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CC Madhya 18.58 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 58

'pāvanādi' saba kuṇḍe snāna kariyā
lokere puchila, parvata-upare yāñā


SYNONYMS

pāvana-ādi—Pāvana and others; saba kuṇḍe—in every lake; snāna kariyā—taking a bath; lokere puchila—inquired from persons there; parvata-upare yāñā—going up a hill.


TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bathed in all the celebrated lakes, beginning with Lake Pāvana. Thereafter He climbed a hill and spoke to the people.


PURPORT

The Pāvana-sarovara is described in the Mathurā-māhātmya:

pāvane sarasi snātvā
kṛṣṇaṁ nandīśvare girau
dṛṣṭvā nandaṁ yaśodāṁ ca
sarvābhīṣṭam avāpnuyāt