Sri Navadwip Dham Mahatmya
Chapter 5
Pramana khandachapter 1
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chapter 5Sri Sri Navadwip Bhava Taranga
Chapter Five
Introduction
navadvépasya mähätmyaà
vidvadbhir yat saméritam
saìgåhitaà mayä sarvam
adhyäye 'smin sukhävahamädau karëapürasyaiva
varëanaà çåëu yatnataù
caitanya-carite kävye
navadvépa-kathäçrayenavadvépasya - of Navadvépa mähätmyam - glory;- vidvadbhiù - by the wise; yat - which; saméritam - said; saìgåhitam - collected; mayä - by me; sarvam - all; adhyäye - chapter; asmin - in this; sukha - happiness; ävaham - bringing; ädau - inthe beginning; karëapürasya - of Kavi-karëapüra; eva - indeed; varëanam - the description; çåëu - please hear; yatnataù - carefully; caitanya-carite kävye - in Çré Caitanya-carita Mahä-kavya; navadvépa-kathäçraye - in the description of Navadvépa.
In this chapter I have collected everything the learned great devotees havesaid about Navadvépa. First, please carefully hear Kavi-karëapüra's description of Navadvépa in his Caitanya-carita Mahä-kävya:
Text 1
iyaà mahé bhägyavaté mahéyasé
divo 'pi divyäd api nirmalair guëaiù
mahanti ratnäni yadä dadäty ato
dadhau navadvépam atéva-durlabhamiyam - this; mahé - earth; bhägyavaté - fortunate; mahéyasé - more; divaù - than the
higher planets; api - and; divyät - than the higher planets; api - and; nirmalaiù - with pure; guëaiù - virtues; mahanti - great; ratnäni - jewels; yadä - when; dadäti - gives; ataù - then; dadhau - gave; navadvépam - Navadvépa; atéva - very; durlabham - rare.
The fortunate and purely virtuous earthly world is more exalted than even Svargaloka. When the earth was giving great jewels it also gave the very rare abode of Navadvépa.
Text 2
anekadhä saïcita-bhägya-saïcayaà
samastam ekatra vidhäya sarvataù
mahéruhair utpulakeyam utsukä
dadhau navadvépa iti prathäà kim uanekadhä - many; saïcita - collected; bhägya - good fortune; saïcayam - multitude;
samastam - all; ekatra - in one place; vidhäya - placing; sarvataù - completely; mahéruhaiù - with trees; utpulakä - with bodily hairs erect in ecstasy; iyam - this;utsukä - eager; dadhau - placed; navadvépe - in Navadvépa; iti - thus; prathäàfame;kim - whether?; u - indeed.
Has the earth, its trees now hairs standing in ecstasy, eagerly collected all transcendental opulences and placed them in Navadvépa?
Text 3
prabhuù kadä vävatariñyatéty ado
vicintayantyä manasi praphullayä
manorathäkränti-viçäd anekaçaù
satäà pädäbjänu-gatir yayä dadheprabhuù - the Lord; kadä - when?; vä - or; avatariñyati - will descend; iti - thus; adaù - below;vicintayantyä - thinking; manasi - in the heart; praphullayä - joyful; manoratha - desires; äkränti-visät - overwhelming; anekaçaù - many; satäm - of the devotees; päda-abja - lotus feet; anu-gatiù - following; yayä - by her; dadhe - placed.
" When will the Lord descend?" Thinking this way in her heart, and overcome with spiritual desires, the earth began to follow the footsteps of the great devotees.
Text 4
iyaà navadvépa-miçena mediné
dadhära bhüyo mathuräm iväparäm
vaded amuñyaà ca vimukti-dayiné
prabhoù pada-sparça-rasämalätmanaùiyam - she; navadvépa-miçena - as Navadvépa; mediné - the earth; dadhära - held; bhüyaù - again; mathuräm - Mathurä; iva - as if; aparäm - peerless; vadet - may say; amuñyam - of it; ca - and; vimutki-dayiné - granting liberation; prabhoù - of the Lord; pada - of the feet; sparça - the touch; rasa - nectar; amala - pure; ätmanaù - heart.
The earth held Navadvépa as if it were another peerless Mathurä. It is said that, heart purified by the nectar touch of the Lord's feet, she now offers liberation.
Texts 5-8
äplavya yä dhurjaöi-sajjaöä-taöià
kapäla-mälä-cchaöayäsamanvitäm
çaçaìka-lekhä-pratibimba-rüpiném
alabdha-pürvaà çapharéà samäsadatprabhoù padämbhoja-yugasya pävané
dhärä manojïä madhurä mahéyasaù
cakära yaträspadam utsukä saté
samantato 'sau vimalämbu-vahinédrava-svarüpäpi bhaväbdhi-çoñiëé
çubhräpi yäséd dhåta-kåñëa-vigrahaù
kñity-äçritäpi dyu-nadéti viçrutä
bhramäpahäpi bhrami-vibhramävahäseyaà navadvépa-bhuvi mahéyaséà
çobhäm ivädhäya tad-anta-väsiné
prabhoù padämbhoja-yugasya saurabhaà
präpyaiva bhüyotkalikäkulé-kåtaäplavya - flooding; yä - which; dhurjaöi - of Lord Çiva; sat - transcendental; jatä - matted hair; taöim - surface; kapäla - of skulls; mälä - necklace; cchaöayä - with the splendor; samanvitam - endowed; çaçaìka-lekhä - crescent moon; pratibimba - reflection; rüpiném - form; alabdha - not attained; pürvam - before; çapharém - çapharé fish; samäsadät - attained prabhoù - of the Lord; padämbhoja-yugasya - of the lotus feet; paväné - purifying;dhärä - river; manojïä - beautiful; madhurä - sweet; mahéyasaù - great; cakära - did; yatra - where; aspadam - abode; utsukä - eager; saté - saintly; samantataù - completely; asau - it; vimala - pure; ambu - water; vahiné - streams; drava - liquid; svarüpa - form; api - indeed; bhava - of repeated birth and death; abdhi - ocean; çoñiëé - drying up; çubhrä - splendid; api - indeed; yä - which; äsét - was; dhåta - held; kåñëa - - of Lord Kåñëa; vigrahaù - the form; kñiti - earth; açritä - sheltered; api - indeed; dyu - of the celestial planets; nadé - the river; iti - thus; viçrutä - celebrated; bhrama - bewilderment; apahä - removing; api - indeed; bhrami - of wandering in the material world; vibhrama - the illusion; ävahä - removing; sä iyam - this; navadvépa-bhuvi - in the land of Navadvépa; mahéyasém - great; çobhäm - splendor; iva - as; ädhäya - taking; tad-anta-väsiné - residing; prabhoù - of the Lord; padämbhoja-yugasya - of the lotus feet; saurabham - sweet fragrance; präpya - attaining; eva - certainly; bhüyotkalikäkulé-kåtä - filled with waves.
Flooding Lord Çiva's matted hair splendid with a necklace of skulls and a reflection of the crescent moon and wonderfully splendid as a çapharé fish, pure with the touch of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's lotus feet, beautiful, sweet, manifesting the supreme abode, restless, transcendental, eternal, flowing with pure waters, drying up the ocean of repeated birth and death eventhough it is itself liquid, glorious, holding the transcendental form of Lord Kåñëa in its embrace, destroying material illusion even though its course is winding, filled with playful waves, and bearing the fragrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Ganges, the famous river of the celestial worlds now flowing on the earth, beautifies the land of Navadvépa.
Text 9
vasanti yatra kñiti-deva-sattamäù
sadä sadäcara-paräù paräyaëäù
nirantaraà veda-vidhäna-karmasu
çruti-småténäà vidhayaù çarériëaùvasanti - reside; yatra - where; kñiti-deva-sattamäù - exalted brähmaëas; sadä - always; sad-äcära-paräù - saintly; paräyaëäù - devoted; nirantaram - always; veda-vidhäna-karmasu - in activities prescribed by the Vedas; çruti-småténäm - of çruti and småti; vidhayaù - the rules; çarériëaù - personified.
In Navadvépa reside exalted, saintly, devoted brähmaëas, who always follow Vedic duties, and who are personifications of çruti and småti.
Text 10
sva-bhäva-bhäjäà bhiñajäà mahattamäù
sa-dharma-niñöhäç ca viñäà varäù pare
pratiñöhayä nirbhara-çubhrayä sadä
samanvitä yatra vasanti mänaväùsva-bhäva-bhäjäm - own nature; bhiñajäm - of physicians; mahattamäù - the best; sa-dharma-niñöhäù - following prescribed duties; ca - and; viñäm - of vaiçyas; varäù - the best; pare - others; pratiñöhayä - by reputation; nirbhara-çubhrayä - very pure; sadä - always; samanvitäù - endowed; yatra - where; vasanti - reside; mänaväù - people.
In Navadvépa reside exalted physicians, pious, dutiful vaiçyas, and many other gloriously respectable people.
Text 11
tenaiva varëitaà candrodayäkhye näöake punaù
gauòa-kñauné jayati katamä puëya-térthävataàsa-
präyä yäsau vahati nagaréà çré-navadvépa-nämném
yasyäà cämékara-vara-rucer éçvarasyävatäro
yasmin mürtä puri puri parispandate bhakti-devétena - by him; eva - indeed; varëitam - described;candrodayäkhye näöake - in the Çré Caitanya-candrodaya Näöaka; punaù - again; gauòa-kñauné - in Bengal; jayati - all glories; katamäù - which; puëya-tértha - of sacred places; avataàsa-präyäù - the crest jewels; yä - which; asau - it; vahati - carries; nagarém - the city; çré-navadvépa-nämném - named Çré Navadvépa; yasyäm - in which; cämékara-vara-ruceù - the splendor of gold; éçvarasya - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; avatäraù - the incarnation; yasmin - in which; mürtäù - forms; puri puri - in every home; parispandate - shines; bhakti - devotion; devé - goddess.
He (Kavi-karëapüra) has also described (Navadvépa) in the following verse of Çré Caitanya-candrodaya Näöaka:
All glories to the crest-jewel of sacred places in Bengal that bears the name Navadvépa! There the Supreme Personality of Godhead descended in a form splendid as gold. There Goddess Bhakti is splendidly manifest in every home.
Text 12
çré-gaura-gaëoddeça-dépikäyäà ca
rasajïäù çré-våndävanam iti yam ähur bahu-vido
yam etaà golokaà katipaya-janäù prähur apare
sita-dvépaà prähuù param api para-vyoma jagadur
navadvépaù so 'yaà jayati paramäçcarya-mahimäçré-gaura-gaëoddeça-dépikäyäm - in the Gaura-gaëoddeça-dépikä; ca - and; rasajïaù - those expert at relishing the transcendental mellows; çré - våndävanam - Sré Våndävana; iti - thus; yam-which;ähuù - say; bahu - vidaù - very learned; yam - which etam - this; golokam - Goloka; katipaya - some; janäù - persons; prähuù - say; param - again; api - also; para-vyoma - the spiritual sky of Vaikuëöha; jagaduù - say; navadvépaù - Navadvépa; saù ayam - this;jayati - all glories; parama - transcendental; äçcarya - wonderful; mahimä - with glories.
In Çré Gaura-gaëoddeça-dépikä, also, he said:
Some learned devotees say that Navadvépa is identical with the land of Våndävana. Others say that Navadvépa is actually the spiritual planet Goloka. Some say that Navadvépa is the planet Svetadvépa, and others say that Navadvépa is actually the spiritual sky of Vaikuëöha. All glories to the wonderfully glorious land of Navadvépa!
Text 13
çré-caitanya-stave yat-tat-
rüpena gaditaà çåëugatir yaù pauëòräëäà prakaöita-navadvépa-mahimä
bhavenälaìkurvan bhuvana-mahitaà çrotriya-kulam
punäty aìgé-käräd bhuvi paramahaàsäçrama-padaà
sa devaçcaitanyäkåtir atitaräà naù kåpayatuçré-caitanya-stave - in prayers to Lord Caitanya; yat - what; tat - this; rüpena - by Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé;gaditam - said; çåëu - please hear; gatiù - the shelter; yaù - who; pauëòräëäm - of the people of Bengal; prakaöita-navadvépa-mahimä - whose glories are manifested in Navadvépa; bhavena - by birth; alaìkurvan - decorating; bhuvana-mahitam - glorified in the worlds; çrotriya-kulam - brhämaëas; punäti - purifies; aìgé-kärät - by accepting; bhuvi - in the world; paramahaàsäçrama-padam - the status of paramahaàsa.
Now please hear what Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé has said in his prayers to Lord Caitanya:
He is the shelter of the people of Bengal. His glory is manifested in Navadvépa. By birth He ornaments the brähmaëa community, which is worshiped in all the worlds. By accepting it, He purifies the paramahaàsa-äçrama in this world. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya, show us His great causeless mercy.
Text 14
prabodhänanda-vakyaà yat
tad idaà çåëu sämpratamstumas taà caitanyäkåtim ati-vimaryäda-pramadäd-
bhutaudaryaà varyaà vraja-pati-kumäraà rasayitum
viçuddha-sva-premonmada-madhura-péyüña-laharéà
pradätuà cänyebhyaù para-pada-navadvépa-prakaöamprabodhänanda - of Çréla Prabodhänanda Sarasvaté; vakyam - statement; yat - what; tat - that; idam - that; çåëu - please hear; sämpratam - now; stumaù - we glorify; tam - Him; caitanya-äkåtim - the form of Lord Caitanya; ati-vimaryäda - without limits; parama - great; abhuta - wonderful; audaryam - generosity; varyam - best; vraja-pati-kumäram - the prince of Vraja; rasayitum - to taste; viçuddha - pure; sva-prema - own love; unmada - mad; madhura - sweet; péyüña - of nectar; laharém - waves; pradätum - to give; ca - and; anyebhyaù - to others; para-pada - the supreme abode; navadvépa - in Navadvépa; prakaöam - manifest.
Now please hear the statement of Çréla Prabodhänanda Sarasvaté:
Let us glorify the boundlessly merciful Supreme Personality of Godhead, the prince of Vraja. To taste the intoxicating sweet waves of the nectar of transcendental love for Kåñëa, as well as to give that nectar to others, He has now appeared in the transcendental abode of Navadvépa as Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu.
Text 15
çré-våndävana-däsa-öhäkurasya
nityänandädvaita-caitanyam ekaà
tattvaà nityälaìkåtaà brahma-sütram
nityair bhaktair nityayä bhakti-devyä
tätaà nitye dhämni nityaà bhajämaùçré-våndävana-däsa-öhäkurasya - of Våndävana dasa; nityänanda - Nityänanda; advaita - Advaita; caitanyam - Lord Caitanya; ekam - one; tattvam - principle; nitya - eternal; alaìkåtam - decorated; brahma-sütram - brahma-sütra; nityaiù - eternal; bhaktaiù - with devotees; nityayä - eternal; bhakti - devotion; devyä - by the goddess; tätam - extended; nitye - eternal; dhämni - in the abode; nityam - eternally; bhajämaù - we worship.
Çré Våndävana däsa Thäkura has said:
We eternally worship Lord Nityänanda, Lord Advaita, and Lord Caitanya, who are the single Supreme Personality of Godhead, who are eternally decorated with spiritual glory, and who eternally stay in Their eternal transcendental abode with Thier eternal devotees and with the eternal goddess of devotion.
Text 16
çréman-navadvépa-dhyänam
phullat-çrémad-druma-valli-talla-jala-sat-térä taraìgävalé
ramyä manda-marun-maräla-jalaja-çreëéñu bhåìgäspadam
sad-ratna-khacita-tértha-divya-nivahä çré-gaura-pädämbuja-
dhüli-dhüsaritäìga-bhäva-nicatä gaìgästi yä pävanétasyäs téra-su-ramya-hema-surasa-madhye lasac-chré-nava-
dvépo bhäti su-maìgalo madhuripor änanda-vänyo mahän
nänä-puñpa-phalädya-våkña-latikä-ramyo mahat-sevito
nänä-varëa-vihaìga-mälini-nadair håt-karëa-häré hi yaùçréman-navadvépa - on Çré Navadvépa; dhyänam - meditation; phullat - blossoming;
çrémat - beautiful; druma - trees; valli - vines; talla - lakes; jala - water; sat - beautiful; térä - shores; taraìga-avalé - waves; ramyä - charming; manda - gentle; marun - breezes; maräla - swans; jalaja - lotuses; çreëéñu - in the multitudes; bhåìga - of bumblebees; aspadam - abode;sat - beautiful; ratna - with jewels; khacita - studded; tértha - holy place; divya - transcendental; nivahä - abundance; çré-gaura - of Lord Gaura;päda - feet; ambuja - lotus; dhüli - with the dust; dhüsarita - grey; aìga - limbs; bhäva-nicatä - with the nature; gaìgä - Ganges;sti yä - which; pävané - purifying; tasyäù - of that; téra - on the shore; su-ramya - very beautiful; hema - golden; surasa - sweet; madhye - in the midst; lasat - shining; çré-navadvépaù - beautiful Navadvépa; bhäti - shines; su - very; maìgalaù - auspicious; madhuripoù - of Lord Kåñëa; änanda - bliss; vänyaù - flood; mahän - great; nänä - various; puñpa - flowers; phala - fruits; ädya - beginning with;våkña - trees; latikä - vines; ramyaù - delightful; mahat - greatly; sevitaù - served; nänä - various; varëa - species; vihaìga-mälini-nadaiù - sounds of birds; håt - ofthe heart; karëa - and ears; häréhi - enchanting; yaù - who.
The following meditation on Navadvépa (is found in the Çré Caitanyacandrärcana-candrikä):
In the beautiful, purifying Ganges, where the shores are filled with beautiful blossoming trees and vines, where the waters are filled with waves, where there are gentle breezes, swans, lotus flowers, and bumblebees, where there are splendid holy places studded with jewels, where the dust bears the impression of Lord Gaura's lotus feet, by the charming, golden, nectar shore, Çré Navadvépa, very auspicious, a great flood of bliss, charming with many kinds of flowers, fruits, trees, and vines, served by the great souls, and filled with the sounds of many kinds of colorful birds, sounds that charm the ear and heart, shines with great splendor.
Text 18
tan-madhye dvija-bhavya-loka-nikarägäräëi ramyäìganam
ärämopavanäli-madhya-vilasad-vedi-vihäräspadam
sad-bhakti-prabhayä viräjita-mahad-bhaktäli-nityotsavaà
praty-ägäram aghäri-mürti su-mahat bhätéha yat paööanamtat - of it; madhye - in the midst; dvija - brähmaëas; bhavya-loka - and pious people; nikara - multitudes; agäräëi - gomes; ramya - charming; aìganam - courtyards; äräma - gardens; upavana - groves; ali - multitudes; madhya - inthe middle; vilasat - shining; vedi - courtyards; vihära - of pastimes; aspadam - places; sat - transcendental; bhakti - devotion; -prabhayä - by the splendor; viräjita - glorious; mahad-bhakta-ali - for the great devotees; nitya - eternal; utsavam - festival; prati - every; agära - house; agha-ari - of Lord Kåñëa, the enemy of the Agha demon; mürti - the form; su-mahat - great; bhäti - shines; iha - here; yat - what; paööanam - city.
In the city of Navadvépa many brähmaëas and pious people have their homes, and there are many beautiful courtyards, gardens, groves and splendid pastime places. The devotees celebrate eternal festivals glorious with the splendor of transcendental devotional service. In every home the Deity of Lord Kåñëa shines with great splendor.
Text 19
tan-madhye ravi-känti-nindi-kanaka-präkära-sat-toraëaà
çré-näräyaëa-geham agra-vilasat-saìkértana-präìganam
lakñmy-antaù pura-päka-bhoga-çayana-çré-candraçälaà puraà
yad gauräìga-harer vibhäti sukhadaà svänanda-sambåàhitamtat - of that; madhye - in the midst; ravi - of the sun; känti - the splendor; nindi - rebuking; kanaka - gold; präkära - wall; sat - excellent; toraëam - gates; çré-näräyaëa - of Lord Näräyaëa; geham - temple; agra - before; vilasat - splendid; saìkértana - saìkértana; präìganam - courtyard; lakñmé - the goddess of fortune; antaù-pura - private rooms; päka - kicten; bhoga - dining room; çayana - bedroom; çré-candraçälam - rooftop balcony; puram - palace; yat - which; gauräìga-hareù - of Lord Gaura-Hari; vibhäti - shines; sukhadam - delightful; sva - own; änanda - bliss; sambåàhitam - expanding.
In Navadvépa Lord Gauräìga-Hari's delightful palace, enclosed by a golden wall eclipsing the sun's splendor, glorious with a grand entrance-gate, splendid saìkértana-courtyard, temple of Çré Lakçmé-Näräyaëa, kitchen, dining-room, bedroom, and rooftop balcony, shines with great splendor.
Text 20
tan-madhye nava-cüòa-ratna-kalasaà vajrendru-ratnäntara-
muktä-däma-vicitra-hema-paöalaà sad-bhakti-ratnäcitam
veda-dvärä-sad-añöa-måñöa-maëi-rut-çobhä-kapäöänvitaà
sac-candrätapa-padmaräga-vidhu-ratnälambi yan-mandiramtat - of that; madhye - in the midst; nava - new;cüòa - crest; ratna - jewel; kalasam - dome; vajra - diamond; indu-ratna - moonstones; antara - within; muktä - pearls; däma - strings; vicitra - wonderful; hema - gold; paöalam - roof; sat - transcendental; bhakti - devotion; ratna-äcitam - studded with jewels; veda - four; dvärädoors; sat - excellent; añöa - eight; måñöa-maëi - mrstamani jewels; rut-çobhä - splendor; kapäöa - panels; anvitam - with; sat - excellent; candrätapa - awning; padmaräga - rubies; vidhu-ratna - moonstones; älambi - with; yat - which; mandiram - palace.
The palace has a dome of jewels, a roof of diamonds, candramaëis, other jewels, pearls, wonderful gold, and transcendental bhaktimaëis, four doors with eight panels splendid with måñöamaëi jewels, and awnings of rubies.
Text 21
tan-madhye maëi-citra-hema-racite manträrëa-yantränvite
ñaö-koëäntara-karëikära-çikhara-çré-keçara-sannibhe
kürmäkära-mahiñöha-yoga-mahasi çré-yoga-péöhe 'mbuje
äkäçätapa-candra-pätra-vimale yad bhäti siàhäsanamtat - of that; madhye - in the midst; maëi - jewels; citra - wonderful; hema - of gold;
racite - made; mantra - mantras; arëa - letters; yantra - diagrams; anvite - with; ñaö-koëa - with siz corners; antara - within; karëikära - whorl; çikhara - point; çré-keçara - filaments; sannibhe - near; kürma - of a tortoise; äkära - form; mahiñöha - greatest; yoga - of yoga; mahasi - in the splendor; çré-yoga-péöhe - in the sacred place; ambuje - lotus; äkäçätapa - sunshine; candra-pätra - camphor leaf; vimale - splendid; yat - which; bhäti - shines; siàhäsanam - throne.
In the midst of that place is a wonderful golden six-petal lotus decorated with mantra-letters and mystic patterns (yantras). In the middle is the lotus whorl and filaments. There, splendid as sunshine and cooling as camphor, is a sacred place in the shape of a tortoise. There a lion-throne shines with great splendor.
Text 22
pärçvädhaù-padma-paööé-ghaöita-harimaëi-stambha-vaidürya-påñöhaà
citra-cchädävalambi-pravara-maëi-vara-mauktikya-känty-ujjvalam
tuläntaç céna-celäsanam uòupa-mådu-pränta-påñöhopadhänaà
svarëäntaç citra-mantraà vasu-hari-caraëa-dhyäna-gamyañöa-koëampärçva - sides; adhaù - beneath; padma - rubies;paööé - plate; ghaöita - fashioned; harimaëi - sapphires; stambha - columns; vaidürya - lapis lazuli; påñöham - back; citra - wonderful; cchäda - covering; ävalambi - manifest; pravara - best; maëi - jewels; vara - excellent; mauktikya - pearls; känti - splendor; ujjvalam - splendid; tuläntaù - soft cushions; céna - silk; cela - cloth; äsanam - throne; uòupa - moon; mådu=soft; pränta-påñöha-upadhänaà - cushion for sitting; svarëa - golden; antaù - within; citra - wonderful; mantram - mantra; vasu - eight; hari - of Lord Hari; caraëa - on the feet; dhyäna - meditation; gamya - approached; añöa-koëam - octagon.
The base and sides of the throne are fashioned from rubies, the legs from sapphires, and the back from lapis lazuli. It is splendid with wonderful pearls and the best jewels. There are soft moon-cushions covered with silken cloth. The throne rests on an octagonal golden base where an eight-letter mantra of meditation on LordHari's feet is inscribed.
Text 1
çréman-navadvépa-stotram
çré-gauòa-deçe sura-dérghikäyäs
tére 'ti-ramye iha puëyamäyyäù
lasantam änanda-bhareëa nityaà
taà çré-navadvépam ahaà smarämiçré-navadvépa-stotram - prayers glorifying Navadvépa; çré-gauòa-deçe - in Bengal; sura-dérghikäyäù - of the celestial Ganges; tére - on the shore; ati-ramye - very beautiful; iha - here; puëyamäyyäù - pure; lasantam - shining; änanda-bhareëa - with great bliss; nityam - eternally; tam - it; çré-navadvépam - on Çré Navadvépa; aham - I; smarämi - meditate.
Prayers glorifying Navadvépa (by Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé) follow:
I meditate on Çré Navadvépa, which eternally shines with great spiritual bliss on the very charming shore of the purifying Ganges in in Bengal.
Text 2
yasmai paravyoma vadanti kecit
kecic ca goloka itérayanti
vadanti våndävanam eva taj-jïäs
taà çré-navadvépam ahaà smarämiyasmai - to which; paravyoma - the spiritual sky; vadanti - say; kecit - some; kecic - some; ca - and; goloka - Goloka; iti - thus; érayanti - say; vadanti - say; våndävanam - Våndävana; eva - indeed; taj-jïäù - they who know.
I meditate on Çré Navadvépa, which some say is the spiritual sky of Vaikuëöha, some say is the realm of Goloka, and they who know the truth say is Çré Våndävana.
Text 3
yaù sarva-dikñu sphuritaiù su-çétair
nänä-drumaiù süpavanaiù parétaù
çré-gaura-madhyähna-vihära-pätrais
taà çré-navadvépam ahaà smarämiyaù - who; sarva-dikñu - in all directions; sphuritaiù - manifested; su-çétaiù - cooling; nänä-drumaiù - various shade trees; süpavanaiù - with gentle breezes; parétaù - filled; çré-gaura - of Lord Gaura; madhyähna - midday; vihära - of pastimes;pätraiù - with objects.
I meditate on Çré Navadvépa, where in every direction are cooling breezes and many trees where Lord Gaura enjoyed His noon pastimes.
Text 4
çré-svarëa-dhé yatra vihäritä ca
suvarëa-sopäna-nibaddha-térä
vyäptormibhir gaurava-gäha-mäyyes
taà çré-navadvépam ahaà smarämiçré-svarëa-dhé - golden; yatra - where; vihäritä - enjoyed transcendental pastimes; ca - and; suvarëa - with golden; sopäna - stairs; nibaddha - bound; térä - shores; vyäpta - manifested; ürmibhiù - with waves; gaurava-gäha-mäyyeù - great.
I meditate on Çré Navadvépa, where the waves of the great Ganges playfully splash against the golden shores decorated with golden stairs.
Text 5
mahanty anantäni gåhäni yatra
sphuranti haimäni manoharäëi
praty-älayaà yaà çrayate sadä çrés
taà çré-navadvépam ahaà smarämimahanty - great; anantäni - limitless; gåhäni - houses; yatra - where; sphuranti - are
manifested; haimäni - golden; manoharäëi - charming; praty-älayam - in each home; yam - which; çrayate - rests; sadä - always; çréù - the goddess of fortune.
I meditate on Çré Navadvépa, where there numberless beautiful golden palaces, all the eternal homes of the goddess of fortune.
Text 6
vidyä-dayä-kñanti-makhaiù samastaiù
ñaòbhir guëair yatra janaù prapannaù
saàstüyamänä åñi-deva-siddhais
taà çré-navadvépam ahaà smarämividyä - knowledge; dayä - compassion; kñanti - tolerance; makhaiù - sacrifice; samastaiù - with al; ñaòbhiù - six; guëaiù - virtues; yatra - where; janaù - people; prapannaù - endowed; saàstüyamänä - glorified; åñi-deva-siddhaiù - by the åñis, devas, and siddhas.
I meditate on Çré Navadvépa, where the people are glorified by the great sages. demigods, and Siddhas, and are filled with knowledge, mercy, tolerance, the results of all Vedic yajïas, and the six great opulences.
Text 7
yasyäntare miçra-purandarasya
svänanda-gamyaika-padaà niväsaù
çré-gaura-janmädika-lélayäòhyas
taà çré-navadvépam ahaà smarämiyasya - of which; antare - in the middle; miçra-purandarasya - of Purandara Miçra; svänanda-gamyaika-padam - blissful place; niväsaù - abode; çré-gaura-janmädika-lélayäòhyaù - enriched with pastimes from the the birth of Lord Caitanya.
I meditate on Çré Navadvépa, within which is the blissful home of Purandara Miçra, opulent with Lord Gaura's pastimes from His birth.
Text 8
gauro yatra bhraman hariù sva-bhaktaiù
saìkértana-prema-bhareëa sarvam
nimajjayaty ujjvala-bhäva-sindhau
taà çré-navadvépam ahaà smarämigauraù - Lord Gauräìga; yatra - where; bhraman - wandering; hariù - Lord Hari; sva-bhaktaiù - with His devotees; saìkértana-prema-bhareëa - with the great love of saìkértana; sarvam - everything; nimajjayaty - immerses; ujjvala-bhäva-sindhau - in the ocean of splendid ecstatic love.
I meditate on Çré Navadvépa, where golden Lord Hari, by wandering everywhere and chanting the Holy Name with great love in the company of His devotees, plunged everyone into the brilliant ocean of ecstatic love of God.
Text 9
etan navadvépa-vicintanäòhyaà
padyäñöakaà préta-manäù paöhed yaù
çrémac-chacénandana-päda-padme
su-durlabhaà premam aväpnuyät saùetan - this; navadvépa - of Navadvép; vicintanäòhyam - enriched with the memory;
padyäñöakam - eight verses; préta-manäù - happy at heart; paöhet - reads; yaù - who; çrémac-chacénandana-päda-padme - for the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya; su-durlabham - very rare; premam - love;aväpnuyät - attains; saù
May he who with a joyful heart reads these eight verses opulent with meditation on Çré Navadvépa attain rare love for Çrémän Çacénandana's lotus feet.
Epilogue
gétaà gauòéya-bhäñäyäà
vidvadbhir bahubhir muhuù
navadvépasya mähätmyaà
grantheñu bahuñu påthaktäni täni hi vakyäni
samälocya samantataù
navadvépa-kathäyäà tu
ramantu bhagavat-priyäùgétam - sung; gauòéya-bhäñäyäm - in a Bengali commentary; vidvadbhiù - learned souls; bahubhiù - by many; muhuù - again and again; navadvépasya - of Navadvépa; mähätmyam - glory;- grantheñu - scriptures; bahuñu - in many; påthak - in many ways; täni täni - they; hi - indeed; vakyäni - words; samälocya - seeing; samantataù - everywhere; navadvépa-kathäyäm - topics of Navadvépa; tu - indeed; ramantu - may enjoy; bhagavat - to the Lord; priyäù - they who are dear.
Let the dear devotees of the Lord rejoice to see these statements glorifying Navadvépa in many different scriptures spoken by many learned devotees and now translated into Bengali.
