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Jahnu Muni. After giving the brähmaëas of that place charity, Balaräma spent the night there with His entourage. “Then, going to the west, He arrived at the Päëòava’s very dear eating place and spent the night there. Lord Balaräma sumptuously fed the brähmaëas there and gave many articles in charity to them. He then went with His associates to a place about eight miles away where the great devotee Mäëòuka was performing austerities in his last days with a desire to attain the mercy of the Lord. Balaräma placed His hand on that devotee’s head and told him to ask a boon. “Mäëòuka said, ‘ O Lord, if You are pleased and I am the recipient of Your mercy, please recite to me the Bhägavata , the scripture which destroys the faults of Kali‑yuga and which issued from the lips of Çukadeva.’ “Balaräma said, ‘ Know for certain that when Gauräìga appears in Kali‑yuga, the divine message of Bhägavatam will be preached.’” From the Garga‑saàhitä , concerning Rudradvépa, it is stated: “In the north is the sacred place known as Naila‑lohita‑kñetra. Lord Çiva with the name Néla‑lohita resides there. O King of Videha, all the devatäs , the munis , the seven åñis , and the Maruts live there. At this place, Ravana, who gave fear to the three worlds, worshiped Çiva and obtained great powers. O King, whatever results a person receives by going to Kailäsa are obtained a hundredfold by seeing this Néla‑lohita Çiva.”
Thus ends the Third Chapter of the Navadvépa‑dhäma‑mähätmya, Pramäëa‑khaëòa.
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