Text 86] The Lord Travels to Vrndavana 43
SYNONYMS
prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ; Carana—lotus feet; dhari’—touching;
karena—does; rodana—crying; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tare—him;
uthafid—raising; kaila—did; alingana—embracing.
TRANSLATION
He then clasped the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and began to cry.
The Lord raised him up and embraced him.
TEXT 86
AE Moai cae facwwa-eatca |
Sea Sif’ cuce feryTiea-Bace It ew I
prabhu lafia gela visvesvara-darasane
tabe asi’ dekhe bindu-madhava-carane
SYNONYMS
prabhu lafia—taking the Lord; gelé—he went; visvesvara-darasane—to visit the
temple of Visvesvara; tabe—thereafter; dsi’—coming; dekhe—see; bindu-
madhava-carane —the lotus feet of Bindu Madhava.
TRANSLATION
Tapana Miéra then took Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to visit the temple of
VisvesSvara. Coming from there, they saw the lotus feet of Lord Bindu
Madhava.
PURPORT
This Bindu Madhava is the oldest Visnu temple in Varanasi. Presently this
temple is known as Veni Madhava, and it is situated on the banks of the Ganges.
Formerly five rivers converged there, and they were named Dhitapapa, Kirana,
Sarasvati, Ganga and Yamuna. Now only the River Ganges is visible. The old
temple of Bindu Madhava, which was visited by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was
later dismantled by Aurangzeb, the great Hindu-hating emperor of the Mogul
dynasty. In the place of this temple, he constructed a big majida, or mosque. Later,
another temple was constructed by the side of the mosque, and this temple is still
existing. In the temple of Bindu Madhava there are Deities of four-handed
Narayana and the goddess Laksmi. In front of these Deities is a column of $ri
Garuda, and along the side are deities of Lord Rama, Sita, Laksmana and si
Hanumanji.
