Madhya 3.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

গঙ্গায় যমুনা বহে হঞা একধার ।
পশ্চিমে যমুনা বহে, পূর্বে গঙ্গাধার ॥ ৩৬ ॥

gaṅgaya yamuna vahe hana eka-dhara

pascime yamuna vahe, purve gaṅga-dhara

SYNONYMS

gaṅgaya-with the River Ganges; yamuna-the River Yamuna; vahe-flows; hana-becoming; eka-dhara-one stream; pascime-on the western side; yamuna-the River Yamuna; vahe-flows; purve-on the eastern side; gaṅga-dhara-the flow of the Ganges.

TRANSLATION

Advaita Acarya then explained that at that spot both the Ganges and Yamuna flow together. On the western side was the Yamuna, and on the eastern side was the Ganges.

PURPORT

The Ganges and Yamuna mix at the confluence at Allahabad (Prayaga). The Yamuna flows from the western side and the Ganges from the eastern, and they merge. Since Caitanya Mahaprabhu bathed on the western side, He actually took His bath in the River Yamuna.