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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.12
বনযাত্রায় বন দেখি’ দেখে গোবর্ধন ।
দ্বাদশ-বন দেখি’ শেষে গেলা বৃন্দাবন ॥ ১২ ॥
vana-yātrāya vana dekhi’ dekhe govardhana
dvādaśa-vana dekhi’ śeṣe gelā vṛndāvana
After reaching Mathurā, they started visiting the different forests of Vṛndāvana and came to Govardhana Hill. They visited all twelve forests [vanas] and at last came to the town of Vṛndāvana.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After reaching Mathurā, the pilgrims visited the forests of Vṛndāvana and came to Govardhana Hill. They visited all twelve forests before reaching the town of Vṛndāvana.
Five forests lie east of the Yamunā: Bhadra, Bilva, Loha, Bhāṇḍīra and Mahāvana. Seven lie west: Madhu, Tāla, Kumuda, Bahulā, Kāmya, Khadira and Vṛndāvana.
The Vṛndāvana forest extends thirty-two miles from the town of Vṛndāvana to Nanda-grāma and Varṣāṇā. Pañcakrośī Vṛndāvana town lies within this forest.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
The mood of Madhya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After passing through Yājapura, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack) and there went to see the temple of Sākṣi-gopāla. While there, He heard the story of Sākṣi-gopāla from the mouth of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”, “govardhana”, “yamunā”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does distinguishing the forest from the town help you picture Vṛndāvana?
Make two short lists of the forests, grouping them by the eastern and western sides of the Yamunā.
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