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kirtana karite prabhu aila megha-gana
apana-icchaya kaila megha nivarana
SYNONYMS
kirtana—sankirtana; karite—performing; prabhu—the Lord; aila—there was; megha-gana—bunches of clouds; apana-icchaya—by self-will; kaila—made; megha—of the clouds; nivarana—stopping.
Once while Caitanya Mahaprabhu was performing kirtana, clouds assembled in the sky, and the Lord, by His own will, immediately stopped them from pouring rain.
PURPORT
In this connection Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that once when Lord Caitanya was performing sankirtana a short way from the village, some clouds appeared overhead.
By the supreme will of the Lord, the clouds were asked to disperse, and they did.
Because of this incident, that place is still known as Meghera-cara.
Since the course of the Ganges has now changed, the village of the name Belapukhuriya, which was formerly situated in a different place, called Taranavasa, has now become known as the Meghera-cara.
The Madhya-khanda of the Caitanya-mangala also relates that once at the end of the day, when evening clouds assembled overhead and thundered threateningly, all the Vaisnavas were very much afraid.
But the Lord took His karatalas in His hands and personally began chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, looking up towards the sky as if to direct the demigods in the higher planets.
Thus all the assembled clouds dispersed, and as the sky became clear, with the moon rising, the Lord began dancing very happily with His jubilant and satisfied devotees.