Sri Navadvipa-sataka-(conti)
Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati
81 One who lives in Navadvipa holds Vraja in his hand. In any other place Vrndavana is like a far-away mirage.
82 To make Lord Krsna's pastimes perfect, Navadvipa embraces to its chest all of beautiful Vrndavana's forests and gardens.
83 I offer my respectful obeisances to the pastimes of Lord Godrumacandra. I offer my respectful obeisances to the spiritual opulences of Gaura-sthala. I offer my respectful obeisances to they who have taken shelter of Lord Gauranga's feet. I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Gaura, the incarnation of mercy.
84 O Lord Visvambhara, O sweet Lord, O ocean of the treasure of divine love, O Nityananda, O son of Padmavati, O Lord whose heart melts with compassion, O best friend of the fallen, O Advaita, O husband of Sita, O master of all living entities moving and inert, O Lord who made Lord Gaura descend to this world, O Lord worshipped by Srivasa and Gadadhara, You are the goal of my life! You are the goal of my life!
85 Let us glorify the boundlessly merciful Supreme Personality of Godhead, the prince of Vraja. To taste the intoxicating sweet waves of the nectar of transcendental love for Krsna, as well as to give that nectar to others, He has now appeared in the transcendental abode of Navadvipa as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
86 What is the use of studying many scriptures? What is the use of going on pilgrimage to holy places? Fear woman who are like tigers! Spit on the opulences of Svargaloka! Know that all material benefits are as worthless as a handful of straw! Instead of chasing after them please take shelter of Lord Gauranga, who is dressed in the garments of a sannyasi, and who, intoxicated by tasting the nectar of Krsna-prema, dances on the Ganges' shore.
87 If your heart is set on crossing beyond the ocean of repeated birth and death, if your heart relishes the sweet nectar of Krsna-sankirtana, and if your heart yearns to swim and sport in the ocean of pure love of Krsna, then please reside in Mayapura City.
88 The fortunate town of Navadvipa remains on the earth. The Ganges remains. The same people still live here. The saintly devotees who have taken shelter of Lord Gauranga's feet remain. Alas! Alas! I do not see anywhere the same kind of festival of pure love for Lord Hari. O Lord Caitanya, O ocean of mercy, will I ever see Your transcendental glory again?
89 Let me offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Gaura's transcendental abode which, whether seen, touched, glorified, remembered, bowed down to from afar, or worshipped, gives the nectar of pure love for Lord Krsna.
90 They who follow the rules of varnasrama-dharma, worship the Deities, visit holy pilgrimage places, and study the Vedas, but do not reside in Lord Gaura's dear abode, cannot understand the abode of Vrndavana, which is beyond the reach of the four Vedas.
91 Humbly thinking oneself lower than a blade of grass, natural gentleness and charm, speaking words sweet as nectar, spitting at the insignificant sense-gratification of this world, disinterest in the affairs of this world, and overwhelming love for Lord Hari are the transcendental virtues obtained by worshipping Lord Gaura's transcendental abode in this world.
92 Worship millions of the most exalted spiritual masters if you wish! Study millions of Vedic scriptures if you wish! But know that it is they who yearn to reside in Lord Caitanyacandra's transcendental city who will understand the great secret that is pure love for Lord Krsna.
93 Now it is the age of Kali. My enemies, the senses, have become very strong. The splendid path of pure devotional service is blocked by millions of brambles. I am weak and agitated. Alas! Alas! Where can I go? O abode of Lord Caitanya, if now you will not give me your mercy, what shall I do?
94 I am tightly bound by chains of limitless horrible desires. I am addicted to millions of sins. My mind is filled with pain. Millions of wicked men mislead me. They are not my friends. Except for the holy abode of Gauda-mandala, who is my friend in this world?
95 Alas! Alas! How will the desire creeper of pure devotional service sprout in the desert of my heart? In my heart there is only one hope. I shall reside in Lord Gauranga's holy abode. Then I shall never again lament.
96 I am chained by sinful desires. I have fallen into the painful ocean of repeated birth and death. The sharks and crocodiles of lust and anger are devouring me alive. I have no shelter. O holy abode of Lord Gauranga, please be merciful to me!
97 His complexion as fair as molten gold, and His form filled with the splendid and blissful nectar of pure transcendental love, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has mercifully appeared in the town of Navadvipa . In Navadvipa every home celebrates great festivals in honour of Bhakti-devi, the goddess of devotion. Navadvipa is sweeter than Vaikuntha. My heart finds its happiness in the transcendental abode of Navadvipa.
98 When, residing somewhere in Navadvipa, my heart peaceful, filled with ecstatic love for the son of Saci, meditating moment after moment on the transcendental pastimes of the divine couple in Vrajavana, and happy with the devotional service proper for me, will I see sweet Vrndavana forest everywhere?
99 When, wandering on the splendid Ganges' shore, will I suddenly see the peerless, splendid, blissful, eternal, spiritual, beautiful, rare home of Jagannatha Misra, Lord Sacisunu's abode?
100 If I may reside in Godruma and the other places of Navadvipa, and for this reason I consider the impersonalists of Varanasi to be very unimportant, then why should I go on a pilgrimage to Gaya to offer pinda to the ancestors? If I live in Navadvipa, and my personal liberation does not weigh even as heavily as a fraction of an ounce to me, then why should I be interested in material piety, economic development, and sense gratification? If I live in Navadvipa and I have not the slightest fear of hell, then why should I be filled with anxiety over the well-being of my wife, children, friends and relatives?
101 O foolish people, please seek the path of pure hari-bhakti, which even the great sages in ancient times could not find after long searching. If in your heart there is no faith, and if you think it is too difficult to attain, then please abandon all these misconceptions and take shelter of Lord Gaura's city.
102 Because the two abodes (Navadvipa and Vrndavana) are not different, in some of these 100 verses I have said that they are the same place. Still, in other verses I have specifically described the glories of Lord Gauranga's transcendental abode.
81 One who lives in Navadvipa holds Vraja in his hand. In any other place Vrndavana is like a far-away mirage.
82 To make Lord Krsna's pastimes perfect, Navadvipa embraces to its chest all of beautiful Vrndavana's forests and gardens.
83 I offer my respectful obeisances to the pastimes of Lord Godrumacandra. I offer my respectful obeisances to the spiritual opulences of Gaura-sthala. I offer my respectful obeisances to they who have taken shelter of Lord Gauranga's feet. I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Gaura, the incarnation of mercy.
84 O Lord Visvambhara, O sweet Lord, O ocean of the treasure of divine love, O Nityananda, O son of Padmavati, O Lord whose heart melts with compassion, O best friend of the fallen, O Advaita, O husband of Sita, O master of all living entities moving and inert, O Lord who made Lord Gaura descend to this world, O Lord worshipped by Srivasa and Gadadhara, You are the goal of my life! You are the goal of my life!
85 Let us glorify the boundlessly merciful Supreme Personality of Godhead, the prince of Vraja. To taste the intoxicating sweet waves of the nectar of transcendental love for Krsna, as well as to give that nectar to others, He has now appeared in the transcendental abode of Navadvipa as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
86 What is the use of studying many scriptures? What is the use of going on pilgrimage to holy places? Fear woman who are like tigers! Spit on the opulences of Svargaloka! Know that all material benefits are as worthless as a handful of straw! Instead of chasing after them please take shelter of Lord Gauranga, who is dressed in the garments of a sannyasi, and who, intoxicated by tasting the nectar of Krsna-prema, dances on the Ganges' shore.
87 If your heart is set on crossing beyond the ocean of repeated birth and death, if your heart relishes the sweet nectar of Krsna-sankirtana, and if your heart yearns to swim and sport in the ocean of pure love of Krsna, then please reside in Mayapura City.
88 The fortunate town of Navadvipa remains on the earth. The Ganges remains. The same people still live here. The saintly devotees who have taken shelter of Lord Gauranga's feet remain. Alas! Alas! I do not see anywhere the same kind of festival of pure love for Lord Hari. O Lord Caitanya, O ocean of mercy, will I ever see Your transcendental glory again?
89 Let me offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Gaura's transcendental abode which, whether seen, touched, glorified, remembered, bowed down to from afar, or worshipped, gives the nectar of pure love for Lord Krsna.
90 They who follow the rules of varnasrama-dharma, worship the Deities, visit holy pilgrimage places, and study the Vedas, but do not reside in Lord Gaura's dear abode, cannot understand the abode of Vrndavana, which is beyond the reach of the four Vedas.
91 Humbly thinking oneself lower than a blade of grass, natural gentleness and charm, speaking words sweet as nectar, spitting at the insignificant sense-gratification of this world, disinterest in the affairs of this world, and overwhelming love for Lord Hari are the transcendental virtues obtained by worshipping Lord Gaura's transcendental abode in this world.
92 Worship millions of the most exalted spiritual masters if you wish! Study millions of Vedic scriptures if you wish! But know that it is they who yearn to reside in Lord Caitanyacandra's transcendental city who will understand the great secret that is pure love for Lord Krsna.
93 Now it is the age of Kali. My enemies, the senses, have become very strong. The splendid path of pure devotional service is blocked by millions of brambles. I am weak and agitated. Alas! Alas! Where can I go? O abode of Lord Caitanya, if now you will not give me your mercy, what shall I do?
94 I am tightly bound by chains of limitless horrible desires. I am addicted to millions of sins. My mind is filled with pain. Millions of wicked men mislead me. They are not my friends. Except for the holy abode of Gauda-mandala, who is my friend in this world?
95 Alas! Alas! How will the desire creeper of pure devotional service sprout in the desert of my heart? In my heart there is only one hope. I shall reside in Lord Gauranga's holy abode. Then I shall never again lament.
96 I am chained by sinful desires. I have fallen into the painful ocean of repeated birth and death. The sharks and crocodiles of lust and anger are devouring me alive. I have no shelter. O holy abode of Lord Gauranga, please be merciful to me!
97 His complexion as fair as molten gold, and His form filled with the splendid and blissful nectar of pure transcendental love, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has mercifully appeared in the town of Navadvipa . In Navadvipa every home celebrates great festivals in honour of Bhakti-devi, the goddess of devotion. Navadvipa is sweeter than Vaikuntha. My heart finds its happiness in the transcendental abode of Navadvipa.
98 When, residing somewhere in Navadvipa, my heart peaceful, filled with ecstatic love for the son of Saci, meditating moment after moment on the transcendental pastimes of the divine couple in Vrajavana, and happy with the devotional service proper for me, will I see sweet Vrndavana forest everywhere?
99 When, wandering on the splendid Ganges' shore, will I suddenly see the peerless, splendid, blissful, eternal, spiritual, beautiful, rare home of Jagannatha Misra, Lord Sacisunu's abode?
100 If I may reside in Godruma and the other places of Navadvipa, and for this reason I consider the impersonalists of Varanasi to be very unimportant, then why should I go on a pilgrimage to Gaya to offer pinda to the ancestors? If I live in Navadvipa, and my personal liberation does not weigh even as heavily as a fraction of an ounce to me, then why should I be interested in material piety, economic development, and sense gratification? If I live in Navadvipa and I have not the slightest fear of hell, then why should I be filled with anxiety over the well-being of my wife, children, friends and relatives?
101 O foolish people, please seek the path of pure hari-bhakti, which even the great sages in ancient times could not find after long searching. If in your heart there is no faith, and if you think it is too difficult to attain, then please abandon all these misconceptions and take shelter of Lord Gaura's city.
102 Because the two abodes (Navadvipa and Vrndavana) are not different, in some of these 100 verses I have said that they are the same place. Still, in other verses I have specifically described the glories of Lord Gauranga's transcendental abode.
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