Madhya 18.26

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TEXT

'অন্নকূট'-নামে গ্রামে গোপালের স্থিতি ।
রাজপুত-লোকের সেই গ্রামে বসতি ॥ ২৬ ॥

'annakuta'-name grame gopalera sthiti

raja-puta-lokera sei grame vasati

SYNONYMS

annakuta-name-by the name Annakuta; grame-in the village; gopalera-of Gopala; sthiti-residence; raja-puta-lokera-of people from Rajasthan; sei grame-in that village; vasati-habitation.

TRANSLATION

Gopala stayed in a village called Annakuta-grama on Govardhana Hill. The villagers who lived in that village were mainly from Rajasthan.

PURPORT

The village named Annakuta-grama is referred to in Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave):

gopa-gopi bhunjayena kautuka apara
ei hetu 'aniyora' nama se ihara

annakuta-sthana ei dekha srinivasa
e-sthana darsane haya purna abhilasa

"It is here that all the gopis and the gopas enjoyed wonderful pastimes with Sri Krsna. Therefore this place is also called Aniyora. The Annakuta ceremony was celebrated here. O Srinivasa, whoever sees this place has all his desires fulfilled." It is also stated:

kundera nikata dekha nivida-kanana
ethai 'gopala' chila hana saṅgopana

"Look at the dense forest near the kunda. It was there that Gopala was concealed." Also, the Stavavali () by Raghunatha dasa Gosvami states:

vrajendra-varyarpita-bhogam uccair
dhrtva brhat-kayam agharir utkah
varena radham chalayan vibhuṅkte
yatranna-kutam tad aham prapadye