{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/en/alakananda-river/","result":{"data":{"markdownRemark":{"id":"6081144f-07cf-58f3-b5ef-b45804c465de","htmlAst":{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Now Alakananda, like many other Navadvipa rivers, is filled only in the rainy season. At other times, it is a chain of small lakes located in its old channel."}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"The story of the parrot that happened here is described in the Prema Vivarta of Jagadananda Pandita."}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"h3","properties":{"id":"the-story-with-the-parrot"},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"#the-story-with-the-parrot","ariaLabel":"the story with the parrot permalink","className":["header-autolink"]},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"svg","properties":{"ariaHidden":"true","focusable":"false","height":"16","version":"1.1","viewBox":"0 0 16 16","width":"16"},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"path","properties":{"fillRule":"evenodd","d":"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"},"children":[]}]}]},{"type":"text","value":"The story with the parrot"}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Once, Lord Caitanya and Jagadananda Pandita walked in this place. On the other side of the river, they saw a parrot sitting on a branch of a bakula tree."}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Lord Caitanya said:"}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"\\ - You are Suka [this word means “parrot”, and also indicates Sukadeva Gosvami], and therefore you should sing about the glories of Radha and Krishna."}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"\\ - Gaura! Gaura! The parrot sang."}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Lord Caitanya covered his ears:"}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"- Not! You must sing the names of Radha and Krishna!"}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"But the parrot danced and sang:"}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"\\ - Gaura! Gaura!"}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Lord Caitanya exclaimed:"}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"\\ - Do not you understand that this place is not different from Vrindavan ?! Here you should only glorify Radha and Krishna!"}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"\\ \"Yes, this place is not different from Vrindavan,\" the parrot replied. “And I see how Radha and Krishna come together here in the form of Gauranga.” If you want, you can chant the names of Radha and Krishna, and I will chant the name of Their united incarnation: Gaura! Gaura!"}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Lord Caitanya left this place - He was in the mood of a devotee and did not want to hear the worship of Him. But this parrot knew who Gauranga really was."}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Translated from "},{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"http://dhama.dayalnitay.ru/"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"dhama.dayalnitay.ru"}]}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"tbd","properties":{"locale":"en","url":"mailto:haribol@mayapur.live"},"children":[]}]}],"data":{"quirksMode":false}},"frontmatter":{"date":"December 01, 2018","title":"Alakananda River","tags":["river","godrumadwipa"],"gallery":null,"category":{"frontmatter":{"category_id":"/en/holy-places/"}},"image":null,"description":"Alakananda River"}}},"pageContext":{"isCreatedByStatefulCreatePages":false,"id":"6081144f-07cf-58f3-b5ef-b45804c465de","locale":"en","slug":"/en/alakananda-river/"}}}