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| Madhya-lila | Chapter 18: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Visit to Sri Vrindavana |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 18.222
ei-mata cali' prabhu 'prayaga' aila
dasa-dina trivenite makara-snana kaila
SYNONYMS
ei-mata -- in this way; cali' -- walking; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prayaga -- the holy place named Prayaga; aila -- reached; dasa-dina -- ten days; trivenite -- at the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna; makara-snana kaila -- bathed during the festival of Makara, or Magha-mela.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu finally arrived at Prayaga and for ten successive days bathed in the confluence of the rivers Yamuna and Ganges during the festival of Makara-sankranti [Magha-mela].
PURPORT
Actually the word triveni indicates the confluence of three rivers -- namely the Ganges, Yamuna and Sarasvati. Presently the Sarasvati River is not visible, but the river Ganges and the river Yamuna merge at Allahabad.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness