Chapter Ten Description of Brähmaëa Puñkara, Çré Uccahaööa and the Sequence of Parikramä All glories to Gauräìga and Nityänanda along with Advaita! All glories to Gadädhara and Çréväsa Paëòita! All glories to Navadvépa, the abode of pure bhakti ! And all glories to the names of Gaura and Nityänanda! O souls of Kali‑yuga, please listen. Give up karma and jïäna , give up all dharmas and adharmas , and just worship Nitäi and Caitanya, for They are oceans of mercy! They bountifully give out the bliss of Våndävana‑dhäma. When the darkness lifted, Nityänanda Räya took Jéva and continued on pilgrimage. He explained as follows: “See this enchanting village. Now everyone calls this place Brähmaëapura, but in the scriptures it is named Brähmaëa Puñkara. The mysteries of this place are very confidential. “In Satya‑yuga, a brähmaëa named Divadäsa gave up family life and went on pilgrimage. Puñkara‑tértha was very dear to him, but during his wandering he came to Navadvépa. While here, he dreamt that if he stayed he would receive a great treasure. The brähmaëa built a cottage and lived here till he became old. Though he wanted to see Puñkara, he found it impossible to move about. In this situation he began to weep, ‘ Now I will never see Puñkara!’ “The personality of Puñkara then mercifully appeared before Divadäsa in the form of a brähmaëa and said, ‘Do not cry. Before you is a splendid pond. Take bath there once, and you will see Puñkara before your eyes.’ “The brähmaëa took his bath in the pond and received transcendental eyes to see Puñkara before him. The brähmaëa cried and said to Puñkara, ‘ I have given you so much trouble.’ “Puñkara replied, ‘ Listen, fortunate brähmaëa . I am not coming from far off, for I am present here. This Navadvépa is the embodiment of all térthas , which reside in and render service to Navadvépa. I have exhibited one form in the west, but I myself
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