Navadvīpa

navadvīpārāma-prakara-kusumāmoda-valitāṁ

navadvīpārāma-prakara-kusumāmoda-valitāṁ
sphurad-ratna-śreṇī-cita-taṭa-sutīrthāvali-yutām |
harer gaurāṅgasyātula-caraṇa-reṇūkṣita-tanuṁ
samudyat-premormi-tumula-hari-saṅkīrtana-rasaiḥ ||
prabhu-krīḍā-pātrīm amṛta-rasa-gātrīm ṛṣi-ghaṭā-
śiva-brahmendrādīḍita-māhātmya-mukharām |
lasat-kiñjalkāmbhojani-madhupa-garbhoru-karuṇām
ahaṁ vande gaṅgām agha-nikara-bhaṅgā-jala-kaṇām ||
(Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 1.14)

“Pervaded by the fragrance
Of the myriads of gardens throughout Navadvīpa,
Furnished along its banks with the fine ghats inlaid with shining jewels,
Sprinkled with the dust from the incomparable feet of Gaurāṅga Hari,
Swelling with waves of prema and the rasas of tumultuous Hari-saṅkīrtana,
A repository of Prabhu’s play,
A body of nectar (amṛta-rasa),
Praised and glorified by the ṛṣis, Śiva, Brahmā, Indra, and others,
Resplendent with whorls of lotus flowers full of bees,
And abundantly gracious—
I offer obeisance to the Gaṅgā,
One drop of whose water
Dispels heaps of sin.”

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navīna-śrī-bhaktiṁ nava-kanaka-gaurākṛti-patiṁ

navīna-śrī-bhaktiṁ nava-kanaka-gaurākṛti-patiṁ
navāraṇya-śreṇīṁ nava-sura-sarid-vāta-valitam |
navīna-śrī-rādhā-hari-rasamaya-kīrtana-vidhiṁ
navadvīpaṁ vande nava-karuṇam ādyaṁ nava-rucim ||
(Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 1.13)

“Fresh, beautiful bhakti,
The Lord in a fresh, fair, golden figure,
Swathes of fresh forests,
Pervaded by fresh breezes from the sura’s river [i.e., the Gaṅgā],
Fresh performance of kīrtana
Filled with the rasas of Śrī Rādhā and Hari,
Fresh compassion,
 
Fresh taste—
I offer obeisance to unparalleled Navadvīpa [Dhāma].”

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