Chapter Thirteen
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Hearing this, Jéva was filled with bliss and rolled on the ground in ecstatic love here at Vyäsa‑pétha. He then submitted the following question at the lotus feet of Nityänanda Prabhu, “Please cut down this one doubt. If Säìkhya and logic are inauspicious, why do they have a place in the eternal dhäma ?” Nityänanda embraced Jéva and affectionately said, “There is nothing inauspicious in the Lord’s holy dhäma . Säìkhya and logic are not independent or powerful here. They are dependent on and therefore serve bhakti . But due to impious activities, wicked men turn everything backwards. Bhakti, devotion, is the goddess here, and all others are her servants. They only serve to reveal bhakti . The residence of ninefold bhakti is Navadvépa. Here, karma and jïäna serve bhakti . The scriptures award evil intelligence to materialistic persons, but the same scriptures award attachment for Kåñëa to the pure devotees. “PrauòhäMäyä is the servant of Gauräìga and presiding deity here. She stays here through all the yugas and serves Gauräìga. In the form of Mahä Mäyä, she blinds and gives various miseries to that person who, by his sinful activities, has come to envy Vaiñëavas. In the form of actual knowledge, Prauòhä Mäyä dissolves all sin and karma . But if one has offended a Vaiñëava, she keeps him away and gives him all the troubles of karma . Such rogues may study to attain knowledge here in Nadia, but they never attain the treasure of prema at Kåñëa’s feet. They attain only ignorance in the guise of knowledge, so they are never able to see the opulences of Nadia or Gauräìga. “So real knowledge is not inauspicious, but its shadow, ignorance, certainly is. O Jéva, by the mercy of Gauräìga, you will reveal all this. By the desire of the Lord, you will write scriptures. Through you, scripture will be revealed. Now let us go to Jahnu’s residence.” As Nityänanda spoke, they went to Jännagara where they saw the enchanting hermitage of Jahnu Muni. Nityänanda Prabhu explained, “This enchanting place named Jahnudvépa is known as Bhadravana. At this place, Jahnu Muni underwent penances and received darçana of the golden form of Gauräìga. “Jahnu Muni was sitting here chanting his Gäyatré mantra , when his äcamana cup fell into the Bhägérathé and was swept away
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