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’caitanya-mangale’ prabhura niladri-gamana

vistari varniyachena dasa-vrndavana

SYNONYMS

caitanya-mangale—in the book named Caitanya-mangala; prabhura—of the Lord; niladri-gamana—going to Jagannatha Puri; vistari—elaborating; varniyachena—has described; dasa-vrndavana—Vrndavana dasa Thakura.

In his book known as Caitanya-mangala (Caitanya-bhagavata), Vrndavana dasa Thakura has elaborately described the Lord’s passage to Jagannatha Puri.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura states that while Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed through Bengal, He passed through Atisara-grama, Varaha-grama and Chatrabhoga.

He then reached the Orissa province, where He passed through Prayaga-ghata, Suvarnarekha, Remuna, Yajapura, Vaitarani, Dasasvamedha-ghata, Kataka, Mahanadi, Bhuvanesvara (where there is a big lake known as Bindu-sarovara), Kamalapura and Atharanala.

In this way, passing through all these and other places, He reached Jagannatha Puri.