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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 18.58
'pāvanādi' saba kuṇḍe snāna kariyā
lokere puchila, parvata-upare yāñā
SYNONYMS
pāvana-ādi — Pāvana and others; saba kuṇḍe — in every lake; snāna kariyā — taking a bath; lokere puchila — inquired from persons there; parvata-upare yāñā — going up a hill.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bathed in all the celebrated lakes, beginning with Lake Pāvana. Thereafter He climbed a hill and spoke to the people.
PURPORT
The Pāvana-sarovara is described in the Mathurā-māhātmya:
pāvane sarasi snātvā kṛṣṇaḿ nandīśvare girau
dṛṣṭvā nandaḿ yaśodāḿ ca sarvābhīṣṭam avāpnuyāt
"One who bathes in Pāvana Lake by Nandīśvara Hill will see Kṛṣṇa there along with Nanda and Yaśodā and will fufill all his desires."
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