Parikramä‑khaëòa
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holy cities: Ayodhyä, Mathurä, Mäyä (Haridvära), Käçé, Käïcé, Avanté (Ujjain), and Dvärakä, are always present in their own places within Navadvépa. The city of Mäyä, at Gaìgädvära, has its original form as Mäyäpur in Navadvépa‑dhäma. The glories of this particular place are profusely sung in the scriptures. That person who once visits Mäyäpur is easily freed from the bondage of mäyä . One who walks throughout Mäyäpur is freed from the influence of mäyä and the repetition of birth. North of Mäyäpur lies Sémantadvépa. Sädhu and çästra have explained the rules of parikramä . After having darçana of Mäyäpur in Antardvépa, learned devotees go to Sémantadvépa. Next one should go south of Mäyäpur to Godrumadvépa, then one should joyfully go to Madhyadvépa. After seeing these four islands on the east bank, one should reverently cross the Ganges. Having walked around Koladvépa at leisure, then take darçana of Åtudvépa. After seeing the most beautiful Jahnudvépa, go see Modadrumadvépa and then Rudradvépa. Then again cross the Ganges, and walk back to Mäyäpur. There, respectfully enter the temple of Jagannätha Miçra and Çacédevé and take darçana of the Lord. This is the procedure of parikramä for all times. One who follows this practice will obtain unlimited happiness. Everyone considers the best time for performing parikramä is from the tithi of Mäkara‑saptami upto the full moon, or pürëimä , of Phälguna. After finishing parikramä , fortunate persons take darçana at Mäyäpur on the birthday of Lord Caitanya. Nitäi and Caitanya bestow Their mercy and the shade of Their lotus feet on those persons, who thus attain the qualification to execute devotional service. Briefly I have described the rules for parikramä , and now I will describe everything in detail. Therefore, please listen. Whoever walks around the one hundred sixty‑eight miles of Gauòa‑maëòala will quickly obtain the treasure of gaura‑prema . Desiring to obtain the shade of the lotus feet of Jähnavä and Nitäi, Bhaktivinoda reveals these truths.
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