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Šri Caitanya  caritāmrtā
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 16
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‘বাচস্পতি-গৃহে’ শ্রুভু যেমতে রহিলা। 
লোক-ভিড ভয়ে ষৈছে ‘কলিয়া’ আইলা ॥ ২০৭ ॥
‘vācaspati-gṛhe’ prabhu yemate rahilā loka-bhida bhave yaiche ‘kuliyā’ āilā
SYNONYMS
vācaspati-gṛhe —at the house of Vidyā-vācaspati;  prabhu —the Lord;  yemate —as;  rahilā —stayed there for some time;  loka-bhiḍa bhaye —due to fear of crowds of people;  yaiche —just as;  kuliyā āilā —He came to Kuliyā, the present city of Navadvīpa.
TRANSLATION
The Lord remained some time at the house of Vidyā-vācaspati, but then, because it was too crowded, He went to Kuliyā.
PURPORT
The house of Vidyā-vācaspati was located at Vidyānagara, which was near Koladvīpa, or Kuliyā. It was here that Devānanda Paṇḍita was residing. This information is found in  Caitanya-bhāgavata  ( Madhya-lilā , Chapter Twenty-one). In  Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka , the following statement is given about Kuliyā.  Tataḥ kumārahaṭṭe śrīvāsa-paṇḍita-vāṭyām abhyāyayau:  "From there the Lord went to the house of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita in Kumārahaṭṭa."  Tato 'dvaita-vāṭīm abhyetya haridāsenābhivanditas tathaiva taraṇī-vartmanā navadvīpasya pāre kuliyā-nāma-grāme mādhava-dāsa-vāṭyām uttīrṇavān. evaṁ sapta-dināni tatra sthitvā punas taṭa-vartmanā eva calitavān:  "From the house of Śrīvāsa Ācārya, the Lord went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where He was offered obeisances by Haridāsa Ṭhākura. The Lord then took a boat to the other side of Navadvīpa to a place called Kuliyā, where He stayed seven days at the house of Mādhava dāsa. He then proceeded along the banks of the Ganges."
In the Śrī Caitanya-carita-mahā-kāvya, it is stated,  anyedyuḥ sa śrī-navadvīpa-bhūmeḥ pāre gaṅgaṁ paścime kvāpi deśe, śrīmān sarva-prāṇināṁ tat-tad-aṅgair netrānandaṁ samyag āgatya tene:  “The Lord went to the eastern side of the Ganges at Navadvīpa, and everyone was pleased to see the Lord coming.”
In the  Caitanya-bhāgavata  ( Antya-khaṇḍa , Chapter Three), it is stated,  sarva-pāriṣada-saṅge śrī-gaurasundara/ ācambite āsi’ uttarilā tāṅra ghara:  “The Lord suddenly came to Vidyānagara with a full party and stayed there in the house of Vidyā-vācaspati,”  Navadvīpādi sarva-dike haila dhvani:  “Thus throughout Navadvīpa, the Lord’s arrival was made known.”  Vācaspati-ghare āilā nyāsi-