TEXT 67
'srivana' dekhi' punah gela 'loha-vana'
'mahavana' giya kaila janma-sthana-darasana
SYNONYMS
sri-vanaSrivana; dekhi'-seeing; punahagain; gelawent; loha-vanato Lohavana; maha-vanato Mahavana; giyagoing; kailaperformed; janma-sthanabirth site; darasanaseeing.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited Srivana and Lohavana. He then went to Mahavana and saw Gokula, the place of Lord Krsna's early childhood pastimes.
PURPORT
Of Srivana (also called Bilvavana), the Bhakti-ratnakara states, devata-pujita bilvavana sobhamaya: "The beautiful forest of Bilvavana is worshiped by all the demigods."
About Lohavana, Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave) states:
lohavane krsnera adbhuta go-carana
etha loha-janghasure vadhe bhagavan
"At Lohavana, Lord Krsna used to tend cows. The demon named Lohajangha was killed at this place."
Mahavana is described as follows in Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave):
dekha nanda-yasoda-alaya mahavane
ei dekha sri-krsna-candrera janma sthala
sri-gokula, mahavana--dui 'eka' haya
"Behold the house of Nanda and Yasoda in Mahavana. See the birthplace of Lord Krsna. Mahavana and the birthplace of Lord Krsna, Gokula, are one and the same."

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