Parikramä‑khaëòa
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“O Jéva! Çré Vallabha is now in Gokula. When you go there, you will be able to see him.” Saying this, Nityänanda happily went south to Päraòäìgä in Çré Pulina. Here he showed the place where Çré Räsa‑maëòala and Dhéra‑saméra of Vraja were located. He said, “O Jéva, this is Våndävana. One can see the Våndävana pastimes here.” Upon hearing the word ‘ Våndävana,’ Jéva began trembling and tears flowed from his eyes. The Lord continued, “Gauräìga brought His devotees here, and they performed kértana describing the räsa‑lélä . The place of the räsa‑lélä in Våndävana is situated here on the bank of the Ganges. The räsa‑lélä pastimes with the gopés , which are eternally enacted here, are sometimes seen by fortunate persons. “Listen sober‑minded one, west of here, see Çré Dhéra‑saméra, a nice place for worship of the Lord. In Våndävana, Dhéra‑saméra is situated on the bank of the Yamunä, and here it lies on the bank of the Ganges. Actually what you see, however, is not the bank of the Ganges, but that of the Yamunä, which flows on the western side of the Ganges. As this beautiful Pulina lies on the bank of the Yamunä, Viçvambhara therefore calls this place Våndävana. You should know that all the pastime places of Våndävana are situated within this place. Make no distinction between Våndävana and Navadvépa, nor between Gauräìga and Kåñëa.” In this way, overwhelmed with ecstatic love, Nityänanda Räya took Jéva and showed him around Våndävana. Then, heading some distance to the north, they spent the night in Rudradvépa. With the lotus feet of Nitäi and Jähnavä as my only wealth, Bhaktivinoda sings this glorification of Nadia.
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