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CC Madhya 18.71 (1975)



His Divine Grace
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 the 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 the Kālīya Lake and Praskandana.


PURPORT

Kālīya-hrada is mentioned in 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 activities. One can also be successful in business by bathing in Kālīya-hrada."