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Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 18
‘pāvanādi’ saba kuṇṣhāna kariyā lokere puchila parvata-upare vāñā
SYNONYMS
pāvana-ādi  —Pāvana and others;  saba kuṇḍe  —in every lake;  snāna kariyā  —taking a bath;  lokere puchila  —inquired from persons there;  parvata-upare yāñā  —going up a hill.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bathed in all the celebrated lakes, beginning with Lake Pāvana. Thereafter He climbed a hill and spoke to the people.
PURPORT
The Pāvana-sarovara is described in the  Mathurā-māhātmya ::
pāvane sarasi snātvā krṣṇaṁ nandīśvare girau drṣṭvā nandaṁ yaśodāṁ ca sarvābhīṣṭam avāpnuyāt
TEXT 59
কিছু দেবমূর্তি হয় পর্বত-উপরে ? লোক কহে,—মূর্তি হয় গোফার ভিতরে ॥ ৫৯ ॥
kichu deva-mūrti haya parvata-upare?  
 loka kahe,—mūrti haya gophāra bhitare
SYNONYMS
kichu —any;  deva-mūrti —deities;  haya —are there;  parvata-upare —on the top of the hill;  loka kahe —people said;  mūrti haya —there are deities;  gophāra bhitare —within a cave.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Are there any deities on top of this hill?” The local people replied, “There are deities on this hill, but they are located within a cave.