Madhyadvipa
Process of Devotional Service: Smaraṇaṁ (Remembering)
Devotee Who Attained Perfection Through This Process: Prahlāda Mahārāja
Key Places We Visit Today
Hamsa-vahana Siva Temple
- Temple of Hamsa-vahana (Lord Siva who travelled with Lord Brahma’s swan carrier)
Pañcaveṇī (Maha-Prayaga)
- Pañcaveṇī (Confluence where five rivers join the Ganges)
- If one takes bath here, he will not take another birth.
Brāhmaṇa Puṣkara
- Benedication – The results one attains by bathing one hundred times there are achieved by one bath here.
Uccahaṭṭa (Kurukṣetra)
- Benedication – The fruit attained by living in Kurukṣetra for a hundred years is obtained by residing here for one night
Naimiṣāraṇya
- Benediction – Whoever reads the Purānas here during the month of Kartika becomes free from all distress, becomes absorbed in the pastimes of Gauranga, and easily attains Vṛndāvana.
Sapta Rishi Bhajan Sthala
- Around noon (madhyahna), the all-merciful Lord Gauranga appeared before the rṣis.
Reflection on the devotional service
Smaraṇaṁ (Remembering) – “When you drink water, do you remember that its taste is Kṛṣṇa?”
Quote of the Day
What one attains by traveling to all the holy places is attained just by remembering Navadvipa.
— Sri Navadvipa-dhama Mahatmya, Chapter 1
Prasadam of the Day
Offer Seasonal fruits to the Lord.