CC Madhya 17.193

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

CC Madhya 17.192

CC Madhya 17.194

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 193

madhu-vana, tāla, kumuda, bahulā-vana gelā
tāhāṅ tāhāṅ snāna kari’ premāviṣṭa hailā

SYNONYMS

madhu-vana—Madhuvana; tāla—Tālavana; kumuda—Kumudavana; bahulā-vana—Bahulāvana; gelā—He visited; tāhāṅ tāhāṅ—here and there; snāna kari’—taking a bath; prema-āviṣṭa hailā—became overwhelmed by ecstatic love.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the different forests, including Madhuvana, Tālavana, Kumudavana and Bahulāvana. Wherever He went, He took His bath with great ecstatic love.

PURPORT

The word vana means “forest.” Vṛndāvana is the name given to the forest where Śrīmatī Vṛndādevī (Tulasīdevī) grows profusely. Actually it is not a forest as we ordinarily consider a forest, because it is very thick with green vegetation. There are twelve such vanas in Vṛndāvana. Some are located on the western side of the Yamunā, and others are on the eastern side. The forests situated on the eastern side are Bhadravana, Bilvavana, Lauhavana, Bhāṇḍīravana and Mahāvana. On the western side are Madhuvana, Tālavana, Kumudavana, Bahulāvana, Kāmyavana, Khadiravana and Vṛndāvana. These are the twelve forests of the Vṛndāvana area.