Meditation on Navadvipa-dhama

On the banks of the Ganges are the most excellent flowering trees and creepers, and in her waters are rows of waves. Gentle refreshing breezes blow over her surface, and bees gather amongst clusters of the pink and yellow lotuses. The stairs leading to her waters are inlaid with rare jewels. She is overcome with ecstasy, having been touched by the dust pollen from the Lord’s lotus feet.
On a beautiful stretch of golden land on the banks of the Ganges is situated the all-auspicious Navadvīpa-dhāma, flooded with the Lord’s bliss.
This place is most enchanting being always served by great devotees and filled with various flowers, fruits, creepers, and trees. Throughout Navadvīpa, colorful birds enchant the mind and ear with their songs.
Within Navadvīpa are the pleasant courtyards of the brāhmaṇas, large groves, and beautiful stages and parks. The great devotees, motivated by pure love, perform great festivals of worship, and effulgent forms of Śrī Kṛṣṇa reside in every house.
In Navadvīpa is situated Gaurasundara’s blissful house. The golden gates and walls shine more brilliantly than the sun. Within is the Lord’s room; in front of that is a kīrtana area; and in their respective places are the kitchen, dining room, and room of the Lord’s consort.
In this house is a spotless canopy and a temple wonderfully adorned with moonstones. The temple has four doorways with eight doors effulgent with jewels. There are nine domes topped by jeweled kalaśas, or pinnacles, on the golden roof. The temple is decorated throughout with diamonds, moonstones, strings of pearls, and various other jewels which are produced from pure devotion and shine with a golden effulgence.
Within the temple are six corners with the syllables of the mantra engraved in gold and jewels. In the central of this yantra is the turtle-shaped Yogapīṭha standing like the stamen in the center of a lotus flower. On top of this, beneath an umbrella, shines a lotuslike siṁhāsana with petals, as pure white as ether, sunshine, and camphor.
The sides and bottom of the siṁhāsana are made of rubies. The legs are sapphire, and the back, which glitters with huge pearls and exquisite gems, is made of vaidūrya gems. It is furnished with soft pillows covered with the finest cloth, and a cloth-covered cushion filled with soft cotton. The siṁhāsana is on a golden platform decorated with eight corners on which the eight syllables of the gaura-mantra are inscribed for meditation on the Supreme Lord.
(Sri Navadvipa Bhava-taranga)