Modadrumadvipa is Bhandiravana. Mahatpur in Modadrumadvipa is Kamyavana.
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| Gaura Gadhadhara (left) Radha Madana Gopala (center) Radha Gopinath (small, right) |
Sri Saranga Thakur lived in Godrumadvipa. In Vraja Lila Saranga Thakur was Nandimukhi. he would sit and chant on the banks of the ganges and this way he came to have miraculous powers. Mahaprabhu encouraged him to take disciples, although he did not wish to for feaar of disturbing his bhajan. He eventuall agreed and said he would make a disciple of the next person he came across. That happened to be a dead body that washed up on the banks fo the ganges, so he revived the body. This disciple was known as Thakur Murari.
Saranga Deva Gaudiya Math, Sestablished by rila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur is here also.
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| Siddha Bakula Navadwip |
Siddha Bakula in Modrumadwipa, is a tree that Nimai used to rest under when returning home from school in Vidyanagara. One day niticing that the tree was dying, the Lord embraced it, and gave it a new life. Today, even the tree is completely hollow inside, it is still grows and blossoms. It is in the courtyard of Sri Sarangapani’s house and it is a neem-tree. Lord Chitanya later used to come here regularly along with His associates to perform Harinam Sankirtan.
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| Deities at Mamgachi, the birthplace of Sri Vrindavan Das Thakur |
At Mamgachi, the birthplace of Sri Vrindavan Thakur, can be seen the above Deities. Gaura Nitai are on the left, they are the original deities worshiped by Sri Vrindavan Das Thakura. On the right are Sri Sri Radha Krishna, installed by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.
Vrindavan Das Thakura, Vyasdeva wrote Shri Caitanya Bhagavata (also known as Caitanya Mangala) descsribing the pasttimes of Gaura Hari in Navadwip. At 16 years old he took initiation from Lord Nityananda and travelled and preached with him. Srila Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami said of him...
"Vrndavana Dasa Thakura is Lord Nityananda's favourite devotee. And therefore he is the original Vyasadeva in describing the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu."
He was the son of Narayani Devi, who was the daughter of Srivas Thakura's brother. Mamgachi is also the ancestral home of Malini Devi, the wife of Srivasa Pandita.
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| Vasudeva Datta's House |
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| Mukunda And Vasudeva Datta With Lord Chaitanyas Associates |
Vasudeva Datta's house is in Modrumadwipa. Vasudeva Datta was a singer amongst the associates of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. In Vraja Lila he was the singer Madhuvrata. Vasudeva Datta was the older brother of Gauranga's associate Mukunda Datta and well known for his generosity. Vasudeva Datta was close with Srivasa Pandit and Shivananda Sena, living near to Kumarahatta and Kanchra Para where they lived. He couldnt stand seeing people suffering and asked Lord Chaitnya if he may take all their sins upon himself, to alleviate them. Gaurachandra was so fond of Vasudeva Datta that he used to repeat again and again...
“This body of mine belongs to Vasudeva. If he wants to sell me, I allow myself to be sold; I will not do otherwise. I announce this truth to all of you. If someone has even come into the briefest contact with Vasudeva Datta, he will be protected by Krishna. Listen all you Vaishnavas! I tell you the truth: this body of mine belongs to Vasudeva alone.”
(Chaitanya Bhagavat 3.5.27-30)
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