CC Madhya 16.199

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

CC Madhya 16.198

CC Madhya 16.200

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 199

‘mantreśvara’-duṣṭa-nade pāra karāila
‘pichaldā’ paryanta sei yavana āila

SYNONYMS

mantreśvara—named Mantreśvara; duṣṭa-nade—at a dangerous spot in the river; pāra karāila—arranged to cross; pichaldā paryanta—up to the place named Pichaldā; sei—that; yavana—Muslim governor; āila—accompanied Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

TRANSLATION

The Muslim governor accompanied Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu past Mantreśvara. This place was very dangerous due to pirates. He took the Lord to a place named Pichaldā, which was near Mantreśvara.

PURPORT

The very wide mouth of the Ganges near present-day Diamond Harbor was called Mantreśvara. Through the Ganges, the boat entered the Rūpa-nārāyaṇa River and reached the village of Pichaldā. Pichaldā and Mantreśvara are located very close together. After passing Mantreśvara, the Muslim governor accompanied the Lord as far as Pichaldā.