Text 150) The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vrndavana 231

TEXT 150

AS AMNH AS G-ACH ATA |
TT YR Ath ey Sica face feats seo i

dui raja-patra yei prabhu-sange yaya
‘yajapura’ asi’ prabhu tare dilena vidaya

SYNONYMS

dui raja-patra—the two government officers; yei—who; prabhu-sange—with
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yaya—go; yajapura asi’—when coming to Yajapura;
prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; taére—unto them; dilena vidaya—bade
farewell.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His party arrived at Yajapura, the Lord
asked the two government officers who had come with Him to return.

PURPORT

The place called Yajapura is very well known in Orissa. It is a subdivision of the
Kataka district and is situated on the southern side of the Vaitarani River. Formerly
great sages performed sacrifices on the northern bank of the Vaitarani River; con-
sequently the place is known as Yajapura—“the place where sacrifices are per-
formed.” Some people say that this was one of the capital cities of King Yayati and
that from the name Yayati-nagara the name Yajapura has come. As stated in
Mahabharata (Vana-parva Chapter 114):

ete kalingah kaunteya
yatra vaitarani nadi

yatrayajata dharmo ‘pi
devan saranam etya vai

atra vai rsayo ‘nye Ca
pura kratubhir ijire

According to the Mahabharata, great sages formerly performed sacrifices in this
place. There are still many temples of demigods and incarnations there, and there
is also a Deity of Sti Varahadeva. This Deity is especially important and is visited
by many pilgrims. Those who worship the Supreme Lord’s energy worship Varahi,
Vaisnavi and Indrani, as well as many similar forms of Devi, the internal energy.
There are many deities of Lord Siva, and there are many places along the river
