CC Madhya 18.58
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 58
- ‘pāvanādi’ saba kuṇḍe snāna kariyā
- lokere puchila, parvata-upare yāñā
SYNONYMS
pāvana-ādi — Pāvana and others; saba kuṇḍe — in every lake; snāna kariyā — taking a bath; lokere puchila — inquired from persons there; parvata-upare yāñā — going up a hill.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bathed in all the celebrated lakes, beginning with Lake Pāvana. Thereafter He climbed a hill and spoke to the people.
PURPORT
The Pāvana-sarovara is described in the Mathurā-māhātmya:
- pāvane sarasi snātvā kṛṣṇaṁ nandīśvare girau
- dṛṣṭvā nandaṁ yaśodāṁ ca sarvābhīṣṭam avāpnuyāt
“One who bathes in Pāvana Lake by Nandīśvara Hill will see Kṛṣṇa there along with Nanda and Yaśodā and will fufill all his desires.”