Saturday, September 17, 2011

Taking Jiva Goswami on Navadvipa parikrama

Lord Nityananda took Jiva Goswami, one of the greatest devotees and philosophers of this age, on a circumambulation (called parikrama in Sanskrit) of Navadvipa dhama (the area surrounding Mayapur), the holy abode of Lord Caitanya. During this parikrama, Lord Nityananda spoke of the glories of the Lord's abode. When they approached Mayapur, Lord Nityananda, overwhelmed with ecstasy of love of Krishna, His Lord, spoke the following words to Jiva Goswami (Navadvipa Dhama Mahatmya, Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Chapter 5.):

"When our Lord appears, by His desire the Ganges will swell. The Ganges water will almost cover Mayapur for a hundred years, and then the water will recede. For some time, only the place will remain, devoid of houses. Then again, by the Lord's desire, this place will become prominent, and people will live in Mayapur as before. All these ghats on the bank of the Ganges will again be manifest, and the devotees will build temples of the Lord. One exceedingly wonderful temple will appear from which Gauranga's eternal service will be preached everywhere."

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