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TEXT 37
gopalera saundarya dekhi' prabhura avesa
ei sloka padi' nace, haila dina-sesa
SYNONYMS
gopaleraof Gopala; saundaryabeauty; dekhi'-seeing; prabhuraof Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avesaecstasy; ei sloka padi'-reciting the following verse; nacedances; hailathere was; dina-sesathe end of the day.
TRANSLATION
As soon as the Lord saw the beauty of the Gopala Deity, He was immediately overwhelmed by ecstatic love, and He recited the following verse. He then chanted and danced until the day ended.
PURPORT
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following information about Govinda-kunda. There is a village named Aniyora on Govardhana Hill, a little distance from the village of Paitha. Govinda-kunda is situated near here, and there are two temples to Govinda and Baladeva there. According to some, Queen Padmavati excavated this lake. In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave), the following statement is found:
ei sri-govinda-kunda-mahima aneka
etha indra kaila govindera abhiseka nicaih praudha-bhayat svayam surapatih padau vidhrtyeha yaih
svar-ganga-salilais cakara surabhi-dvarabhisekotsavam govindasya navam gavam adhipata rajye sphutam kautukat tair yat pradurabhut sada sphuratu tad govinda-kundam drsoh yatrabhisikto bhagavan
maghona yadu-vairina govinda-kundam taj-jatam snana-matrena moksadam Ganthuli-grama is situated near the two villages Bilachu and Gopala-pura. According to hearsay, Radha and Krsna first met here. In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave), it is stated: sakhi dunha vastre ganthi dila sangopane. It is also stated: phaguya laiya keha ganthi khuli' dila. For this reason the village is known as Ganthuli.
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