Madhya-līlā

Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

Verse 222 of 228
Cc Madhya 18.222

এইমত চলিঽ প্রভু ঽপ্রযাগঽ আইলা দশদিন ত্রিবেণীতে মকরস্নান কৈলা

एइमत चलिऽ प्रभु ऽप्रयागऽ आइला दशदिन त्रिवेणीते मकरस्नान कैला

ei-mata cali' prabhu 'prayāga' āilā daśa-dina triveṇīte makara-snāna kailā

Synonyms

ei-matain this way; cali'walking; prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; prayāgathe holy place named Prayāga; āilāreached; daśa-dinaten days; triveṇīteat the confluence of the Rivers Ganges and Yamunā; makara-snāna kailābathed during the festival of Makara, or Māgha-melā..

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu finally arrived at Prayāga and for ten successive days bathed in the confluence of the Rivers Yamunā and Ganges during the festival of Makara-saṅkrānti [Māgha-melā].

Purport

Actually the word triveṇī indicates the confluence of three rivers-namely the Ganges, Yamunā and Sarasvatī. Presently the Sarasvatī River is not visible, but the River Ganges and the River Yamunā merge at Allahabad.

Verse 222 of 228
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