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Šri Caitanya  caritāmrtā
[[Madhya-lilā. Ch. 18
TRANSLATION
When the Lord saw Govardhana Hill, He immediately offered obeisances, falling down on the ground like a rod. He embraced one piece of rock from Govardhana Hill and became mad.
TEXT 17
প্রেমে মন্ত চলি’ আইলা গোবর্ধন-গ্রাম । ‘হরিদেব’ দেখি’ তাহাঁ হইলা প্রগাম ॥ ১৭ ॥
preme matta cali' āilā govardhana-grāma 'harideva' dekhi' tāhāṅ ha-ilā praṇāma
SYNONYMS
preme —in ecstatic love;  matta —maddened;  cali' —proceeding;  āilā —came;  govardhana-grāma —to the village known as Govardhana;  hari-deva —the Deity named Harideva installed there;  dekhi' —seeing;  tāhāṅ —there;  ha-ilā praṇāma —offered obeisances.
TRANSLATION
Mad with ecstatic love, the Lord came to the village known as Govardhana. It was there that He saw the Deity Harideva and offered His obeisances unto Him.
TEXT 18
‘মথুরা’-পল্লের পশ্চিমদলে যাঁর বাস। ‘হরিদেব’ নারায়ণ—আদি পরকাশ ॥ ১৮ ॥
‘mathurā’-padmera paścima-dale yāṅra vāsa
‘harideva’ nārāyaṇa—ādi parakāśa
SYNONYMS
mathurā-padmera —of the lotus flower of Mathurā;  paścima-dale —on the western petal;  yāṅra —whose;  vāsa —residence;  hari-deva —Lord Harideva;  nārāyaṇa —incarnation of Nārāyaṇa;  ādi —original;  parakāśa —manifestation.
TRANSLATION
Harideva is an incarnation of Nārāyaṇa, and His residence is on the western petal of the lotus of Mathurā.