topmost tirtha. Taking shelter of it, the living entities can cross over Kali-yuga. At this place, taraka, the name of Rama which gives liberation, and paraka , the name of Krsna which gives prema, always serve the residents of the dhama.
Chapter 2
All glories to Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa and son of mother Saci! All glories to Nityananda Raya, the avadhuta! All glories to Navadvipa-dhama, the essence of all spiritual abodes! Who has the ability to describe the truth of Navadvipa? Navadvipa-dhama within Gauda-mandala is served by the Ganges and situated in eternal splendor. This Gauda-mandala is one hundred sixty eight miles in circumference, with the Ganges running through the center. Gauda-mandala takes the form of a hun- dred-petaled lotus with the most beautiful Navadvipa in the center. The circumference of the central stamen of the flower, or Antardvipa, is ten miles, and the cir- cumference of the eight-petaled flower, or Navadvipa, is thirty two miles. Outside this are the hundred petals of Gauda-mandala, whose circumference measures one hundred sixty eight miles. According to the scriptures, the diameter of Gauda-mandala is fifty six miles and the radius is twenty eight miles. The center point, situated within Navadvipa, is the Yogapitha, the sacred spiritual abode where the Lord advented.
The whole of Gauda-mandala is cintamani, or touch-
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