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kautuke puri tanre puchila janma-sthana

gosani kautuke kahena ’navadvipa’ nama

SYNONYMS

kautuke—out of curiosity; puri—Sri Ranga Puri; tanre—Him; puchila—asked; janma-sthana—the place of birth; gosani—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kautuke—as a matter of course; kahena—said; navadvipa—Navadvipa; nama—name.

Out of curiosity, Sri Ranga Puri asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu about His birthplace, and the Lord informed him that it was Navadvipa-dhama.