CC 2.1.24

nityānanda-gosāñire pāṭhāila gauḍa-deśe
teṅho gauḍa-deśa bhāsāila prema-rase

nityānanda-gosāñire - Nityānanda Gosvāmī; pāṭhāila - sent; gauḍa-deśe - to Bengal; teṅho - He; gauḍa-deśa - the tract of land known as Gauḍa-deśa, or Bengal; bhāsāila - overflooded; prema-rase - with ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.

Text

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu from Jagannātha Purī to Bengal, which is known as Gauḍa-deśa, and Lord Nityānanda Prabhu overflooded that country with the transcendental loving service of the Lord.

Purport

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Text 24

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu from Jagannātha Purī to Bengal, which is known as Gauḍa-deśa, and Lord Nityānanda Prabhu overflooded that country with the transcendental loving service of the Lord.