Ecstatic Waves of Navadvépa
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Kåñëa’s devotee Bhéñma learned bhägavata‑dharma here in the Muni’s äçrama . By worshiping the Lord without duplicity, Jahnu Muni easily attained the lotus feet of Çré Caitanya. This Jahnudvépa is nondifferent from Bhadravana of Vraja. When will that forest be visible to my eyes? In that forest on top of the supremely pure Bhéñma‑öilä, I will perform my worship. In the evening, Bhéñma will appear before me in his spiritual body, blackish like Kåñëa, holding tulasé beads, marked with twelve tilaka marks, and constantly chanting the holy name in bliss. “Listen, newcomer to Navadvépa, now I am singing the glories of Gauräìga. Previously, while dying on the battlefield of Kurukñetra, I was able to see Lord Kåñëa with full concentration. At that time the Lord told me, ‘ Previously, you had darçana of Navadvépa, and for that pious activity, you have gainedGauräìga’s mercy. Now you have become an eternal resident of Navadvépa.’ “Therefore, give up all other desires and aspirations, live in Navadvépa and worship Gaurahari. You need no longer fear the bondage of material objects, for it is certain that you will attain the service of Gauräìga’s lotus feet. “By the Lord’s mercy, liberated souls can always see the pastimes of Kåñëa and Gaura in this dhäma . Lamentation, fear, death, all causes of disturbance, all material desires, and all afflictions of the conditioned soul cannot exist here. “The pure devotees have all sunk in an ocean of happiness by drinking the intoxicating beverage of service to Kåñëa. They do not know the pains of this world, they do not experience the difficulty of any wants, because they are situated in their pure bodies with pure desires. “The Supreme Lord, who has unlimited devotee followers— eternally liberated devotees and liberated devotees coming from the material world—performs His pastimes in these forests with each devotee according to his respective emotional mood. “This place is unlimited and has no aspect of dull matter, for here the spiritual energy is the predominating goddess. Here, place, the senses, the body, all exist beyond the illusory energy in a state of pure goodness.
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