CC Madhya 18.222 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 222
- ei-mata cali' prabhu 'prayāga' āilā
- daśa-dina triveṇīte makara-snāna kailā
SYNONYMS
ei-mata—in this way; cali'-walking; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; prayāga—the holy place named Prayāga; āilā—reached; daśa-dina—ten days; triveṇīte—at the confluence of the Rivers Ganges and Yamunā; makara-snāna kailā—bathed during the festival of Makara, or Māgha-melā.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu finally arrived at Prayāga and for ten successive days bathed in the confluence of the Rivers Yamunā and Ganges during the festival of Makara-saṅkrānti [Māgha-melā].
PURPORT
Actually the word triveṇī indicates the confluence of three rivers-namely the Ganges, Yamunā and Sarasvatī. Presently the Sarasvatī River is not visible, but the River Ganges and the River Yamunā merge at Allahabad.