Text 32] The Advent of Lord Caitanya 69

TRANSLATION

When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a student, He asked whomever He met to
chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. in this way He inundated the whole town of
Navadvipa with the chanting of Hare Krsna.

PURPORT

The present Navadvipa-dhama is but a part of the whole of Navadvipa. Navadvipa
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 Navadvipa area there are different places for cultivating
devotional service. It is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam that there are nava-vidha
bhakti, nine different activities of devotional service: sravanarh kirtanarh visnoh
smaranath pdda-sevanam arcanarh vandanarh dasyarn sakhyam atma-nivedanam.
There are different islands in the Navadvipa area for cultivation of these nine
varieties of devotional service. They are as follows: (1) Antardvipa, {2) Simanta-
dvipa, (3) Godrumadvipa, (4} Madhyadvipa, (5} Koladvipa, (6) Rtudvipa,
{7) Jahnudvipa, (8} Modadruma-dvipa and (9) Rudradvipa. According to the settle-
ment map, our ISKCON Navadvipa center is situated on the Rudradvipa island.
Below Rudradvipa, in Antardvipa, is Mayapur. There Sri Jagannatha Misra,
the father of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, used to reside. In all these different isiands,
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as a young man, used to lead His sa/?kirtana party. He
thus inundated the entire area with the waves of fove of Krsna.

TEXT 31
Fecarra HCH rater neha |
Maer CLITA FSi, ACH SHAW od |
kiSora vayase Grambhild sankirtana
ratra-dine preme nrtya, safige bhakta-gana
SYNONYMS

kisora vayase—just before the beginning of His youthful life; drambh//g—began;
sankirtana—the sankirtana movement; rdtra-d/ine—night and day; preme—in ecstasy;
nrtya—dancing; sange—along with; bhakta-garra—the devotees.

TRANSLATION

Just prior to His youthful life, He began the safkirtana movement. Day and night
He used to dance in ecstasy with His devotees.

TEXT 32
AIA ATCA BCA Sl Ga Shae |
SraTeEN age comofe fiw yor u
