Guest guest Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 > It would not be the first time that what was supposed to be a holy spot > turned out not to be the actual place. > > For how many centuries did people consider Navadvip to be the actual > appearance place of Lord Caitanya until Bhaktivinode Thakura found the > real place? That really upset a lot of people didn't it? How many pastimes > had to now be shifted from Navadvip to the Yogapitha? Isn'y it true that > there are still some in Navadvip who insist that Lord Caitanya appeared > there and not teh Yogapitha. I think this is a very valid point. I remember when Yasodanandan Swami came back to see Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavana in 1976. He brought photos of Ahovalam and many other Nrisimhadeva temples, including the place celebrated as the actual spot where the Lord killed Hiranyakasipu. Yasodanandan suggested that BTG base an article on his photos. However, a doubt was raised that since Hiranyakasipu was occupying the throne of Indra in the heavenly planets when he was liberated, how could that spot be present on this planet? On this basis Srila Prabhupada said not to do the article. I have heard since then that those tirthas are commemorative but not the actual pastime sites. So a similar thing might be the case with the places in Sri Lanka. Of course, Lord Rama's pastimes are said to have taken place on this planet and current Sri Lanka and old Lanka do lie off the coast of S. India, so there is a good likelihood that the sites on Sri Lanka have an actual connection. Your humble servant, Hari-sauri dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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