CC Madhya 18.67 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 18.66 - Madhya-līlā 18.68

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 67

'śrīvana' dekhi' punaḥ gelā 'loha-vana'

'mahāvana' giyā kailā janma-sthāna-daraśana

SYNONYMS

śrī-vana—Śrīvana; dekhi'-seeing; punaḥ—again; gelā—went; loha-vana—to Lohavana; mahā-vana—to Mahāvana; giyā—going; kailā—performed; janma-sthāna—birth site; daraśana—seeing.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then visited Śrīvana and Lohavana. He then went to Mahāvana and saw Gokula, the place of Lord Kṛṣṇa's early childhood pastimes.

PURPORT

Of Śrīvana (also called Bilvavana), the Bhakti-ratnākara states, devatā-pūjita bilvavana śobhāmaya: "The beautiful forest of Bilvavana is worshiped by all the demigods." About Lohavana, Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave) states:

lohavane kṛṣṇera adbhuta go-cāraṇa

ethā loha-jaṅghāsure vadhe bhagavān

"At Lohavana, Lord Kṛṣṇa used to tend cows. The demon named Lohajaṅgha was killed at this place."

Mahāvana is described as follows in Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):

dekha nanda-yaśodā-ālaya mahāvane

ei dekha śrī-kṛṣṇa-candrera janma sthala

śrī-gokula, mahāvana--dui 'eka' haya

"Behold the house of Nanda and Yaśodā in Mahāvana. See the birthplace of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Mahāvana and the birthplace of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Gokula, are one and the same."