Chapter Fifteen Çré Vaikuëöhapura, Rudradvépa, and Pulina
All glories to Gauräìga and the Païca‑tattva! All glories to Navadvépa, the abode of Çré Caitanya! Coming to Vaikuëöhapura, Nityänanda Prabhu spoke to Çré Jéva while mildly smiling, “On one side of the eight‑petaled Navadvépa is this Vaikuëöhapura. Listen, without doubt. This is Vaikuëöha, the abode of Näräyaëa, situated in the spiritual sky beyond the Virajä River. Mäyä can never enter this place, where Lord Näräyaëa is served by His energies, Çré, Bhü, and Nélä. The effulgence radiating from this spiritual abode is the Brahman. With material vision, people see only the material world. But with his transcendental vision, Närada once saw Näräyaëa manifest as Gaurasundara in this spiritual abode. After seeing this, the best of the munis stayed here for some time. “There is one more confidential story. Rämänujäcärya once came to Puré and pleased the Lord with many prayers. Jagannätha appeared before him and said, ‘ Go and see Navadvépa‑dhäma, for I will soon appear there in the house of Jagannätha Miçra. The entire spiritual sky is situated within one corner of Navadvépa, My very dear abode. As My eternal servant and leading devotee, you should see Navadvépa. Let your students, who are absorbed in däsya‑rasa , stay here while you go. Any living being who does not see Navadvépa has been born uselessly. Just one portion of Navadvépa contains Raìga‑kñetra, Çré Venkaöa (Tirupati), and Yädava Acala. O son of Keçava, go to Navadvépa and see the form of Gauräìga. You have come to the earth to preach bhakti , so let your birth be successful with the mercy of Gaura. From Navadvépa, go to Kürma‑sthäna and join again with your disciples.’ “With folded hands, Rämänuja submitted to Jagannätha, ‘ In Your narration You have mentioned Gauracandra, but exactly who He is, I do not know.’ “The Lord mercifully replied to Rämänuja, ‘ Everyone knows Kåñëa, the Lord of Goloka. That Kåñëa, whose viläsa‑mürti is Näräyaëa, is the Supreme Truth, and He resides in Våndävana.
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