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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 14]
govardhana-śaila-jñāne āviṣṭa ha-ilā parvata-diśāte prabhu dhāñā calilā
SYNONYMS
govardhana-śaila —Govardhana Hill;  jñāne —by the understanding;  āviṣṭa ha-ilā —became overwhelmed;  parvata-diśāte —in the direction of the sand hill;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  dhāñā calilā —began to run.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mistook the sand dune for Govardhana Hill and ran toward it.
TEXT 86
হস্তায়মদ্রিরবলা হরিদাসবর্ধে।
যদ্রামকৃষ্ণচরণ-স্পরশ-প্রমোদঃ ।
মানং তনোতি সহ-গোগণয়োস্তরোর্থং
পানীয়-স্থযবস-কন্দর-কন্দমূলৈঃ ॥ ৮৬ ॥
hantāyam adrir abalā hari-dāsa-varyo yad rāma-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa-sparaśa-pramodaḥ mānaṁ tanoti saha-go-gaṇayos tayor yat pānīya-sūyavasa-kandara-kanda-mūlaiḥ
SYNONYMS
hanta —oh;  ayam —this;  adriḥ —hill;  abalāḥ —O friends;  hari-dāsa-varyaḥ —the best among the servants of the Lord;  yat —because;  rāma-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa —of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma;  sparaśa —by the touch;  pramodaḥ —jubilant;  mānam —respects;  tanoti —offers;  saha —with;  go-gaṇayoḥ —cows, calves and cowherd boys;  tayoḥ —to Them (Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma);  yat —because;  pānīya —drinking water;  sūyavasa —very soft grass;  kandara —caves;  kanda-mūlaiḥ —and by roots.
TRANSLATION
“Of all the devotees, this Govardhana Hill is the best! O My friends, this hill supplies Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, as well as Their calves, cows and cowherd friends, with all kinds of necessities—water for drinking, very soft grass, caves, fruits, flowers and vegetables. In this way the hill offers respect to the Lord. Being touched by the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, Govardhana Hill appears very jubilant.”