Unmatchable Journey ( Navadvipa Mayapur Mandal Parikrama) | A trip from Iskcon Chandigarh to Navadwipa Mayapur Dhama
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| Iskcon Mayapur Radha Krishna |
Hindi.
mere jeevan ki pehli yatra, navadvipa Mayapur Mandal parikrama. bhagwan ka dham jo west bengal mein hain. jahan 500 saal pehle Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Radha-Krishna) bhagwan khud avtarit hue, ek bhakt ke roop mein. dharm ka prachar karne ke liye,or sabme krishna prem bantne ke liye.
aksar hamari zindagi mein jab khoobsurat pal aate hain, to hum chahte hain ki zindagi bas yoon hi chale. kuch yatrayen aisi hoti hain, ki hum chahte hain ye safar yoon hi chalta rahe. yeh yatra unhin mein se ek thi. bhagwaan bhi hamari sahayta karna chahte hain. bhagya bhi khud hamare darwaze par chalkar aata hai, par aankhon mein agyaanta ka andhkaar hone ke karan, hum vishwas nahi kar paate. bhagwaan or unke bhakton ki kripa se is yatra mein shamil hone ka mujhe sobhagya mila.
jab aapko lambe samay ke liye safar karna ho, to kafi chizen sambhalne mein bahut sir dard hota hai. jaise ki khane ka intezaam kaise hoga, samay se pahunch paaunga ya nahi, rehne ka intezaam kaise hoga, vaigara... lekin jab aapki yatra bhakton ke sath hoti hai, sab kuch apne aap ho raha aisa lagta hai. par in sabke piche bhagwan or unke bhakton ki kripa hai.
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| Iskcon Mayapur temple view at sunset |
30 ghante ka train safar tha chandigarh se west bengal ( Navadvipa Mayapur Dhama). jab bas temple se chandigarh station ke liye ravana hone lagi, to bas full ho chuki thi, ek bhakt seet ke liye dekh rahe the. to kisi anya bhakt ne pucha aap kon ho, to unhone kaha main aatma hu. to bhakton ke beech hasi mazak hua ki yahan sirf aatma ke liye seet khali bachi hai, shareer ke liye nahi. To bhakton ke jeevan mein kuch is tarah ke vakyaa hote hain. train ka safar shuru hua, or aisa lag raha tha sab kuch pehle se prabandh tha. prasadam, kirtan. chaitanya mahaprabhu (bhagwan) ke baare me classes hui.
kehte hain kisi khaas se milne jaana ho, uske baare me khoob sunna, padhna chahiye. taki jab aap unse milen to aapko behad khushi mehsoos ho. zayada kuch to nahi par kuch kathayen unke baare mein suni, ki wo param bhagwaan hain. to wahan jaane ki utsukta to thi... jab aapko bhakti ke baare me pata lagta hai, or aapko jo aanand usmen milta hai. aap usko bhul nahi paate. jab aap kabhi iskon temple jaao, to wahan thehrkar krishna ko zaroor nihaarna, wo tumhen mohit kar denge. or wahan ke kirtan me tum jhum uthoge. safar dheere dheere bita jaa raha tha, or train mein fir kuch bhakton ke sath bhagwadgeeta bhi baanti. ek station par train se bahar aakar humne kirtan kiya or dnace karne or log bhi vahan ikathha hue. jab bhakti mein divay anubhuti hoti hai, to wo experience aapko humesha yaad rehta hai.
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| Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Birthplace |
train kuch hi der mein bhagwan ke dham pahunch rahi thi, or utsuktata badhti jaa rahi thi. station par utarte samay ek vakyaa hua, samaan utarte samya yatri ek ek karke train me chadhne lage, or hum samaan utaar nahi paaye, jisse train chalne lagi. par kisi ne samay rehte chain khinchi or hum utar gaye. or aisa divay anubhav hua ki jinse hum milne aaye hain ab wo bas aas paas hi hain.
aehsaas us str ka to nahi tha ki sab kuch mehsoos kar sakun, par aisa laga ki ye jagah to apni hai, or yahan main pehle bhi aaya tha. manzil ( mayapur temple) kuch hi duri pe or aankhen bas raah dekh rahi thi, lord chaitanya mahaprabhu ke darshan ke liye. pehle kuch duri auto se tay kiya. fir kuch duri boat se tay kiya or bahut khoobsurat anubhav tha. wo mandir itna bada hai ki aapko duur se dikh jaaye. aakarshan ka kendra hai wo mandir, wo mandir mujhe apni or khinche jaa raha tha. aankhon me chamak thi or dil me utsaah tha. or aisa prateet hua ki main kisi or duniya me aa gaya hun, jahan sirf bhakt log hi the bas or dusra koi nahi, aisa laga bhakton ki baadh aayi hai.
ek bhakt wo hai jo bhagwan ke aadeshon, guru ki shiksha par chalta hai, jo asal me jaanta hai manushya jeevan ka mehtav or samay ki keemat. Us pehle din ki sham ko main kabhi nahi bhul sakta, mandir ki kuch duri pe kirtan ki dhvani aa rahi thi, dil ki dhadkanen bhi badh rahi thi, or jaise hi kadam mandir ki dehleez par pade to aisa laga ki main bas yahin aane ka intezaar kar raha tha barson se. jaise hi mene bhagwan chaitanya mahaprabhu ko dekha aisa laga bas dekhta rahun, main prayas kar rha tha ki mehsoos kar sakun ki bhagwaan se bichhde kitna samay hua. us sham bahut sundar kirtan pe humne khoob dance kiya. aisa laga ki bhagwan khud hamare sath me nritya kar rahe hain. sainkdon bhakt or kirtan, pura mandir gunj raha tha. hriday khushi se praffulit ho chuka tha. ye wo waqt tha ki laga haan, ab iske alwa zindagi me kuch nahi chahiye. usse agle din Mayapur mangal parikrama shuru hui. ismen ye tha ki, jin sthanon pe bhagwaan chaitanya mahaprabhu ke pastime hue.
navadwipa dham me kul 9 dwipa hain. jo bhakti ke alag alag chinhon ko darshate hain.
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| Panchtatava Mayapur Temple |
Island I: “Antardvipa” (represents: atma-nivedanam). jiska matlab hai, apne aapko kisi ke hathon vinamrta se sonpna.
Island II: “Simantanadvipa” (represents: sravanam)
jiska matlab hai sunna, jahan par hum chand kazi se sambandhit pastime sunte hain.
Island III: “Godrumadvipa” (represents: kirtanam)
Yeh sthan sat-yuga se prasidha hai, jab bhagwan Narsimha ne Hiranyakashyap ko mara tha or yahan aaraam kiya tha.
Island IV: “Madhyadvipa” (represents: smaranam)
Yahan Mandir me Brahma ke hans vahan par bhagwan shiv ka niwas hai.
Yahan ek brahman ke sath dilchasp lilaayen hui, jo rajsthaan me pushkar ki yatra karna chahta tha lekin Brahma ji ne unhe bataya ki mool pushkar navdwipa mein hai.
Island V: “Koladvipa” (represents: pad-sevanam)
Jiska artha hai, charnon ki seva.
jahan par bhagwan mahaprabhu ke deity hain. jahan par vhsnupriya mata ji, jo bhagwan mahaprabhu ke dharmpatni hain, unhone 80 saal seva kiya, mahaprabhu ke sanyas lene ke baad.
Island VI: “SRI RITUDWIPA” (represents: archanam: )
Island VII: “SRI JAHNUDWIPA” (represents: vandanam)
Island VIII: “SRI MODADRUMADWIPA” (represents: dasyam)
Island IX: SRI RUDRADWIPA (represents: sakhyam)
To ye thee bhakti ko darshane wale alag alag 9 dwipa, jo navadwipa, Mayapur Dhama me hain. Aap inke baare me vistaar se padh sakte hain internet par. Jahan Bhagwaan Mahaprabhu ke alag alag pastimes hain. yahan 8-9 dino ki yatra me jo samya beeta mujhe hamesha yaad rahega. ek camp se dusre camp nange paaon yatra, hazaron bhakt, gali-gali kirtan or dance. na koi thakan, na bhukh na pyas. is dhama me jo paramand ki anubhuti hui hai, uske baare mein agle post me se mehsoos karte hain.
English Translation.
First trip of my life, Navadweep Mayapur Mandal Parikrama. God's abode which is in West Bengal. Where 500 years ago Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Radha-Krishna) himself appeared as a devotee. To propagate religion And to share Krishna's love among all.
Often when beautiful moments come in our life, we want life to go on like this. Some journeys are such that we want this journey to continue like this. This trip was one of them. God also wants to help us. Luck itself also walks to our door, But due to the darkness of ignorance in the eyes, we are not able to believe. By the grace of God and His devotees, I got the good fortune to participate in this journey.
When you have to travel for a long time, it becomes a headache to carry a lot of things. Like how will be the arrangements for food, will I be able to reach on time or not, how will be the arrangements for stay, etc... But when you travel with devotees, everything seems to be happening automatically. But behind all this is the grace of God and his devotees.
It was a 30-hour train journey from Chandigarh to West Bengal (Navdweep Mayapur Dhama). When the bus started leaving from Temple to Chandigarh station, So the bus was full, a devotee was looking for a seat. So another devotee asked who are you, other devotee said I am the soul. So there was a joke among the devotees that here only the seat is left vacant for the soul, not for the body. So some such incidents happens in the life of the devotees.
The train journey began, and it seemed everything was pre-arranged. Prasadam, Kirtan. Classes were held on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Lord).
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| Holi River Ganga |
It is said that if you want to meet someone special, you should listen and read a lot about him. So that you feel a lot of joy when you meet them. Not much but heard some stories about him, that he is the Supreme God. So there was an eagerness to go there. When you come to know about devotion, and the joy you get in it. You can't forget it. Whenever you go to ISKCON temple, do stay there and look at Krishna, he will charm you. And you will dance in the kirtan there. The journey was passing slowly, and Bhagwad Gita was also distributed with some devotees in the train. After getting out of the train at a station, we performed kirtan and other people also gathered there to dance. When there is a divine feeling in devotion, then you always remember that experience.
The train was reaching the abode of God in no time, and the curiosity was increasing. An incident happened while getting down at the station, while unloading the luggage, the passengers started boarding the train one by one, and we could not unload the luggage, due to which the train started moving. But someone pulled the chain in time and we got down. And it was such a divine experience that those whom we have come to meet are now just nearby. The feeling was not of that level that I could feel everything, but I felt that this place is my own, and I had come here earlier also. The destination (Mayapur Temple) was only a short distance away and the eyes were just waiting for the darshan of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. First covered some distance by auto. Then covered some distance by boat and it was a very beautiful experience. That temple is so big that it can be seen from far away. That temple is the center of attraction, that temple was pulling me towards itself. There was sparkle in the eyes and enthusiasm in the heart. And it seemed that I have come to some other world, where there were only devotees and no one else, it seemed that there was a flood of devotees.
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| Radha Krishna and Lalita Sakhi |
A devotee is one who follows the orders of the Lord, the teachings of the Guru, who really knows the importance of human life and the value of time.I can never forget the evening of that first day, the sound of kirtan was coming from some distance of the temple, heartbeat was also increasing, And as soon as the steps fell on the threshold of the temple, it felt as if I was just waiting for years to come here. As I saw Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, I was looking like this, I was trying to feel that how much time has passed since I have been separated from the Lord. We danced a lot that evening on a very beautiful kirtan. It felt like God himself dancing with us. Hundreds of devotees and kirtan, the whole temple was echoing. The heart was elated with happiness. It was that time that I felt yes, now I do not want anything in my life except this. Mayapur Mangal Parikrama started the next day. It was mentioned that the places where Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes took place.
There are total 9 islands in Navadweep Dham. Which show different symbols of devotion. jinme pehla dwipa hai -
Island I: “Antardvipa” (represents: atma-nivedanam). jiska matlab hai, apne aapko kisi ke hathon vinamrta se sonpna. Which means, humbly handing yourself over to someone.
Island II: “Simantanadvipa” (represents: sravanam)
Which means listening, where we listen to pastimes related to Chand Kazi.
Island III: “Godrumadvipa” (represents: kirtanam)
NRSIMHAPALLI”: This is place famous since Satya-yuga when Lord Nrsimhadeva came to rest here after killing Hiranyakasipu.
Island IV: “Madhyadvipa” (represents: smaranam)
The Temple has Deity of Lord Siva residing on Lord Brahma’s swan carrier.
There are interesting pastimes took place with a Brahmana who wanted to visit Puskara in Rajasthan but was told by Lord Brahma that original Puskara is in Navadvipa.
Island V: “Koladvipa” (represents: pad-sevanam)
There is a deity of Lord Mahaprabhu in the world. Vhsnupriya Mata ji in the world, who is devoted to Lord Mahaprabhu, she served him for 80 years, after taking Mahaprabhu's sanyas.
Island VI: “SRI RITUDWIPA” (represents: archanam: )
Island VII: “SRI JAHNUDWIPA” (represents: vandanam)
Island VIII: “SRI MODADRUMADWIPA” (represents: dasyam)
Island IX: SRI RUDRADWIPA (represents: sakhyam)
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| Lord Jagannath |
So these were the 9 different islands depicting devotion, which are in Navadweep, Mayapur Dhama. You can read about them in detail on the internet.
I will always remember the time spent here in the journey of 8-9 days. Barefoot travel from one camp to another, thousands of devotees, street kirtan and dance. No tiredness, no hunger, no thirst. The ecstasy experienced in this abode will be discussed in the next post.
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