Madhya-līlā

Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Verse 199 of 280
Cc Madhya 16.199

ঽমন্ত্রেশ্বরঽদুষ্টনদে পার করাইল ঽপিছল্দাঽ পর্যন্ত সেই যবন আইল

ऽमन्त्रेश्वरऽदुष्टनदे पार कराइल ऽपिछल्दाऽ पर्यन्त सेइ यवन आइल

'mantreśvara'-duṣṭa-nade pāra karāila 'pichaldā' paryanta sei yavana āila

Synonyms

mantreśvaranamed Mantreśvara; duṣṭa-nadeat a dangerous spot in the river; pāra karāilaarranged to cross; pichaldā paryantaup to the place named Pichaldā; seithat; yavanaMohammedan governor; āilaaccompanied Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu..

Translation

The Mohammedan governor accompanied Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu past Mantreśvara. This place was very dangerous due to pirates. He took the Lord to a place named Pichaldā, which was near Mantreśvara.

Purport

The very wide mouth of the Ganges near present-day Diamond Harbor was called Mantreśvara. Through the Ganges, the boat entered the Rūpa-nārāyaṇa River and reached the village of Pichaldā. Pichaldā and Mantreśvara are located very close together. After passing Mantreśvara, the Mohammedan governor accompanied the Lord as far as Pichaldā.

Verse 199 of 280
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