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himself, along with springtime, eternally reside there, and the birds constantly sing the auspicious name of Kåñëa. “Rädhä, dressed in a colorful cloth, then began to play a beautiful melody on a flute in order to attract Kåñëa. Attracted by that melody, Kåñëa appeared in that enchanting place. Rädhä, the attractor of Kåñëa’s mind, seeing that Kåñëa had come, held His hand and experienced ecstatic delight. Then Kåñëa, understanding Rädhä’s mood, spoke in a voice choked with love. “‘O lovely‑faced Rädhä, You are My very life. There is no one more dear to Me than You. Therefore I will never leave You. Just for Me You have created this wonderful place. Staying with You, I will transform this place, filling it with new sakhés and groves. The devotees will glorify this place as New Våndävana (Nava Våndävana). As this place is like an island, or dvépa , the wise will call it Navadvépa. By My order, all the holy places will reside here. Because You have created this place for My pleasure, I will live here eternally. “‘Those people who come here and worship Us will certainly obtain Our eternal service in the mood of the sakhés . O dear Rädhä, like Våndävana, this place is extremely pure. If anyone comes here just once, he will obtain the results of going to all sacred places. He will quickly attain devotional service, which satisfies Us.’” Lord Çiva continued, “O most fortunate Pärvaté, saying this, Kåñëa, the Lord of Rädhä, merged withRädhä’s body and began to reside there eternally. Seeing that sat‑cit‑änanda form—outwardly of a fair complexion but inwardly Krsna Himself—Lalitä gave up her beautiful form for the service of Gauräìga. She took on a male form to suitably receive the affection of Gauräìga. Seeing that Lalitä had taken such a form, Viçäkhä and all the other sakhés also suddenly took on male forms. “At that time the tumultuous vibration of ‘ Jaya Gaurahari!’ filled the four directions. From that time the devotees call this form of Kåñëa, Gaurahari. As Rädhä is Gauri (fair) and Kåñëa is Hari, when They combine in one form, They are called Gaurahari. Since then, the lotus‑eyed, flute‑playing, threefold bending form of Kåñëa and the lotus‑eyed form of Rädhikädevé remained there combined in one form.
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