Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 18.26

'annakuta'-name grame gopalera sthiti

rajaputa-lokera sei grame vasati

SYNONYMS

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.

TRANSLATION

Gopala stayed in a village called Annakuta-grama on Govardhana Hill. The villagers who lived in that village were mainly from Rajasthan.

PURPORT

The village named Annakuta-grama is referred to in the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave):

gopa-gopi bhunjayena kautuka apara

ei hetu 'aniyora' nama se ihara

annakuta-sthana ei dekha srinivasa

e-sthana darsane haya purna abhilasha

"Here all the gopis and the gopas enjoyed wonderful pastimes with Sri Krishna. 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:

kundera nikata dekha nivida-kanana

ethai 'gopala' chila hana sangopana

"Look at the dense forest near the kunda. It was there that Gopala was concealed." Also, the Stavavali (Vraja-vilasa-stava 75), by Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, states:

vrajendra-varyarpita-bhogam uccair

dhritva brihat-kayam agharir utkah

varena radham chalayan vibhunkte

yatranna-kutam tad aham prapadye

"When Nanda Maharaja offered a large quantity of food to Govardhana Hill, Krishna assumed a gigantic form and eagerly invited everyone to ask boons from Him. Then, deceiving even Srimati Radharani, He ate all the offered food. Let me take shelter of the place known as Annakuta, where Lord Krishna enjoyed these pastimes."

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