1|Madhya 18-1975: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Visit to Sri
>|Vrndavana
2|Chapter 18
3|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Visit to Sri Vrndavana
4|The following summary of the Eighteenth Chapter is given by
>|Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. In
>|the village of Arit-grama, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|discovered the transcendental lakes known as Radha-kunda
>|and Syama-kunda. He then saw the Deity Harideva at
>|Govardhana Village. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had no desire
>|to climb Govardhana Hill because the hill is worshiped as
>|Krsna. The Gopala Deity could understand the mind of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; therefore on the plea of being
>|attacked by Muslims, Gopala transferred Himself to the
>|village of Ganthuli-grama. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then
>|went to Ganthuli-grama to see Lord Gopala. Some years later,
>| Lord Gopala also went to Mathura to the temple of
>|Viththalesvara and stayed there for one month just to
>|give an audience to Srila Rupa Gosvami.
5|After visiting Nandisvara, Pavana-sarovara, Sesasayi, Khela-
>|tirtha, Bhandiravana, Bhadravana, Lohavana and Mahavana,
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Gokula and then finally
>|returned to Mathura. Seeing a great crowd in Mathura, He
>|moved His residence near Akrura-ghata, and from there He
>|went every day to Vrndavana to see Kaliya-hrada,
>|Dvadasaditya-ghata, Kesi-ghata, Rasa-sthali, Cira-ghata and
>|Amli-tala. At Kaliya Lake, many people mistook a fisherman
>|for Krsna. When some respectable people came to see Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, they expressed their opinion that when
>|one takes sannyasa, he becomes Narayana. Their mistake was
>|corrected by the Lord. In this way, their Krsna
>|consciousness was awakened, and they could understand that
>|a sannyasi is simply a living entity and not the Supreme
>|personality of Godhead.
6|When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took His bath at Akrura-ghata,
>|He submerged Himself in the water for a long time.
>|Balabhadra Bhattacarya decided to take Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu to Prayaga after visiting the holy place known
>|as Soroksetra . While stopping near a village on the
>|way to Prayaga, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu fainted in ecstatic
>|love. Some Pathana soldiers who were passing through saw
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and falsely concluded that the Lord'
>|s associates, Balabhadra Bhattacarya and others, had killed
>|the Lord with a poison named dhutura and were taking His
>|wealth. Thus the soldiers arrested them. However, when Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu regained His senses, His associates
>|were released. He talked with a person who was supposed to
>|be a holy man in the party. From the Koran, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu established devotional service to Krsna. Thus
>|the leader of the soldiers, named Vijali Khan, surrendered
>|to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and he and his party became
>|devotees of Lord Krsna. The same village today is known as
>|the village of Pathana Vaisnavas. After bathing in the
>|Ganges at Soro, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu arrived at Prayaga
>| at the confluence of three rivers-the Ganges, Yamuna and
>|Sarasvati.
7|Madhya 18.1
8|TEXT 1
9|TEXT
10|vrndavane sthira-caran
11|nandayan svavalokanaih
12|atmanam ca tad-alokad
13|gaurangah parito 'bhramat
14|SYNONYMS
15|vrndavane-in Vrndavana; sthira-caran-to the living entities,
>| both moving and not moving; nandayan-giving pleasure; sva-
>|avalokanaih-by His personal glances; atmanam-to Himself; ca-
>|also; tat-alokat-by seeing them; gaurangah-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; paritah-all around; abhramat-traveled.
16|TRANSLATION
17|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu traveled all over Vrndavana and
>|pleased all living entities, moving and nonmoving, with His
>|glances. The Lord took much personal pleasure in seeing
>|everyone. In this way Lord Gauranga traveled in Vrndavana.
18|Madhya 18.2
19|TEXT 2
20|TEXT
21|jaya jaya gauracandra jaya nityananda
22|jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
23|SYNONYMS
24|jaya jaya-all glories; gauracandra-to Lord Gauracandra (Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu); jaya-all glories; nityananda-to Lord
>|Nityananda Prabhu; jaya-all glories; advaita-candra-to Sri
>|Advaita Gosani; jaya-all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda-to the
>|devotees of Lord Caitanya.
25|TRANSLATION
26|All glories to Lord Gauracandra! All glories to Nityananda
>|Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Prabhu! And all glories to
>|the devotees of Lord Caitanya headed by Srivasa
>|Thakura!
27|Madhya 18.3
28|TEXT 3
29|TEXT
30|ei-mata mahaprabhu nacite nacite
31|'arit'-grame asi' 'bahya' haila acambite
32|SYNONYMS
33|ei-mata-in this way; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|nacite nacite-dancing and dancing; arit-grame-in the
>|village known as Arit-grama; asi,-coming; bahya-sense
>|perception; haila-there was; acambite-suddenly.
34|TRANSLATION
35|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced in ecstasy, but when He
>|arrived at Aritgrama , His sense perception was
>|awakened.
36|PURPORT
37|Arit-grama is also called Arista-grama. Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu understood that in that village, Aristasura was
>| killed by Sri Krsna. While there, He inquired about
>|Radha-kunda, but no one could tell Him where it was. The
>|brahmana accompanying Him could also not ascertain its
>|whereabouts. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu could then understand
>|that the holy places known as Radha-kunda and Syama-kunda
>|were at that time lost to everyone's vision. He therefore
>|discovered Radha-kunda and Syama-kunda, which were two
>|reservoirs of water in two paddy fields. Although there was
>|very little water, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was omniscient
>|and could understand that formerly these two ponds were
>|called Sri Radha-kunda and Syama-kunda. In this way Radha-
>|kunda and Syama-kunda were discovered.
38|Madhya 18.4
39|TEXT 4
40|TEXT
41|arite radha-kunda-varta puche loka-sthane
42|keha nahi kahe, sangera brahmana na jane
43|SYNONYMS
44|arite-in the village known as Arit-grama; radha-kunda-varta-
>|news of Radhakunda ; puche-inquires; loka-sthane-from
>|the local people; keha-anyone; nahi-not; kahe-could say;
>|sangera-the companion; brahmana-brahmana; na jane-does not
>|know.
45|TRANSLATION
46|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the local people,"Where is
>|Radha-kunda?" No one could inform Him, and the brahmana
>|accompanying Him did not know either.
47|Madhya 18.5
48|TEXT 5
49|TEXT
50|tirtha 'lupta' jani' prabhu sarvajna bhagavan
51|dui dhanya-ksetre alpa-jale kaila snana
52|SYNONYMS
53|tirtha-holy place; lupta-lost; jani'-knowing; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sarva-jna-omniscient; bhagavan-the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead; dui-two; dhanya-ksetre-in
>|paddy fields; alpa-jale-in not very deep water; kaila snana-
>|took a bath.
54|TRANSLATION
55|The Lord then understood that the holy place called Radha-
>|kunda was no longer visible. However, being the omniscient
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead, He discovered Radha-kunda
>|and Syama-kunda in two paddy fields. There was only a
>|little water, but He took His bath there.
56|Madhya 18.6
57|TEXT 6
58|TEXT
59|dekhi' saba gramya-lokera vismaya haila mana
60|preme prabhu kare radha-kundera stavana
61|SYNONYMS
62|dekhi'-seeing; saba gramya-lokera-of all the people of the
>|village; vismaya haila-became astonished; mana-the minds;
>|preme-in ecstatic love; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|kare-does; radha-kundera-of Radha-kunda; stavana-prayers.
63|TRANSLATION
64|When the people of the village saw Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|taking His bath in those two ponds in the middle of the
>|paddy fields, they were very astonished. The Lord then
>|offered His prayers to Sri Radha-kunda.
65|Madhya 18.7
66|TEXT 7
67|TEXT
68|saba gopi haite radha krsnera preyasi
69|taiche radha-kunda priya 'priyara sarasi'
70|SYNONYMS
71|saba-all; gopi-the gopis; haite-from; radha-Radharani;
>|krsnera-of Lord Krsna; preyasi-most beloved; taiche-
>|similarly; radha-kunda-Radha-kunda; priya-very dear;
>|priyara sarasi-the lake of the most beloved Radharani.
72|TRANSLATION
73|"Of all the gopis, Radharani is the dearmost. Similarly,
>|the lake known as Radha-kunda is very dear to the Lord
>|because it is very dear to Srimati Radharani.
74|Madhya 18.8
75|TEXT 8
76|TEXT
77|yatha radha priya visnos
78|tasyah kundam priyam tatha
79|sarva-gopisu saivaika
80|visnor atyanta-vallabha
81|SYNONYMS
82|yatha-as; radha-Srimati Radharani; priya-beloved; visnoh-of
>|Lord Krsna; tasyah-Her; kundam-lake; priyam-very dear;
>|tatha-similarly; sarva-gopisu-among all the gopis; sa-She;
>|eva-certainly; eka-alone; visnoh-of Lord Krsna; atyanta-
>|very much; vallabha-dear.
83|TRANSLATION
84|" ' Srimati Radharani is most dear to Lord Krsna,
>|and Her lake known as Radha-kunda is also very dear to
>|Him. Of all the gopis, Srimati Radharani is certainly the
>|most beloved.'
85|PURPORT
86|This is a verse from the Padma Purana.
87|Madhya 18.9
88|TEXT 9
89|TEXT
90|yei kunde nitya krsna radhikara sange
91|jale jala-keli kare, tire rasa-range
92|SYNONYMS
93|yei kunde-in which lake; nitya-daily; krsna-Lord Krsna;
>|radhikara sange-accompanied by Srimati Radharani; jale-in
>|the water; jala-keli-sporting in the water; kare-performs;
>|tire-on the bank; rasa-range-His rasa dance.
94|TRANSLATION
95|"In that lake, Lord Krsna and Srimati Radharani used to
>|sport daily in the water and have a rasa dance on the bank.
96|Madhya 18.10
97|TEXT 10
98|TEXT
99|sei kunde yei eka-bara kare snana
100|tanre radha-sama 'prema' krsna kare dana
101|SYNONYMS
102|sei kunde-in that lake; yei-anyone who; eka-bara-once; kare
>|snana-takes a bath; tanre-unto him; radha-sama-like Srimati
>|Radharani; prema-ecstatic love; krsna-Lord Krsna; kare dana-
>|gives as charity.
103|TRANSLATION
104|"Indeed, Lord Krsna gives ecstatic love like that of
>|Srimati Radharani to whoever bathes in that lake even once
>|in his life.
105|Madhya 18.11
106|TEXT 11
107|TEXT
108|kundera 'madhuri'-yena radhara 'madhurima'
109|kundera 'mahima'-yena radhara 'mahima'
110|SYNONYMS
111|kundera-of the lake; madhuri-sweetness; yena-as if; radhara-
>|of Srimati Radharani; madhurima-sweetness; kundera-of the
>|lake; mahima-glories; yena-as if; radhara-of Srimati
>|Radharani; mahima-glories.
112|TRANSLATION
113|"The attraction of Radha-kunda is as sweet as that of
>|Srimati Radharani. Similarly, the glories of the kunda [
>|lake] are as glorious as Srimati Radharani .
114|Madhya 18.12
115|TEXT 12
116|TEXT
117|sri-radheva hares tadiya-sarasi presthadbhutaih svair gunair
118|yasyam sri-yuta-madhavendur anisam pritya taya kridati
119|premasmin bata radhikeva labhate yasyam sakrt snana-krt
120|tasya vai mahima tatha madhurima kenastu varnyah ksitau
121|SYNONYMS
122|sri-radha-Srimati Radharani; iva-like; hareh-of Krsna;
>|tadiya-Her; sarasi-lake; prestha-very dear; adbhutaih-by
>|wonderful; svaih-own; gunaih-transcendental qualities;
>|yasyam-in which; sri-yuta-all-opulent; madhava-Sri Krsna;
>|induh-like the moon; anisam-incessantly; pritya-with great
>|affection; taya-in association with Srimati Radharani;
>|kridati-performs pastimes; prema-love; asmin-for Lord Krsna;
>| bata-certainly; radhika iva-exactly like Srimati Radharani;
>| labhate-obtains; yasyam-in which; sakrt-once; snana-krt-
>|one who takes a bath; tasyah-of the lake; vai-certainly;
>|mahima-glories; tatha-as well as; madhurima-sweetness; kena-
>|by whom; astu-can be; varnyah-described; ksitau-on this
>|earth.
123|TRANSLATION
124|" 'Because of its wonderful transcendental qualities, Radha-
>|kunda is as dear to Krsna as Srimati Radharani. It was in
>|that lake that the all-opulent Lord Sri Krsna performed His
>|pastimes with Srimati Radharani with great pleasure and
>|transcendental bliss. Whoever bathes just once in Radha-
>|kunda attains Srimati Radharani's loving attraction for Sri
>|Krsna. Who within this world can describe the glories and
>|sweetness of Sri Radha-kunda?' "
125|PURPORT
126|This verse is found in the Govinda-lilamrta (7.102).
127|Madhya 18.13
128|TEXT 13
129|TEXT
130|ei-mata stuti kare premavista hana
131|tire nrtya kare kunda-lila sanariya
132|SYNONYMS
133|ei-mata-in this way; stuti kare-offers prayers; prema-
>|avista-overwhelmed by ecstatic love; hana-becoming; tire-on
>|the bank; nrtya kare-dances; kunda-lila-pastimes of Radha-
>|kunda; sanariya-remembering.
134|TRANSLATION
135|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thus offered prayers to Radha-kunda.
>| Overwhelmed by ecstatic love, He danced on the bank,
>|remembering the pastimes Lord Krsna performed on the bank
>|of Radha-kunda.
136|Madhya 18.14
137|TEXT 14
138|TEXT
139|kundera mrttika lana tilaka karila
140|bhattacarya-dvara mrttika sange kari' laila
141|SYNONYMS
142|kundera -of the lake; mrttika-earth; lana-taking; tilaka
>|karila-formed tilaka; bhattacarya-dvara-with the help of
>|Balabhadra Bhattacarya; mrttika-earth; sange-along; kari'-
>|making; laila-took.
143|TRANSLATION
144|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then marked His body with tilaka
>|made from the mud of Radha-kunda, and with the help of
>|Balabhadra Bhattacarya, He collected some of the mud and
>|took it with Him.
145|Madhya 18.15
146|TEXT 15
147|TEXT
148|tabe cali' aila prabhu 'sumanah-sarovara'
149|tahan 'govardhana' dekhi' ha-ila vihvala
150|SYNONYMS
151|tabe-thereafter; cali'-traveling; aila-came; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sumanah-sarovara-to the lake known as
>|Sumanah; tahan-there; govardhana-Govardhana Hill; dekhi'-
>|seeing; ha-ila vihvala-became overwhelmed.
152|TRANSLATION
153|From Radha-kunda, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Sumanah
>|Lake. When He saw Govardhana Hill from there, He was
>|overwhelmed by joy.
154|Madhya 18.16
155|TEXT 16
156|TEXT
157|govardhana dekhi' prabhu ha-ila dandavat
158|'eka sila' alingiya ha-ila unmatta
159|SYNONYMS
160|govardhana dekhi'-seeing Govardhana Hill; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ha-ila dandavat-offered obeisances
>|like a straight rod; eka sila-one piece of stone; alingiya-
>|embracing; ha-ila-became; unmatta-maddened.
161|TRANSLATION
162|When the Lord saw Govardhana Hill, He immediately offered
>|obeisances, falling down on the ground like a rod. He
>|embraced one piece of rock from Govardhana Hill and became
>|mad.
163|Madhya 18.17
164|TEXT 17
165|TEXT
166|preme matta cali' aila govardhana-grama
167|'harideva' dekhi' tahan ha-ila pranama
168|SYNONYMS
169|preme-in ecstatic love; matta-maddened; cali'-proceeding;
>|aila-came; govardhana-grama-to the village known as
>|Govardhana; hari-deva-the Deity named Harideva
>|installed there; dekhi'-seeing; tahan-there; ha-ila pranama-
>|offered obeisances.
170|TRANSLATION
171|Mad with ecstatic love, the Lord came to the village known
>|as Govardhana. It was there that He saw the Deity
>|Harideva and offered His obeisances unto Him.
172|Madhya 18.18
173|TEXT 18
174|TEXT
175|'mathura'-padmera pascima-dale yanra vasa
176|'harideva' narayana-adi parakasa
177|SYNONYMS
178|mathura-padmera-of the lotus flower of Mathura; pascima-
>|dale-on the western petal; yanra-whose; vasa-residence;
>|hari-deva-Lord Harideva; narayana-incarnation of
>|Narayana; adi-original; parakasa-manifestation.
179|TRANSLATION
180|Harideva is an incarnation of Narayana, and His residence
>|is on the western petal of the lotus of Mathura.
181|Madhya 18.19
182|TEXT 19
183|TEXT
184|harideva-age nace preme matta hana
185|saba loka dekhite aila ascarya suniya
186|SYNONYMS
187|hari-deva-age-in front of Harideva; nace-dances; preme-
>|in ecstatic love; matta hana-becoming maddened; saba loka-
>|all the people; dekhite-to see; aila-came; ascarya-
>|wonderful; suniya-hearing.
188|TRANSLATION
189|Mad with ecstatic love, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to
>|dance before the Harideva Deity. Hearing of the Lord's
>|wonderful activities, all the people came to see Him.
190|Madhya 18.20
191|TEXT 20
192|TEXT
193|prabhu-prema-saundarya dekhi' loke camatkara
194|haridevera bhrtya prabhura karila satkara
195|SYNONYMS
196|prabhu-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prema-saundarya-ecstatic
>|love and beauty; dekhi'-seeing; loke-people; camatkara-
>|astonished; hari-devera-of Lord Harideva; bhrtya-
>|servants; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karila
>|satkara-offered a good reception.
197|TRANSLATION
198|The people were astonished when they saw Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu's ecstatic love and personal beauty. The priests
>|who served the Harideva Deity offered the Lord a good
>|reception.
199|Madhya 18.21
200|TEXT 21
201|TEXT
202|bhattacarya 'brahma-kunde' paka yana kaila
203|brahma-kunde snana kari' prabhu bhiksa kaila
204|SYNONYMS
205|bhattacarya-Balabhadra Bhattacarya; brahma-kunde-at the
>|lake called Brahma-kunda; paka-cooking; yana-going there;
>|kaila-peformed; brahma-kunde-at Brahma-kunda; snana kari'-
>|taking a bath; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa kaila-
>|accepted lunch.
206|TRANSLATION
207|At Brahma-kunda, Bhattacarya cooked food, and the Lord,
>|after taking His bath at Brahma-kunda, accepted His lunch.
208|Madhya 18.22
209|TEXT 22
210|TEXT
211|se-ratri rahila haridevera mandire
212|ratre mahaprabhu kare manete vicare
213|SYNONYMS
214|se-ratri-that night; rahila-remained; hari-devera-of
>|Harideva; mandire-in the temple; ratre-at night; mahaprabhu-
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare-does; manete-in the mind;
>|vicare-consideration.
215|TRANSLATION
216|That night the Lord stayed at the temple of Harideva, and
>|during the night He began to reflect.
217|Madhya 18.23
218|TEXT 23
219|TEXT
220|'govardhana-upare ami kabhu na cadiba
221|gopala-rayera darasana kemane paiba?'
222|SYNONYMS
223|govardhana-upare-upon the hill known as Govardhana; ami-I;
>|kabhu-at any time; na-not; cadiba-shall climb; gopala-
>|rayera-of Lord Gopala; darasana-visit; kemane-how; paiba-I
>|shall get.
224|TRANSLATION
225|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thought, "Since I shall not at any
>|time climb Govardhana Hill, how shall I be able to see
>|Gopala Raya?"
226|Madhya 18.24
227|TEXT 24
228|TEXT
229|eta mane kari' prabhu mauna kari' rahila
230|janiya gopala kichu bhangi uthaila
231|SYNONYMS
232|eta-so much; mane kari'-considering within the mind; prabhu-
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mauna-silent; kari'-becoming;
>|rahila-remained; janiya-knowing; gopala-the Deity Gopala
>|; kichu-some; bhangi-tricks; uthaila-raised.
233|TRANSLATION
234|Thinking in this way, the Lord remained silent, and Lord
>|Gopala, knowing His contemplation, played a trick.
235|Madhya 18.25
236|TEXT 25
237|TEXT
238|anaruruksave sailam
239|svasmai bhaktabhimanine
240|avaruhya gireh krsno
241|gauraya svam adarsayat
242|SYNONYMS
243|anaruruksave-who was unwilling to climb up; sailam-the
>|mountain; svasmai-unto Himself; bhakta-abhimanine-
>|considering Himself a devotee of Lord Krsna; avaruhya-
>|getting down; gireh-from the hill; krsnah-Lord Krsna;
>|gauraya-unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; svam-Himself;
>|adarsayat-showed.
244|TRANSLATION
245|Coming down from Govardhana Hill, Lord Gopala granted an
>|interview to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who was
>|unwilling to climb the hill, thinking Himself a devotee of
>|Lord Krsna.
246|
247|Madhya 18.26
248|TEXT 26
249|TEXT
250|'annakuta'-name grame gopalera sthiti
251|raja-puta-lokera sei grame vasati
252|SYNONYMS
253|annakuta-name-by the name Annakuta; grame-in the village;
>|gopalera-of Gopala; sthiti-residence; raja-puta-lokera-of
>|people from Rajasthan; sei grame-in that village; vasati-
>|habitation.
254|TRANSLATION
255|Gopala stayed in a village called Annakuta-grama on
>|Govardhana Hill. The villagers who lived in that village
>|were mainly from Rajasthan.
256|PURPORT
257|The village named Annakuta-grama is referred to in
>|Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave):
258|gopa-gopi bhunjayena kautuka apara
259|ei hetu 'aniyora' nama se ihara
260|annakuta-sthana ei dekha srinivasa
261|e-sthana darsane haya purna abhilasa
262|"It is here that all the gopis and the gopas enjoyed
>|wonderful pastimes with Sri Krsna. Therefore this place is
>|also called Aniyora. The Annakuta ceremony was celebrated
>|here. O Srinivasa, whoever sees this place has all his
>|desires fulfilled." It is also stated:
263|kundera nikata dekha nivida-kanana
264|ethai 'gopala' chila hana sangopana
265|"Look at the dense forest near the kunda. It was there that
>|Gopala was concealed." Also, the Stavavali (8.
>|75) by Raghunatha dasa Gosvami states:
266|vrajendra-varyarpita-bhogam uccair
267|dhrtva brhat-kayam agharir utkah
268|varena radham chalayan vibhunkte
269|yatranna-kutam tad aham prapadye
270|Madhya 18.27
271|TEXT 27
272|TEXT
273|eka-jana asi' ratre gramike balila
274|'tomara grama marite turuka-dhari sajila
275|SYNONYMS
276|eka-jana-one person; asi'-coming; ratre-at night; gramike-
>|to the inhabitants of the village; balila-said; tomara-your;
>| grama-village; marite-to attack; turuka-dhari-Turkish
>|Mohammedan soldiers; sajila-are prepared.
277|TRANSLATION
278|One person who came to the village informed the inhabitants,
>| "The Turkish soldiers are now preparing to attack your
>|village.
279|Madhya 18.28
280|TEXT 28
281|TEXT
282|aji ratrye palaha, na rahiha eka-jana
283|thakura lana bhaga', asibe kali yavana'
284|SYNONYMS
285|aji ratrye-this night; palaha-go away; na rahiha-do not
>|remain; eka-jana-one person; thakura-the Deity; lana-taking;
>| bhaga'-go away; asibe-will come; kali-tomorrow; yavana-the
>|Mohammedan soldiers.
286|TRANSLATION
287|"Flee this village tonight, and do not allow one person to
>|remain. Take the Deity with you and leave, for the
>|Mohammedan soldiers will come tomorrow."
288|Madhya 18.29
289|TEXT 29
290|TEXT
291|suniya gramera loka cintita ha-ila
292|prathame gopala lana ganthuli-grame khuila
293|SYNONYMS
294|suniya-hearing; gramera loka-all the people in the village;
>|cintita ha-ila-became very anxious; prathame-first; gopala
>|lana-taking Gopala; ganthuli-grame-in the village known as
>|Ganthuli; khuila-kept Him hidden.
295|TRANSLATION
296|Hearing this, all the villagers became very anxious. They
>|first took Gopala and moved Him to a village known as
>|Ganthuli.
297|Madhya 18.30
298|TEXT 30
299|TEXT
300|vipra-grhe gopalera nibhrte sevana
301|grama ujada haila, palaila sarva-jana
302|SYNONYMS
303|vipra-grhe-in the house of a brahmana; gopalera-of Lord
>|Gopala; nibhrte-very secretly; sevana-worship; grama-the
>|village; ujada haila-became deserted; palaila-fled; sarva-
>|jana-all the people.
304|TRANSLATION
305|The Gopala Deity was kept in the house of a brahmana, and
>|His worship was conducted secretly. Everyone fled, and thus
>|the village of Annakuta was deserted.
306|Madhya 18.31
307|TEXT 31
308|TEXT
309|aiche mleccha-bhaye gopala bhage bare-bare
310|mandira chadi' kunje rahe, kiba gramantare
311|SYNONYMS
312|aiche-in that way; mleccha-bhaye-because of fear of the
>|Mohammedans; gopala-the Deity of Gopala Raya; bhage-runs
>|away; bare-bare-again and again; mandira chadi'-giving up
>|the temple; kunje-in the bush; rahe-remains; kiba-or; grama-
>|antare-in a different village.
313|TRANSLATION
314|Due to fear of the Mohammedans, the Gopala Deity was moved
>|from one place to another again and again. Thus giving up
>|His temple, Lord Gopala would sometimes live in a bush and
>|sometimes in one village after another.
315|Madhya 18.32
316|TEXT 32
317|TEXT
318|pratah-kale prabhu 'manasa-ganga'ya kari' snana
319|govardhana-parikramaya karila prayana
320|SYNONYMS
321|pratah-kale-in the morning; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|manasa-gangaya-in the lake named Manasa-ganga; kari'-
>|performing; snana-bathing; govardhana-Govardhana Hill;
>|parikramaya-in circumambulating; karila-did; prayana-
>|starting.
322|TRANSLATION
323|In the morning, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took His bath in a
>|lake called Manasa-ganga. He then circumambulated
>|Govardhana Hill.
324|Madhya 18.33
325|TEXT 33
326|TEXT
327|govardhana dekhi' prabhu premavista hana
328|nacite nacite calila sloka padiya
329|SYNONYMS
330|govardhana dekhi'-seeing Govardhana Hill; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prema-avista hana-becoming ecstatic in
>|love; nacite nacite-dancing and dancing; calila-departed;
>|sloka padiya-reciting the following verse.
331|TRANSLATION
332|Just by seeing Govardhana Hill, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|became ecstatic with love of Krsna. While dancing and
>|dancing, He recited the following verse.
333|Madhya 18.34
334|TEXT 34
335|TEXT
336|hantayam adrir abala haridasa - varyo
>|
337|yad rama-krsna-carana-sparasa-pramodah
338|manam tanoti saha-go-ganayos tayor yat
339|paniya-suyavasa-kandara-kanda-mulaih
340|SYNONYMS
341|hanta-oh; ayam-this; adrih-hill; abalah-O friends; haridasa
>|-varyah-the best among the servants of the Lord; yat-
>|because; rama-krsna-carana-of the lotus feet of Lord Krsna
>|and Balarama; sparasa-by the touch; pramodah-jubilant;
>|manam-respects; tanoti-offers; saha-with; go-ganayoh-cows,
>|calves and cowherd boys; tayoh-to Them (Sri Krsna and
>|Balarama); yat-because; paniya-drinking water; suyavasa-
>|very soft grass; kandara-caves; kanda-mulaih-and by roots.
342|TRANSLATION
343|"Of all the devotees, this Govardhana Hill is the best! O
>|my friends, this hill supplies Krsna and Balarama, as well
>|as Their calves, cows and cowherd friends, with all kinds
>|of necessities-water for drinking, very soft grass, caves,
>|fruits, flowers and vegetables. In this way the hill offers
>|respect to the Lord. Being touched by the lotus feet of
>|Krsna and Balarama, Govardhana Hill appears very jubilant.
>|"
344|PURPORT
345|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.21.18). It
>|was spoken by the gopis when Lord Krsna and Balarama
>|entered the forest in the autumn. The gopis spoke among
>|themselves and glorified Krsna and Balarama for Their
>|pastimes.
346|Madhya 18.35
347|TEXT 35
348|TEXT
349|'govinda-kundadi' tirthe prabhu kaila snana
350|tahan sunila-gopala gela ganthuli grama
351|SYNONYMS
352|govinda-kunda-adi-Govinda-kunda and others; tirthe-in the
>|holy places; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila snana-
>|performed bathing; tahan-there; sunila-heard; gopala-the
>|Gopala Deity; gela-has gone; ganthuli-Ganthuli; grama-to
>|the village.
353|TRANSLATION
354|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then took His bath in a lake called
>|Govinda-kunda, and while He was there, He heard that the
>|Deity Gopala had already gone to Ganthuli-grama.
355|Madhya 18.36
356|TEXT 36
357|TEXT
358|sei grame giya kaila gopala-darasana
359|premavese prabhu kare kirtana-nartana
360|SYNONYMS
361|sei grame-to that village; giya-going; kaila-performed;
>|gopala-darasana-seeing Lord Gopala; prema-avese-in ecstatic
>|love; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare-performs;
>|kirtana-nartana-chanting and dancing.
362|TRANSLATION
363|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then went to the village of
>|Ganthuli-grama and saw the Lord Gopala Deity. Overwhelmed
>|by ecstatic love, He began to chant and dance.
364|Madhya 18.37
365|TEXT 37
366|TEXT
367|gopalera saundarya dekhi' prabhura avesa
368|ei sloka padi' nace, haila dina-sesa
369|SYNONYMS
370|gopalera-of Gopala; saundarya-beauty; dekhi'-seeing;
>|prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avesa-ecstasy; ei
>|sloka padi'-reciting the following verse; nace-dances;
>|haila-there was; dina-sesa-the end of the day.
371|TRANSLATION
372|As soon as the Lord saw the beauty of the Gopala Deity, He
>|was immediately overwhelmed by ecstatic love, and He
>|recited the following verse. He then chanted and danced
>|until the day ended.
373|PURPORT
374|Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following
>|information about Govinda-kunda. There is a village named
>|Aniyora on Govardhana Hill, a little distance from the
>|village of Paitha. Govinda-kunda is situated near here, and