CC Madhya 18.55 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 18.54 - Madhya-līlā 18.56

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 55

prastāve kahiluṅ gopāla-kṛpāra ākhyāna

tabe mahāprabhu gelā 'śrī-kāmyavana'

SYNONYMS

prastāve—in the course of the story; kahiluṅ—I have stated; gopāla-kṛpāra—of the mercy of Gopāla; ākhyāna—description; tabe—after this; mahāprabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gelā—went; śrī-kāmya-vana—to Śrī Kāmyavana.

TRANSLATION

In the course of this story, I have given a description of Lord Gopāla's mercy. After seeing the Gopāla Deity, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Śrī Kāmyavana.

PURPORT

Kāmyavana is mentioned in the Ādi-varāha Purāṇa:

caturthaṁ kāmyaka-vanaṁ

vanānāṁ vanam uttamam

tatra gatvā naro devi

mama loke mahīyate

In the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave) it is also said:

ei kāmyavane kṛṣṇa-līlā manohara

karibe darśana sthāna kuṇḍa bahutara

kāmyavane yata tīrtha lekhā nāhi tāra