Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 18.37

gopalera saundarya dekhi' prabhura avesa

ei sloka padi' nace, haila dina-sesha

SYNONYMS

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-sesha -- the end of the day.

TRANSLATION

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.

PURPORT

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 there are two temples to Govinda and Baladeva there. According to some, Queen Padmavati excavated this lake. In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave), the following statement is found:

ei sri-govinda-kunda-mahima aneka

etha indra kaila govindera abhisheka

"Govinda-kunda is exalted for its many spiritual activities. It was here that Indra, defeated by Lord Govinda, offered prayers to Him and bathed Him." In the book Stavavali (Vraja-vilasa-stava 74) the following verse is found:

nicaih praudha-bhayat svayam sura-patih padau vidhrityeha yaih

svar-ganga-salilais cakara surabhi-dvarabhishekotsavam

govindasya navam gavam adhipata rajye sphutam kautukat

tair yat pradurabhut sada sphuratu tad govinda-kundam drisoh

"With humility caused by great fear, Indra took hold of the lotus feet of Lord Krishna and, in the company of a surabhi cow, performed His coronation festival by bathing Him with the waters of the heavenly Ganges River. Thus Lord Krishna's kingship over the cows became splendidly manifest. I pray that Govinda-kunda, the lake created by that ceremonial bath, may eternally appear before my eyes."

Also, in the Mathura-khanda it is stated:

yatrabhishikto bhagavan maghona yadu-vairina

govinda-kundam taj-jatam snana-matrena moksha-dam

"Simply by bathing in Govinda-kunda, one is awarded liberation. This lake was produced when Bhagavan Sri Krishna was bathed by Lord Indra."

Ganthuli-grama is situated near the two villages Bilachu and Gopala-pura. According to hearsay, Radha and Krishna first met here. In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave), it is stated, sakhi dunha vastre ganthi dila sangopane: "The two concealed Themselves by tying Their outer garments together." It is also stated, phaguya laiya keha ganthi khuli' dila: "With a phaguya They undid the knot." For this reason the village is known as Ganthuli.

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