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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 19]
A human being born in the land of Bhārata-varṣa has the special prerogative to develop Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore those already born in Bhārata-varṣa should take lessons from the  śāstras  and  guru  and should fully take advantage of the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in order to be fully equipped with Kṛṣṇa consciousness. By taking full advantage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one goes back home, back to Godhead ( yānti mad-yājīno 'pi mām ). The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is therefore spreading this facility to human society by opening many, many centers all over the world so that people may associate with the pure devotees of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, understand the science of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and ultimately go back home, back to Godhead.
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श्रीशुक उवाच
जम्बूदीपस्य च राजन्नुपद्वीपानष्टौ हैक उपदिशन्ति सगरात्मजैर- श्वान्वेषण इमां महीं परितो निखनद्धिरुपकल्पितान् ॥२९॥ तद्यथा स्वर्णप्रस्थ- श्वन्द्रशुक्ल आवर्तनो रमणको मन्दरहरिणः पाश्चजन्यः सिंहलो लङ्केति ॥३०॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
jambūdvīpasya ca rājann upadvīpān aṣṭau haika upadiśanti sagarātmajair aśvānveṣaṇa imāṁ mahīṁ parito nikhanadbhir upakalpitān. tad yathā svarṇaprasthaś candraśukla āvartano ramaṇako mandarahariṇaḥ pāñcajanyaḥ siṁhalo laṅketi.
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued to speak; jam- būdvīpasya—of the island known as Jambūdvīpa; ca—also; rājan—O King; upadvīpān aṣṭau—eight subordinate islands; ha—certainly; eke—some; upadiśanti—learned scholars describe; sagara-ātma-jaiḥ— by the sons of Mahārāja Sagara; aśva-anveṣaṇe—while trying to find their lost horse; imāṁ—this; mahīṁ—tract of land; paritaḥ—all around; nikhanadbhiḥ—digging; upakalpitān—created; tat—that; yathā—as follows; svarṇa-prasthaḥ—Svarṇaprastha; candra-śuklaḥ— Candraśukla; āvartanaḥ—Āvartana; ramaṇakaḥ—Ramaṇaka; man- dara-hariṇaḥ—Mandarahariṇa; pāñcajanyaḥ—Pāñcajanya; siṁhalaḥ—Siṁhala; laṅkā—Laṅkā; iti—thus.