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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 70

lokera saṅghaṭṭa dekhi mathurā chāḍiyā
ekānte ‘akrūra-tīrthe’ rahilā āsiyā

SYNONYMS

lokera—of people; saṅghaṭṭa—crowd; dekhi—seeing; mathurā—the city of Mathurā; chāḍiyā—leaving; ekānte—in a solitary place; akrūra-tīrthe—at Akrūra-tīrtha; rahilā—stayed; āsiyā—coming.

TRANSLATION

Seeing a great crowd assemble at Mathurā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left and went to Akrūra-tīrtha. He remained there in a solitary place.

PURPORT

Akrūra-tīrtha is also mentioned in the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):

dekha, śrīnivāsa, ei akrūra grāmete

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhu chilena nibhṛte

“Śrīnivāsa, look at this village of Akrūra. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed there in a solitary place.”