CC Madhya 18.58

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

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His Divine Grace
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.”