CC Madhya 22.132 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 132
- nāma-saṅkīrtanaṁ śrīman-
- mathurā-maṇḍale sthitiḥ
SYNONYMS
nāma-saṅkīrtanam—chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra; śrīman-mathurā-maṇḍale—in Mathurā, where Kṛṣṇa specifically performs His pastimes; sthitiḥ—residence.
TRANSLATION
" 'One should congregationally chant the holy name of the Lord and reside in Vṛndāvana.'
PURPORT
Navadvīpa-dhāma, Jagannātha Purī-dhāma and Vṛndāvana-dhāma are considered to be identical. If one goes to Mathurā-maṇḍala-bhūmi for sense gratification or to make a livelihood, he commits an offense and is condemned. Whoever does so must be penalized in the next life by becoming a hog or a monkey in Vṛndāvana-dhāma. After taking on such a body, the offender is liberated in the next life. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura remarks that residing in Vṛndāvana with a view to enjoy sense gratification surely leads a so-called devotee to a lower species.