Sri Navadvipa-Dham Mahatmya

Chapter Six

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“One time during Satya‑yuga, Lord Çiva began madly dancing, while chanting the name of Gauräìga. Pärvaté asked him, ‘ Please tell me who is Gauräìga. By seeing your astonishing dance and hearing the name of Gauräìga, my heart is melting. All that I have heard in the way of mantra and tantra till now only leads to more entanglement for the living entities. Dear husband, please tell me something of this Gauräìga. By worshiping Him will I receive actual life?’ Hearing Pärvaté’s words, Çiva meditated on Gauräìga and said, ‘ Unto you, who are the primordial energy, one portion of Çré Rädhä, I will tell the crest‑jewel of all truths. Accepting the spiritual emotions of Çré Rädhä, Kåñëa will descend in this Kali‑yuga at Mäyäpur in the womb of Çacé. Lord Gauräìga, intoxicated with pastimes of kértana , will distribute the jewel of prema to everyone without discrimination. Whoever does not drown in that flood of prema is most unfortunate. O Devé, just by remembering the Lord’s promise that He will come, I pass my life drowning in love of God. Being unable to control myself, I have given up my own city of Käçé. Within Mäyäpur, on the bank of the Ganges, I will live in a hut and worship Gauräìga.’ “Hearing Çiva’s words, beautiful Pärvaté quickly went to Sémantadvépa. As she constantly meditated on the form of Gauräìga and chanted His name, she became immersed in prema . After some time, Gauracandra appeared with His associates to bestow mercy on Pärvaté. His complexion was like molten gold. He had long arms, wavy hair, and beautiful limbs. He was wearing a long dhoti folded thrice, and from His neck swung a garland of flowers, which was very attractive to behold. In a voice choked with love, Gaura Räya said, ‘ O Pärvaté, why have you come here?’ “Pärvaté fell at the lotus feet of the master of the universe and with an agitated mind explained her sorrow: ‘ O Prabhu Jagannätha, life of the universe, though You are merciful to all, You have deceived me. O deliverer of the fallen, You have appointed me to bind up all the living entities in the material world who are averse to You. I have come into the material world to do this work, and have thus been cheated of Your unlimited prema . People say that wherever Kåñëa is there is no Mäyä. I am therefore forced to always remain outside Your spiritual realm, in

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