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TEXT 36
gangaya yamuna vahe hana eka-dhara
pascime yamuna vahe, purve ganga-dhara
SYNONYMS
gangayawith the river Ganges; yamunathe river Yamuna; vaheflows; hanabecoming; eka-dharaone stream; pascimeon the western side; yamunathe river Yamuna; vaheflows; purveon the eastern side; ganga-dharathe 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.

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