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

TEXT 69

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‘gokula’ dekhiya dila ‘mathura’-nagare
‘janma-sthana’ dekhi’ rahe sei vipra-ghare

SYNONYMS

gokula dekhiya—seeing Gokula; aila—came; mathurd-nagare—in the city of
Mathura; janma-sthana—the birthplace of Lord Krsna; dekhi’—seeing; rahe—
stays; sei vipra-ghare—in the house of the Sanodiya brahmana.

TRANSLATION
After seeing Gokula, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to Mathura, where
He saw the birthplace of the Lord. While there, He stayed at the house of the
Sanodiya brahmana.
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lokera sanghatta dekhi mathura chadiya

SYNONYMS

lokera—of people; sanghatta—crowd; dekhi—seeing; mathura—the city of
Mathura; chadiyd—leaving; ekdnte—in a solitary place; akrdra-tirthe—at Akrdra-
tirtha; rahila—stayed; asiya—coming.

TRANSLATION

Seeing a great crowd assemble at Mathura, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left
and went to Akrira-tirtha. He remained there in a solitary place.

PURPORT
Akrira-tirtha is also mentioned in the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave):

dekha, srinivasa, ei akrira gramete
sri-krsna-caitanya-prabhu chilena nibhrte

“Srinivasa, look at this village of Akrira. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed there in a
solitary place.”
