Īśodyāna

In the southern portion of Māyāpur, on the bank of the Ganges near its junction with the Sarasvatī, is the grove called Īśodyāna. May that forest be the place of my eternal devotions. My Lord, Śrī Śacinandana, enjoys midday pastimes with His associates here. Seeing the beauty of this grove, I will remember Rādhā-kuṇḍa. May all this be eternally visible to my eyes. Amid the huge trees and dense vines, various types of birds are singing the glories of Gaurāṅga. There is a large lake and a golden temple covered with diamonds as well as blue and yellow sapphires. The materialists whose eyes are sunk in illusion cannot see these groves. They see only a small piece of land covered with thorns, periodically thrown topsy turvy by the flooding of the Ganges.
(Sri Navadvipa Bhava-taranga)

Just as Isodyana, nondifferent to Radha-kunda, lies close to the bank of the Ganges, so Godruma lies close to the bank of the Sarasvati.
(Sri Navadvipa Bhava-taranga)

Throughout Mayapur are scattered countless forests, temples. courtyards, wide roadways, and houses of brahmanas. In the southeast, Isodyāna, the garden of the Lord, rests on the bank of the incessantly flowing Sarasvati River. Why should the rascals of Kali-yuga, who are bound tight by material illusion, have the privilege to see these spiritual treasures? Māyā hides the dhama with the erosion caused by the Ganges, Yamuna, and Sarasvati and thus material eyes can see only a shadow of the real Mayapur. By the mercy of Sri Nityananda, the holder of all spiritual powers, may that Mayapur be revealed to my eyes and beheld with proper reverence. O Nityananda, please bless this worthless fool with a vision of the household pastimes Gauranga performed here.
(Sri Navadvipa Bhava-taranga)

I long to take the Lord back to Māyāpur where, shining in the dress of a young boy with long curly hair and dhoti folded thrice, He performs pastimes with His young friends in Īśodyāna.
(Sri Navadvipa Bhava-taranga)

As my dream breaks, I will weep softly. And as I cross the Ganges, I will look back at Śrī Pulina. Living near Īśodyāna in my private grove, I will worship Gaurāṅga, who is nondifferent from Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. Remaining fixed in my vows, I will worship Rādhā and Govinda, and I will gaze upon Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Vṛndāvana. Remembering the feet of Anaṅga-mañjarī and the sakhīs, I will drown in love of God and in the bliss attained by my personal service to Their Lordships. This Bhaktivinoda, servant of the servant of Lord Caitanya, is begging for residence in Navadvīpa-dhāma. I am eager for the feet of Rūpa and Raghunātha Gosvāmīs (Rūpa and Rati-mañjarīs), and from them I anxiously beg to achieve my perfect spiritual body and service.

O residents of Navadvīpa and Vṛndāvana, quickly establish me in Īśodyāna, the abode of the Lord. That is certainly within your power, for it is your place. I am simply a servant, and by assisting in your service to Their Lordships, I may attain residence in the dhāma. O Navadvīpa-dhāma, give me your mercy, for without your mercy, how can anyone attain the Lord’s dhāmas? Please do not consider whether I am fit or not, particularly in the service I have just done. I have simply extracted the essence of the instructions of Jāhnavā (Anaṅga-mañjarī) and Nityānanda Prabhu, the holder of all energies. Whoever reads this Bhāva-taraṅga with devotional faith will experience the nectar of the pastimes of Gaurāṅga. Svarūpa Dāmodara (Lalitā) will certainly give him mercy, the shade of his feet, and accept him as an associate in the spiritual dhāma.
(Sri Navadvipa Bhava-taranga)