CC Madhya 16.97

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 16.96 - Madhya-līlā 16.98

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 97

uḍiyā-bhakta-gaṇe prabhu yatne nivārilā

nija-gaṇa-saṅge prabhu 'bhavānīpura' āilā

SYNONYMS

uḍiyā-bhakta-gaṇe—the devotees of Orissa; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; yatne—with great care; nivārilā—stopped; nija-gaṇa-saṅge—with His personal associates; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bhavānīpura āilā—came to Bhavānīpura.

TRANSLATION

With great care Caitanya Mahāprabhu forbade the Orissan devotees to follow Him. Then, accompanied by His personal associates, He first went to Bhavānīpura.

PURPORT

One goes through Bhavānīpura before reaching a well-known place named Jānkādei-pura, or Jānakīdevī-pura.