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Simantadvip
chand Kazi Samadhi
tat-samipe maha-devi mathura vidyate pure abhavat yatra vai kamso yavanasya grihe kalau “O Mahadevi! Near that place (Simantadvipa, where Parvati had darsana of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu) is the city of Mathura, where in the age of Kali, Kamsa took birth in a yavana family.” (Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya,Pramana-khanda4.34) Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura writes: “North of Prithu-kunda is the town of Mathura and the holy place known as Shashthi-tirtha, which is within the exquisitely beautiful forest of Madhuvana (in Vraja). This is a very extensive area populated by many people. May my eyes become purified by viewing this scene.” (Navadvipa-bhava-taranga) The place of the Kazi is compared to the city of Mathura....Read More
Sri Jagannath temple
This Jagannatha temple is situated in the Saradanga area and the deity here manifested five hundred years ago. At present Lord Jagannatha along with Lord Baladeva, Subhadra-devi and Sudarsana is worshiped here under the management of ISKCON. The appearance of these deities is described in the book The Pastimes and History of Lord Jagannatha in Rajapur as follows: At the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, a devotee named Jagadisa Ganguli lived in a small village near the present day Mayapur. Jagadisa was a highly elevated Vaishnava and even though he was very old, still every year he would make the 900 km journey on foot to Jagannatha Puri in the Bay of Bengal. He would travel with other devotees from Bengal to meet their most dear Lord Caitanya, have...Read More
This Jagannatha temple is situated in the Saradanga area and the deity here manifested five hundred years ago. At present Lord Jagannatha along with Lord Baladeva, Subhadra-devi and Sudarsana is worshiped here under the management of ISKCON. The appearance of these deities is described in the book The Pastimes and History of Lord Jagannatha in Rajapur as follows: At the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, a devotee named Jagadisa Ganguli lived in a small village near the present day Mayapur. Jagadisa was a highly elevated Vaishnava and even though he was very old, still every year he would make the 900 km journey on foot to Jagannatha Puri in the Bay of Bengal. He would travel with other devotees from Bengal to meet their most dear Lord Caitanya, have...Read More
Rama Tirtha (Rukumpur)
At this place Lord Balarama killed the demon Kolasura. Then, along with the members of the Yadu dynasty, He took bath in the Ganga. While Lord Balarama was visiting different holy places He came to this place. At that time a demon by the name of Kolasura was living here. This powerful demon had mystic powers which he was using to keep the local people under his control. The people approached Lord Balarama for help and the Lord, being merciful upon them, came to fight with Kolasura. Kolasura attacked Balarama by surrounding Him with thousands of elephants and chariots from all sides. But Lord Balarama very easily defeated all of Kolasura’s soldiers and finally killed the demon himself. If anyone takes bath at this tirtha on the fullmoon day... Read More
At this place Lord Balarama killed the demon Kolasura. Then, along with the members of the Yadu dynasty, He took bath in the Ganga. While Lord Balarama was visiting different holy places He came to this place. At that time a demon by the name of Kolasura was living here. This powerful demon had mystic powers which he was using to keep the local people under his control. The people approached Lord Balarama for help and the Lord, being merciful upon them, came to fight with Kolasura. Kolasura attacked Balarama by surrounding Him with thousands of elephants and chariots from all sides. But Lord Balarama very easily defeated all of Kolasura’s soldiers and finally killed the demon himself. If anyone takes bath at this tirtha on the fullmoon day... Read More
Belpukur
bilva-paksham tato gatv vipran krishna-parayanan premna samplavayam asa kanci-puram jagat-pati “Jagat-pati Sri Gaurasundara went to Bilva-paksha and flooded all brahmanas devoted to Krishna and Kancipuram with krishna-prema.” (Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya,Pramana-khanda4.55) Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura states in Navadvipa-bhava-taranga: “In the distance I will see the forest of bilva trees (Bilvavana of Vraja) where the four Kumara brothers remain steeped in meditation on Lord Gaura. And further in the distance I will see the land known as Sankarshana-kshetra where Nityananda Prabhu performs His pastimes. This area is manifest to the learned devotees.” a) Why is this place named Belpukur or... Read More
bilva-paksham tato gatv vipran krishna-parayanan premna samplavayam asa kanci-puram jagat-pati “Jagat-pati Sri Gaurasundara went to Bilva-paksha and flooded all brahmanas devoted to Krishna and Kancipuram with krishna-prema.” (Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya,Pramana-khanda4.55) Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura states in Navadvipa-bhava-taranga: “In the distance I will see the forest of bilva trees (Bilvavana of Vraja) where the four Kumara brothers remain steeped in meditation on Lord Gaura. And further in the distance I will see the land known as Sankarshana-kshetra where Nityananda Prabhu performs His pastimes. This area is manifest to the learned devotees.” a) Why is this place named Belpukur or... Read More