CC Madhya 17.193
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 193
- madhu-vana, tāla, kumuda, bahulā-vana gelā
- tāhāṅ tāhāṅ snāna kari’ premāviṣṭa hailā
SYNONYMS
madhu-vana—Madhuvana; tāla—Tālavana; kumuda—Kumudavana; bahulā-vana—Bahulāvana; gelā—He visited; tāhāṅ tāhāṅ—here and there; snāna kari’—taking a bath; prema-āviṣṭa hailā—became overwhelmed by ecstatic love.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the different forests, including Madhuvana, Tālavana, Kumudavana and Bahulāvana. Wherever He went, He took His bath with great ecstatic love.
PURPORT
The word vana means “forest.” Vṛndāvana is the name given to the forest where Śrīmatī Vṛndādevī (Tulasīdevī) grows profusely. Actually it is not a forest as we ordinarily consider a forest, because it is very thick with green vegetation. There are twelve such vanas in Vṛndāvana. Some are located on the western side of the Yamunā, and others are on the eastern side. The forests situated on the eastern side are Bhadravana, Bilvavana, Lauhavana, Bhāṇḍīravana and Mahāvana. On the western side are Madhuvana, Tālavana, Kumudavana, Bahulāvana, Kāmyavana, Khadiravana and Vṛndāvana. These are the twelve forests of the Vṛndāvana area.