Texts 142-143] The Activities of Saksi-gopala 179

Ekamra-kanana. Later, the kings of the KeSari dynasty established their capital
there, and for many hundreds of years they reigned over the state of Orissa.

TEXT 141
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kamalapure asi bharginadi-snana kaila
nityananda-hate prabhu danda dharila

SYNONYMS

kamala-pure—to the place known as Kamalapura; dsi—coming; bhdargi-nadi—
in the small river of the name Bharginadi; sndna kaila—took bath; nityananda-
hate—in the hands of Lord Nityananda Prabhu; prabhu—Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; danda—the sannydasa staff; dharila—left.

TRANSLATION

When Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu arrived at Kamalapura, He took His bath in
the Bharginadi River and left His sannyasa staff in the hands of Lord Nityanan-
da.

PURPORT

In the Caitanya-bhagavata (Antya-khanda, Chapter Two) it is said that when
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahdaprabhu arrived at Sri Bhuvaneévara, He visited the temple
of Lord Siva known as Gupta-kaéi (the concealed Varanasi). Lord Siva established
this as a place of pilgrimage by bringing water from all holy places and creating the
lake known as Bindu-sarovara. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took His bath in this lake,
feeling a great regard for Lord Siva. From the spiritual point of view, people still go
to take a bath in this lake. Actually, by taking a bath there, one becomes very
healthy even from the material viewpoint. Taking a bath and drinking the water of
this lake can cure any disease of the stomach. Regular bathing certainly cures in-
digestion. The River Bhargi or Bharginadi is now known as Danda-bhanga-nadi. It
is situated six miles north of Jagannatha Puri. The reason for the change in names
is given as follows.

TEXTS 142-143

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