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lokera sanghatta dekhi mathura chadiya

ekante ’akrura-tirthe’ rahila asiya

SYNONYMS

lokera—of people; sanghatta—crowd; dekhi—seeing; mathura—the city of Mathura; chadiya—leaving; ekante—in a solitary place; akrura-tirthe—at Akrura-tirtha; rahila—stayed; asiya—coming.

Seeing a great crowd assemble at Mathura, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left and went to Akrura-tirtha.

He remained there in a solitary place.

PURPORT

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

dekha, srinivasa, ei akrura gramete

sri-krsna-caitanya-prabhu chilena nibhrte “Srinivasa, look at this village of Akrura.