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Ishodyan – The enchanting garden of Lord Gauranga | Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga

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Text 15
Asankhya brahmana griha Mayapure haya
Rajpath chattar bipina shiva-alaya
Purva dakshinete ek sarasvati dhar
Nirabadhi bahe ishodyan tate yar
 
Translation –
Mayapur hosts innumerable residences of brahmanas, wide avenues, courtyards, groves and temples of Lord Shiva. A stream of river saraswati incessantly flows on the southeast. Ishodyan (the Lord’s garden) lies upon her bank.

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Text 9
Brahmapura boli srutigana jake gaya
Mayamukta chakshe aha Mayapur bhaya
Sarvopari Sri Gokula nama mahavana
Yatha Nitya Leela kare Sri-Saci-nandana
 
Translation –
The scriptures sing praises of a transcendental abode, called Brahmapura.Ah ! Mayapur shines bright in that realm, before eyes free from illusion.Identical with the most exalted abode of Gokula, situated in the Mahavana forest of Vrindavana, Mayapur is the abode where the son of mother Saci, performs His eternal pastimes.
 
Text 10
Vraje sei dham gopa-gopi-ganalaya
Navadvipe Sri-Gokula dvijabasa raya
Jagannatha Misra parama pabana
Mayapura madhye shobhe nitya niketana
 
Translation –
Sri Gokula dhama of Vraja is the residence of cowherd men and women. In Navadvipa , that same Gokul dham manifests as the residence of the brahmanas.Jagannatha Misra, who is an epitome of purity, has his house at the very center of Mayapur (within Navadvipa). His radiant effulgent house is the eternal residence of the Supreme Lord.

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The artistry of the exalted abode of Navadvipa | Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga

Text 7
astadala-padmanibha dhama nirmala
Kotichandra jyotsna jini atiba shitala
Koti surya prabha jini ati tejo-maya
Amara nayana pathe haibe udaya
 
Translation –
The dham resembles an eight petalled lotus and is exceedingly pure. It is so soothing that it defeats the pleasant rays of millions of moons.It is more effulgent and brilliant than the rays of millions of suns. When will this dham appear before my eyes ?
 
Purport –
Following is an excerpt from Lord Nityananda’s description of Navadvipa to Jiva Goswami –
 
“Crossing the viraja river and the brahman effulgence, beyond the Vaikuntha planets, one comes to Svetadvipa, Sri Goloka.Going further, one reaches, Gokula Vrindavana or Krishnaloka. In Krishnaloka, there exists two states of emotion – madhurya (sweetness) and audarya (munificence). Audarya exists in fullness within madhurya and madhurya exists in fullness within audarya.However, that part of Krishnaloka, where madhurya is predominant, is known as Vrindavana, whereas that portion where audarya is predominant is known as Navadvipa.There is no difference between Vrindavana and Navadvipa. Only the different manifestation of rasas (mellows) make them distinct. Navadvipa is eternal, spiritual and unlimited.
Navadvipa extends over sixteen krosas.Within the sixteen krosas of Navadvipa, which are non different from Vrindavana, there are nine islands, which form an eight-petaled lotus floating on water.In the middle of the eight petals lies Antardvipa. And within Antardvipa, lies the very central point, Mayapur. The eternal pastimes of the Lord take place within Yogpeeth (His birthplace) and the circle of Mayapur, the circumference of which measure three and a half miles and the diameter measure just over one mile. Yogpeeth, the birthplace of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, is the most glorious of all places”.

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Text 8
Astadvipa astadala madhye dvipa-vara
Antardvipa nama taar atiba sundara
Taar madhya bhage yogpeeth mayapur
Dekhiya ananda labh kariba prachur
 
Translation –
At the center of these eight islands ,which resemble just like eight petals, is the very best of the islands. The name of this extremely beautiful (ninth) island is Antardvipa. At the center of Antardvipa resides Yogpeeth and Mayapur. I shall derive immense bliss taking darsana of this exalted place.
 

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The Glories of Navadvipa | Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga

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Text 1
sarva-dhama-siromani sandhini-vilasa
Sola krosa navadvipa cid-ananda-vas
Sarva-tirtha deva-rishi-srutira visrama
sphuruk nayane mama navadvipa dham

Translation –
May the crown jewel of all the holy places of pilgrimage, which is the playground of the Lord’s sandhini potency (the energy of eternal existence), which measures sixteen krosas in circumference and is the residence of the Lord’s cit (knowledge) and ananda (bliss) potencies, which is the seat of all the other holy places of pilgrimage, and is the resting place for all demigods, sages and scriptures – May this holy dham of Navadvipa manifest before my eyes.

Purport –
Navadvipa is the crown jewels of all Pilgrimages. As Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains in this verse, the realm of Navadvipa is eternal and is the residence of all the potencies of the Supreme Lord, namely sat (eternal), cit (cognizance) and Ananda (bliss). All the holy places of pilgrimage and various demigods reside within Navadvipa. At Harihara kshetra, for example, Lord Shiva and His wife Gauri eternally worship Lord Gauranga and deliver the fallen souls chanting ‘Gauranga’ mantra in their ears. At Uchcha-hatta, the sankirtana of the demigods glorifying Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu can be overheard even today. However, Navadvipa, is the most exalted of all places, because herein lies Yogpeeth, the birthplace of the Lord Chaitanya, the Supreme Master of all.

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Introduction – Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga | Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga

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Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga has been originally composed by Sri Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura, who is an intimate associate of Lord Gauranga (Gaura Shakti Svarupa). We are exceedingly honored and feel ourselves blessed to have been able to translate this book in English and present it ‘as it is’ for the pleasure of the devotees. Let us take this opportunity to pen a few lines in glorification of Navadvipa. There is no difference between Navadvipa , the supreme abode of Lord Gauranga and Vrindavana, the supreme abode of Lord Krishna. Infact Lord Krishna and Lord Gauranga are one and the same person and there is no difference between them (yei Gaura sei Krishna sei Jagannatha). The sweetness (madhurya) that characterises the pastimes of Lord Krishna and the munificence (audarya) that characterises the pastimes of Lord Chaitanya are both the highest manifestations of spiritual ecstasies.

When asked to describe the transcendental abode of Navadvipa, Lord Nityananda had the following to say :

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