“Radha and Krsna have given that mercy to the living entities by manifesting Vrndavana in the form of Navadvipa and by incarnating in the womb of Saci in a combined form as Gaurahari. In that form, They have given the process to qualify for Vraja-rasa. Even the initial presence of offenses does not bar one from quickly attaining the goal of prema. “If one lives in Navadvipa and takes shelter of the holy name, his offences will be destroyed and the qualifica- tion for the rasa will appear. Love of Krsna will soon shine within his heart and topics of’ Radha and Krsna will prevail. In this way, by achieving Gauranga’s mer- cy, the living entity attains Vrndavana, the holy abode of Radha and Krsna’s nectarean pastimes.”
Chapter 17
All glories to Lord Gauracandra and Prabhu Nityananda! All glories to Advaita and Gadadhara, who relish ecstatic prema! All glories to the devotees headed by Srivasa! All glories to Navadvipa-dhama! And all glories to nama-sankirtana, the abode of prema. “Navadvipa and Vrndavana are one principle, one is neither less than nor greater than the other. Vrndavana is the receptacle of rasa, the goal of the living entities, but one who is not qualified cannot receive that nec- tar. Therefore, that same dhama has mercifully become Navadvipa, where the living entities can attain qualification for that nectar.
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