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The Lord's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana
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SYNONYMS
dakṣiṇa   yāite —while touring in the southern part of India;  yaiche —as;  śakti prakāśilā —manifested His spiritual energy;  sei-mata —in that way;  paścima deśa —the western part of India;  preme bhāsāilā —inundated with love of Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
Just as the Lord inundated South India on His tour there, He also inundated the western part of the country with love of Godhead.
PURPORT
According to some opinions, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited Kurukṣetra while going to Prayāga from Vṛndāvana. There is a temple of Bhadra-kālī in Kurukṣetra, and near that temple there is a temple containing the Deity of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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এইমত চলি’ প্রভু ‘প্রয়াগ’ আইলা। দশ-দিন ত্রিবেণীতে মকর-স্নান কৈলা ॥ ২২২ ॥
ei-mata cali’ prabhu ‘prayāga’ āilā daśa-dina triveṇīte makara-snāna kailā
SYNONYMS
ei-mata —in this way;  cali’ —walking;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  prayāga —the holy place named Prayāga;  āilā —reached;  daśa-dina —ten days;  triveṇīte —at the confluence of the Rivers Ganges and Yamunā;  makara-snāna kailā —bathed during the festival of Makara, or Māgha-melā.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu finally arrived at Prayāga and for ten successive days bathed in the confluence of the Rivers Yamunā and Ganges during the festival of Makara-saṅkrānti [Māgha-melā].
PURPORT
Actually the word  triveṇī  indicates the confluence of three rivers—namely the Ganges, Yamunā and Sarasvatī. Presently the Sarasvatī River is not visible, but the River Ganges and the River Yamunā merge at Allahabad.