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that place as nondifferent fromVåndävana. Seeing the place of the räsa‑lélä along with His associates, He began to sing appropriate verses from the Bhägavatam . O Devé, at the Räsa‑maëòala in Pulina, the Lord attained the state of mahäbhäva while remembering the räsa‑lélä of Kåñëa. At that time drums sounded from the sky and showers of flowers fell to the earth. The sages chanted the Chändogya Upaniñad and other Vedic verses. Finally when the name of Kåñëa was chanted in His ear, the long‑armed Lord recovered and loudly chanted ‘ Hare Kåñëa!’ He then went off to the bank of the Ganges. “Crossing the Ganges, the son of Çacé and His associates performed kértana all over Rudradvépa. The Lord of the universe then went to Bilvapakña and flooded the devotee brähmaëas and Käïcépuram with love of God. After going to the äçrama of Bharadväja and chanting the holy names, the Lord entered Mäyäpur. “O Pärvaté, anyone who hears with devotion how Lord Gauräìga traversed Navadvépa with His kértana party will never again fall into the ocean of material existence. O Pärvaté, you will not find any place comparable to Navadvépa, any form of the Lord comparable to Gauräìga, nor anything comparable to kåñëa‑prema . The success of life, particularly for Vaiñëavas, is attained in Navadvépa by worshiping the Lord following the path of the inhabitants of Vraja. “Shaving the head, fasting, çräddha rites, bathing, and charity, which are prescribed at other térthas are not prescribed in Navadvépa. If one performs any pious activities in Navadvépa, the effect is quickly dissipated, because all the knots of karma are cut. Just by seeing the Supreme Lord Gaurasundara, the knots in the heart are cut, as all doubts and material reactions are destroyed. O Pärvaté, for this reason the sages take shelter of Navadvépa and perform pure devotional service to the lotus feet of Rädhä and Kåñëa. They see the various forms of the Lord in the different islands, sing the names of the Lord, and bathe in the waters of the Ganges. With great devotion they spend nine days visiting the nine islands and pass their lives in bliss while taking mahä‑prasäda . “O Pärvaté, the prasäda of Gauräìga is purifying for all living entities but is rarely obtained by sinful people. You and I, Brahmä,
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