148 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 18
TRANSLATION

As soon as the Lord saw the beauty of the Gopala Deity, He was immediately
overwhelmed by ecstatic love, and He recited the following verse. He then
chanted and danced until the day ended.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following information about
Govinda-kunda. There is a village named Aniyora on Govardhana Hill, a little dis-
tance from the village of Paitha. Govinda-kunda is situated near here, and there
are two temples to Govinda and Baladeva there. According to some, Queen Pad-
mavati excavated this lake. In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave), the following
statement is found:

ei sri-govinda-kunda-mahima aneka
etha indra kaila govindera abhiseka
“Govinda-kunda is exalted for its many spiritual activities. It was here that Indra
was defeated by Lord Krsna, and Indra offered his prayers and bathed Lord Govin-
da.” In the book Stavavali (Vraja-vilasa-stava, 74) the following verse is found:
nicaih praudha-bhayat svayam surapatih padau vidhrtyeha yaih
svar-gariga-salilais cakara surabhi-dvarabhisekotsavam
govindasya navatn gavam adhipatda rajye sphutam kautukat
tair yat pradurabhit sada sphuratu tad govinda-kundar drsoh
In the Mathurad-khanda it is also stated:
yatrabhisikto bhagavan
maghond yadu-vairina
govinda-kundarn taj-jatam
snana-matrena moksadam

“Simply by bathing in Govinda-kunda, one is awarded liberation. This lake was
produced when Bhagavan Sri Krsna was bathed by Lord Indra.”

Ganthuli-grama is situated near the two villages Bilachu and Gopala-pura. Ac-
cording to hearsay, Radha and Krsna first met here. In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth
Wave), it is stated: sakhi dunha vastre ganthi dila sangopane. It is also stated:
phaguya laiya keha ganthi khuli’ dila. For this reason the village is known as
Ganthuli.

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