Text 68] The Lord's Visit to Sri Vrndavana 165
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited Srivana and Lohavana. He then went
to Mahavana and saw Gokula, the place of Lord Krsna’s early childhood
pastimes.
PURPORT
Of Srivana (also called Bilvavana), the Bhakti-ratnakara states, devata-pujita
bilvavana sobhamaya: “The beautiful forest of Bilvavana is worshiped by all the
demigods.”
About Lohavana, Bhakti-ratnadkara (Fifth Wave) states:
lohavane krsnera adbhuta go-carana
ethd loha-janghasure vadhe bhagavan
“At Lohavana, Lord Krsna used to tend cows. The demon named Lohajangha was
killed at this place.”
Mahavana is described as follows in Bhakti-ratnadkara (Fifth Wave):
dekha nanda-yasoda-dlaya mahavane
ei dekha Sri-krsna-candrera janma sthala
sri-gokula, mahavana—dui ‘eka’ haya
“Behold the house of Nanda and Yasoda in Mahavana. See the birthplace of Lord
Krsna. Mahavana and the birthplace of Lord Krsna, Gokula, are one and the same.”
TEXT 68
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yamalarjuna-bhangadi dekhila sei sthala
premavese prabhura mana haila talamala
SYNONYMS
yamala-arjuna-bhariga—the place where the twin arjuna trees were broken;
adi—beginning with; dekhila—saw; sei sthala—that place; prema-dvese—in
great ecstasy; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mana—mind; haila—be-
came; talamala—agitated.
TRANSLATION
Upon seeing the place where the twin arjuna trees were broken by Sri
Krsna, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was moved to great ecstatic love.
