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Šri Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 18]
TEXT 26
‘অন্নকূট’-নামে গ্রামে গোপালের স্থিতি । রাজপুত-লোকের সেই গ্রামে বসতি ॥ ২৬ ॥
‘annakūṭa’-nāme grāme gopālera sthiti rāja-puta-lokera sei grāme vasati
SYNONYMS
annakūṭa-nāme —by the name Annakūṭa;  grāme —in the village;  gopālera —of Gopāla;  sthiti —residence;  rāja-puta-lokera —of people from Rajasthan;  sei grāme —in that village;  vasati —habitation.
TRANSLATION
Gopāla stayed in a village called Annakūṭa-grāma on Govardhana Hill. The villagers who lived in that village were mainly from Rajasthan.
PURPORT
The village named Annakūṭa-grāma is referred to in  Bhakti-ratnākara  (Fifth Wave):
gopa-gopī bhuñjāyena kautuka apāra ei hetu ‘āniyora’ nāma se ihāra
annakūṭa-sthāna ei dekha śrīnivāsa e-sthāna darśane haya pūrṇa abhilāṣa
“It is here that all the  gopīs  and the  gopas  enjoyed wonderful pastimes with Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Therefore this place is also called Āniyora. The Annakūṭa ceremony was celebrated here. O Śrīnivāsa, whoever sees this place has all his desires fulfilled.” It is also stated:
kunçdera nikata dekha niviçla-kānana ethāi ‘gopāla’ chilā hañā saṅgopana
“Look at the dense forest near the  kuṇḍa . It was there that Gopāla was concealed.” Also, the  Stavāvalī  (8.75) by Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī states:
vrajendra-varyārpita-bhogam uccair dhṛtvā bṛhat-kāyam aghārir utkaḥ vareṇa rādhāṁ chalayan vibhuṅkte yatrānna-kūṭaṁ tad ahaṁ prapadye