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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 55

prastāve kahiluṅ gopāla-kṛpāra ākhyāna

tabe mahāprabhu gelā 'śrī-kāmyavana'

SYNONYMS

prastāve—in the course of the story; kahiluṅ—I have stated; gopāla-kṛpāra—of the mercy of Gopāla; ākhyāna—description; tabe—after this; mahāprabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gelā—went; śrī-kāmya-vana—to Śrī Kāmyavana.

TRANSLATION

In the course of this story, I have given a description of Lord Gopāla's mercy. After seeing the Gopāla Deity, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Śrī Kāmyavana.

PURPORT

Kāmyavana is mentioned in the Ādi-varāha Purāṇa:

caturthaṁ kāmyaka-vanaṁ

vanānāṁ vanam uttamam

tatra gatvā naro devi

mama loke mahīyate

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

ei kāmyavane kṛṣṇa-līlā manohara

karibe darśana sthāna kuṇḍa bahutara

kāmyavane yata tīrtha lekhā nāhi tāra

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 :prastāve kahiluṅ gopāla-kṛpāra ākhyāna
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-In the course of this story, I have given a description of Lord Gopāla’s mercy. After seeing the Gopāla Deity, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Śrī Kāmyavana.
+In the course of this story, I have given a description of Lord Gopāla's mercy. After seeing the Gopāla Deity, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Śrī Kāmyavana.
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-Kāmyavana is mentioned in the Adi-varāha Purāṇa:
+Kāmyavana is mentioned in the Ādi-varāha Purāṇa:
+:caturthaṁ kāmyaka-vanaṁ
-:caturthaṁ kāmyaka-vanaṁ vanānāṁ vanam uttamam
+:vanānāṁ vanam uttamam
-:tatra gatvā naro devi mama loke mahīyate
+:tatra gatvā naro devi
+:mama loke mahīyate
-Lord Śiva said, “The best of all forests is the fourth of these, named Kāmyaka. O goddess Devī, any person who goes there is eligible to enjoy the glories of my abode.”
 In the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave) it is also said:
 :ei kāmyavane kṛṣṇa-līlā manohara
 :karibe darśana sthāna kuṇḍa bahutara
 :kāmyavane yata tīrtha lekhā nāhi tāra
-“In this Kāmyavana, Kṛṣṇa performed enchanting pastimes. Here you will be able to take darśana of many ponds and other transcendental spots. I cannot even describe in writing all the sacred tīrthas found at Kāmyavana.”
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