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

eka-masa rahi’ gopdla geld nija-sthane

sri-rapa-gosdahi aila sri-vrndavane

SYNONYMS
eka-masa rahi’—staying for one month; gopala—the Deity Gopala; gela—
went; nija-sthane—to His own place; $ri-rapa-gosahi—Sri Ripa Gosvami; aila—
came back; sri-vrndavane—to Vrndavana.

TRANSLATION

After staying at Mathura for one month, the Deity Gopala returned to His
own place, and Sri Ripa Gosvami returned to Vrndavana.

TEXT 55

asics slag catotia-gotia Seta |
BCA HAAG cater ‘Msrayaa’ it ee ti

prastave kahilun gopala-krpara akhyana
tabe mahaprabhu geld ‘sri-kamyavana’

SYNONYMS
prastave —in the course of the story; kahilun—l| have stated; gopdla-krpara—of
the mercy of Gopala; akhyana—description; tabe—after this; mahaprabhu—Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gela—went; $ri-kamya-vana—to Sti Kamyavana.

TRANSLATION

In the course of this story, | have given a description of Lord Gopala’s
mercy. After seeing the Gopala Deity, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Sri
Kamyavana.

PURPORT
Kamyavana is mentioned in the Adi-varaha Purana:

caturtham kamyaka-vanam
vananam vanam uttamam
tatra gatva naro devi
mama loke mahiyate

In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave) it is also said:

ei kamyavane krsna-lila manohara
karibe darsana sthana kunda bahutara
kamyavane yata tirtha lekha nahi tara
