160 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 18
‘pavanadi’ saba —_—skunsteaina kariya
lokere puchila, parvata-upare yana
SYNONYMS
pavana-adi—Pavana and others; saba kunde—in every lake; snana kariya—tak-
ing a bath; lokere puchila—inquired from persons there; parvata-upare yana—
going up a hill.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bathed in all the celebrated lakes, beginning with
Lake Pavana. Thereafter He climbed a hill and spoke to the people.
PURPORT
The Pavana-sarovara is described in the Mathura-mahatmya:
pavane sarasi snatva
krsnam nandisvare girau
drstva nandam yasodam ca
sarvabhistam avapnuyat
TEXT 59
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kichu deva-murti haya parvata-upare?
loka kahe, —miarti haya gophara bhitare
SYNONYMS
kichu—any; deva-murti—deities; haya—are there; parvata-upare—on the top
of the hill; loka kahe—people said; mdrti haya—there are deities; gophara
bhitare—within a cave.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, ‘Are there any deities on top of this hill?”
The local people replied, ‘There are deities on this hill, but they are located
within a cave.
