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“Those who live in Navadvépa and accept Gauräìga as their only worshipable Lord should not be thought of as ordinary mortals. They are personal associates of Gauräìga. Just by remembering those devotees the most sinful persons become purified. And what to speak of seeing them! “If Ananta with His thousands of mouths is unable to describe the glories of Navadvépa, how will I be able to do so with my five mouths? O Pärvaté, the wise men know that Navadvépa is the only means by which to ascend to Våndävana. “Ananta went to Navadvépa, performed penances, and worshiped Gauräìga for ten thousands years. Being pleased with Ananta, Lord Gauräìga appeared before Him. On seeing that form, Ananta fell to the ground offering His respects. “Then, raising Himself, Ananta folded His hands and began to sing the glories of Gauräìga, who appeared with a complexion of molten gold. Gauräìga’s lotus feet were very beautiful, His toenails glowed like ten million moons, His form glowed like a thousand suns, and He was decorated with a forest flower garland and the mark of Çrévatsa on His chest. Wearing silk cloth, He was as attractive as ten million Cupids. His arms extending to His knees and a sacred thread draped across His chest. He was smeared with sandalwood pulp and decorated with arm bands and tulasé beads around His neck. He had graceful eyes and beautiful eyebrows and nose. He was slightly smiling, and His ears were decorated with shark earrings. He was peaceful, and His feet are eternally worshiped by the devotees. He is the deliverer of the suffering living entities and the cause of the universes. His form is full of eternity, knowledge, and bliss. With a choked voice, Ananta offered His prayers. “Ananta said, ‘ O Lord, You are the origin of everything, the only cause of the universe. You are the independent, merciful, eternal person. As fire gives birth to sparks, You give birth to all living entities who take bodies of demigods and humans. “‘O omniscient Lord, since Your eternal energy cannot give rise to Me without Your wish, I surrender unto You in Your eternal form. O destroyer of the miseries of material life, O Paramätmä! Those who give up the all‑auspicious, blissful service
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