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haridasa-thakura cali’ aila candapure

asiya rahila balarama-acaryera ghare

SYNONYMS

haridasa-thakura—Haridasa Thakura; cali’-walking; aila—came; candapure—in the village known as Candapura; asiya—coming; rahila—remained; balarama-acaryera ghare—at the residence of Balarama Acarya

Haridasa Thakura walked until he came to the village known as Candapura.

There he stayed at the house of Balarama Acarya.

PURPORT

The village of Candapura is situated near the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna at Saptagrama in the district of Hugli.

Candapura is just east of the house of the two brothers Hiranya and Govardhana, the father and uncle of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.

In Candapura lived Balarama Acarya and Yadunandana Acarya, the priests of these two personalities, and when Haridasa Thakura went there he lived with them.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that the name of this village was later changed to Krsnapura.