CC Madhya 18.58 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - 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