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| Madhya-lila | Chapter 18: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Visit to Sri Vrindavana |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 18.58
'pavanadi' saba kunde snana kariya
lokere puchila, parvata-upare yana
SYNONYMS
pavana-adi -- Pavana and others; saba kunde -- in every lake; snana kariya -- taking a bath; lokere puchila -- inquired from persons there; parvata-upare yana -- going up a hill.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bathed in all the celebrated lakes, beginning with Lake Pavana. Thereafter He climbed a hill and spoke to the people.
PURPORT
The Pavana-sarovara is described in the Mathura-mahatmya:
pavane sarasi snatva krishnam nandisvare girau
drishtva nandam yasodam ca sarvabhishtam avapnuyat
"One who bathes in Pavana Lake by Nandisvara Hill will see Krishna there along with Nanda and Yasoda and will fufill all his desires."
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness