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prastave kahilun gopala-krpara akhyana

tabe mahaprabhu gela ’sri-kamyavana’

SYNONYMS

prastave—in the course of the story; kahilun—I have stated; gopala-krpara—of the mercy of Gopala; akhyana—description; tabe—after this; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gela—went; sri-kamya-vana—to Sri Kamyavana.

In the course of this story, I have given a description of Lord Gopala’s mercy.

After seeing the Gopala Deity, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Sri Kamyavana.

PURPORT

Kamyavana is mentioned in the Adi-varaha Purana:

caturtham kamyaka-vanam

vananam vanam uttamam

tatra gatva naro devi

mama loke mahiyate In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave) it is also said:

ei kamyavane krsna-lila manohara

karibe darsana sthana kunda bahutara