86 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 13

The place where Nityananda Prabhu appeared is called Garbhavasa. There is an
allotment of about forty-three bighds of land to continue the worship in a temple
there. The Maharaja of Dinajapura donated twenty bighds of land in this connec-
tion. It is said that near the place known as Garbhavasa, Hadai Pandita conducted a
primary school. The priests of this place, listed in a genealogical table, were as
follows: (1) Sri Raghavacandra, (2) Jagadananda dasa, {3} Krsnadasa, {4} Nityananda
dasa, (5) Ramadasa, (6) Vrajamohana dasa, (7) Kanai dasa, (8) Gatradasa, (9}
Sivananda dasa and (10) Haridasa. Krsnadasa belonged to the Cidiya-kurja at
Vrndavana. The date of his disappearance is Krsna-janmastami. Cidiya-kufja is a
place now managed by the gosvaémis of Sirigara-ghata in Vrndavana. They are also
known as belonging to the Nityananda family, most probably on the basis of their
relationship with Krsnadasa.

Near Garbhavasa is a place called Bakulatala, where Sri Nityananda Prabhu and
His boy friends used to take part in sporting activities known as jha/a-jhapeta, There
is a bakula tree there that is wonderful because all its branches and sub-branches
look like the hoods of serpents. It has been suggested that by the desire of Sri
Nityananda Prabhu, Anantadeva manifested Himself in that way. The tree is very
old. [t is said that formerly it had two branches, but later on, when the playmates of
Nityananda Prabhu felt inconvenience in jumping from one branch to another,
Nityananda Prabhu, by His mercy, merged the two branches into one.

Another place nearby is named Hantugada. It is said that Lord Nityananda
Prabhu brought all the holy places there. Therefore the people in the surrounding
villages go there instead of to the Ganges to take bath. It is named Hantugada be-
cause Srila Nityananda Prabhu used to perform the dadhi-cida festival of distribut-
ing chipped rice with yogurt prasdda there and He took the pras¢da kneeling down.
A sanctified lake in this place is always full of water throughout the year. A great
fair is held there during Gosthastami, and there is another big fair on the birthday
of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipikd it is described that
Halayudha, Baladeva, Visvaripa and Sankarsana appeared as Nityananda Avadhita.

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asankhya bhaktera kardild avatara
Sese avatirna haila vrajendra-kumdra
SYNONYMS

asankhya— unlimited; bhaktera—of devotees; Rarai/a—made into being; avatara—
incarnation; Sese—at last; avatirna—descended; haif@a—became; vrajendra-kumé@ra—
Lord Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja.

TRANSLATION

Lord Krsna, Vrajendra-kumara, first caused countless devotees to appear, and at
last He appeared Himself.
