madhu-vana, tÄla, kumuda, bahulÄ-vana gelÄ
tÄhÄá¹… tÄhÄá¹… snÄna kari' premÄviá¹£á¹a hailÄ
madhu-vana - Madhuvana; tÄla - TÄlavana; kumuda - Kumudavana; bahulÄ-vana - BahulÄvana; gelÄ - He visited; tÄhÄá¹… tÄhÄá¹… - here and there; snÄna kari' - taking a bath; prema-Äviá¹£á¹a hailÄ - became overwhelmed by ecstatic love.
ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu visited the different forests, including Madhuvana, TÄlavana, Kumudavana and BahulÄvana. Wherever He went, He took His bath with great ecstatic love.
The word vana means “forest.†Vá¹›ndÄvana is the name given to the forest where ÅšrÄ«matÄ« Vá¹›ndÄdevÄ« (TulasÄ«devÄ«) grows profusely. Actually it is not a forest as we ordinarily consider a forest, because it is very thick with green vegetation. There are twelve such vanas in Vá¹›ndÄvana. Some are located on the western side of the YamunÄ, and others are on the eastern side. The forests situated on the eastern side are Bhadravana, Bilvavana, Lauhavana, BhÄṇá¸Ä«ravana and MahÄvana. On the western side are Madhuvana, TÄlavana, Kumudavana, BahulÄvana, KÄmyavana, Khadiravana and Vá¹›ndÄvana. These are the twelve forests of the Vá¹›ndÄvana area.
