Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 71 of 228
Cc Madhya 18.71

আর দিন আইলা প্রভু দেখিতে ঽবৃন্দাবনঽ ঽকালীযহ্রদেঽ স্নান কৈলা আর প্রস্কন্দন

आर दिन आइला प्रभु देखिते ऽवृन्दावनऽ ऽकालीयह्रदेऽ स्नान कैला आर प्रस्कन्दन

āra dina āilā prabhu dekhite 'vṛndāvana' 'kālīya-hrade' snāna kailā āra praskandana

Synonyms

āra dinathe next day; āilācame; prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dekhiteto see; vṛndāvanaVṛndāvana; kālīya-hradein the Kālīya Lake; snāna kailātook a bath; āraand; praskandanaat Praskandana..

Translation

The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Vṛndāvana and took His bath at the Kālīya Lake and Praskandana.

Purport

Kālīya-hrada is mentioned in Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):

e kālīya-tīrtha pāpa vināśaya
kālīya-tīrtha-sthāne bahu-kārya-siddhi haya

"When one takes a bath in Kālīya-hrada, he is freed from all sinful activities. One can also be successful in business by bathing in Kālīya-hrada."

Verse 71 of 228
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