Jaiva-dharma
The full moon rose and filled Navadvipa-mandala with a wonderful splendor and beauty. The sannyasi placed his glance on Sri Mayapur, which was not very far away. The saintly sannyasi said, "Ah! Now I can see the wonderfully blissful spiritual abode. The Ganga shore is splendid, garlanded with light from many great jewel palaces, temples, and archways. In many places tumultuous chanting of Lord Hari's holy names fills the sky. Hundreds of devotees playing vinas chant and dance like Narada Muni.
"In one place Lord Siva, the master of the demigods, manifests a white form. Playing a tambura drum, he chants, 'O Caitanya, O maintainer of the universes, please be merciful to me!' Wildly dancing again and again, he finally falls to the ground.
"In another place four-faced Brahma lectures on the Vedas to an assembly of sages...In another place Indra and the demigods jump and chant, jaya prabhu gauracandra jaya nityananda: 'Glory to Lord Gauracandra! Glory to Lord Nityananda!' The birds on the branches chirp 'Gaura Nitai!', 'Caitanya Nityananda!'
"Everyone is intoxicated by drinking the nectar of Lord Caitanya's holy names. From the gardens in the four directions come sweet humming sounds. Intoxicated by drinking the nectar of Lord Caitanya's holy names, Prakrti-devi (the goddess of the material nature) fills every place with beauty and splendor. Ah! Now that I see Sri Mayapur, what can I not see? What do I see now?"
"In one place Lord Siva, the master of the demigods, manifests a white form. Playing a tambura drum, he chants, 'O Caitanya, O maintainer of the universes, please be merciful to me!' Wildly dancing again and again, he finally falls to the ground.
"In another place four-faced Brahma lectures on the Vedas to an assembly of sages...In another place Indra and the demigods jump and chant, jaya prabhu gauracandra jaya nityananda: 'Glory to Lord Gauracandra! Glory to Lord Nityananda!' The birds on the branches chirp 'Gaura Nitai!', 'Caitanya Nityananda!'
"Everyone is intoxicated by drinking the nectar of Lord Caitanya's holy names. From the gardens in the four directions come sweet humming sounds. Intoxicated by drinking the nectar of Lord Caitanya's holy names, Prakrti-devi (the goddess of the material nature) fills every place with beauty and splendor. Ah! Now that I see Sri Mayapur, what can I not see? What do I see now?"
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