EnglishSri Navadvipa DhamaHindiSri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Antardvipa MayapuraMay 15, 2008 Sri Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhus eternal intimate associate, is revered as the Seventh Gosvami who again inaugurated the flow of the Bhagirathi bhakti. He appeared in this world to manifest Mahaprabhus holy name (gaura-nama), His innermost desire (gaura-kama) and His holy abode (gaura-dhama). Like Sri Rupa and Sri Sanatana, he wanted to reside in Vraja and perform bhajana there.On his way to Vraja-mandala he came to a deity of Lord Siva, Mahadeva Sri Tadakesvara, a short distance from Kolkata. That night Sri Mahadeva appeared to him in a dream and requested him to reveal Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhus appearance-place. He also told him to remain in Gauda-mandala and perform bhajana. Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura placed Sri Tadakesvaras instruction upon his head and returned to Sridhama Navadvipa. There, in Godrumadvipa, he constructed a small hut and began performing bhajana, eager to find Sriman Mahaprabhus appearance-place. He wrote in his autobiography: I was very anxious to find Sriman Mahaprabhus appearance place. I went to Navadvipa (the present Navadvipa Town) and with much endeavour made some investigation, but was unable to find any trace of it. Thus I became very unhappy. Nowadays the people of Navadvipa are only busy filling their bellies. They know nothing about Sriman Mahaprabhus pastime-places, nor do they endeavour to learn about them. One day after twilight, at ten oclock, Kamala and I, together with one clerk, were standing on the roof of the Rani Dharmasala looking about. It was very dark and the sky was filled with clouds. Then, across the Ganga towards the north I saw an effulgent mansion. I asked Kamala, Did you see something? He answered, I became awestruck to see an effulgent mansion on the other side of the Ganga towards the north. In the morning I again went to the roof of the Rani Dharmasala and attentively looked towards that place. I was unable to see the effulgent mansion, but I could see a palm tree there. When I inquired from others about that place, they said it was called Ballala-dighi and that one can still see many traces of King Laksmana Senas old fort there. The coming Monday I went to Krsna-nagara and the following Saturday I went straight from there to Ballala-dighi. That night I beheld a wondrous sight. Sriman Mahaprabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Advaita Acarya, Sri Gadadhara and the other devotees were completely absorbed in chanting and dancing ecstatically. Everyones eyes were filled with tears. The mrdangas tumultuous sound of Hari Bol! and the sound of and kartalas maddened the devotees. After sometime that sight disappeared from my eyes.The next day I walked to those places to take darsana of them and asked the elderly locals about them. They told me that this was Sriman Mahaprabhus birthplace. I visited all the small villages mentioned in Bhakti-ratnakara as well as those mentioned in Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakuras Sri Caitanya-bhagavata. Thereafter I sat in Krsna-nagara and compiled the book Sri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya and sent it to be printed in Kolkata. I told