Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 5.119

ei mata vidyānagare sākṣi-gopāla

sevā ańgīkāra kari' āchena cira-kāla

SYNONYMS

ei mata — in this way; vidyānagare — in the town of Vidyānagara; sākṣi-gopāla — the witness Gopāla; sevā — service; ańgīkāra — acceptance; kari' — doing; āchena — remains; cira-kāla — a long time.

TRANSLATION

Thus Sākṣi-gopāla stayed in Vidyānagara and accepted service for a very long time.

PURPORT

This city of Vidyānagara is situated in Trailańga-deśa, South India, on the bank of the river Godāvarī. The place where the Godāvarī flows into the Bay of Bengal is called Koṭadeśa. The Orissa kingdom was very powerful, and Koṭadeśa was the capital of Orissa. It was then known as Vidyānagara. Formerly this city was situated on the southern side of the river Godāvarī. At that time King Puruṣottama-deva managed to control Orissa and appoint a government. The present city of Vidyānagara is on the southeast side of the river, only twenty to twenty-five miles from Rājamahendrī. During the time of Mahārāja Pratāparudra, Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya was the governor there. Vijaya-nagara is not identical with Vidyānagara.

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