Sri Navadvipa-Dham Mahatmya

Chapter One

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If he desires performers of song and music, then by his desire they are present, and with them he enjoys serving the Lord. If he desires the company of beautiful women, then by his desire they are present, and with them he enjoys serving the Lord (in mädhurya‑rasa ). Whatever he desires, by his very desire it is present, and with it he blissfully serves the Lord. These eternal enjoyments and desires are covered by ignorance in this world. Though they are real, there is a covering of ignorance. Thus, in this world, we can never again see those to whom we are attached after they depart from this world. But if a person achieves Brahmapura, he meets all his friends and relatives, both living and dead, and he gets everything he desired but could not attain. But in this conditional world, all is covered by ignorance. Just as people ignorant of a hidden treasure of gold beneath their feet walk over it constantly but cannot enjoy it, so the living entities who are covered by ignorance contact Brahmaloka everyday, even in this world, but they do not know it and therefore cannot enjoy its eternal spiritual bliss. The Lord, or Paramätmä, resides within the heart ( hådayam ). The word hådayam is derived in this way: hådi —in the heart; ayam —is this atma , the Lord. The person who knows this meaning of hådayam (who is always conscious of the Lord within) goes to the highest effulgent abode. That which goes upwards from the body attains the highest light, the Supreme Lord, and is born in his spiritual form. That is the real self, who attains qualities similar to the Lord. He is immortal, fearless, pure spirit, and Brahman. He, like the Lord, is called satya . In the word satya , there are three syllables: sat , i , and ya . Sat means what is immortal; i means what is perishable; and ya is the Lord, who controls both the immortal and mortal. Because the Lord controls both the immortal and mortal by His energy, He is called ya . The person who understands consistently this meaning of satya attains to the highest effulgent abode. The Lord is known as a bridge or boundary, setu , for He keeps this world separate from the spiritual world. By His will old age, death, lamentation, good deeds, or bad deeds can not penetrate

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