Madhya 9.294

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কৌতুকে পুরী তাঁরে পুছিল জন্মস্থান
গোসাঞি কৌতুকে কহেন 'নবদ্বীপ' নাম ॥ ২৯৪ ॥

kautuke puri taṅre puchila janma-sthana

gosani kautuke kahena 'navadvipa' nama

SYNONYMS

kautuke-out of curiosity; puri-Sri Raṅga Puri; taṅre-Him; puchila-asked; janma-sthana-the place of birth; gosani-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kautuke-as a matter of course; kahena-said; nava-dvipa-Navadvipa; nama-name.

TRANSLATION

Out of curiosity, Sri Raṅga Puri asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu about His birthplace, and the Lord informed him that it was Navadvipa-dhama.