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

Verse 55 of 228
Cc Madhya 18.55

প্রস্তাবে কহিলুঙ্গোপালকৃপার আখ্যান তবে মহাপ্রভু গেলা ঽশ্রীকাম্যবনঽ

प्रस्तावे कहिलुङ्गोपालकृपार आख्यान तबे महाप्रभु गेला ऽश्रीकाम्यवनऽ

prastāve kahiluṅ gopāla-kṛpāra ākhyāna tabe mahāprabhu gelā 'śrī-kāmyavana'

Synonyms

prastāve—in the course of the story; kahiluṅ—I have stated; gopāla-kṛpāra—of the mercy of Gopāla; ākhyāna—description; tabe—after this; mahāprabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gelā—went; śrī-kāmya-vana—to Śrī Kāmyavana..

Translation

In the course of this story, I have given a description of Lord Gopāla's mercy. After seeing the Gopāla Deity, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Śrī Kāmyavana.

Purport

Kāmyavana is mentioned in the Ādi-varāha Purāṇa:

caturthaṁ kāmyaka-vanaṁ
vanānāṁ vanam uttamam
tatra gatvā naro devi
mama loke mahīyate

In the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave) it is also said:

ei kāmyavane kṛṣṇa-līlā manohara
karibe darśana sthāna kuṇḍa bahutara
kāmyavane yata tīrtha lekhā nāhi tāra

Verse 55 of 228