Sri Navadvipa Dhama Mahatmya (chapter 1)

niti caitanya bali jei jva ke

suvimala ka-prema anveaye tke (48)
The completely pure ka-prema searches for a jva who calls
out O Nit, O Caitanya! (48)
apardha bdh tra kichu nhi kare
niramala ka-preme tra khi jhare (49)
Offences cannot disturb such a person. Because he is
absorbed in pure ka-prema, streams of tears begin to flow
from his eyes. (49)
svalpa-kle apardha pani palya
hdaya odhita haya, preme be tya (50)
After a short time, his offences run far away of their
own accord. His heart becomes pure, and prema develops
within it. (50)

Without the name of Gaura and His abode, the jvas of Kali-yuga cannot be
delivered
kali-jvera apardha asakhya durvra
gaura-nma bin tra nhika uddhra (51)
The offences of the living entities of Kaliyuga are
uncountable and fearsome. Without [chanting] the name of
Gaura, these jvas cannot be delivered. (51)
ataeva gaura bin kalite upya
n dekhi kotho ra, stra phukraya (52)
Therefore, the scriptures repeat loudly that apart from
chanting the name of Gaura there is no other way for the
jvas deliverance. (52)
navadvpe gauracandra haila udaya
navadvpa sarva-trtha-avatasa haya (53)
r Navadvpa-dhma is the crown jewel of all holy places
because r Gauracandra appeared there. (53)
anya trthe apardh daera bhjana
navadvpe apardha sadai mrjana (54)
In other holy places an offensive person has to suffer
the reactions of his apardhas, but in r Navadvpa
offences always remain far away. (54)
An offensive person attains deliverance without any punishment
tra sk jagi-mdhi dui bhi
apardha kari pila caitanya niti (55)
The evidence of this are the two brothers, Jagi
and Mdhi. They obtained the mercy of both r
Caitanya Mahprabhu and r Nitynanda Prabhu even
though they were committing offences. (55)
In all holy places except for Navadvpa, an offensive person is
inevitably punished
anynya trthera kath rkha bhi dre
apardh daitya daa pya brajapure (56)
What to speak of other holy places, even in
Vrajadhma the offensive demons are punished. (56)
navadvpe ata-ata apardha kari
anyse niti-kpya jya tari (57)
However, even if one [unknowingly] commits
hundreds of offences in r Navadvpa, he can
easily be delivered by the mercy of r Nitynanda
Prabhu. (57)
The sages praise of Gaua-maala
hena navadvpa-dhma je gaua-maale
dhanya dhanya sei dea i-gaa bale (58)
All sages consider Gaua-maala to be glorious
because such a holy abode as r Navadvpa dhma
is situated within its area. (58)
The fortune of the residents of Navadvpa
hena navadvpe bhi jhra vasati
baa bhgyavn sei labhe ka-rati (59)
One who resides in this r Navadvpadhma is
extremely fortunate. He attains loving attachment
for r Ka (ka-rati). (59)
The result of going to Navadvpa
navadvpe jeb kabhu karaya gamana
sarva apardha-mukta haya sei jana (60)
Any person who goes to r Navadvpa-dhma will
be freed from all kinds of offences. (60)
The result of remembering Navadvpa
sarva trtha bhramiy tairthika jh pya
navadvpa-smarae sei lbha stre gya (61)
All the scriptures proclaim that a person who
simply remembers r Navadvpa will attain the
same result as a pilgrim who visits all holy
places. (61)
The result of visiting Navadvpa
navadvpa daraana kare jei jana
janme-janme labhe sei ka-prema-dhana (62)
One who visits r Navadvpa-dhma attains the
treasure of ka-prema life after life(2). (62)
The result of going to Navadvpa for whatever purpose
karma-buddhi-yogeo je navadvpe jya
nara-janma ra sei-jana nhi pya (63)
Those who go to Navadvpa to engage in fruitive
actions, in an intellectual search for the supreme
or for any work, will not have to
experience repeated birth and death in this
perishable world. (63)
The result of each and every step taken in Navadvpa
navadvpa bhramite se pade-pade pya
koi avamedha-phala sarva-stre gya (64)
The result of each step taken in r Navadvpa is
equivalent to performing millions of avamedha
sacrifices. This is also confirmed
in all scriptures. (64)
The result of chanting mantras in Navadvpa
navadvpe basi jei mantra japa kare
r-mantra caitanya haya, anyse tare (65)
(2) Ka-prema develops gradually, life after life.
A person who chants his mantra in r Navadvpa will
experience the deity of the mantra appearing
personally in front of him and will easily cross
the ocean of material existence. (65)
The result of staying three nights in Navadvpa
anya trthe yog daa-vare labhe jh
navadvpe tina rtre sdhi pya th (66)
The results a yog obtains after ten years in any
other holy place are obtained by staying in
Navadvpa for just three nights. (66)
The result of taking bath in Bhgrath-Gag in Navadvpa
anya trthe brahma-jne jei mukti haya
navadvpe bhgrath-snne t ghaaya (67)
That liberation acquired in other holy places
through arduous practice of brahma-jna (meditating
upon the impersonal absolute) is obtained in r
Navadvpa by simply bathing in Bhgrath-Gag.
(67)
Obtaining liberation in Navadvpa without any speculative knowledge
slokya, srpya, sri, smpya nirva
navadvpe mumuku labhaye bin jna (68)
In Navadvpa, people desiring release from rebirth in
this world (mumukus) obtain the different kinds of
liberation slokya (residing on the same planet as the
Lord), srpya (obtaining a spiritual form similar to the
Lords),
sri (obtaining opulence similar to the Lords), smpya
(becoming His personal associate), and jva-brahmarpa aikya
(syuja, or merging into
the Lords effulgence) without any kind of speculative
knowledge (jna). (68)
Bhukti (material enjoyment) and mukti (liberation) are maidservants of the
pure devotees
navadvpe uddha-bhakta carae-paiy
bhukti-mukti sad rahe ds-rpa haiy (69)
In Navadvpa, material enjoyment and liberation always
remain as maidservants at the pure devotees divine feet.
(69)
Devotees neglect bhukti and mukti
bhakta-gaa lthi mri se duye tya
bhakta-pada chi ds tabu n palya (70)
Devotees try to kick bhukti and mukti far away, but still bhukti
and mukti do not leave the feet of the devotees. (70)
The result of residing in Navadvpa for one night
ata-vara sapta-trthe mile jh bhi
navadvpe eka rtra vse th pi (71)
O brother, the result one attains from residing
for one hundred years in the seven holy places
Ayodhy, Mathur, Mypur, Haridvra),
K, Kc, Avantik (Ujjain) and Dvrvat
(Dvrak) can be obtained by residing only one
night in r Navadvpa. (71)
hena navadvpa-dhma sarva-dhma-sra
kalite raya kari jva haya pra (72)
This r Navadvpa-dhma is the essence of all
holy places. In Kali-yuga, the living entity can
easily cross the ocean of material existence by
taking shelter of this holy abode. (72)
traka praka vidy-dvaya avirata
navadvpa-vs-gae seve rtimata (73)
The two fields of knowledge traka (knowledge about
crossing over the ocean of material existence) and
praka (knowledge about attaining all kinds of
desires) always serve the inhabitants
of r Navadvpa in a beautiful way. (73)
The authors prayer to attain his desired service
niti-jhnav pada-chy jra a
se bhaktivinoda gya piy ullsa (74)
Bhaktivinoda, whose desire is to obtain the
cooling shade of the lotus feet of r Nitynanda
Prabhu and r Jhnav-dev, is full of joy
singing the glories of r Navadvpa-dhma. (74)