Chapter Five Evidence from the Mahäjanas
In this chapter I will present bliss bestowing statements of the devotees. First listen carefully to descriptions of Navadvépa from the Caitanya‑carita by Kavi Karëapüra. This earth is more fortune than the heavenly planets and has become filled with all spotless qualities, for although it brings forth various precious jewels, it has manifested the rarest jewel of all in the form of Navadvépa. All the fortunes scattered on the earth are gathered together in one expanse of land known as Navadvépa, due to which the earth’s hair, in the form of trees, is standing on end in ecstasy. “When will the Lord appear?” Thinking in this way and becoming full of joy, the earth, under the influence of this desire, follows the lotus footsteps of the devotees. The earth, has created a rival for the unrivalled Mathurä in the form of Navadvépa, which offers liberation to those whose mind and heart have been purified by the nectarean touch of the Lord’s lotus feet. Having fallen upon the matted locks of Lord Çiva, who is decorated with a garland of skulls, the Ganges takes on the appearance of millions of gleaming fish as her droplets glitter with the light reflected from the crescent moon on Çiva’s head. Having emanated from the two lotus feet of the Lord, the pleasant, sweet streams of the Ganges purifies the universe as she flows forward in all directions. Indeed, the chaste Ganges has yielded within her spotless waters the most exalted place, Navadvépa. Though liquid in form, the Ganges dries up the ocean of material suffering; though white in color, she is famous for refreshing blackish Kåñëa with her waters; though flowing on the earth, she is called by a heavenly name; and though she removes the confusion of the living entities, she is filled with whirlpools and eddies. Having attained the taste of the Lord’s lotus feet, her
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