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TEXT 35

’govinda-kundadi’ tirthe prabhu kaila snana

tahan sunila--gopala gela ganthuli grama

SYNONYMS

govinda-kunda-adi—Govinda-kunda and others; tirthe—in the holy places; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila snana—performed bathing; tahan—there; sunila—heard; gopala—the Gopala Deity; gela—has gone; ganthuli—Ganthuli; grama—to the village.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then took His bath in a lake called Govinda-kunda, and while He was there, He heard that the Deity Gopala had already gone to Ganthuli-grama.

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TEXT 36

sei grame giya kaila gopala-darasana

premavese prabhu kare kirtana-nartana

SYNONYMS

sei grame—to that village; giya—going; kaila—performed; gopala-darasana—seeing Lord Gopala; prema-avese—in ecstatic love; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare—performs; kirtana-nartana—chanting and dancing.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then went to the village of Ganthuli-grama and saw the Lord Gopala Deity. Overwhelmed by ecstatic love, He began to chant and dance.

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TEXT 37

gopalera saundarya dekhi’ prabhura avesa

ei sloka padi’ nace, haila dina-sesa

SYNONYMS

gopalera—of Gopala; saundarya—beauty; dekhi’-seeing; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avesa—ecstasy; ei sloka padi’-reciting the following verse; nace—dances; haila—there was; dina-sesa—the end of the day.

TRANSLATION

As soon as the Lord saw the beauty of the Gopala Deity, He was immediately overwhelmed by ecstatic love, and He recited the following verse. He then chanted and danced until the day ended.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following information about Govinda-kunda. There is a village named Aniyora on Govardhana Hill, a little distance from the village of Paitha. Govinda-kunda is situated near here, and there are two temples to Govinda and Baladeva there. According to some, Queen Padmavati excavated this lake. In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave), the following statement is found:

ei sri-govinda-kunda-mahima aneka
etha indra kaila govindera abhiseka

“Govinda-kunda is exalted for its many spiritual activities. It was here that Indra was defeated by Lord Krsna, and Indra offered his prayers and bathed Lord Govinda.” In the book Stavavali (Vraja-vilasa-stava 74) the following verse is found:

nicaih praudha-bhayat svayam surapatih padau vidhrtyeha yaih
svar-ganga-salilais cakara surabhi-dvarabhisekotsavam
govindasya navam gavam adhipata rajye sphutam kautukat
tair yat pradurabhut sada sphuratu tad govinda-kundam drsoh

In the Mathura-khanda it is also stated:

yatrabhisikto bhagavan
maghona yadu-vairina
govinda-kundam taj-jatam
snana-matrena moksadam

“Simply by bathing in Govinda-kunda, one is awarded liberation. This lake was produced when Bhagavan Sri Krsna was bathed by Lord Indra.”

Ganthuli-grama is situated near the two villages Bilachu and Gopala-pura. According to hearsay, Radha and Krsna first met here. In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave), it is stated: sakhi dunha vastre ganthi dila sangopane. It is also stated: phaguya laiya keha ganthi khuli’ dila. For this reason the village is known as Ganthuli.

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TEXT 38

vamas tamarasaksasya

bhuja-dandah sa patu vah

krida-kandukatam yena

nito govardhano girih

SYNONYMS

vamah—the left; tamarasa-aksasya—of Krsna, who has eyes like lotus petals; bhuja-dandah—arm; sah—that; patu—let it protect; vah—all of you; krida-kandukatam—being like a toy; yena—by which; nitah—attained; govardhanah—named Govardhana; girih—the hill.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “ ’May the left arm of Sri Krsna, whose eyes are like the petals of a lotus flower, always protect you. With His left arm He raised Govardhana Hill as if it were a toy.’ ”

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (2.1.62).

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TEXT 39

ei-mata tina-dina gopale dekhila

caturtha-divase gopala svamandire gela

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; tina-dina—for three days; gopale—Gopala; dekhila—saw; caturtha-divase—on the fourth day; gopala—the Deity Gopala; sva-mandire—in His own temple; gela—returned.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the Gopala Deity for three days. On the fourth day, the Deity returned to His own temple.

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TEXT 40

gopala sange cali’ aila nrtya-gita kari

ananda-kolahale loka bale ’hari’ ’hari’

SYNONYMS

gopala sange—with Gopala; cali’-walking; aila—came; nrtya-gita kari—chanting and dancing; ananda-kolahale—in great jubilation; loka—people; bale—say; hari hari—Hari, Hari.

TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahaprabhu walked with the Deity of Gopala, and He chanted and danced. A large and jubilant crowd of people also chanted the transcendental name of Krsna, “Hari! Hari!”

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TEXT 41

gopala mandire gela, prabhu rahila tale

prabhura vancha purna saba karila gopale

SYNONYMS

gopala—the Deity Gopala; mandire gela—returned to His temple; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; rahila tale—remain at the bottom; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vancha—desires; purna—satisfied; saba—all; karila—made; gopale—the Deity Gopala.

TRANSLATION

The Deity Gopala then returned to His own temple, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained at the bottom of the hill. Thus all the desires of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were satisfied by the Deity Gopala.

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TEXT 42

ei-mata gopalera karuna svabhava

yei bhakta janera dekhite haya ’bhava’

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; gopalera—of the Deity Gopala; karuna sva-bhava—kind behavior; yei—which; bhakta janera—of persons who are devotees; dekhite—to see; haya—there is; bhava—ecstatic love.

TRANSLATION

This is the way of Lord Gopala’s kind behavior to His devotees. Seeing this, the devotees were overwhelmed by ecstatic love.

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TEXT 43

dekhite utkantha haya, na cade govardhane

kona chale gopala asi’ utare apane

SYNONYMS

dekhite—to see; utkantha haya—there was great anxiety; na cade—does not go up; govardhane—on the hill known as Govardhana; kona chale—by some trick; gopala—the Deity Gopala; asi’-coming; utare—descends; apane—personally.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very anxious to see Gopala, but He did not want to climb Govardhana Hill. Therefore by some trick the Deity Gopala personally descended.

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TEXT 44

kabhu kunje rahe, kabhu rahe gramantare

sei bhakta, tahan asi’ dekhaye tanhare

SYNONYMS

kabhu—sometimes; kunje—in the bushes; rahe—remains; kabhu—sometimes; rahe—He stays; grama-antare—in a different village; sei bhakta—that devotee; tahan asi’-coming there; dekhaye tanhare—sees Him.

TRANSLATION

In this way, giving some excuse, Gopala sometimes remains in the bushes of the forest, and sometimes He stays in a village. One who is a devotee comes to see the Deity.

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TEXT 45

parvate na cade dui--rupa-sanatana

ei-rupe tan-sabare diyachena darasana

SYNONYMS

parvate—on the hill; na cade—do not ascend; dui—two; rupa-sanatana—Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami; ei-rupe—in this way; tan-sabare—unto them; diyachena—has given; darasana—interview.

TRANSLATION

The two brothers Rupa and Sanatana did not climb the hill. To them also Lord Gopala granted an interview.

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TEXT 46

vrddha-kale rupa-gosani na pare yaite

vancha haila gopalera saundarya dekhite

SYNONYMS

vrddha-kale—in ripe old age; rupa-gosani—Rupa Gosvami; na pare—is not able; yaite—to go; vancha haila—there was a desire; gopalera—of Gopala; saundarya dekhite—to see the beauty.

TRANSLATION

In ripe old age, Srila Rupa Gosvami could not go there, but he had a desire to see the beauty of Gopala.

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TEXT 47

mleccha-bhaye aila gopala mathura-nagare

eka-masa rahila viththalesvara-ghare

SYNONYMS

mleccha-bhaye—because of fear of the Muslims; aila—came; gopala—the Deity Gopala; mathura-nagare—to the city of Mathura; eka-masa—one month; rahila—stayed; viththalesvara-ghare—in the temple of Viththalesvara.

TRANSLATION

Due to fear of the Mohammedans, Gopala went to Mathura, where He remained in the temple of Viththalesvara for one full month.

PURPORT

When the two brothers Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami went to Vrndavana, they decided to live there. Following Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s example, they did not climb the hill because they considered it nondifferent from Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. On some pretext, the Gopala Deity granted Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu an audience beneath the hill, and Gopala similarly favored Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami. During his ripe old age, when Rupa Gosvami could not go to Govardhana Hill because of invalidity, Gopala kindly went to Mathura and remained at the temple of Viththalesvara for one month. It was then that Srila Rupa Gosvami could see Gopala’s beauty to his heart’s content.

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TEXT 48

tabe rupa gosani saba nija-gana lana

eka-masa darasana kaila mathuraya rahiya

SYNONYMS

tabe—thereupon; rupa gosani—Srila Rupa Gosvami; saba—all; nija-gana lana—taking his associates with him; eka-masa—for one month; darasana kaila—saw the Deity; mathuraya rahiya—staying at the city of Mathura.

TRANSLATION

Srila Rupa Gosvami and his associates stayed in Mathura for one month and saw the Deity Gopala.

PURPORT

The following description of the temple of Viththalesvara is given in Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave):

viththalera seva krsna-caitanya-vigraha
tahara darsane haila parama agraha

sri-viththalanatha--bhatta-vallabha-tanaya
karila yateka priti kahile na haya

gatholi-grame gopala aila ’chala’ kari’
tanre dekhi’ nrtya-gite magna gaurahari

sri-dasa-gosvami adi paramarsa kari’
sri-viththalesvare kaila seva-adhikari

pita sri-vallabha-bhatta tanra adarsane
kata-dina mathuraya chilena nirjane

Sri Vallabha Bhatta had two sons. The elder, Gopinatha, was born in 1432 Sakabda Era, and the younger, Viththalanatha, was born in 1437 and died in 1507. Viththala had seven sons: Giridhara, Govinda, Balakrsna, Gokulesa, Raghunatha, Yadunatha and Ghanasyama. Viththala completed many of his father’s unfinished books, including his commentary on Vedanta-sutra, the Subodhini commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam, Vidvan-mandana, Srngara-rasa-mandana and Nyasadesa-vivarana. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Vrndavana before the birth of Viththala. Srila Rupa Gosvami was very old at the time Gopala stayed at the house of Viththalanatha.

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TEXT 49

sange gopala-bhatta, dasa-raghunatha

raghunatha-bhatta-gosani, ara lokanatha

SYNONYMS

sange—with Rupa Gosvami; gopala-bhatta—Gopala Bhatta; dasa-raghunatha—Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; raghunatha-bhatta-gosani—Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami; ara—and; lokanatha—Lokanatha dasa Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

When Rupa Gosvami stayed at Mathura, he was accompanied by Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami and Lokanatha dasa Gosvami.

PURPORT

Sri Lokanatha Gosvami was a personal associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and a great devotee of the Lord. He was a resident of a village named Talakhadi in the district of Yasohara in Bengal. Previously he lived in Kacnapada. His father’s name was Padmanabha, and his only younger brother was Pragalbha. Following the orders of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Lokanatha went to Vrndavana to live. He established a temple named Gokulananda. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura selected Lokanatha dasa Gosvami to be his spiritual master, and he was his only disciple. Because Lokanatha dasa Gosvami did not want his name mentioned in Caitanya-caritamrta, we do not often see it in this celebrated book. On the E.B.R. Railroad, the Yasohara station is located in Bangladesh. From the railway station one has to go by bus to the village of Sonakhali and from there to Khejura. From there one has to walk, or, during the rainy season, go by boat to the village of Talakhadi. In this village there are still descendants of Lokanatha Gosvami’s younger brother.

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TEXT 50

bhugarbha-gosani, ara sri-jiva-gosani

sri-yadava-acarya, ara govinda gosani

SYNONYMS

bhugarbha-gosani—Bhugarbha Gosani; ara—and; sri-jiva-gosani—Sri Jiva Gosvami; sri-yadava-acarya—Sri Yadava Acarya; ara—and; govinda gosani—Govinda Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Bhugarbha Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, Sri Yadava Acarya and Govinda Gosvami also accompanied Srila Rupa Gosvami.

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TEXT 51

sri-uddhava-dasa, ara madhava--dui-jana

sri-gopala-dasa, ara dasa-narayana

SYNONYMS

sri-uddhava-dasa—Sri Uddhava dasa; ara—and; madhava—Madhava; dui-jana—two persons; sri-gopala-dasa—Sri Gopala dasa; ara—and; dasa-narayana—Narayana dasa.

TRANSLATION

He was also accompanied by Sri Uddhava dasa, Madhava, Sri Gopala dasa and Narayana dasa.

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TEXT 52

’govinda’ bhakta, ara vani-krsnadasa

pundarikaksa, isana, ara laghu-haridasa

SYNONYMS

govinda—Govinda; bhakta—a great devotee; ara—and; vani-krsnadasa—Vani Krsnadasa; pundarikaksa—Pundarikaksa; isana—Isana; ara—and; laghu-haridasa—Laghu Haridasa.

TRANSLATION

The great devotee Govinda, Vani Krsnadasa, Pundarikaksa, Isana and Laghu Haridasa also accompanied him.

PURPORT

Laghu Haridasa should not be confused with Junior Haridasa, who committed suicide at Prayaga. Generally a devotee is called Haridasa, and consequently there are many Haridasas. The chief was Thakura Haridasa. There was also a Madhyama Haridasa.

In Bhakti-ratnakara (Sixth Wave), there is a list of many of the chief devotees who accompanied Srila Rupa Gosvami.

gosvami gopala-bhatta ati dayamaya
bhugarbha, sri-lokanatha--gunera alaya

sri-madhava, sri-paramananda-bhattacarya
sri-madhu-pandita--yanra caritra ascarya

premi krsnadasa krsnadasa brahmacari
yadava acarya, narayana krpavan
sri-pundarikaksa-gosani, govinda, isana

sri-govinda vani-krsnadasa aty-udara
sri-uddhava--madhye-madhye gaude gati yanra

dvija-haridasa krsnadasa kaviraja
sri-gopala-dasa yanra alaukika kaya
sri-gopala, madhavadi yateka vaisnava

“The following Vaisnavas were present with Srila Rupa Gosvami: the merciful Gopala Bhatta Gosvami; Bhugarbha Gosvami; Sri Lokanatha dasa Gosvami, a reservoir of good qualities; Sri Madhava; Sri Paramananda Bhattacarya; Sri Madhu Pandita, whose characteristics are all wonderful; Premi Krsnadasa; Krsnadasa Brahmacari; Yadava Acarya; the merciful Narayana; Sri Pundarikaksa Gosvami; Govinda; Isana; Sri Govinda; the magnanimous Vani Krsnadasa; Sri Uddhava, who occasionally visited Bengal; Dvija Haridasa; Krsnadasa Kaviraja; Sri Gopala dasa, whose body is completely spiritual; Sri Gopala; Madhava; and many others.”

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TEXT 53

ei saba mukhya-bhakta lana nija-sange

sri-gopala darasana kaila bahu-range

SYNONYMS

ei saba—all these; mukhya-bhakta—chief devotees; lana nija-sange—taking with him personally; sri-gopala darasana—visiting Lord Gopala; kaila bahu-range—performed in great jubilation.

TRANSLATION

It was with great jubilation that Rupa Gosvami visited Lord Gopala accompanied by all these devotees.

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TEXT 54

eka-masa rahi’ gopala gela nija-sthane

sri-rupa-gosani aila sri-vrndavane

SYNONYMS

eka-masa rahi’-staying for one month; gopala—the Deity Gopala; gela—went; nija-sthane—to His own place; sri-rupa-gosani—Sri Rupa Gosvami; aila—came back; sri-vrndavane—to Vrndavana.

TRANSLATION

After staying at Mathura for one month, the Deity Gopala returned to His own place, and Sri Rupa Gosvami returned to Vrndavana.

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TEXT 55

prastave kahilun gopala-krpara akhyana

tabe mahaprabhu gela ’sri-kamyavana’

SYNONYMS

prastave—in the course of the story; kahilun—I have stated; gopala-krpara—of the mercy of Gopala; akhyana—description; tabe—after this; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gela—went; sri-kamya-vana—to Sri Kamyavana.

TRANSLATION

In the course of this story, I have given a description of Lord Gopala’s mercy. After seeing the Gopala Deity, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Sri Kamyavana.

PURPORT

Kamyavana is mentioned in the Adi-varaha Purana:

caturtham kamyaka-vanam
vananam vanam uttamam
tatra gatva naro devi
mama loke mahiyate

In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave) it is also said:

ei kamyavane krsna-lila manohara
karibe darsana sthana kunda bahutara
kamyavane yata tirtha lekha nahi tara

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TEXT 56

prabhura gamana-riti purve ye likhila

sei-mata vrndavane tavat dekhila

SYNONYMS

prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gamana-riti—method of touring; purve—formerly; ye—which; likhila—I have written; sei-mata—similarly; vrndavane—at Vrndavana; tavat dekhila—saw all the places.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s touring Vrndavana has been previously described. In the same ecstatic way, He traveled all over Vrndavana.

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TEXT 57

tahan lila-sthali dekhi’ gela ’nandisvara’

’nandisvara’ dekhi’ preme ha-ila vihvala

SYNONYMS

tahan—at Kamyavana; lila-sthali—all the places of pastimes; dekhi’-visiting; gela nandisvara—went to Nandisvara; nandisvara dekhi’-while seeing Nandisvara; preme ha-ila vihvala—became overwhelmed by ecstatic love.

TRANSLATION

After visiting the places of Krsna’s pastimes at Kamyavana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Nandisvara. While there, He was overwhelmed with ecstatic love.

PURPORT

Nandisvara is the house of Maharaja Nanda.

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TEXT 58

’pavanadi’ saba kunde snana kariya

lokere puchila, parvata-upare yana

SYNONYMS

pavana-adi—Pavana and others; saba kunde—in every lake; snana kariya—taking a bath; lokere puchila—inquired from persons there; parvata-upare yana—going up a hill.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bathed in all the celebrated lakes, beginning with Lake Pavana. Thereafter He climbed a hill and spoke to the people.

PURPORT

The Pavana-sarovara is described in the Mathura-mahatmya:

pavane sarasi snatva
krsnam nandisvare girau
drstva nandam yasodam ca
sarvabhistam avapnuyat

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TEXT 59

kichu deva-murti haya parvata-upare?

loka kahe,--murti haya gophara bhitare

SYNONYMS

kichu—any; deva-murti—deities; haya—are there; parvata-upare—on the top of the hill; loka kahe—people said; murti haya—there are deities; gophara bhitare—within a cave.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, “Are there any deities on top of this hill?” The local people replied, "There are deities on this hill, but they are located within a cave.

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TEXT 60

dui-dike mata-pita pusta kalevara

madhye eka ’sisu’ haya tribhanga-sundara

SYNONYMS

dui-dike—on two sides; mata-pita—father and mother; pusta kalevara—very well-built body; madhye—between them; eka—one; sisu—child; haya—there is; tri-bhanga—curved in three places; sundara—very beautiful.

TRANSLATION

“There is a father and mother with well-built bodies, and between them is a very beautiful child who is curved in three places.”

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TEXT 61

suni’ mahaprabhu mane ananda pana

’tina’ murti dekhila sei gopha ughadiya

SYNONYMS

suni’—hearing; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mane—within the mind; ananda pana—getting great pleasure; tina murti—the three deities; dekhila—saw; sei gopha ughadiya—by excavating the cave.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very happy. After excavating the cave, He saw the three deities.

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TEXT 62

vrajendra-vrajesvarira kaila carana vandana

premavese krsnera kaila sarvanga-sparsana

SYNONYMS

vraja-indra—of the King of Vraja, Nanda Maharaja; vraja-isvarira—and of the Queen of Vraja, mother Yasoda; kaila—did; carana vandana—worshiping the lotus feet; prema-avese—in ecstatic love; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; kaila—did; sarva-anga-sparsana—touching the whole body.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered His respects to Nanda Maharaja and mother Yasoda, and with great ecstatic love He touched the body of Lord Krsna.

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TEXT 63

saba dina premavese nrtya-gita kaila

tahan haite mahaprabhu ’khadira-vana, aila

SYNONYMS

saba dina—all the days; prema-avese—in ecstatic love; nrtya-gita kaila—danced and chanted; tahan haite—from there; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; khadira-vana aila—came to the place known as Khadiravana.

TRANSLATION

Every day the Lord chanted and danced in ecstatic love. Finally He went to Khadiravana.

PURPORT

Khadiravana is described in the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave):

dekhaha khadira-vana vidita jagate
visnu-loka-prapti etha gamana-matrete

“Behold the forest named Khadiravana, renowned throughout the universe. If one comes to Khadiravana, he can immediately be elevated to Visnuloka.”

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TEXT 64

lila-sthala dekhi’ tahan gela ’sesasayi’

’laksmi’ dekhi’ ei sloka padena gosani

SYNONYMS

lila-sthala dekhi’-seeing the places of pastimes; tahan—there; gela—departed; sesa-sayi—for seeing Sesasayi; laksmi—the goddess of fortune; dekhi’-seeing; ei—this; sloka—verse; padena—recites; gosani—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

After seeing the places of Lord Krsna’s pastimes, Sri Caitanya went to Sesasayi, where He saw Laksmi and recited the following verse.

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TEXT 65

yat te sujata-caranamburuham stanesu

bhitah sanaih priya dadhimahi karkasesu

tenatavim atasi tad vyathate na kim svit

kurpadibhir bhramati dhir bhavad-ayusam nah

SYNONYMS

yat—which; te—Your; sujata—very fine; carana-ambu-ruham—lotus feet; stanesu—on the breasts; bhitah—being afraid; sanaih—gently; priya—O dear one; dadhimahi—we place; karkasesu—rough; tena—with them; atavim—the path; atasi—You roam; tat—they; vyathate—are distressed; na—not; kim svit—we wonder; kurpa-adibhih—by small stones and so on; bhramati—flutters; dhih—the mind; bhavat-ayusam—of those of whom Your Lordship is the very life; nah—of us.

TRANSLATION

“O dearly beloved! Your lotus feet are so soft that we place them gently on our breasts, fearing that Your feet will be hurt. Our life rests only in You. Our minds, therefore, are filled with anxiety that Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the forest path.”

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.31.19) spoken by the gopis when Krsna left them in the midst of the rasa-lila.

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tabe ’khela-tirtha’ dekhi’ ’bhandiravana, aila

yamuna para hana ’bhadra-vana’ gela

SYNONYMS

tabe—thereafter; khela-tirtha—Khela-tirtha; dekhi’-seeing; bhandiravana—Bhandiravana; aila—came to; yamuna para hana—crossing the River Yamuna; bhadra-vana—to Bhadravana; gela—went.

TRANSLATION

Afterwards, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw Khela-tirtha and then went to Bhandiravana. Crossing the Yamuna River, He went to Bhadravana.

PURPORT

In the Bhakti-ratnakara it is said that Sri Krsna and Balarama used to play at Khela-tirtha with the cowherd boys during the entire day. Mother Yasoda had to call Them to take Their baths and eat Their lunch.

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’srivana’ dekhi’ punah gela ’loha-vana’

’mahavana’ giya kaila janma-sthana-darasana

SYNONYMS

sri-vana—Srivana; dekhi’-seeing; punah—again; gela—went; loha-vana—to Lohavana; maha-vana—to Mahavana; giya—going; kaila—performed; janma-sthana—birth site; darasana—seeing.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited Srivana and Lohavana. He then went to Mahavana and saw Gokula, the place of Lord Krsna’s early childhood pastimes.

PURPORT

Of Srivana (also called Bilvavana), the Bhakti-ratnakara states, devata-pujita bilvavana sobhamaya: “The beautiful forest of Bilvavana is worshiped by all the demigods.”

About Lohavana, Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave) states:

lohavane krsnera adbhuta go-carana
etha loha-janghasure vadhe bhagavan

“At Lohavana, Lord Krsna used to tend cows. The demon named Lohajangha was killed at this place.”

Mahavana is described as follows in Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave):

dekha nanda-yasoda-alaya mahavane
ei dekha sri-krsna-candrera janma sthala
sri-gokula, mahavana--dui ’eka’ haya

“Behold the house of Nanda and Yasoda in Mahavana. See the birthplace of Lord Krsna. Mahavana and the birthplace of Lord Krsna, Gokula, are one and the same.”