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Rädhä and Kåñëa perform Their pastimes there. Våndävana is the dearmost abode of Kåñëa, whom all the devatäs desire to see. “‘ONägaräja, how have You come to desire to see this supreme abode, from one corner of which are born all places dear to the living entities such as Vaikuëöha, and which the sages cannot see even in their dreams? “‘Long ago, Brahmä performed austerities at Puñkara for a hundred years, hoping to get the dust from the lotus feet of Lord Kåñëa. But You—so unqualified, so unintelligent—how can You desire to see the supreme pastimes of Rädhä and Kåñëa? “‘But, O king of the snakes, I consider You the best of the devotees, becauseYouhavedeveloped sucha taste for thepastimes of Rädhä and Kåñëa. After ten million kalpas of performing pious deeds, the living entity becomes a Vaiñëava. Thereafter he develops a taste for the pastimes of Rädhä and Kåñëa. “‘That person who develops the fine intelligence to perceive the pastimes of Rädhä and Kåñëa is a liberated soul, who is worshipable by all the demigods. “‘One cannot attain Rädhä and Kåñëa by hearing the glories of Viñëu for a billion kalpas . Rädhä and Kåñëa can be attained only by association with the gopés . And one cannot attain the association of the gopés except by taking shelter of the lotus feet of Gauräìga. Therefore, please, constantly worship Gauräìga with full devotion. “‘Devotees exclusively attracted to the lotus feet of Gauräìga, like bees attracted to nectar, certainly attain Rädhä and Kåñëa. If You desire the goal of devotion—servitorship to Rädhä and Kåñëa in Våndävana, which is so rare in this world—then go quickly to Navadvépa and worship Gauräìga, the ocean of mercy. At present, Kåñëa, the dearmost of Rädhä, is residing there in the form of Gauräìga. “‘In order to bestow the mood of the gopés , Kåñëa, the son of Nanda, has appeared in a two‑armed golden form, with hands extending to the knees, and with pleasing eyes and face. In the dress of a devotee, He chants His own auspicious name in a loud voice and sometimes He chants ‘gopé, gopé, gopé .’ “‘Sometimes He will hold a daëòa and waterpot, and sometimes He will be overcome with the sentiments of mahäbhäva
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