CC Madhya 18.71

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 18.70 - Madhya-līlā 18.72

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 71

āra dina āilā prabhu dekhite ‘vṛndāvana’

‘kālīya-hrade’ snāna kailā āra praskandana

SYNONYMS

āra dina—the next day; āilā—came; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dekhite—to see; vṛndāvana—Vṛndāvana; kālīya-hrade—in Kālīya Lake; snāna kailā—took a bath; āra—and; praskandana—at Praskandana.

TRANSLATION

The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Vṛndāvana and took His bath at Kālīya Lake and Praskandana.

PURPORT

Kālīya-hrada is mentioned in the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):

e kālīya-tīrtha pāpa vināśaya

kālīya-tīrtha-sthāne bahu-kārya-siddhi haya

“When one takes a bath in Kālīya-hrada, he is freed from all sinful reactions. One can also be successful in business by bathing in Kālīya-hrada.”