142 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 18

TEXT 26

‘DISS ACA ATA CNA PALS |
MAS- NCHA CHE ONT AAfS vw 1

‘annakita’-name grame gopalera sthiti
raja-puta-lokera sei grame vasati

SYNONYMS

annakGta-name—by the name Annakita; grame—in the village; gopalera—of
Gopala; sthiti—residence; raja-puta-lokera—of people from Rajasthan; sei
grame—in that village; vasati—habitation.

TRANSLATION

Gopala stayed in a village called Annakdta-grama on Govardhana Hill. The
villagers who lived in that village were mainly from Rajasthan.

PURPORT

The village named Annakita-grama is referred to in Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth
Wave):

gopa-gopi bhufijayena kautuka apara
ei hetu ‘aniyora’ nama se ihara

annakita-sthana ei dekha Srinivasa
e-sthana darsane haya pUrna abhilasa

“It is here that all the gopis and the gopas enjoyed wonderful pastimes with Sri
Krsna. Therefore this place is also called Aniyora. The Annakita ceremony was
celebrated here. O Srinivasa, whoever sees this place has all his desires fulfilled.” It
is also stated:

kundera nikata dekha nivida-kanana
ethdai ‘gopala’ chila hafia sangopana

“Look at the dense forest near the kunda. It was there that Gopala was con-
cealed." Also, the Stavavali (8.75) by Raghunatha dasa Gosvami states:

vrajendra-varyarpita-bhogam uccair
dhrtva brhat-kayam agharir utkah

varena radham chalayan vibhunkte
yatranna-kdtam tad aham prapadye
