Topic: Dhama-tattva

Some notes from the book 'Citre Navadvipa' published in 1930 by Sriyukta Saradindu Narayana Raya, secretary of the Navadvipa-dhama Pracarini Sabha. This book has many evidences including discoveries made by the famous Bengali historian Sri Nagendranath Basu.

A short article reporting the opening of the Yogapitha temple in 1935, with additional background information.

An excerpt from a Bengali article found in The Gaudiya magazine written in 1935, explaining the prediction of Sri Nityananada Prabhu and it's fulfillment by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Prabhupada Sarasvati Thakura.

"May Lord Govindadeva, who charms the eyes of all living beings with the graceful movement of the peacock feather in His golden crown shining with pearls and gems, be my shelter."

An extract from an article entitled "The Full Moon of the Advent of Lord Gauranga" from The Harmonist, Vol. 15 1935. Thakura Vrndavana Dasa, writer of 'Sri Caitanya-Bhagavata', has predicted that sages, who transcend the plane of three dimensions, will on a future date make Navadvipa-dhama known to the world.

When we speak of Mayapura we do not mean any temporal or mundane location in this material world. Mayapura is the epicenter of the Lord's pastimes in eternity. This Mayapura manifested at the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance in 1407 Sakabda (1486 CE) and has since sometimes been manifest and sometimes not manifest. This is the nature of eternal truth.

They have connection with these nine main types of devotional conceptions respectively. When travelling to these places we are reminded by the incidents connected with them how such representation comes from each place. All of them taken together promote our understanding as to what is devotion proper.

An article by Prof. Nishi Kanta Sanyal, disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada, taken from The Harmonist magazine Vol. 28. 1931. Prof. Sanyal explains both the academic and transcendental evidences to authenticate the Mayapura birthsite.

The identification of many of the sites has been rendered comparatively easy by the survival of the old place names. This is as was to be expected in the case of a place which is only four centuries old. In the Bhakti-ratnakara we find the corroboration, from on old source of the truth of the relative positions of these locally recognizable sites.

On the appearance day of Sri Gaura, the new temple was opened and the service of Sri Guru-Gauranga Gandharvika-Giridhari was established. During that time there was a great festival held. Srila Thakura Bhaktivinoda's prediction was that at Sri Yogapitha one wonderful temple would manifest.

The main desire of Bhaktivinoda was that there should be a great sky-scraping temple built for Mahaprabhu at His birth place. By the mercy of Sri Guru-pada-padma (Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura) and with the help of Srestharya Sriyukta Sakhi-carana Bhaktivijaya, Bhaktivinoda's instructions and desire have been fulfilled.