Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Text 238

balabhadra bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya rahe mÄtra saá¹…ge
jhÄrikhaṇá¸a-pathe kÄśī ÄilÄ mahÄ-raá¹…ge

 balabhadra bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya - Balabhadra Bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya; rahe - remains; mÄtra - only; saá¹…ge - with Him; jhÄri-khaṇá¸a-pathe - on the way through JhÄrikhaṇá¸a (Madhya Pradesh); kÄśī - in Benares (VÄrÄṇasÄ«); ÄilÄ - arrived; mahÄ-raá¹…ge - with great delight.


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When ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu left JagannÄtha PurÄ« for Vá¹›ndÄvana, only Balabhadra Bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya was with Him. Thus He traveled on the path through JhÄrikhaṇá¸a and arrived in Benares [VÄrÄṇasÄ«] with great delight.

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