Madhya 18.70

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লোকের সংঘট্ট দেখি মথুরা ছাড়িয়া ।
একান্তে 'অক্রূর তীর্থে' রহিলা আসিয়া ॥ ৭০ ॥

lokera saṅghatta dekhi mathura chadiya

ekante 'akrura-tirthe' rahila asiya

SYNONYMS

lokera-of people; saṅghatta-crowd; dekhi-seeing; mathura-the city of Mathura; chadiya-leaving; ekante-in a solitary place; akrura-tirthe-at Akrura-tirtha; rahila-stayed; asiya-coming.

TRANSLATION

Seeing a great crowd assemble at Mathura, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left and went to Akrura-tirtha. He remained there in a solitary place.

PURPORT

Akrura-tirtha is also mentioned in the Bhakti-ratnakara (Fifth Wave):

dekha, srinivasa, ei akrura gramete
sri-krsna-caitanya-prabhu chilena nibhrte

"Srinivasa, look at this village of Akrura. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed there in a solitary place."