Parikramä‑khaëòa Chapter One General Glorification
All glories to Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvépa and son of mother Çacé! All glories to Nityänanda Räya, the avadhüta ! All glories to Çré Advaita Prabhu, the Supreme Lord! All glories to Çré Gadädhara and Çréväsa Paëòita! All glories to Navadvépa‑dhäma, the essence of all dhämas ! And all glories to the residents of Navadvépa, the associates of Gauräìga! Offering obeisances to the feet of all the devotees, I will now briefly describe Çré Navadvépa‑dhäma. Even the demigods headed by Lord Brahmä do not know the unlimited glories of Navadvépa‑maëòala, so who can possibly describe that dhäma fully? Since the thousand‑mouthed Çeña cannot describe it completely, how can I, an insignificant living entity, do so? Even Lord Çiva can find no end to the unlimited glories of Navadvépa‑dhäma. Nevertheless, the desire of Çré Caitanya is powerful, and according to His wish the devotees have given me an order. Therefore, by the mercy of the devotees, I hereby describe the glories of Nadia. There is one other topic I would like to mention. As it is a confidential matter, I hesitate to disclose it. But, on the other hand, I cannot resist telling it, for Lord Caitanya instructed His devotees to publicize the glories of His pastimes and abode after His disappearance. Though Çré Caitanya is the most concealed of all avatäras , I know well that He is all in all. But because His confidential activities are described ambiguously in scripture, the nondevotees are unable to realize them. For a long time Mäyädevé kept hidden the confidential scriptures that describe Lord Caitanya’s pastimes. These topics are described in both the unmanifest scriptures, which were scattered here and there, as well as in the manifest scriptures. Mäyä kept all these scriptures hidden from view by covering the eyes of the scholars. After Gauräìga completed His pastimes on earth, however, His obedient servant Mäyädevé, understood the desire of the Lord.
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