Çré Navadvépa Bhäva‑taraìga
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The supreme island named Antardvépa is surrounded by eight islands, resembling lotus petals. In the center of that most beautiful Antardvépa rests Mäyäpur, the Lord’s appearance place. Upon seeing that place, I will achieve overwhelming bliss. The Vedas sing of a transcendental place called Brahmapura, which is revealed to one whose eyes are free from illusion as Çré Mäyäpur. This topmost abode, where the son of Çacé performs His eternal pastimes, is the same as Gokula Mahävana of Vraja. Çré Gokula, the abode of gopés and gopas in Vraja, appears in Navadvépa‑dhäma as the abode of brähmaëa families. In the center of Mäyäpur exists the supremely pure, eternal residence of the brähmaëa , Jagannätha Miçra. Though eyes affected by material illusion will see only a small house, some earth, water, and a few articles, if Mäyä becomes merciful and lifts her covering, one will see a vast spiritual dwelling. Çré Gauräìga is served here by His eternal mother, father, and countless servants, all incessantly mad with love. Lakñmépriyä and Viñëupriyä eternally serve the Lord’s lotus feet. The Supreme Lord is seen here in His wonderful form as the Païca‑tattva. Çré Nityänanda, Çré Advaita, Gadädhara, Çréväsa, and innumerable devotees all have their places in Mäyäpur. Everywhere are the houses of the Vaiñëavas. O Mäyäpur, please by merciful to me! To the southwest, the Ganges and Yamunä, considering their own good fortune, twist like a serpent as they flow. They come to serve Gaura, the jewel of the twice‑born. Upon the Ganges’s banks are many ghäöas , gardens, and temples of deities such as Prauòhä Mäyä and Våddha Çiva. Throughout Mäyäpur are scattered countless forests, temples, courtyards, wide roadways, and houses of brähmaëas. In the southeast, Éçodyäna, the garden of the Lord, rests on the bank of the incessantly flowing Sarasvaté River. Why should the rascals of Kali‑yuga, who are bound tight by material illusion, have the privilege to see these spiritual treasures? Mäyä hides the dhäma with the erosion caused by the Ganges, Yamunä, and Sarasvaté and thus material eyes can see only a shadow of the real Mäyäpur.
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