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CC Madhya 18.58

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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

“One who bathes in Pāvana Lake by Nandīśvara Hill will see Kṛṣṇa there along with Nanda and Yaśodā and will fufill all his desires.”