“All the devas along with the tirthas came here to Kuruksetra. Whatever tirthas are in the region of Brahmavarta and Kuruksetra are all present here. Prthudaka and other holy places reside here and serve Navadvipa. The fruit attained by living in Kuruksetra for a hundred years is obtained by residing here for one night. “The order in which we have proceeded till now is the authorized order of parikrama with the best effect. When Sri Caitanya brought His associates to purify the Kazi with an evening kirtana contingent of fourteen mrdangas, His starting point was Mayapur. Through the period of one night, which became one night of Brahma due to the sweet kirtana, Gauranga wandered through His land. After that, every Ekadasi tithi My Lord went on sankirtana, wandering over the sacred islands. Sometimes He wandered over the five krosas of Antardvipa, and sometimes, according to His desire, He wandered eight Krosas. “From His house, He went first to Barakona-gha- ta, then around Ballal-dighi, and then to Sridhara’s house. From there, He would go to the edge of Antard- vipa and thus easily complete a five krosa tour. From Simuliya, He would go to the Kazi’s house. After talking to Sridhara, He would go to Gadigacha (God- ruma), then Majida(Madhyadvipa). Crossing the Gan- ges at that point, on the other bank He would go up to Paradanga and Chinadanga, on the bank of the Gan- ges. Then crossing the Ganges again, He would return home, completing eight krosas.
“The complete parikrama is sixteen krosas, and if
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