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udiya-bhakta-gane prabhu yatne nivarila
nija-gana-sange prabhu ’bhavanipura, aila
SYNONYMS
udiya-bhakta-gane—the devotees of Orissa; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yatne—with great care; nivarila—stopped; nija-gana-sange—with His personal associates; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhavanipura aila—came to Bhavanipura.
It was with great care that Caitanya Mahaprabhu forbade the Orissa devotees to follow Him.
Accompanied by personal associates, He first went to Bhavanipura.
PURPORT
One goes through Bhavanipura before reaching a well-known place named Jankadei-pura, or Janakidevi-pura.