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will manifest and drive away all darkness. As you have all been My servants for a long time, when My pastimes take place, you will again take birth. I will stay with you day and night on the shore of the ocean at Jagannätha Puri in Orissa. Please go now to Orissa, purify the place, and eliminate the suffering of the living entities.’ “Yudhiñöhira explained this dream to his brothers. After deliberation, they all went to Orissa. It was painful to leave Navadvépa, but the order of the Lord had to be obeyed. “Madhva and his disciples also stayed here for some time. Gaurasundara mercifully appeared to him in a dream and while smiling said, ‘ Everyone knows that you are My eternal servant. When I appear in Navadvépa, I will accept your sampradäya . Now, go everywhere and carefully uproot all the false scriptures of the mäyävadis . Reveal the glories of worshiping the Deity of the Lord. Later, I will broadcast your pure teachings.’ “Saying this, Gauracandra disappeared, and Madhva awakened dumbfounded. ‘ Will I ever see that beautiful golden form again?’ he cried. “In reply, a voice from the sky said, ‘ Worship Me secretly, and you will come to Me.’ With this instruction, Madhva went on with great resolution and defeated the mäyävadi philosophers.” While relating these stories, the party arrived at Rudradvépa and looked around. “Rudradvépa has been cut in two pieces by the Ganges. See how this western island has now moved to the east bank. By the Lord’s desire, no one lives on this side now. From here see Çré Çaìkarapura. Even from a distance, see how it beautifies the bank of the Ganges. When Çaìkaräcärya went out to defeat all opponents, on his way to Navadvépa, he first arrived there. Within his heart, he was the topmost Vaiñëava, but externally he played the role of a mäyävadi , a servant of Mäyä. Actually, he was an incarnation of Çiva, and by the Lord’s order he expertly preached a covered form of Buddhism. While engaged in this way, he came to Nadia. “When Çaìkaräcärya came to this place, Gauracandra appeared to him in a dream and mercifully spoke to him in sweet words, ‘ You are My servant. Following My orders, you are preaching effectively the Mäyäväda doctrine. But as
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