Mother Sarasvati (Jalangi)
O King, the rivers are the veins of the gigantic body, the trees are the hairs of His body, and the omnipotent air is His breath. The passing ages are His movements, and His activities are the reactions of the three modes of material nature.
(SB 2.1.33)
Going to the west of Devapalli, I will pass the Gandaki River. the Alakananda River, and Kāsī-kṣetra. Then I will see the very pure Godruma, where Indra’s surabhi cow worshiped the Lord.
In the three worlds there is no place comparable to Godruma. where Markandeya received the Lord’s mercy. Just as Isodyāna. nondifferent to Radha-kunda, lies close to the bank of the Ganges. so Godruma lies close to the bank of the Sarasvati.
O mind, just worship the groves of Godruma! Then very soon you will see the full wealth of Gauranga’s pastimes. Seeing these pastimes, you will easily attain the pastimes of Radha and Kṛṣṇa. thereby fulfilling all your desires.
Godruma is nondifferent from Nandisvara, home of Nanda Mahārāja and the cowherd men. Gauranga performs various pastimes here. Having taken some milk products at a cowherd’s house, Nimai would go and herd the cows with His gopa friends.
(Sri Navadvipa Bhava-taranga)
Flowing in various places of Navadvīpa are all auspicious rivers such as the Ganges, Yamunā, Godavari, Sarasvatī, Narmadā, Sindhu, Kāverī, Tāmraparṇī, Payasvini, Krtamālā, Bhīmā, Gomati, and Drṣadvati. Navadvīpa is always surrounded by these holy rivers.
“O Parvati, present within this eternal Navadvipa-dhāma are Ayodhya, Mathura, Māyā (Haridvāra), Kāśī, Kāñcī, Avanti (Ujjain), Dvārakā, Kurukṣetra, Puskara, and Naimiṣāraṇya. The four streams of the Ganges-Bhagirathi, Alakanandā, Mandākinī, and Bhogavati-enclose the thirty-two mile circumference of Navadvipa.
(Sri Navadvipa-Dhama-Mahatmya, Pramana-Khanda, Chapter 4)