Volume 7 - Prabhupada

Text 222] The Lord's Visit to Sri Vrndavana 239SYNONYMSdakif)a yaite-while touring in the southern part of India; yaiche-as; saktiprakasila-manifested His spiritual energy; sei-mata-in that way; pascimadesa-the western part of India; preme bhasai/a-inundated with love of Krl)a.TRANSlATIONJust as the Lord inundated South India on His tour there, He also inundatedthe western part of the country with love of Godhead.PURPORTAccording to some opinions, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited Kuruketra whilegoing to Prayaga from Vrndavana. There is a temple of Bhadra-kali in Kuruketra,and near that temple there is a temple containing the Deity of Sri CaitanyaMahaprabhu.TEXT 222l11'! fir' ''ij' &1(11llf- fijj-' ""ei-mata ca/i' prabhu 'prayaga' ailadasa-dina trivef)ite makara-snana kai/aSYNONYMSei-mata-in this way; ca/i'-walking; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;prayaga-the holy place named Prayaga; ai/a-reached; dasa-dina-ten days;trivef)ite-at the confluence of the Rivers Ganges and Yamuna; makara-snanakai/a-bathed during the festival of Makara, or Magha-mela.TRANSLATIONSri Caitanya Mahaprabhu finally arrived at Prayaga and for ten successivedays bathed in the confluence of the Rivers Yamuna and Ganges during thefestival of Makara.-sankranti [Magha-mela].PURPORTActually the word trivef)i indicates the confluence of three rivers-namely theGanges, Yamuna and Sarasvati. Presently the Sarasvati River is not visible, but theRiver Ganges and the River Yamuna merge at Allahabad.