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The Advent of Lord Caitanya
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TRANSLATION
When Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was a student, He asked whomever He met to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. In this way He inundated the whole town of Navadvīpa with the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa.
PURPORT
The present Navadvīpa-dhāma is but a part of the whole of Navadvīpa. Navadvīpa means “nine islands.” These nine islands, which occupy an area of land estimated at thirty-two square miles, are surrounded by different branches of the Ganges. In all nine of those islands of the Navadvīpa area there are different places for cultivating devotional service. It is stated in the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  that there are  nava-vidha bhakti , nine different activities of devotional service:  śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam . There are different islands in the Navadvīpa area for cultivation of these nine varieties of devotional service. They are as follows: (1) Antardvīpa, (2) Sīmantadvīpa, (3) Godrumadvīpa, (4) Madhyadvīpa, (5) Koladvīpa, (6) Rudadvīpa, (7) Jahnudvīpa, (8) Modadruma-dvīpa and (9) Rudradvīpa. According to the settlement map, our ISKCON Navadvīpa center is situated on the Rudradvīpa island. Below Rudradvīpa, in Antardvīpa, is Māyāpur. There Śri Jagannātha Miśra, the father of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, used to reside. In all these different islands, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, as a young man, used to lead His  saṅkīrtana  party. He thus inundated the entire area with the waves of love of Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 31
কিনোর বয়সে আরম্ভিলা সংকীর্তন । রাত্র-দিনে প্রেমে মৃত্য, সঙ্গে ভক্তগণ ॥ ৩১ ॥
kiśora vayase ārambhilā saṅkīrtana rātra-dine preme nṛtya, saṅge bhakta-gaṇa
SYNONYMS
kiśora vayase —just before the beginning of His youthful life;  ārambhilā —began;  saṅkīrtana —the  saṅkīrtana  movement;  rātra-dine —night and day;  preme —in ecstasy;  nṛtya —dancing;  saṅge —along with;  bhakta-gaṇa —the devotees.
TRANSLATION
Just prior to His youthful life, He began the  saṅkīrtana  movement. Day and night He used to dance in ecstasy with His devotees.
TEXT 32
নগরে নগরে জ্ঞে কীর্তন করিয়া । ভাসাইল ত্রিভুবন প্রেমভক্তি দিয়া ॥ ৩২ ॥