Chapter Ten
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The fruit attained by living in Kurukñetra for a hundred years is obtained by residing here for one night. “The devas came here and set up amarket ( haööa ) for discussing Gauräìga’s pastimes. Therefore this place is called Haööaòäìgä. By seeing this place, one will receive the ocean of prema . This is one boundary of Navadvépa. Now let us cross the Ganges.” As they crossed at noon, Nityänanda Prabhu looked like the sun rising on the horizon of Koladvépa. While on the way to Kuliyä Pähäòapura, Nityänanda Prabhu said to Jéva, “The order in which we have proceeded till now is the authorized order of parikramä with the best effect. When Çré Caitanya brought His associates to purify the Kazi with an evening kértana contingent of fourteen mådaìgas , His starting point was Mäyäpur. Through the period of one night, which became one night of Brahmä due to the sweet kértana , Gauräìga wandered through His land. After that, every Ekädaçé My Lord went on saìkértana , wandering over the sacred islands. Sometimes He wandered over the five kroças of Antardvépa, and sometimes, according to His desire, He wandered eight kroças . “From His house, He went first to Bärakoëä‑ghäöa, then around Balläl‑dighi, and then to Çrédhara’s house. From there, He would go to the edge of Antardvépa and thus easily complete a five kroça tour. From Simuliyä, He would go to the Kazi’s house. After talking to Çrédhara, He would go to Gädigächä (Godruma) and then to Mäjidä (Madhyadvépa). Crossing the Ganges at that point, He would go up to Päraòäìgä and Chinäòäìgä, on the bank of the Ganges. Then, crossing the Ganges again, He would return home, completing eight kroças . “The complete parikramä is sixteen kroças , and if that is done, the Lord is pleased. This is the tour I am taking you on. There is no equal to this. Within this tour you will see the twelve forests of Våndävana extending over sixteen kroças . This tour ends after nine nights and is thus called navaratra‑parikramä in the scripture. One does the five kroça parikramä in one day, and the eight kroça
2. Påthu Mahäräja performed ten açvamedha sacrifices at this place, which is presently known as Pehowa and is situated twenty km west of Kurukñetra.
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