CC Madhya 18.71
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - 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 71
- āra dina āilā prabhu dekhite ‘vṛndāvana’
- ‘kālīya-hrade’ snāna kailā āra praskandana
SYNONYMS
āra dina — the next day; āilā — came; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dekhite — to see; vṛndāvana — Vṛndāvana; kālīya-hrade — in Kālīya Lake; snāna kailā — took a bath; āra — and; praskandana — at Praskandana.
TRANSLATION
The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Vṛndāvana and took His bath at Kālīya Lake and Praskandana.
PURPORT
Kālīya-hrada is mentioned in the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):
- e kālīya-tīrtha pāpa vināśaya
- kālīya-tīrtha-sthāne bahu-kārya-siddhi haya
“When one takes a bath in Kālīya-hrada, he is freed from all sinful reactions. One can also be successful in business by bathing in Kālīya-hrada.”