After taking sannyāsa, Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Jagannātha Purī, and there He met with ŚrīSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya. When He was in South India, traveling here and there, He was so merciful that all the living entities, even those who saw Him from very far away, became overwhelmed with prema.
What is the glory of Navadvīpa? “I pray to all the living entities of Vṛndāvana, including the grass, bushes, insects and birds.” This verse is also applicable to Navadvīpa-dhāma. Every living entity here, every tree and creeper, is sat-cit-ānanda, made of eternity, full of knowledge and bliss, and they assist the Lord’s pastimes. Therefore, even great personalities such as Lord Brahmā have prayed to become stones and blades of grass in such an unprecedented and transcendental abode.
Our previous ācāryas used to give respect even to the dogs of this abode. Śrīla Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja used to take his prasādam with puppies, who were eating from his plate. He used to say, “Oh, they are the dogs of Navadvīpa-dhāma.” Our ācāryas illustrated through their lives what kind of very high-level of respect one should have in approaching this extraordinary place.
Srila Gurudeva - March 17, 2005 Navadvīpa