CC Madhya 18.70
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 70
- lokera saṅghaṭṭa dekhi mathurā chāḍiyā
- ekānte ‘akrūra-tīrthe’ rahilā āsiyā
SYNONYMS
lokera—of people; saṅghaṭṭa—crowd; dekhi—seeing; mathurā—the city of Mathurā; chāḍiyā—leaving; ekānte—in a solitary place; akrūra-tīrthe—at Akrūra-tīrtha; rahilā—stayed; āsiyā—coming.
TRANSLATION
Seeing a great crowd assemble at Mathurā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left and went to Akrūra-tīrtha. He remained there in a solitary place.
PURPORT
Akrūra-tīrtha is also mentioned in the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):
- dekha, śrīnivāsa, ei akrūra grāmete
- śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhu chilena nibhṛte
“Śrīnivāsa, look at this village of Akrūra. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed there in a solitary place.”