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Šri Caitanya  caritāmitā
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 5]]
TBANSIATION
Thus with great pleasure Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed that night in the temple. After seeing the maṅgala-ārati ceremony in the morning, He started on His journey.
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ভবনেশ্বর-পথে যেঁছে কৈল দরসাম ।।
বিস্তারি’ বর্ণিয়াছেন দাস-বৃন্দাবন ॥ ১৪০ ॥
bhuvaneśvara-pathe yaiche kaila daraśana vistāri’ varṇiyāchena dāsa-vṛndāvana
SYNONYMS
bhuvaneśvara-pathe —on the way to Bhuvaneśvara;  yaiche —as;  kaila —He did;  daraśana —visiting;  vistāri' —vividly;  varṇiyāchena —has described;  dāsa-vṛndāvana —Vṛndāvana dāsa Thākura.
TRANSLATION
[In his book Caitanya-bhāgavata] Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has very vividly described the places visited by the Lord on the way to Bhuvaneśvara.
PURPORT
In his book  Caitanya-bhāgavata ,  Antya-khaṇḍa , Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has very nicely described the Lord's journey en route to Kaṭaka (Cuttak). On that journey, the Lord visited a place known as Bālihastā, or Bālakāṭīcaṭi. He then visited the city of Bhuvaneśvara, where Lord Śiva's temple is located. The temple of Bhuvaneśvara is situated about five to six miles from Bālakāṭīcaṭi. The temple of Lord Śiva is mentioned in the  Skanda Purāṇa  in the narration about the Lord's garden and the one mango tree. A king named Kāśirāja wanted to fight with Lord Kṛṣṇa, and consequently he took shelter of Lord Śiva to acquire the power to fight the Lord. Being pleased with his worship, Lord Śiva helped him fight Kṛṣṇa. Lord Śiva's name is  Āśutoṣa , which indicates that he is very easily satisfied when one worships him, regardless of the purpose, and he gives his devotee whatever benediction the devotee wants. Therefore, people are generally very fond of worshiping Lord Śiva. Thus Kāśirāja was helped by Lord Śiva, but in the fight with Lord Kṛṣṇa he was not only defeated but killed. In this way the weapon known as Pāśupata-astra was baffled, and Kṛṣṇa set fire to the city of Kāśī. Later Lord Śiva became conscious of his mistake in helping Kāśirāja, and he begged Lord Kṛṣṇa's forgiveness. As a benediction from Lord Kṛṣṇa, he received a place known as