing io woislip
ilc incainaiion ol Godlcad wlo consianily sings ilc namc ol Kisna. Alilougl His
complcxion is noi blaclisl, Hc is Kisna Himscll. Hc is accompanicd by His
associaics, scivanis, wcapons, and conlidcniial companions.`
Wc ollci oui icspccilul obcisanccs unio ilc loius lcci ol Him, ilc Loid, upon
wlom onc slould always mcdiiaic. Hc dcsiioys insulis io His dcvoiccs. Hc
icmovcs ilc disiicsscs ol His dcvoiccs and saiislics ilcii dcsiics. Hc, ilc abodc ol
all loly placcs and ilc slclici ol all sagcs, is woislipablc by Loid Siva and Loid
lialma. Hc is ilc boai ol ilc dcmigods loi ciossing ilc occan ol biiil and dcail.`
(Pnag. 11.5.33)
Wc ollci oui icspccilul obcisanccs unio ilc loius lcci ol ilc Loid, upon wlom
onc slould always mcdiiaic. Hc lcli His louscloldci lilc, lcaving asidc His cicinal
consoii, wlom cvcn ilc dcnizcns ol lcavcn adoic. Hc wcni inio ilc loicsi io
dclivci ilc lallcn souls, wlo aic pui inio illusion by maiciial cncigy.` (Pnag.
11.5.3+)
In ilc Vayu Purana as wcll, ilc Loid Himscll spcals ol His appcaiancc, In Kali-
yuga I will appcai in populaicd Navadvpa on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs as ilc son ol
Sacdcv io bcgin ilc sanhirtana movcmcni. I will appcai in a branmanas lousc, in
ilc bcsi ol ilc branmanas lamily.`
In ilc Agn Purana, ilc lollowing is said: Hc will appcai as Gauianga, and will bc
vciy pcacclul, wiil a long nccl, and suiioundcd by cvatas, oi dcvoiccs.`
In ilc Garusa Purana ii is said: In Kali-yuga, ilc dcvoiccs will givc up all oilci
loly placcs and icsidc in ciilci Vindavana oi Navadvpa.`
Tlc Shana Purana says: In Kali-yuga, anyonc wlo ialcs slclici ol Mayapui and
woislips Mc will bc liccd ol all sins and aiiain ilc liglcsi goal. Tlc gloiics ol
wlaicvci tirtnas aic picscni iliougloui Navadvpa incicasc a million iimcs in
Kali-yuga. Tlc gloiics ol all tirtnas incicasc by associaiion wiil Gauianga jusi as
ilc valuc ol mcial incicascs by associaiion wiil a iouclsionc. Mayapui is nonc
oilci ilan ilc spiiiiual cncigy ol ilc Loid, yogamaya, wlicl incicascs cvciyonc's
bliss.`
In ilc Garga-sannta ilis placc, wlicl dcsiioys all sins, is dcsciibcd in ilcsc
woids: Maya comcs liom Gangadvaia in lilvanila-lsciia. Ii is lixcd, lillcd wiil
many placcs lilc Kusavaiia, and siiuaicd in ilc middlc ol Dliuva-mandala. O
ling, aiiiaciivc Maya-iiila is onc milc noiil ol ilc Loid's icmplc. Mounicd on a
lion, ilc loim ol Loid Siva's consoii, Duiga, oi lladialal, ilc lillci ol Canda and
Munda and dcsiioyci ol misciics, icsidcs ilcic cicinally. Wlocvci bailcs ai Maya-
iiila and woislips Mayadcv obiains lullillmcni ol all lis dcsiics.`
In ilc Garga-sannta Aijuna inquiics aboui Piilu-lunda: Plcasc icll mc, O son ol
Dcval, wlo owns ilis wondcilul huna, wlicl is suiioundcd by goldcn ciccpcis
and lillcd wiil goldcn loiuscs'`
Tlc Loid said, Ii bclongs io ilc gicai King Piilu ol ilc Suiya dynasiy, wlo in
ancicni iimcs pciloimcd cxiicmc ausiciiiics lcic. O Aijuna, il onc diinls ilc
waici liom ilis pond lc is iclcascd ol all sins, and il onc bailcs in iis waicis lc
gocs io ilc supicmc abodc.`
In ilc noiil is siiuaicd Mailuia, wlicl lullills all dcsiics and is gloiilicd in ilc
Varana and Vsnu Puranas. Mailuia, siiuaicd in Smaniadvpa, is gloiilicd in ilc
Pama Purana in ilc lollowing woids: Tlis Mailuia is moic auspicious ilan
Vailunila, loi simply by icsiding lcic loi jusi onc day a pcison dcvclops dcvoiion
io ilc Loid!`
In ilc Vsnu Purana ii is said: O bcsi ol muns, on ilc iwcllil day ol ilc waxing
moon in ilc monil ol Jycsila wlcn ilc moon is in ilc consicllaiion Mula, onc
wlo lasis, bailcs in ilc waici ol ilc Yamuna, and woislips Acyuia in Mailuia
obiains ilc icsuli ol pciloiming an asvamcna saciilicc.`
In ilc Varana Purana, Vaiala says, O Vasundlaia, in ilc lcavcnly, caiilly, oi
lcllisl planciaiy sysicms ilcic is no placc dcaici io Mc ilan Mailuia.`
Hcaiing ilc Loid spcal, Piilv, moilci caiil, bowcd lci lcad in icspcci and
spolc ilc lollowing puic woids. Piilv said, O Loid, wly do You ignoic Puslaia,
Naimisaianya, and Vaianas io piaisc only Mailuia'`
Vaiala answcicd, O sinlcss caiil, lisicn as I dcsciibc clcaily cvciyiling. My
biiilplacc, Mailuia, is cxiicmcly plcasani and agiccablc, and ii is vciy dcai io Mc.
Lisicn as I cxplain wly I piaisc Mailuia. Tlis ciiy dcsiioys all sins, and wlocvci
livcs lcic obiains libciaiion. Wlaicvci icsulis mcn aiiain ai Piayaga duiing ilc
monil ol Magla aic aiiaincd by ilc icsidcnis ol Mailuia cvciy day. O moilci
caiil, wlaicvci icsulis a pcison aiiains duiing ilc monil ol Kaiiila ai Puslaia can
bc aiiaincd ai Mailuia cvciy day. Wlaicvci icsulis a pcison can aiiain by icsiding
in Vaianas loi onc ilousand ycais can bc aiiaincd ai Mailuia in onc momcni.
Tlai pcison wlo lcavcs Mailuia duc io bcing aiiiacicd io oilci placcs bccomcs
bcwildcicd by My cxicinal cncigy and wandcis in ilc woild ol biiil and dcail
loicvci.
Anyonc wlo lcais oi spcals ilc gloiics ol Mailuia is liccd liom all sins. All ilc
tirtnas on caiil, including ilc occans and lalcs, go io Mailuia wlcn Janaidana
gocs io slccp. Lvcn ilc lowcsi pcisons icsiding in Mailuia aiiain ilc liglcsi goal
by My mcicy. Ol ilis ilcic is no doubi.
Yamuna, ilc sisici ol Yamaiaja, is woislipcd by all pcoplc. Il a pcison bailcs in
ilc Yamuna Rivci, lc aiiains My supicmc abodc and bccomcs gloiious.
Onc wlo dics in Mailuia alici cngaging in My scivicc, wiiloui doubi aiiains a
loui-aimcd loim and docs noi ialc biiil on caiil again.`
Visiama-silana, ilc placc wlcic Malapiablu icsicd alici His hirtana, is dcsciibcd
in ilc Varana Purana as lollows, O Dcv, il onc bailcs in ilc loly placc callcd
Visianii, wlicl is icnowncd in ilc ilicc woilds, lc will bc gloiilicd in My abodc.
Tlc icsulis ilai onc obiains by bailing in all ilc tirtnas can bc obiaincd by sccing
ilc Loid as Hc ialcs icsi. O goddcss, il a pcison bailcs ai Visiama-iiila, lc
obiains icsulis ilai cannoi bc aiiaincd by pciloimancc ol saciilicc, ausiciiiy,
mcdiiaiion, and yoga. A pcison wlo sccs ilc Loid ai icsi and ciicumambulaics
Him iwicc in ilc moining, noon, and cvcning aiiains Visnulola. Ai Visiama-iiila
ilcic aic iwclvc iaic sacicd placcs. Il onc ialcs bail, pciloims claiiiy, japa, oi
saciilicc ilcic, onc gcis icsulis a ilousand iimcs incicascd. Lvcn by icmcmbciing
ilosc placcs, a pcison bccomcs liccd liom all sin.`
Haiilaia-lsciia and Kas-lsciia aic dcsciibcd in ilcsc woids: Mala-Vaianas is
ilc liglcsi abodc ol Loid Siva. Know ilai ilis placc, wlicl cxiinguislcs all sin, is
bciici ilan Kas.`
In ilc Matysa Purana ii is said: Sincc onc cannoi gci libciaiion cxccpi liom ilc
Loid, ilis placc is callcd Avimulia. Wlaicvci sins a man oi woman may commii
inicniionally oi uninicniionally aic iuincd io aslcs on cniciing inio Avimulia-
lsciia. Tlis placc is gicaici ilan Tiilaiaja Piayaga, bccausc, living cniiiics aiiain
libciaiion lcic wiil vciy liiilc clloii.`
In ilc Lnga Purana ii is said: Il a lillci ol a branmana cnicis Avimulia-lsciia, lc
will bc liccd liom lis sin by ilc powci ol ilis placc, and il a pcison livcs in ilis
placc lc aiiains a posiiion similai io my own.`
In ilc Pranma Purana ii is said: Wlocvci cnicis Avimulia-lsciia and woislips a
Inga will noi ialc biiil in ilis woild in a billion haIpas.`
In ilc Shana Purana, conccining Godiuma ii is said: Tlosc cxccllcni pcoplc wlo
livc in ilc Loid's placc namcd Godiuma aic libciaicd liom all sin and aiiain ilc
supicmc abodc.`
In ilc Garga-sannta, Naimilsciia in Madlyadvpa (wlcic ilc Gomai Rivci llows)
is gloiilicd as lollows: Wlocvci ialcs ilc puic dusi liom ilc banl ol ilc Gomai
Rivci is libciaicd liom ilc sins commiiicd in a ilousand lilciimcs. Ol ilis ilcic is
no doubi. O King ol Vidcla, il a pcison bailcs ai Piayaga in ilc monil ol Magla
wlcn ilc sun is siiuaicd in Capiicoin, lc gains ilc icsuli ol a ilousand loisc
saciiliccs. lui il ilc pcison bailcs in ilc Gomai Rivci in ilc monil ol Magla
wlcn ilc sun is in Capiicoin, lc gcis a ilousand iimcs ilai bcnclii. Lvcn Loid
lialma is noi ablc io piopcily gloiily Gomai-iiila.
Wlocvci bailcs in Calia-iiila (in Naimisaianya) on ilc iwcllil lunai day aiiains
ilc abodc ol Visnu, cvcn il lc las commiiicd ilc woisi sins.`
In ilc Manabnarata, Kuruhsctra-manatmya, ilc gicai sagc Pulasiya says, O
Rajcndia, plcasc go io Kuiulsciia, wlicl lullills all dcsiics. ly sccing ilai placc all
living cniiiics aic libciaicd liom ilcii sins. Wlocvci coniinually says, I will go io
Kuiulsciia, I will livc in Kuiulsciia.' will bc liccd ol all sins. Il ilc dusi ol
Kuiulsciia is iaiscd by ilc wind and lalls on ilc limbs ol a sinnci, ilai sinnci will
aiiain ilc liglcsi abodc.`
In ilc Manabnarata, conccining lialmana Puslaia, ii is said: Tlc loly placc ol
Loid Visnu, Puslaia-iiila, icnowncd in ilc ilicc woilds, is siiuaicd on ilis caiil.
Ioiiunaic souls can cnici ilai placc. O son ol ilc Kuiu dynasiy, ai Puslaia-iiila
billions ol tirtnas gailci ai daybical and sunsci. Tlc mdiiyas, Vasus, Rudias,
Sadlyas, Maiuis, Gandaivas, and Apsaias icsidc ilcic. Sins ol boil mcn and
womcn, including ilc sin wlicl causcd ilcii biiil, aic dcsiioycd simply by ialing
a bail ai Puslaia-iiila. As Madlusudana is ilc oiiginal God, so Puslaia is ilc
oiiginal tirtna.`
In ilc Garga-sannta ilcic is gloiilicaiion ol llalula13 in ilcsc woids: In ilis way ilc
ling ol ilc bcais, Jambavan, coniinously guaids ilc souilcin dooi wiil gicai dcvoiion io ilc Loid.`
In ilc Manabnarata, conccining Samudiagasa ilcic is ilc lollowing siaicmcni: O
King, all ilc scvcniy million tirtnas ol ilis univcisc aic picscni in Sapia Samudia-
iiila.`
In ilc Vsnu Purana ii is said: Tlis is ilc ninil island, suiioundcd by ilc occan.`
In ilc Garga-sannta, conccining Vidyanagaia ii is siaicd: Hc wcni io ilai
aiiiaciivc Vcdanagaia in Jambudvpa, wlcic all ilc sciipiuics incainaic icsidc. Ai
ilc asscmbly, Saiasvai lciscll, wiil vina and bool in land, sings ilc all-
auspicious qualiiics ol Kisna. O ling, ai ilis villagc ol ilc Vcas, ilc cigli taIas
(iyilms), scvcn svaras (mclodics), and ilicc gramas (gioups ol mclodics) aic
pcisonally picscni. Mmansa is ilc land ol ilc Vcas, asiiology is ilc cyc, myur-
vca (mcdicinc) is ilc bacl, Dnanur-vca (miliiaiy scicncc) is ilc clcsi,
Gannarva-vca (music) is ilc ionguc, Vaiscsila is ilc mind, Sanllya is ilc
inicllcci, nyaya (logic) is ilc lalsc cgo, and Vcdania is ilc lcaii.`
In ilc Garga-sannta, conccining Rulmapuia, Rama-iiila, ii is said: O King ol
Vidcla, ilc auspicious placc wlcic lalaiama bailcd in ilc Gangcs (alici lilling
Kolasuia) is callcd Rama-iiila by wisc mcn. Wlocvci bailcs ilcic duiing ilc
Kaiiila Puinima gains a lundicd iimcs ilc icsulis ol bailing in Haiidvaia.`
lalulasva said, Tcll mc low lai Rama-iiila is liom Kusanagaia, and wlcic ii is
siiuaicd.'
Naiada said, O King, ilc wisc say ilai Rama-iiila is siiuaicd iliiiy-iwo milcs
noiilcasi ol Kusanagaia, iliiiy-iwo milcs noiilwcsi ol Koladvpa, iwclvc milcs
souilcasi ol Kainalsciia, and icn milcs souilcasi ol Nalalsciia. Ii is six milcs
liom Viddlalcs and lilvalcsavana in ilc casi.'
Tlcic was a ling in Navadvpa namcd Dislasva, wlo always lauglcd ai ilc
dcloimcd Lomasa Muni. Tlc sagc cuiscd lim, O ciucl-mindcd onc, you will
bccomc a licicc pig-laccd dcmon.'
ly ilc sagc's cuisc, ilc ling was boin as a dcmon wiil a pig's lacc. Laici, wlcn
lalaiama bcai ilai dcmon, namcd Kola, ilc dcmon gavc up ilai body and aiiaincd
libciaiion. Tlcn lalaiama, accompanicd by lis minisicis sucl as Uddlava, wcni io
Jalnu-iiila, wlcic ilc Gangcs appcaicd liom Jalnu Muni's iigli cai alici lc
swallowcd ilc iivci. Tlus Gangcs ialcs lci namc Jalnav, laving cmcigcd liom
ilc cai ol ilc gicai branmana Jalnu Muni. Alici giving ilc branmanas ol ilai placc
claiiiy, lalaiama spcni ilc nigli ilcic wiil His cniouiagc.
Tlcn, going io ilc wcsi, Hc aiiivcd ai ilc Pandava's vciy dcai caiing placc and
spcni ilc nigli ilcic. Loid lalaiama sumpiuously lcd ilc branmanas ilcic and
gavc many aiiiclcs in claiiiy io ilcm. Hc ilcn wcni wiil His associaics io a placc
aboui cigli milcs away wlcic ilc gicai dcvoicc Mandula was pciloiming
ausiciiiics in lis lasi days wiil a dcsiic io aiiain ilc mcicy ol ilc Loid. lalaiama
placcd His land on ilai dcvoicc's lcad and iold lim io asl a boon.
Mandula said, O Loid, il You aic plcascd and I am ilc iccipicni ol Youi mcicy,
plcasc icciic io mc ilc Pnagavata, ilc sciipiuic wlicl dcsiioys ilc laulis ol Kali-
yuga and wlicl issucd liom ilc lips ol Suladcva.'
lalaiama said, Know loi cciiain ilai wlcn Gauianga appcais in Kali-yuga, ilc
divinc mcssagc ol Pnagavatam will bc picaclcd.'`
Iiom ilc Garga-sannta, conccining Rudiadvpa, ii is siaicd: In ilc noiil is ilc
sacicd placc lnown as Naila-loliia-lsciia. Loid Siva wiil ilc namc Nla-loliia
icsidcs ilcic. O King ol Vidcla, all ilc cvatas, ilc muns, ilc scvcn rss, and ilc
Maiuis livc ilcic. Ai ilis placc, Ravana, wlo gavc lcai io ilc ilicc woilds,
woislipcd Siva and obiaincd gicai powcis. O King, wlaicvci icsulis a pcison
icccivcs by going io Kailasa aic obiaincd a lundicdlold by sccing ilis Nla-loliia
Siva.`
1nus cns tnc 1nr Cnaptcr oj tnc Navadvpa-dlama-malaimya, Piamana-llanda.
Chapfer Four
Evidence from fhe Tanfras
Now, plcasc lisicn wiil dcvoiion io ilc gloiilicaiion ol Navadvpa wlicl Loid Siva
spolc io Paivai in ilc Lrnvamnaya Mana-tantra.
Alici lcaiing Loid Siva spcal aboui Gauianga, Paivai, ilc loim ol Visnumaya,
aslcd lim wiil gicai dcvoiion and joy, O Loid, I lavc lcaid liom you aboui ilc
Gauia mantra and oilci ilings. Now plcasc naiiaic ilc gloiics ol Navadvpa. O
Loid, discussions ol Navadvpa aic cxiicmcly auspicious and dcsiioy all sins. Uniil
now you lavc noi bccn so mcicilul io spcal on ilis subjcci.`
Loid Siva said, O Paivai, ilc Loid's supicmc cncigy is callcd svarupa-saht. You,
ilc Loid's maya-saht composcd ol ilicc gunas, aic ilc sladow ol ilai cncigy. Tlc
svarupa-saht las ilicc loims: samvt (lnowlcdgc), sannni (cxisicncc), and
nIani (bliss). Tlc sannni-saht icvcals sucl ilings as ilc Loid's nama and
namc. ly ilc oidci ol ilc sat-c-anana Loid, ilc sannni-saht icvcals
Navadvpa-dlama io moiial cycs. O Dcv, ilc wisc lnow ilai Navadvpa manilcsis
liom ilc Loid's poicncy lilc liuiis comc liom llowcis. All ilc Vcas gloiily
Navadvpa as nonmaiciial, spiiiiual, lull ol vaiiciy, bcyond maiici, ilc supicmc
cicinal lialmapuia, an cnclaniing abodc in ilc loim ol a loius. Tlc ninc islands
ol Navadvpa cxacily icscmblc a loius llowci. O Dcv, plcasc lisicn as I dcsciibc ilc
ical loim ol Navadvpa wlcic ilc Loid as Gauiasundaia is cicinally siiuaicd.
Aniaidvpa, Smaniadvpa, Godiumadvpa, and Madlyadvpa aic siiuaicd on ilc
casi banl ol ilc Gangcs. And Koladvpa, aiudvpa, Jalnudvpa, Modadiumadvpa,
and Rudiadvpa aic siiuaicd on ilc wcsicin banl. Ilowing in vaiious placcs ol
Navadvpa aic all auspicious iivcis sucl as ilc Gangcs, Yamuna, Godavai,
Saiasvai, Naimada, Sindlu, Kavci, Tamiapain, Payasvin, Kiiamala, llma,
Gomai, and Disadvai. Navadvpa is always suiioundcd by ilcsc loly iivcis.
O Paivai, picscni wiilin ilis cicinal Navadvpa-dlama aic Ayodlya, Mailuia,
Maya (Haiidvaia), Kas, Kanc, Avani (Ujjain), Dvaiala, Kuiulsciia, Puslaia, and
Naimisaianya. Tlc loui siicams ol ilc Gangcs-llagiail, Alalananda,
Mandalin, and llogavai-cnclosc ilc iliiiy-iwo milc ciicumlcicncc ol
Navadvpa. All ilc loly placcs in ilc lcavcnly, caiilly, and lowci plancis aic
picscni in Navadvpa.
Aciually I do noi siay in Kailasa, and you also do noi icsidc in my lousc ilcic.
Tlc cvatas do noi icsidc in ilc lcavcnly plancis, noi do ilc sagcs siay in ilcii
icspcciivc loicsis. Alici laving sung ilc namc ol Gauia, wc lavc dcvclopcd a
siiong dcsiic io obiain gauranga-prcma, and ilus wc all icsidc in Navadvpa on
ilis caiil planci.
Tlosc iniclligcni pcoplc wlo icsidc in Navadvpa ialc Gauianga as ilcii only
pioiccioi and masici. Wlocvci woislips Gauiasundaia, ilc cmbodimcni ol livc
spiiiiual iiuils, is mosi dcai io mc.
Tlis Navadvpa las ilc loim ol a loius llowci wiil Aniaidvpa as ilc wloil and
Smaniadvpa and ilc oilci scvcn islands as ilc pcials. Wiilin ilc wloil is a
jcwcllcd pitna. Wlocvci mcdiiaics consianily on Gauiasundaia along wiil ilc
oilci mcmbcis ol ilc Panca-iaiiva wlo aic siiuaicd on ilc pitna will bc lnown as
ilc bcsi amongsi ilc bcsi ol mcn. Il anyonc-louscloldci oi sannyasi-consianily
clanis, O Gauia!' anywlcic in Navadvpa, lc will obiain pcilcci bliss.
Tlc wisc say ilai on ilc casicin banl ol ilc Gangcs ai Mayapui, Golula is
siiuaicd, wlilc on ilc wcsicin banl, Vindavana is siiuaicd. In ilai placc is Pulina,
ilc sandy iivcibanl wlicl is ilc siic ol ilc rasa-IiIa. Wcsi ol ilc rasa-IiIa siic is
ilc auspicious Dlia-samia. O Dcv, wlaicvci cxisis in Vindavana also cxisis in
Navadvpa. Ol ilis ilcic is no doubi.
As ilc cxicinal cncigy ol Loid Haii, you givc dilliculiics io ilc condiiioncd souls.
ly youi inllucncc, you lidc liom ilcm ilc biilliani sunlilc Loid ol Aniaidvpa.
Ioi ilai icason Yogapila is lnown as Mayapui, ilc ciiy covcicd by Maya, and
you aic lnown as Piaudla Maya. lui wlcn Gauiasundaia gocs io Pulina, ilcn
ialc slclici ai Vandi-vaia and aiicnd io ilc dcvoiccs.
I am lnown as Viddla Siva. Iollowing ilc Loid's oidci, I dcludc ilc maiciialisiic
lools by mcans ol vaiious lalsc sciipiuics. And iliougl youi powci, I am ablc io
cnlancc ilc pasiimcs ol Loid Si Caiianya.
In Aniaidvpa, ilc Loid Himscll dcsciibcd io lialma ilc signilicancc ol
Gauianga's incainaiion. And you saw ilc aiiiaciivc loim ol ilc Loid ai
Smaniadvpa.
Closc by is Mailuia, wlcic Kansa iool biiil in Kali-yuga in ilc lamily ol yavanas.
Alici puiilying Kansa iliougl His hirtana and discussions, Gauiasundaia wcni io
iwclvc tirtnas on ilc Gangcs and ilcn io Sidlaia's lousc, wlicl is ilc samc as
Sudama's lousc. O Paivai, in ilai placc is a pond callcd Visiama-lunda.
Tlcn going io Mayamai, Gauianga wiincsscd ilc piowcss ol lalaiama. Passing
liom ilcic, ilc Loid danccd in hirtana ai ilc loii ol Suvaina Scna. O Paivai,
Gauianga ilcn wcni io Dcvapall, wlcic Hc lloodcd ilc cvatas lcadcd by Suiya
wiil ilc blisslul claniing ol Kisna's namc.
Having visiicd Haiilaia-lsciia and Kas, wlicl givc libciaiion, ilc Loid aiiivcd ai
Godiumadvpa, wlicl is cicinally woislipcd by Suiabli. Tlcic Hc danccd bcloic
Mailandcya asi in gicai ccsiasy. Tlcn Hc wcni io Naimisa-iiila (Naimisaianya)
in Madlyadvpa and danccd wiil Niiyananda and His oilci associaics in ilc
manapa ol ilc scvcn rss. Going io Puslaia-iiila, wlicl is woislipcd by ilc
branmanas, Hc inundaicd Kuiulsciia ol lialmavaiia wiil hirtana.
Ciossing ilc Gangcs ai Mala-Piayaga, ilc conllucncc ol livc loly iivcis,
Gauianga aiiivcd ai Koladvpa. Alici claniing ilc loly namc in ilc lingdom ol
Samudia Scna, wlcic ilc Gangcs and occan mcci, Hc piocccdcd io Campalaiia.
Aiiiving ai aiudvpa and sccing ilc splcndid loicsi, ilc son ol Sac icmcmbcicd
Radla-lunda and bcgan io wccp.
Lnjoying ilc bliss ol hirtana, ilc Loid and His associaics saw Vidyanagaia, wlcic
Vcdic lnowlcdgc icsidcs. Alici going io Jalnudvpa and sccing ilc placc wlcic
Jalnu Muni pciloimcd ausiciiiics, ilc Loid wcni io Modadiumadvpa and bccamc
blisslul icmcmbciing ilc pasiimcs Ramacandia pciloimcd ilcic. Tlc Loid saw
Nisicyasa loicsi wiilin Vailunilapuia and lialmannagaia acioss ilc Viiaja
Rivci, and ilcn Hc wcni io Malaipuia.
Alici sccing ilc auspicious Kamyavana, wlcic ilc Pandavas icsidcd in cxilc, and
Pancavaii, ilc Loid wcni io Sanlaiapuia. Aiiiving ai Pulina, Gauianga, claniing
ilc namc ol Kisna, saw ilai placc as nondillcicni liom Vindavana. Sccing ilc
placc ol ilc rasa-IiIa along wiil His associaics, Hc bcgan io sing appiopiiaic vciscs
liom ilc Pnagavatam. O Dcv, ai ilc Pasa-manaIa in Pulina, ilc Loid aiiaincd ilc
siaic ol manabnava wlilc icmcmbciing ilc rasa-IiIa ol Kisna. Ai ilai iimc diums
soundcd liom ilc sly and slowcis ol llowcis lcll io ilc caiil. Tlc sagcs clanicd
ilc Cnanogya Lpansa and oilci Vcdic vciscs. Iinally wlcn ilc namc ol Kisna
was clanicd in His cai, ilc long-aimcd Loid iccovcicd and loudly clanicd Haic
Kisna!' Hc ilcn wcni oll io ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs.
Ciossing ilc Gangcs, ilc son ol Sac and His associaics pciloimcd hirtana all ovci
Rudiadvpa. Tlc Loid ol ilc univcisc ilcn wcni io lilvapalsa and lloodcd ilc
dcvoicc branmanas and Kancpuiam wiil lovc ol God. Alici going io ilc asrama ol
llaiadvaja and claniing ilc loly namcs, ilc Loid cnicicd Mayapui.
O Paivai, anyonc wlo lcais wiil dcvoiion low Loid Gauianga iiavciscd
Navadvpa wiil His hirtana paiiy will ncvci again lall inio ilc occan ol maiciial
cxisicncc. O Paivai, you will noi lind any placc compaiablc io Navadvpa, any
loim ol ilc Loid compaiablc io Gauianga, noi anyiling compaiablc io hrsna-
prcma. Tlc succcss ol lilc, paiiiculaily loi Vaisnavas, is aiiaincd in Navadvpa by
woisliping ilc Loid lollowing ilc pail ol ilc inlabiianis ol Viaja.
Slaving ilc lcad, lasiing, srana iiics, bailing, and claiiiy, wlicl aic
picsciibcd ai oilci tirtnas aic noi picsciibcd in Navadvpa. Il onc pciloims any
pious aciiviiics in Navadvpa, ilc cllcci is quiclly dissipaicd, bccausc all ilc lnois
ol harma aic cui. Jusi by sccing ilc Supicmc Loid Gauiasundaia, ilc lnois in ilc
lcaii aic cui, as all doubis and maiciial icaciions aic dcsiioycd. O Paivai, loi ilis
icason ilc sagcs ialc slclici ol Navadvpa and pciloim puic dcvoiional scivicc io
ilc loius lcci ol Radla and Kisna. Tlcy scc ilc vaiious loims ol ilc Loid in ilc
dillcicni islands, sing ilc namcs ol ilc Loid, and bailc in ilc waicis ol ilc
Gangcs. Wiil gicai dcvoiion ilcy spcnd ninc days visiiing ilc ninc islands and
pass ilcii livcs in bliss wlilc ialing mana-prasaa.
O Paivai, ilc prasaa ol Gauianga is puiilying loi all living cniiiics bui is iaicly
obiaincd by sinlul pcoplc. You and I, lialma, as wcll as ilc cvatas, ptrs, muns,
and rss all long io cai Gauianga's prasaa. Tlc lood ollcicd io Gauianga is
woislipablc by us, and ilc puic llowcis and tuIasi ollcicd io ilc Loid slould bc
acccpicd by all pcoplc. I will iliow inio ilc lcll callcd Rauiava and punisl ilosc
pcoplc wlo lavc no aiiaclmcni loi mana-prasaa, bcing blindcd by lamily piidc
and illusion, pullcd up wiil lnowlcdgc, oi coniaminaicd wiil sin. I am iclling you
ilc iiuil. Do noi doubi ii.
Il anywlcic in Navadvpa a canaIa ollcis vsnu-prasaa io Loid lialma, lc will
cciiainly cai ii. Lvcn il ilc prasaa is diicd up, sialc, oi biougli liom a disiani
placc, onc slould immcdiaicly cai ii wiiloui considciaiion ol piopci oi impiopci
iimc. In ialing Gauianga mana-prasaa, ilcic is no iulc conccining puiiiy ol
placc, givci, oi icccivci. O Paivai, il a pcison ialcs Gauianga mana-prasaa up io
ilc ilioai, lc will dcvclop dcvoiion io Gauianga. In caiing gaura-prasaa, ilcic is
no considciaiion ol ilc lauli ol ovcicaiing.
Tlcic is no considciaiion ol liincss loi lcaiing ilc gloiics ol Navadvpa. Dying in
oilci tirtnas givcs ciilci maiciial cnjoymcni oi libciaiion, bui dying in Navadvpa
givcs puic dcvoiion io ilc Loid. In Navadvpa ilcic is no considciaiion ol a lauliy
dcail-ai an inauspicious iimc, in pain, in ilc lousc, oi by accidcni. Dcail ai oilci
tirtnas wlilc piaciicing yoga oi dcail in Kas wlilc absoibcd in impcisonal
mcdiiaiion bccomc insignilicani wlcn compaicd io dcail in Navadvpa.
Living in Navadvpa loi onc day is bciici ilan living in Piayaga, Vaianas, oi any
oilci tirtna loi a haIpa. Wlaicvci icsulis onc obiains by yoga, onc aclicvcs in
Navadvpa. Wiil cvciy sicp onc aiiains ilc icsulis ol gicai saciiliccs, and by lying
down and slccping in Navadvpa, onc gcis ilc icsulis ol ollciing obcisanccs. Jusi
by ialing an oidinaiy mcal in Navadvpa, onc gcis ilc icsulis ol caiing ilc Loid's
icmnanis. So, wlai moic can I say icgaiding ilc laiillul pcison wlo is dcvoicd io
claniing ilc loly namc and ialing Gauianga's icmnanis wiil laiil and dcvoiion'
O Paivai, in biicl I lavc naiiaicd as you wislcd. ly ilc dcsiic ol Gauianga,
plcasc lccp ilis a sccici. Wlcn ilc loiiunaic agc ol Kali aiiivcs, Gauianga will
manilcsi His aiiiaciivc pasiimcs and ilc gloiics ol Navadvpa will bccomc
appaicni.`
1nus cns tnc gIorjcaton oj Navavipa jrom tnc
iddlvamnaya Mala-ianiia.
In ilc Vsvasara-tantra, Siva says io Paivai, In ilc souilcin paii ol ilc Gangcs, ai
aiiiaciivc Navadvpa, on ilc Plalguna Puinima, Loid Kisna will bc boin in ilc
lousc ol Jagannaila Misia in ilc womb ol Sac io dcsiioy ilc sins ol Kali-yuga.`
In ilc KuIarnava-tantra, Loid Siva says io Paivai, Tlcn ai ilc bcginning ol Kali-
yuga a gicai pcison wiil all good qualiiics will bc boin on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs
io picacl ilc namc ol Haii.`
In ilc Prna-branma-yamaIa-tantra ii is siaicd: All gloiics io blisslul Gauiacandia,
Naialaii, ilc conqucioi ol ilc ilicc woilds. Hc appcais in Kali-yuga ai Navadvpa
on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs wiil a bcauiilul loim and goldcn complcxion. Hc
dclivcis ilc sinlul liom ilc occan ol sin by giving ilcm ilc puic namc ol Haii.
I ollci my icspccis io Si Gauiasundaia, wlo livcs in Navadvpa loi ilc
dcsiiuciion ol ilc sins ol Kali-yuga. Hc las a gailand aiound His nccl, His clccls
slinc liom ilc lusici ol goldcn oinamcnis langing liom His cais, His aims aic
dccoiaicd wiil jcwclcd biacclcis and aimbands, and Hc givcs ilc dcvoiccs ilc
namc ol Haii, wlicl dcsiioys all sins.`
In ilc KapIa-tantra ii is said: In Kali-yuga, ilc Loid will ialc biiil in a
branmanas lousc ai Mayapui in Jambudvpa. Hc will pciloim hirtana along wiil
His associaics.`
In ilc Muht-sanhaIni-tantra ii is said: In Saiya-yuga, Kuiulsciia is ilc tirtna; in
Ticia-yuga, Puslaia is ilc tirtna; in Dvapaia-yuga, Naimisaianya is ilc tirtna; and
in Kali-yuga, Navadvpa is ilc tirtna.`
In ilc Pranma-yamaIa ii is said: Somciimcs I pcisonally appcai on ilc suilacc ol
ilc woild in ilc gaib ol a dcvoicc. Spccilically, I appcai as ilc son ol Saci in Kali-
yuga io siaii ilc sanhirtana movcmcni.`
In ilc Krsna-yamaIa ii is said: I slall appcai in ilc loly land ol Navadvpa as ilc
son ol Sacidcv.`
1nus cns tnc Iourtn Cnaptcr oj tnc Navadvpa-dlama-malaimya, Piamana-llanda.
Chapfer Five
Evidence from fhe Mahajanas
In ilis clapici I will picscni bliss bcsiowing siaicmcnis ol ilc dcvoiccs. Iiisi lisicn
caiclully io dcsciipiions ol Navadvpa liom ilc Catanya-carta by Kavi Kainapuia.
Tlis caiil is moic loiiunc ilan ilc lcavcnly plancis and las bccomc lillcd wiil all
spoilcss qualiiics, loi alilougl ii biings loiil vaiious piccious jcwcls, ii las
manilcsicd ilc iaicsi jcwcl ol all in ilc loim ol Navadvpa.
All ilc loiiuncs scaiicicd on ilc caiil aic gailcicd iogcilci in onc cxpansc ol land
lnown as Navadvpa, duc io wlicl ilc caiil's laii, in ilc loim ol iiccs, is
sianding on cnd in ccsiasy.
Wlcn will ilc Loid appcai'` Tlinling in ilis way and bccoming lull ol joy, ilc
caiil, undci ilc inllucncc ol ilis dcsiic, lollows ilc loius looisicps ol ilc
dcvoiccs.
Tlc caiil, las cicaicd a iival loi ilc uniivallcd Mailuia in ilc loim ol Navadvpa,
wlicl ollcis libciaiion io ilosc wlosc mind and lcaii lavc bccn puiilicd by ilc
ncciaican ioucl ol ilc Loid's loius lcci.
Having lallcn upon ilc maiicd locls ol Loid Siva, wlo is dccoiaicd wiil a gailand
ol slulls, ilc Gangcs ialcs on ilc appcaiancc ol millions ol glcaming lisl as lci
dioplcis gliiici wiil ilc ligli icllccicd liom ilc cicsccni moon on Siva's lcad.
Having cmanaicd liom ilc iwo loius lcci ol ilc Loid, ilc plcasani, swcci siicams
ol ilc Gangcs puiilics ilc univcisc as slc llows loiwaid in all diicciions. Indccd,
ilc clasic Gangcs las yicldcd wiilin lci spoilcss waicis ilc mosi cxalicd placc,
Navadvpa.
Tlougl liquid in loim, ilc Gangcs diics up ilc occan ol maiciial sullciing; ilougl
wliic in coloi, slc is lamous loi iclicsling blaclisl Kisna wiil lci waicis; ilougl
llowing on ilc caiil, slc is callcd by a lcavcnly namc; and ilougl slc icmovcs
ilc conlusion ol ilc living cniiiics, slc is lillcd wiil wliilpools and cddics. Having
aiiaincd ilc iasic ol ilc Loid's loius lcci, lci wavcs and cuiicnis bccomc agiiaicd.
Taling up lci icsidcncc in Navadvpa slc adds gloiy io ilai iiaci ol land.
In Navadvpa livc cxalicd branmanas, wlo lollow siiici iulcs ol conduci and aic
pcisonilicd loims ol ilc srut and smrt injunciions. In Navadvpa livc dociois wiil
clcvaicd claiacici as wcll as vasyas lixcd in ilcii occupaiional duiics and adoincd
wiil ilc lamc aiiaincd by ilcii noblc bclavioi.
In ilc Catanya-canroaya-nataha ii is said: All gloiics io Gausa-blumi, ilc cicsi
jcwcl ol all loly placcs, wiilin wlicl is siiuaicd ilc iown lnown as Navadvpa.
Tlc goldcn-complcxioncd Gauianga dcsccndcd ilcic, and cvciy lousc vibiaics
wiil ilc picscncc ol llaliidcv.`
In ilc Gaura-ganocsa-ipha ii is siaicd: All gloiics io ilc mosi wondcilul abodc
ol Navadvpa, wlicl ilosc in lull lnowlcdgc ol rasa call Vindavana, wlicl pcoplc
ol lnowlcdgc call Golola, wlicl oilcis call Svciadvpa, and siill oilcis call
Paiavyoma, ilc spiiiiual sly.`
In ilc Catanyacva Stava ii is said: May ilai loim ol Loid Caiianya bc mcicilul
on us. Hc is ilc only goal ol ilc Vaisnavas. Hc icvcalcd ilc gloiics ol Navadvpa,
oinamcnicd ilc branmana lamilics by His biiil, and puiilicd ilc oidci ol sannyasa
by acccpiing iis vows.`
Now lisicn io ilc woids ol Piabodlananda Saiasvai conccining Navadvpa. I
piaisc ilc Supicmc Loid in ilc loim ol Loid Caiianya, wlo, ciossing ilc limiis ol
Godlcad, appcaicd in ilc loim ol a dcvoicc io gcnciously lclp ilc living cniiiy
iclisl Kisna. Hc appcaicd in ilc supicmc abodc Navadvpa-dlama loi bcsiowing
on ilc living cniiiics ilc swcci ncciaican siicam ol His own puic prcma.`
Sila Vindavana dasa Tlaluia says: Wiil ilc cicinal dcvoiccs and cicinal
llaliidcv, in ilc cicinal nama, I cicinally woislip ilc onc Absoluic Tiuil,
branma sutram, ilc csscncc ol Godlcad, cicinally appcaiing in ilc loim ol
Niiyananda Piablu, Advaiia Piablu, and Caiianya Malapiablu.`
Mcdiiaiion on Navadvpa-dlama:
On ilc banls ol ilc Gangcs aic ilc mosi cxccllcni llowciing iiccs and ciccpcis,
and in lci waicis aic iows ol wavcs. Gcnilc iclicsling bicczcs blow ovci lci
suilacc, and bccs gailci amongsi clusicis ol ilc pinl and ycllow loiuscs. Tlc siaiis
lcading io lci waicis aic inlaid wiil iaic jcwcls. Slc is ovcicomc wiil ccsiasy,
laving bccn iouclcd by ilc dusi pollcn liom ilc Loid's loius lcci. On a bcauiilul
siicicl ol goldcn land on ilc banls ol ilc Gangcs, is siiuaicd ilc all-auspicious
Navadvpa-dlama, lloodcd wiil ilc Loid's bliss.
Tlis placc is mosi cnclaniing bcing always scivcd by gicai dcvoiccs and lillcd wiil
vaiious llowcis, liuiis, ciccpcis, and iiccs. Tliougloui Navadvpa, coloilul biids
cnclani ilc mind and cai wiil ilcii songs.
Wiilin Navadvpa aic ilc plcasani couiiyaids ol ilc branmanas, laigc giovcs, and
bcauiilul siagcs and pails. Tlc gicai dcvoiccs, moiivaicd by puic lovc, pciloim
gicai lcsiivals ol woislip, and cllulgcni loims ol Si Kisna icsidc in cvciy lousc.
In Navadvpa is siiuaicd Gauiasundaia's blisslul lousc. Tlc goldcn gaics and walls
slinc moic biilliani ilan ilc sun. Wiilin is ilc Loid's ioom; in lioni ol ilai is a
hirtana aica; and in ilcii icspcciivc placcs aic ilc liiclcn, dining aica, bcdiooms,
uppci iooms, and ioom ol ilc Loid's consoii.
In ilis lousc is a spoilcss canopy and a icmplc wondcilully adoincd wiil
moonsioncs. Tlc icmplc las loui dooiways wiil cigli doois cllulgcni wiil inlaid
jcwcls. Tlcic aic ninc domcs ioppcd by jcwclcd haIasas, oi pinnaclcs, on ilc
goldcn iool. Tlc icmplc is dccoiaicd iliougloui wiil diamonds, moonsioncs,
siiings ol pcails, and vaiious oilci jcwcls wlicl aic pioduccd liom puic dcvoiion
and slinc wiil a goldcn cllulgcncc.
Wiilin ilc icmplc aic six coincis wiil ilc syllablcs ol ilc mantra cngiavcd in gold
and jcwcls. In ilc ccniial ol ilis yantra is ilc iuiilc-slapcd Yogapila sianding lilc
ilc siamcn in ilc ccnici ol a loius llowci. On iop ol ilis, bcncail an umbiclla,
slincs a loiuslilc snnasana wiil pcials as puic wliic as cilci, sunslinc, and
camploi.
Tlc sidcs and boiiom ol ilc snnasana aic madc ol iubics, ilc lcgs aic sappliic,
and ilc bacl, wlicl gliiicis wiil lugc pcails and cxquisiic gcms, is madc ol
vaurya gcms. Ii is luinislcd wiil soli pillows covcicd wiil ilc lincsi cloil and a
cloil-covcicd cuslion lillcd wiil soli coiion. Tlc snnasana is on a goldcn
plailoim dccoiaicd wiil cigli coincis on wlicl ilc cigli syllablcs ol ilc gaura-
mantra aic insciibcd loi mcdiiaiion on ilc Supicmc Loid.
Navavipa Stut, by Sila Rupa Gosvam:
I mcdiiaic on Navadvpa-dlama, wlicl is lillcd wiil cicinal bliss and siiuaicd on
ilc plcasing banl ol ilc auspicious Gangcs in Gausa-dcsa. I mcdiaic on Navdvpa-
dlama, wlicl somc pcoplc call ilc spiiiiual sly, oilcis call Golola, and oilcis,
Vindavana.
I mcdiiaic on Navadvpa-dlama, wlicl is dccoiaicd cvciy-wlcic wiil vaiious
sladc-giving iiccs ilai quivci in ilc bicczc, wlcic Gauiacandia givcs claiiiy
duiing ilc midday, wlcic ilc banls ol ilc Gangcs, siuddcd wiil goldcn sicps,
bccomcs lillcd wiil playlul wavcs. I mcdiiaic on Navadvpa-dlama, wlicl is lillcd
wiil innumciablc goldcn louscs wiilin cacl ol wlicl Lalsm icsidcs.
I mcdiiaic on Navadvpa-dlama, wlicl is piaiscd by sagcs, cvatas and icalizcd
pcisons and wlicl is lillcd wiil pcoplc cndowcd wiil lnowlcdgc, mcicy,
loigivcncss, saciilicc, and ilc six good qualiiics.
I mcdiiaic on Navadvpa-dlama, wlcicin is siiuaicd Jagannaila Misia's lousc,
wlicl is lillcd wiil Gauiasundaia's pasiimcs bcginning liom biiil and wlicl is
mcani loi ilc Loid's plcasuic alonc.
I mcdiiaic on Navadvpa, wlcic Gauianga would wandci along wiil His dcvoiccs.
Iillcd wiil prcma gcnciaicd liom ilcii hirtana, ilcy would diown cvciyonc in ilc
occan ol lovc ol Kisna.
Wlocvci icads wiil dcvoiion ilcsc cigli vciscs lillcd wiil ilouglis ol Navadvpa-
dlama will obiain piccious prcma ai ilc loius lcci ol Si Gauialaii, ilc son ol Sac.
Tlus cnds ilc Navavipastaha ol Sila Rupa Gosvam
Many oilci lcaincd pcisons lavc also gloiilicd Navadvpa-dlama again and again
in dillcicni moods in ilc lcngali languagc1+. May ilc dcvoiccs icad all ilcsc woils and
dcvclop aiiaclmcni io lcaiing aboui Navadvpa-dlama.
1nus cns tnc Ijtn Cnaptcr oj tnc Navadvpa-dlama-malaimya, Piamana-llanda.
Lnd ol ilc Piamana-llanda.
Vindavana dasa Tlaluia says in Catanya-bnagavata: Lvcn now Gauianga is
pciloiming His pasiimcs, and ilc loiiunaic pcison can scc ilcm. Tlc nama is ilc
Loid's cicinal associaic. Onc wlo ilinls oilciwisc is a iascal.`
Sila Naioiiama dasa Tlaluia says: Wlocvci undcisiands ilai Gauianga's abodc
is puicly spiiiiual is qualilicd io livc in Vindavana.`
Si Kisnadasa Kaviiaja las wiiiicn: Tlc Loid said, I am lnown as Visvambaia.
Tlai namc will lavc mcaning il I lill ilc univcisc wiil prcma.' Tlinling in ilis
way, ilc Loid acccpicd ilc iolc ol gaidcnci, bcgan io giow an oiclaid in
Navadvpa.`
Siman Naialaii Dasa las said, Navadvpa and Vindavana aic onc. In Navadvpa
ilc Loid is goldcn, and in Vindavana Hc is blacl.`
Sr Navadvpa Bhava-faranga
Ecsfafic Waves of Navadvpa
Navadvpa, wlicl cxicnds sixiccn hrosas, is ilc cicsi jcwcl ol all spiiiiual abodcs
and spoiiing giound ol ilc Loid's sannni poicncy. Ii is ilc lomc ol ilc Loid's ct
and anana poicncics and ilc icsiing placc ol all rss, tirtnas, dcmigods, and Vcas.
May ilai Si Navadvpa-dlama bccomc visiblc io my cycs.
May my cycs scc ilc sixiccn hrosas ol Vindavana wiilin Mailuia-mandala as
idcniical wiil Navadvpa wiilin Gauda-mandala. Tlcsc iwo namas manilcsi liom
onc piinciplc wlicl appcais as iwo inliniic and puicly spiiiiual abodcs io
accommodaic ilc Loid's divcisc pasiimcs.
ly His inconccivablc, inliniic spiiiiual poicncy (acntya-saht), ilc Loid las
biougli ilcsc iwo namas inio ilc maiciial woild io libciaic ilc living cniiiics
dwclling lcic. ly ilc mcicy ol Si Kisna, may living cniiiics bound by ignoiancc
scc Vindavana and Navadvpa-dlama.
ly aiiaining piopci qualilicaiion, ilc scnscs ol ilc living cniiiics can iasic ilc
spiiiiual ncciai ol ilcsc namas. Tlosc wiil unqualilicd maiciial scnscs cannoi
iasic ilai swcci ncciai and icpcaicdly dciidc ilcsc placcs as insignilicani maiici.
Tlc mcicy ol Kisna and His dcvoiccs is ilc agcni loi qualilying ilc scnscs. Oui ol
compassion, ilc sanus givc ilis mcicy io ilc dcvoiccs by ilcii associaiion. Piopci
qualilicaiion cannoi bc aiiaincd by lollowing ilc pails ol jsana, harma, oi yoga.
Only by ilc siicngil ol dcvoiional laiil and associaiion wiil dcvoiccs is maiciial
illusion conqucicd.
Tlc momcni ilc scnscs aic iclcascd liom ilc nciwoil ol maiciial illusion, ilc cycs
will scc ilc splcndoi ol ilc spiiiiual nama. Ol, wlcn will I aiiain ilai siaic'
Wlcn will I scc Si Navadvpa-dlama bcyond ilc illusion ol ilis maiciial woild'
Rcscmbling an cigli-pcialcd loius, ilis puic abodc is moic cooling ilan icn
million moons and moic cllulgcni ilan icn million suns. Wlcn will ilai nama
appcai bcloic my cycs'
Tlc supicmc island namcd Aniaidvpa is suiioundcd by cigli islands, icscmbling
loius pcials. In ilc ccnici ol ilai mosi bcauiilul Aniaidvpa icsis Mayapui, ilc
Loid's appcaiancc placc. Upon sccing ilai placc, I will aclicvc ovciwlclming bliss.
Tlc Vcas sing ol a iiansccndcnial placc callcd lialmapuia, wlicl is icvcalcd io
onc wlosc cycs aic licc liom illusion as Si Mayapui. Tlis iopmosi abodc, wlcic
ilc son ol Sac pciloims His cicinal pasiimcs, is ilc samc as Golula Malavana ol
Viaja.
Si Golula, ilc abodc ol gopis and gopas in Viaja, appcais in Navadvpa-dlama as
ilc abodc ol branmana lamilics. In ilc ccnici ol Mayapui cxisis ilc supicmcly
puic, cicinal icsidcncc ol ilc branmana, Jagannaila Misia.
Tlougl cycs allccicd by maiciial illusion will scc only a small lousc, somc caiil,
waici, and a lcw aiiiclcs, il Maya bccomcs mcicilul and lilis lci covciing, onc will
scc a vasi spiiiiual dwclling.
Si Gauianga is scivcd lcic by His cicinal moilci, lailci, and counilcss scivanis,
all inccssanily mad wiil lovc. Lalsmpiiya and Visnupiiya cicinally scivc ilc
Loid's loius lcci. Tlc Supicmc Loid is sccn lcic in His wondcilul loim as ilc
Panca-iaiiva.
Si Niiyananda, Si Advaiia, Gadadlaia, Sivasa, and innumciablc dcvoiccs all lavc
ilcii placcs in Mayapui. Lvciywlcic aic ilc louscs ol ilc Vaisnavas. O Mayapui,
plcasc by mcicilul io mc!
To ilc souilwcsi, ilc Gangcs and Yamuna, considciing ilcii own good loiiunc,
iwisi lilc a scipcni as ilcy llow. Tlcy comc io scivc Gauia, ilc jcwcl ol ilc iwicc-
boin. Upon ilc Gangcs's banls aic many gnatas, gaidcns, and icmplcs ol dciiics
sucl as Piaudla Maya and Viddla Siva.
Tliougloui Mayapui aic scaiicicd counilcss loicsis, icmplcs, couiiyaids, widc
ioadways, and louscs ol branmanas. In ilc souilcasi, nsodyana, ilc gaidcn ol ilc
Loid, icsis on ilc banl ol ilc inccssanily llowing Saiasvai Rivci.
Wly slould ilc iascals ol Kali-yuga, wlo aic bound iigli by maiciial illusion,
lavc ilc piivilcgc io scc ilcsc spiiiiual iicasuics' Maya lidcs ilc nama wiil ilc
ciosion causcd by ilc Gangcs, Yamuna, and Saiasvai and ilus maiciial cycs can
scc only a sladow ol ilc ical Mayapui.
ly ilc mcicy ol Si Niiyananda, ilc loldci ol all spiiiiual powcis, may ilai
Mayapui bc icvcalcd io my cycs and bclcld wiil piopci icvcicncc. O Niiyananda,
plcasc blcss ilis woiillcss lool wiil a vision ol ilc lousclold pasiimcs Gauianga
pciloimcd lcic.
Mayapui icsis in ilc ccnici ol Aniaidvpa lilc ilc wloil ol an cigli-pcialcd loius.
May ilis supicmcly puic abodc wiil a goldcn ycllow cllulgcncc always slimmci
bcloic my cycs.
Hcic and ilcic aic giovcs, ilc lalc ol Piilu, and many pasiuics loi ilc cows. How
bcauiilul ilcy aic io scc! Tlcic aic many waici canals, giain liclds, and widc ioads
lincd wiil haamba, bahuIa, and many oilci iypcs ol iiccs.
To ilc wcsi, on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs, siands ilc lamous villagc Ganganagaia
wlcic ilc Loid and His branmana liicnds siudicd in Gangadasa's lousc.
Tlcic also onc can scc llaiadvaja-iila, wlcic ilc gicai llaiadvaja Muni aiiaincd
prcma by woisliping Gauianga. Alici aiiaining gaura-prcma, lc wioic sutras ilai
insiillcd dcvoiional scivicc in many maiciialisiic pcoplc.
Noiil ol Piilu-lunda is Mailuia, ilc Cland Kazi's villagc, as wcll as oasili-iiila,
and ilc cxquisiic Madluvana, an cxicnsivc aica scaiicicd wiil many icsidcnccs. O
cycs, plcasc bccomc puiilicd by sccing ilis sccnc.
Iuiilci noiil is aiiiaciivc Saiasanga, wlcic ilc sabara iacc, oui ol lcai ol ilc
dcmon Raliabalu, sccicily icsidc wiil Loid Jagannaila. May I always lccp sigli
ol ilis placc.
Noiilwcsi ol Mailuia, I will scc ilc splcndoi ol Smania-dvpa, siiuaicd on ilc
banl ol ilc Gangcs. Tlis is wlcic anxious Paivai placcd ilc dusi ol ilc loius lcci
ol Gauianga on lci simanta (ilc paii ol lci laii).
In ilc disiancc I will scc lilvapalsa loicsi, wlcic ilc loui Kumaias icsidc,
mcdiiaiing on Gauianga. Iuiilci in ilc disiancc I will scc ilc placc wlcic
Niiyananda Piablu cnjoycd pasiimcs, wlicl lcaincd pcisons icalizc as
Sanlaisana-lsciia.
In ilc souilcin poiiion ol Mayapui, on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs ncai iis junciion
wiil ilc Saiasvai, is ilc giovc callcd nsodyana. May ilai loicsi bc ilc placc ol my
cicinal dcvoiions.
My Loid, Si Sacnandana, cnjoys midday pasiimcs wiil His associaics lcic. Sccing
ilc bcauiy ol ilis giovc, I will icmcmbci Radla-lunda. May all ilis bc cicinally
visiblc io my cycs.
Amid ilc lugc iiccs and dcnsc vincs, vaiious iypcs ol biids aic singing ilc gloiics
ol Gauianga. Tlcic is a laigc lalc and a goldcn icmplc covcicd wiil diamonds as
wcll as bluc and ycllow sappliics.
Tlc maiciialisis wlosc cycs aic sunl in illusion cannoi scc ilcsc giovcs. Tlcy scc
only a small piccc ol land covcicd wiil iloins, pciiodically iliown iopsy iuivy by
ilc llooding ol ilc Gangcs.
In ilc middlc ol Madluvana is Visiama-silana, ilc placc ol Sidlaia's coiiagc and
a clcan pond. Alici icciilying ilc Kazi, Gauianga camc lcic wiil His associaics
and iool icsi.
Wlcn will I sloui Gauianga!` and ioll on ilc giound ciying ai a sccludcd placc
lcic ai Visiama-silana' Tlcn, ovciwlclmcd in lovc, I will scc Si Gauiasundaia
diinling waici liom Sidlaia's old iion poi.
And wlcn will I bc loiiunc cnougl io scc ilc young son ol Sac, along wiil
Niiyananda, Advaiia, Gadadlaia, and Sivasa, bcgging loi lovc ol God wlilc
claniing and dancing in ilc lousc ol Sidlaia'
To ilc casi, I will scc Suvainavilaia, ilc placc ol King Suvaina Scna's
incompaiablc loii. As Gauiacandia danccs lcic wiil His associaics, His aiiiaciivc
goldcn loim is mosi cnclaniing.
As I wandci alonc oi wiil ilc dcvoiccs iliougloui Suvainavilaia, wlcn will my
voicc wavci as I wccp in lovc' I will bcg ilcic ai ilc loius lcci ol Gauianga loi a
spccl ol scivicc io Tlcii Loidslips Si Si Radla and Kisna. And ilcn I will ollci
my vciy lilc io ilc slclici ol Simai Radlaian's loius lcci.
Souilcasi ol ilcic is Nisinla Pui, also lnown as Dcvapall. Wlcn will I scc ilc
bcauiy ol ilis placc' Ai ilis abodc ol Nisinla I will ioll aboui on ilc giound in
ccsiaiic lovc, bcgging loi unalloycd lovc ol Kisna.
In my lcaii icsidc dupliciiy, insincciiiy, ilc dcsiic loi lamc, and ilc six cncmics
bcginning wiil lusi15. Tlcicloic I will piay ai ilc lcci ol Loid Nisinla io puiily my lcaii and
givc mc ilc dcsiic io scivc Kisna.
Wccping, I will bcg ai ilc loius lcci ol Nisinla ilai I may woislip Radla and
Kisna in Navadvpa, licc liom all obsiaclcs. Wlcn will ilai Loid Haii, wlo siiilcs
lcai in lcai pcisonilicd, bc plcascd and bcsiow His mcicy on mc'
Alilougl ilis loim ol ilc Loid is iciiiblc loi ilc cvil, Hc is cxcccdingly auspicious
loi ilc dcvoiccs lcadcd by Piallada. Wlcn will Hc bccomc plcascd io mcicilully
spcal io mc, a woiillcss lool, and icmovc my lcais'
Dcai clild, siay lcic lappily in Gauia-dlama. Woislip Radla and Kisna, and
dcvclop aiiiaciion loi ilc loly namc. ly ilc mcicy ol My dcvoiccs, all obsiaclcs
aic iiansccndcd. Wiil a puiilicd lcaii jusi woislip Radla and Kisna, ilc abodcs
ol swcci ncciai.`
Alici spcaling in ilis way, wlcn will ilai Loid joylully placc His lcci upon my
lcad' Ai ilai momcni, by Loid Nisinla's mcicy, I will cxlibii sympioms ol
ccsiaiic lovc loi Radla and Kisna, and I will ioll on ilc giound by ilc dooi ol
Loid Nisinla's icmplc.
Going io ilc wcsi ol Dcvapall, I will pass ilc Gandal Rivci, ilc Alalananda
Rivci, and Kas-lsciia. Tlcn I will scc ilc vciy puic Godiuma, wlcic India's
surabn cow woislipcd ilc Loid.
In ilc ilicc woilds ilcic is no placc compaiablc io Godiuma, wlcic Mailandcya
icccivcd ilc Loid's mcicy. Jusi as nsodyana, nondillcicni io Radla-lunda, lics
closc io ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs, so Godiuma lics closc io ilc banl ol ilc Saiasvai.
O mind, jusi woislip ilc giovcs ol Godiuma! Tlcn vciy soon you will scc ilc lull
wcalil ol Gauianga's pasiimcs. Sccing ilcsc pasiimcs, you will casily aiiain ilc
pasiimcs ol Radla and Kisna, ilcicby lullilling all youi dcsiics.
Godiuma is nondillcicni liom Nandsvaia, lomc ol Nanda Malaiaja and ilc
cowlcid mcn. Gauianga pciloims vaiious pasiimcs lcic. Having ialcn somc mill
pioducis ai a cowlcid's lousc, Nimai would go and lcid ilc cows wiil His gopa
liicnds.
Tlc cowlcid boys icll Nimai, O bioilci, You aic a gopaIa. Youi loim as a
branmana boy docs noi suii You. Comc, I will caiiy You on my slouldcis, and wc
will go lcid ilc cows. Wc will lcad iowaids Youi moilci's placc in Mayapui.`
Onc gopa allcciionaicly givcs cuids mixcd wiil condcnscd mill, and anoilci gopa
bccomcs unsicady jusi by sccing ilc wondcilul loim ol ilc Loid. Anoilci gopa
givcs liuiis and llowcis, saying, Comc io my lousc cvciy day.`
You aic woislipcd by ilc branmanas, bui You aic also ilc Loid ol us gopas. Wc
cannoi givc You up. You aic ilc objcci ol oui lnowlcdgc and mcdiiaiion. Lool,
cvcn ilc cows givc up ilcii calvcs and giass and bcgin mooing on sccing You.
Sincc ii is laic now, go lomc io Youi lailci's lousc, and iomoiiow wc will mcci
lcic again. I will lccp yoguii, cuids, and condcnscd mill loi You, bui il You aic
laic, I will bccomc upsci.`
In ilis way Gauia and Niiai would daily play wiil ilc cowlcid boys in ilc
Godiuma loicsi. Tlcn, il noi ioo laic, Gauianga would bailc in ilc Gangcs bcloic
piocccding lomc.
Wlcn will I scc ilcsc puic lovc-lillcd pasiimcs ol Gauianga in Godiuma' Will
sucl a day cvci bc minc' Aspiiing io scivc ilc Loid in ilc company ol ilc gopas
wiil ilcii scniimcnis, I will icsidc in a coiiagc in Godiuma wiil a lixcd mind.
Souil ol Godiuma lics aiiiaciivc Madlyadvpa, lillcd wiil a siiing ol bcauiilul
loicsis. Gauianga and ilc dcvoiccs comc ilcic ai midday io givc ilc scvcn rss
ilcii arsana.
Tlcic also, on ilc banl ol ilc Gomai in Naimisaianya, ilc rss aic lisicning io ilc
Gaura Pnagavat. To lcai ilis naiiaiion aboui Gauianga, Loid Siva mounicd Si
Hansa-valana, lialma's swan, io comc lcic quiclly.
Wlcn will I wandci iliougl ilis loicsi and scc ilai asscmbly lisicning io ilc
Gaura Purana' On ilc banl ol ilc Gomai duiing Lladas in ilc loly monil ol
Kaiiila, I will lcai sioiics aboui Si Caiianya.
Wlcn will ilc audicncc ol Saunala and ilc rss givc mc mcicy and pui ilc dusi ol
ilcii lcci on my lcad' I will iaisc my iwo lands and say, O icsidcnis ol
Navadvpa, aiicniivcly diinl ilc ncciai ol gauranga-IiIa in ilis loicsi!`
Souil ol Naimisaianya lics lialmana Puslaia, nondillcicni liom Puslaia. Tlc
branmana Divadasa woislipcd Gauianga lcic and was consolcd by sccing ilc
Loid's goldcn loim.
Iuiilci souil is Uccalaiia, nondillcicni liom Kuiulsciia ol lialmavaiia. All ilc
dcmigods icsidc lcic, pciloiming gaura-hirtana. Somciimcs ilc icsidcnis can lcai
ilai hirtana.
Gauianga and His associaics siioll in ilcsc loicsis ai midday, ovcicomc wiil
iiansccndcnial lovc. Wlcn ilc dcvoiccs givc jusi a lini ol Kisna's pasiimcs,
Gauianga bcgins io sing and dancc as Hc iasics ilc cmoiions ol Radla.
Wlcn will I, alonc oi wiil ilc dcvoiccs, diown in ilc wavcs ol ilc occan ol lovc
loi Loid Caiianya' Iccling dcsiiiuic, I will wandci in ilc loicsi ol Madlyadvpa ai
midday, mcdiiaiing on ilc cmoiional siaics ol ilc Loid.
Tlcn ilc icsidcnis ol Madlyadvpa will bc mcicilul and slow mc: Scc, lcic is oui
Loid Gauianga, dancing wiil His associaics in a giand hirtana in lialmanagaia on
ilc banl ol lialma-lunda.`
Wlcn will I scc ilai asiounding long-aimcd goldcn loim ol Gauia, wcaiing a
gailand ol loicsi llowcis and loudly calling oui, O bioilcis, cvciyonc iogcilci,
clani ilc loly namc!`
Jusi ilcn, Sivasa and ilc dcvoiccs will bcgin sanhirtana, claniing, Haii! Haii!`
Somc oilcis may clani, O bioilci, clani Gauialaii's namc! Wiiloui Gauianga
onc cannoi aiiain ilc scivicc ol Radla and Kisna.`
Ncai Uccalaiia is Pancavcn, ilc loly placc wlcic ilc dcmigods comc io icsi. Ai
ilis placc ilc ilicc siicams ol ilc Gangcs (llagiail, Mandalin, and
Alalananda), as wcll as ilc Yamuna and ilc Saiasvai all join iogcilci wiil a
dcsiic io scivc Gauianga.
Gauianga and His associaics puiilicd ilis tirtna ol ilc sins ol Kali-yuga by ialing
bail lcic. Vyasadcva and ilc rss lavc noi sccn any placc in ilc louiiccn woilds
ilai compaics wiil Pancavcn.
Wlcn will I icmcmbci ilc loius lcci ol Si Gauianga alici bailing in ilc waicis ol
ilc Pancavcn' Alici lilling my lands and diinling ilc waici ilai waslcd ilc loius
lcci ol Gauia, I will bc blcsscd and inioxicaicd icmcmbciing iopics ol Gauianga.
Acioss ilc Gangcs liom Pancavcn is cnclaniing Koladvpa, wlcic ilc Loid
appcaicd bcloic His dcvoicc in ilc loim ol a boai. In ilc sciipiuics ilis placc is
callcd Vaiala-lsciia. Ii is a spiiiiual icalm iaicly aiiaincd by ilc dcmigods. Also
lnown as Kuliapalasa, ilis is considcicd ilc iopmosi placc ol gaura-IiIa. Alici
ialing sannyasa, Si Caiianya aiicmpicd a jouincy io Vindavana bui was iiiclcd
and camc io ilis iown insicad.
Hcic is ilc sclool ol Visaiada's son, Vidyavacaspaii. Wlo did noi lnow lim' Hc is
an unalloycd scivani ol ilc Loid, and by ilc powci ol lis puic dcvoiion lc
aiiiacicd ilc Loid by ialing bail in ilc Gangcs.
Wlcn will I siand on ilc banl ol ilc Gangcs ai Vidyavacaspaii's dooiway and vicw
ilc opulcnccs ol ilis placc' Tlcn alici a lcw momcnis, ilc Loid, ling ol ilc
sannyasis, will mcicilully appcai bcloic my cycs on ilai laigc icsidcniial iooliop.
Sccing ilc goldcn cllulgcncc ol ilai sannyasi, I will lall io ilc caiil in gicai
cagcincss, jusi as wlcn ilc gopis saw Kisna dicsscd as ilc King ol Dvaiala, ilcy
ciicd wlilc icmcmbciing His pasiimcs on ilc banl ol ilc Yamuna.
I long io ialc ilc Loid bacl io Mayapui wlcic, slining in ilc dicss ol a young boy
wiil long cuily laii and not loldcd iliicc, Hc pciloims pasiimcs wiil His young
liicnds in nsodyana.
Ol couisc ilis sannyasi is also my Loid, and I am His scivani. Tlcsc dillcicni
appcaianccs ilai ilc Loid assumcs aic jusi paii ol His unlimiicd pasiimcs. lui siill
my lcaii dcsiics io ialc ilc Loid bacl io Sivasa Pandiia's icmplc on ilc banl ol
Piilu-lunda!
Iuiilci on liom lcic lics Samudiagasa, puiilici ol ilc wlolc univcisc. King
Samudia Scna loimcily lougli lcic wiil llma and icccivcd arsana ol ilc Loid,
wlo aclnowlcdgcs His puic dcvoiccs.
Taling slclici ol ilc Gangcs, ilc occan comcs lcic and is ovcicomc wiil lovc on
sccing ilc Loid's Navadvpa pasiimcs. Tlc dcmigods and dcmons scc Ganga-sagaia
cicinally slining lcic in Navadvpa.
Tlc loiiunaic living cniiiics scc Koladvpa as nondillcicni io ilc supcmcly blisslul
lalulavana ol Viaja. Si Gauianga and His associaics, absoibcd in hirtana, olicn
comc and dancc lcic.
O Koladvpa, bc mcicilul io ilis woiillcss pcison. Allow mc io icsidc in
Navadvpa amongsi ilc dcvoiccs, and givc mc ilc iigli io ilc wcalil ol ilc
pasiimcs ol Gauianga, wlo is my Loid in lilc and dcail.
In ilc noiilcin paii ol Koladvpa is ilc villagc Campalaiia, wlicl always adoins
ilc land ol Navadvpa. Tlis cnclaniing loly abodc is wlcic ilc poci Jayadcva
woislipcd Gauianga.
Hcic in ilc lomc ol Vannaila, ilc Loid and His associaics pciloimcd a gicai
lcsiival ol nama-sanhirtana. Gauianga slowcd ilc gloiics ol His prcma in ilai
lousc.
Also in Campalaiia villagc is a campaha loicsi liom wlicl ilc gopi Campalalaia
gailcis llowcis io malc gailands loi Radla and Kisna. Tlis placc is nondillcicni
liom Kladiiavana ol Viaja, wlcic Kisna and lalaiama ialc icsi.
Lnclaniing aiudvpa is lillcd wiil aiiiaciivc loicsis. Tlc scasons lcadcd by spiing
pciloim cicinal scivicc io ilc Loid lcic. Tlis aiudvpa is ilc abodc ol
iiansccndcnial bliss, loi ii is paii ol ilc aica ol Radla-lunda in Viaja.
Wlilc singing ilc gloiics ol Kisna and icmcmbciing Kisna's pasiimcs as a
cowlcid, somciimcs Gauianga would loudly call again and again ilc namcs ol ilc
cows, Syamali! Dlubali!` Hc would ilcn ciy as Hc callcd oui loi Subala and
Sidama.
Wlcn will I wandci in aiudvpa, sccing ilc bcauiy ol ilc loicsi and icmcmbciing
ilc Loid's pasiimcs' Tlcn I will bccomc siunncd as ilc pasiimcs ai Radla-lunda
manilcsi bcloic my cycs.
Hcic, on ilc banl ol Manasa-ganga, Kisna and lalaiama wiil Dama, lala, and
Malabala, go io soliiaiy loicsis wiil counilcss cows and calvcs. Wlilc playing
vaiious gamcs, all ilc boys sing ilc gloiics ol Kisna.
As ilc cowlcid boys cngagc in vaiious discussions, ilc calvcs go oll giazing in
disiani loicsis. Losing sigli ol ilc calvcs, all ilc boys bccomc anxious, bui ilc
calvcs immcdiaicly comc iunning ai ilc sound ol Kisna's lluic.
As I scc ilis pasiimc, ii suddcnly vanislcs, and I will lall io ilc giound
unconscious. Tlcn, icgaining my scnscs, I will iisc up and wandci slowly iliougl
ilc loicsis.
O Gauianga! O Kisnacandia, occan ol mcicy! You aic ilc wcalil ol ilc wiciclcd
and pooi, and I am ilc lowcsi iascal!` Saying ilis and wccping coniinuously, I will
movc onwaids iill suddcnly I comc io Vidyanagaia.
Tlis Vidyanagaia is ilc abodc ol ilc loui Vcas and ilc sixiy-loui aiis and
scicnccs. Saiasvai, ilc goddcss ol lcaining, icsidcs lcic wiiloui a doubi. Ai ilis
placc, lialma, Siva, and ilc rss icvcalcd all iypcs ol lnowlcdgc io ilc maiciial
woild.
Knowing ilai ilc Loid would pciloim His cducaiional pasiimcs lcic, lilaspaii
lcli lis icsidcncc in svarga, and, as Vasudcva Saivablauma, lc iaugli all iypcs ol
lnowlcdgc accoiding io vaiious pioccsscs ai Vidyanagaia.
Wlocvci livcs ai Vidyanagaia and sings ilc gloiics ol Gauianga bccomcs a
loiiunaic icaclci and will ncvci lnow giicl. Wlocvci ialcs io ilc woislip ol
Gauianga and icccivcs ilc vision ol His iiansccndcnial loim will bc liccd liom all
ignoiancc.
Will I cvci scc Gauiasundaia, as Hc gocs io Vidyanagaia bcing aiiiacicd io acquiic
lnowlcdgc' Tlc Loid iool ilc sidc ol His dcvoicc lcic and clasiiscd Dcvananda
Pandiia wiil siiong woids loi commiiiing an ollcnsc io Sivasa Pandiia.
Lvcn Anania Scsa docs noi lully undcisiand ilc pasiimcs ol my Loid. Wlcn Hc
bccomcs absoibcd in ilcsc aciiviiics, wlai is His ical inicniion' Wly docs Hc givc
up claniing io punisl ilc siudcnis wlo ciiiicizcd Him' Wlai iypc ol lappincss
docs Hc gain by dclcaiing His icaclcis'
lui wlaicvci ilc Loid docs is a causc ol bliss. Tlc Loid is indcpcndcni, and I am
simply His scivani. My vciy limiicd iniclligcncc las no powci io judgc Him.
All ilc inlabiianis ol Navadvpa wlo aci as ilc Loid's icaclcis aic nouiislcis ol
His cicinal pasiimcs and aic woiily ol my icspcci. All ol you plcasc bc mcicilul io
ilis misciablc paupci; givc mc ilc qualilicaiion loi nama-sanhirtana.
I malc ilis pciiiion io ilc tirtna ol Vidyanagaia: May ilc ignoiancc wlicl lidcs
Gauianga's idcniiiy ncvci covci my mind. May my mind iiansccnd ilis maya.
Noiil ol Vidyanagaia slincs Jalnudvpa, wlcic ilc lcimiiagc ol Jalnu Muni is
visiblc io all. Hcic Jalnu Muni dianl ilc Gangcs, wlo ilcn appcaicd as lis
dauglici, Jalnav.
Kisna's dcvoicc llsma lcaincd bnagavata-narma lcic in ilc Muni's asrama. ly
woisliping ilc Loid wiiloui dupliciiy, Jalnu Muni casily aiiaincd ilc loius lcci ol
Si Caiianya.
Tlis Jalnudvpa is nondillcicni liom lladiavana ol Viaja. Wlcn will ilai loicsi
bc visiblc io my cycs' In ilai loicsi on iop ol ilc supicmcly puic llsma-iila, I
will pciloim my woislip.
In ilc cvcning, llsma will appcai bcloic mc in lis spiiiiual body, blaclisl lilc
Kisna, lolding tuIasi bcads, mailcd wiil iwclvc tIaha mails, and consianily
claniing ilc loly namc in bliss.
Lisicn, ncwcomci io Navadvpa, now I am singing ilc gloiics ol Gauianga.
Picviously, wlilc dying on ilc baiilclicld ol Kuiulsciia, I was ablc io scc Loid
Kisna wiil lull conccniiaiion. Ai ilai iimc ilc Loid iold mc, Picviously, you lad
arsana ol Navadvpa, and loi ilai pious aciiviiy, you lavc gaincd Gauianga's
mcicy. Now you lavc bccomc an cicinal icsidcni ol Navadvpa.'
Tlcicloic, givc up all oilci dcsiics and aspiiaiions, livc in Navadvpa and
woislip Gauialaii. You nccd no longci lcai ilc bondagc ol maiciial objccis, loi ii
is cciiain ilai you will aiiain ilc scivicc ol Gauianga's loius lcci.
ly ilc Loid's mcicy, libciaicd souls can always scc ilc pasiimcs ol Kisna and
Gauia in ilis nama. Lamcniaiion, lcai, dcail, all causcs ol disiuibancc, all
maiciial dcsiics, and all allliciions ol ilc condiiioncd soul cannoi cxisi lcic.
Tlc puic dcvoiccs lavc all sunl in an occan ol lappincss by diinling ilc
inioxicaiing bcvciagc ol scivicc io Kisna. Tlcy do noi lnow ilc pains ol ilis
woild, ilcy do noi cxpciicncc ilc dilliculiy ol any wanis, bccausc ilcy aic siiuaicd
in ilcii puic bodics wiil puic dcsiics.
Tlc Supicmc Loid, wlo las unlimiicd dcvoicc lollowcis-cicinally libciaicd
dcvoiccs and libciaicd dcvoiccs coming liom ilc maiciial woild-pciloims His
pasiimcs in ilcsc loicsis wiil cacl dcvoicc accoiding io lis icspcciivc cmoiional
mood.
Tlis placc is unlimiicd and las no aspcci ol dull maiici, loi lcic ilc spiiiiual
cncigy is ilc picdominaiing goddcss. Hcic, placc, ilc scnscs, ilc body, all cxisi
bcyond ilc illusoiy cncigy in a siaic ol puic goodncss.
ly ilc Loid's dcsiic, as long as you do noi givc up ilc body in maiciial cxisicncc
and youi iniclligcncc siicls io maiciial dcsignaiions, ilc aciual nama will noi bc
visiblc in iis complcic loim.
ly ilc Loid's mcicy, you will icccivc a spiiiiual body, and youi piogicss lcic will
bc unobsiiucicd. Tlc illusion ol maiciial cncigy will iciicai, and you will icccivc
unlimiicd bliss in ilis cicinal spiiiiual icalm.
lui as long as you lavc ilis maiciial body, caiclully icmain lixcd in ilc
piinciplcs ol bnaht. Always scivc ilc dcvoiccs, clani ilc namc ol Kisna, woislip
Radla and Kisna, and icmain indillcicni io scnsc giaiilicaiion.
Wiil ilc mcicy ol ilc dcvoiccs, ilc namc, and ilc nama, lccp undcsiiablc
associaiion lai away. Soon you will aiiain icsidcncc in ilc cicinal nama wlcic
puic scivicc io Radla and Kisna manilcsis.`
Hcaiing ilc insiiuciions ol llsmadcva, I will ollci my lull obcisanccs ai lis lcci.
Alici blcssing mc lc will disappcai, and, wccping, I will piocccd io Modadiuma
loicsi.
Tlis loicsi is nondillcicni liom Si llandiavana ol Viaja, wlcic ilc biids and
bcasis aic all spiiiiual cniiiics. In ilc bianclcs ol ilc iiccs livc cucloos wlo
coniinuously sing ilc gloiics ol Gauianga and Sia-Rama.
Tlc counilcss banyan iiccs spicad ilcii bianclcs oui io blocl ilc sun. Wlcn will
ilis placc, wlcic Kisna and lalaiama displaycd Tlcii pasiimcs, bc visiblc io my
cycs'
Wlcn will I wandci aboui obsciving ilc splcndoi ol ilc loicsi and suddcnly scc
ilc coiiagc ol Loid Ramacandia. Tlcn I will scc Rama Himscll, wlosc body is ilc
coloi ol urva giass and wlo is dicsscd lilc a branmacari, siiiing wiil Lalsmana
and Sia.
Sccing Ramacandia's cnclaniing loim, I will lall unconscious in ilc loicsi. I will
bc ovciwlclmcd wiil lovc and unablc io spcal as I diinl ilc bcauiy ol His loim
wiil my iwo cycs.
Lalsmana will mcicilully comc slowly loiwaid io givc mc somc liuii and placc His
lcci upon my lcad. My dcai son, plcasc cai ilis liuii. Living in ilc loicsi, ilis is
all wc lavc io ollci oui gucsis.`
As Hc says ilis, ilc vision will disappcai, and I will wccp as I bcgin io cai ilc liuii.
In my lcaii I am ilinling ol ilai inconccivablc loim, Will I cvci scc ilai giccnisl
loim ol Rama again'`
O llandiavana, land ol iiansccndcnial gcms, my lcaii wccps wiiloui cnd io
lcavc you! Ai ilai placc, on ilc picicxi ol lciding cows, lalaiama and Kisna
pciloimcd many pasiimcs. In ilc samc way, Gauianga pciloimcd pasiimcs lcic in
Modadiuma, bccoming diunl wiil ilc sound ol hirtana in ilc company ol His
liicnds.
Tlcn slowly I will go io Vailunilapuia, io ilc loicsi callcd Nisicyasa, abundani
wiil all giandcui. Tlc Loid ol Vailunila, wlo is woislipcd by all ilc dcmigods,
icsidcs ilcic along wiil His ilicc cncigics, Lla, llu, and Si.
As mucl as my Kisna is cndowcd wiil uimosi swccincss, so ilc Loid ol
Vailunila is cndowcd wiil all opulcnccs and giandcui. Alilougl Viajcndia-
nandana Kisna ncvci givcs up ilcsc opulcnccs, ilcy aic noi sccn by His dcvoiccs.
Tlc Loid ol Vailunila was mcicilul io Naiada. Hiding His opulcnccs, Hc saiislicd
Naiada by iiansloiming Himscll inio Gauianga. Sccing ilai loim ol Gauianga, I
will dancc, wlilc lloundciing in ilc occan ol bliss and ciying in a loud voicc.
Ciossing ovci ilc Viiaja Rivci and lcaving lialmannagaia, I will climb on iop ol
Aila-iila. As I sii ilcic and woislip Gauialaii, I will bccomc inioxicaicd wiil
ncciai wlilc singing ilc loly namc.
Tlc sun-god, Ailadcva, will mcicilully appcai bcloic mc wiil a icd-lucd
complcxion, long-aims, wcaiing pinlisl cloil and tuIasi-maIa, sandalwood
smcaicd on lis body, ilc namc ol Gauialaii on lis lips, and icais in lis cycs.
Hc will say io mc, My son, I lavc appcaicd bcloic you bccausc you aic a dcvoicc
ol Gauianga. Wc dcmigods, diicciois ol maiciial allaiis, aic also scivanis ol
Gauianga's loius lcci. I simply aspiic io bc ilc scivani ol ilc scivanis ol
Gauianga's loius lcci. ly my blcssings, you will gci hrsna-bnaht, and you will lavc
ilc siicngil io livc in ilc nama and clani ilc loly namc. lui plcasc comc lcic
icgulaily and sing Kisna's ncciai-lillcd namc loi my plcasuic.`
Paying obcisanccs ai Suiyadcva's lcci, I will piocccd io Malaipuia. Tlis Malaipuia
is nondillcicni liom Kamyavana, Kisna's pasiimc placc in Viaja. Tlc associaics ol
Gauianga iaisc a iumuliuous sound lcic wlilc claniing ilc namc ol Kisna.
Wlilc in cxilc, ilc livc Pandavas, lcadcd by Yudlisiliia, icsidcd wiil Diaupad
loi somc iimc in ilis loicsi. Tlcy biougli Vyasadcva lcic and lcaid lim spcal
ilc Gaura Purana. And ilcy pciloimcd inicnsivc woislip ol Gauianga lcic.
Lvcn now ilc dcvoiccs can scc ilc asscmbly ol Yudlisiliia and ilc rss-llauma,
Sula, Dcvala, Cyavana, Gaigamuni-siiiing ai ilc basc ol a iicc and wccping as
ilcy lcai ilc gloiics ol Gauianga.
Wlcn will I comc io ilai asscmbly and pay my anavats liom lai oll' Wlcn I
lcai liom ilc mouil ol Vyasadcva ilc sioiy ol Gauianga dclivciing ilc ailcisis, I
will sigl dccply in ccsiasy.
Alici somc iimc, bcing unablc io scc ilai asscmbly, I will sloui ilc namc ol
Gauianga, lall llai on ilc caiil, and ciy. Iccling lungci as midday appioaclcs, I
will picl liuiis liom ilai loicsi.
Jusi ilcn ilc Pandava's wilc, Diaupad, will appioacl, caiiying iicc and spinacl.
Hcic, clild, ialc ilis ollciing ol minc-a lcw landluls ol iicc ilai lavc bccn
ollcicd io Gauianga.`
Iccling mosi unwoiily, I will ollci my lull obcisanccs io Diaupad and cxicnd my
land io acccpi ilc iicc and spinacl. Wlcn I lonoi ilai wondcilul gauranga-
prasaa, my ionguc will bc blcsscd.
Wlocvci gcis ilc mcicy ol ilc Loid's mana-prasaa will cciiainly aiiain puic
dcvoiional scivicc. May ilai mcicy bc cicinally minc, so ilai I will bc ablc io casily
givc up ilis maiciial woild.
Alici lonoiing ilai prasaa givcn by Diaupad, wlcn will I comc io Rudiadvpa'
Kailasa, ilc abodc ol Siva, is jusi ilc cllulgcncc ol ilis Rudiadvpa, wlicl slincs
wiilin Navadvpa.
Ai ilis placc, ilc clcvcn Rudias lcadcd by Nla-loliia dancc and bccomc siunncd
wiil gaura-prcma. Duivasa Muni sci up lis asrama lcic and gavc up lis piaciicc ol
yoga io woislip Gauianga's loius lcci.
Oilci yogis lcadcd by Asiavalia and Daiiaiicya, as wcll as Pancamulla Siva, gavc
up ilc monisiic plilosoply and cngagcd in mcdiiaiing on ilc loius lcci ol
Gauianga. No longci do ilcy dcsiic io mcigc in ilc cllulgcncc ol ilc Loid.
Wlcn will I wandci in ilc loicsi and comc io ilc placc ol ilc sva-Inga' Siiiing
ilcic, I will mcdiiaic on Gauianga's loius lcci, and ilcn I will scc a bcauiilul
goddcss noi lai oll. Wlcn slc noiiccs mc, I will pay my icspccis and asl, Wlai is
youi namc moilci'`
Wiil icais in lci cycs, slc will icply, Lisicn son, my soiiow is impossiblc io icll.
Tlcic aic livc iypcs ol libciaiion, and I lavc bccn givcn ilc namc ol Sayujya, oi
Niivana. My loui sisicis, Salolya, Saiupya, Sampya, and Saisii, lavc gonc io
Vailunilapuia lcaving mc lcic cmbaiasscd.
ly ilc mcicy ol Siva, Daiiaiicya and oilci sagcs gavc mc ilcii caincsi aiicniion
loi somc iimc, bui linally ilcy gavc mc up and pcoplc say ilcy iool up icsidcncc
in Rudiadvpa. Usclcssly I am now looling loi ilcm. Wlcic and wlcn will I lind
ilcm' Gauianga las libciaicd cvciyonc bui is mcicilcss io mc. Tlcicloic I will
lind a placc io givc up my lilc. Tlai placc will bc callcd Nidaya Mcicilcss].`
Jusi lcaiing lci namc, Sayujya, my lcaii will iicmblc as il in lcai ol ilc wiicl
Puiana. In gicai lcai I will closc my cycs and diop io ilc giound. Tlcn somc gicai
pcison will ioucl mc, and I will iisc and scc bcloic mc ilc liguic ol Siva, dancing
and singing oui, O mcicilul son ol Sac, givc mcicy io all living cniiiics. Diivc
away all lcai!`
I will lall ai Maladcva's lcci and piay loi my own puiilicaiion. lcing mcicilul, lc
will placc lis lcci on my lcad and givc mc ilc csscncc ol all icacling.
Lisicn, dcvoiion io Si Kisna is ilc csscncc; siiiving loi jsana, harma, yoga, and
muht is usclcss. ly my mcicy you will conquci maya and quiclly aiiain ilc sladc
ol Gauia's loius lcci. To ilc souil, scc Si Pulina, so aiiiaciivc. Tlai is Vindavana
wiilin Navadvpa. Go ilcic io wiincss Kisna's pasiimcs. Soon you will aiiain
Radla's loius lcci.`
Alici giving lis insiiuciions, Siva will disappcai. I will bow down and ilcn
coniinuc on, ciying all ilc wlilc. Vicwing Si Pulina loi somc iimc, I will lall
unconscious io ilc caiil wiil my voicc clolcd and ilioai guigling.
Wlilc dcvoid ol cxicinal consciousncss in a dicamlilc siaic ol saman, a
wondious liguic will appcai pciloiming lci consiiiuiional scivicc. I will iccognizc
ilai ii is I, Kamala-manjai, ilc cicinal assisiani ol Ananga-manjai, ilc goddcss ol
my lcaii.
Ananga-manjai will iniioducc mc io all lci companions, and will givc mc ilc
scivicc ol picpaiing camploi loi Tlcii Loidslips. Slc will icvcal io mc ilc
pasiimcs ol ilc divinc couplc.
Ncai Si Pulina is ilc Rasa-mandala, wlcic Gopcndia-nandana Kisna, suiioundcd
by a billion gopis, sicals ilc lcaiis ol all by His dancing wiil Si Radla, ilc
picdominaiing goddcss ol ilc rasa dancc.
Sucl giacclul dancing docs noi cxisi wiilin ilc maiciial woild! ly gicai loiiunc,
wlocvci sccs ilis pasiimc ai oncc diowns in ilai ncciai. And wlocvci aiiains sucl
a iiansccndcnial iiancc will bc unablc io givc up ilc lappincss ol ilai asiounding
sigli!
I will bc unablc io dcsciibc ilc sigli I will bclold. I will locl ii in my lcaii, and
gazc upon ii cicinally. In my own giovc, wlilc culiivaiing ilai sigli in my lcaii, I
will scivc consianily undci ilc diicciion ol ilc sahnis.
Ananga-manjai, ilc youngci sisici ol Radlaian, will bcsiow lci mcicy on mc and
pcisonally slow mc ilc nama. Wc will go wcsi ol ilc Rasa-mandala io Si Dlia-
samia, and ilcn a liiilc luiilci io Vand-vaia and ilc banl ol ilc Yamuna.
Rupa-manjai will qucsiion my misiicss, Ananga-manjai, wlo will icply, Tlis
ncw maidscivani will bc cngagcd undci Laliia-sall's diicciion. Hci namc is
Kamala-manjai, and slc is lixcd in dcvoiion io Si Gauianga. lc mcicilul and givc
lci sponiancous dcvoiion io oui Loidslips.`
Hcaiing ilis, Rupa-manjai will ioucl my body wiil lci mcicilul land, suddcnly
impaiiing io mc sublimc spiiiiual cmoiions and ilc inicnsc dcsiic io woislip in
lci looisicps.
My complcxion is lilc liglining, and my oinamcnis and dicss spaillc lilc ilc
midnigli siais. I will appcai wiil a camploi iiay in my land, and I will lall llai ai
lci lcci and bcg loi ilc unalloycd slclici ol Si Radla's loius lcci.
Rupa-manjai and Ananga-manjai will ialc mc io ilc piivaic giovc ol Laliia, ilc
claiming misiicss ol Svananda-sullada-lunja, wlo is dwclling insidc mcdiiaiing
on ilc scivicc ol Radlaian's loius lcci.
I will pay my lull obcisanccs ai lci loius lcci, and Visalla will cxplain io lci my
idcniiiy, Tlis is onc inlabiiani ol Navadvpa, wlo wanis io scivc you and ilcicby
scivc ilc lcci ol Radla and Kisna.`
Laliia will bc vciy plcascd and will say io Ananga-manjai, ilc consoii ol Scsa,
Givc lci a placc bcsidc youis, and caiclully aiiangc lci dcsiicd scivicc. Talc lci
along wlcn you go io pciloim youi scivicc, and giadually slc will icccivc ilc
mcicy ol Si Radla. Wiiloui Radla's mcicy, low can ilc scivicc ol Radla and
Kisna aiiaincd'
Hcaiing Laliia's woids, Ananga-manjai will ialc mc io lci giovc and malc mc lci
own maidscivani. Slc slows lci allcciion by giaciously allowing mc io
accompany lci wlcn slc gocs io scivc ilc divinc couplc.
Wlilc pciloiming my scivicc, I will caicl a glimpsc ol Radla and Kisna in ilc
disiancc. Tlcn pcilaps Si Radla will display Hci mcicy by giving mc an oidci
and ilc sladc ol Hci loius lcci.
Rcmaining always cngagcd in ilai scivicc, I will giadually bccomc cxpcii. Tlus I
will plcasc Radla and Kisna, wlo will somciimcs givc mc Tlcii oinamcnis as a
icwaid.
As my dicam bicals, I will wccp solily. And as I cioss ilc Gangcs, I will lool bacl
ai Si Pulina. Living ncai nsodyana in my piivaic giovc, I will woislip Gauianga,
wlo is nondillcicni liom Radla and Kisna.w
Rcmaining lixcd in my vows, I will woislip Radla and Govinda, and I will gazc
upon Radla-lunda and Vindavana. Rcmcmbciing ilc lcci ol Ananga-manjai and
ilc sahnis, I will diown in lovc ol God and in ilc bliss aiiaincd by my pcisonal
scivicc io Tlcii Loidslips.
Tlis llaliivinoda, scivani ol ilc scivani ol Loid Caiianya, is bcgging loi
icsidcncc in Navadvpa-dlama. I am cagci loi ilc lcci ol Rupa and Raglunaila
Gosvams (Rupa and Raii-manjais), and liom ilcm I anxiously bcg io aclicvc my
pcilcci spiiiiual body and scivicc.
O icsidcnis ol Navadvpa and Vindavana, quiclly csiablisl mc in nsodyana, ilc
abodc ol ilc Loid. Tlai is cciiainly wiilin youi powci, loi ii is youi placc. I am
simply a scivani, and by assisiing in youi scivicc io Tlcii Loidslips, I may aiiain
icsidcncc in ilc nama.
O Navadvpa-dlama, givc mc youi mcicy, loi wiiloui youi mcicy, low can
anyonc aiiain ilc Loid's namas' Plcasc do noi considci wlcilci I am lii oi noi,
paiiiculaily in ilc scivicc I lavc jusi donc. I lavc simply cxiiacicd ilc csscncc ol
ilc insiiuciions ol Jalnava (Ananga-manjai) and Niiyananda Piablu, ilc loldci
ol all cncigics.
Wlocvci icads ilis Pnava-taranga wiil dcvoiional laiil will cxpciicncc ilc ncciai
ol ilc pasiimcs ol Gauianga. Svaiupa Damodaia (Laliia) will cciiainly givc lim
mcicy, ilc sladc ol lis lcci, and acccpi lim as an associaic in ilc spiiiiual nama.
Lnd ol ilc Navadvpa llava-iaianga.