'Å›rÄ«vana' dekhi' punaḥ gelÄ 'loha-vana'
'mahÄvana' giyÄ kailÄ janma-sthÄna-daraÅ›ana
Å›rÄ«-vana - ÅšrÄ«vana; dekhi' - seeing; punaḥ - again; gelÄ - went; loha-vana - to Lohavana; mahÄ-vana - to MahÄvana; giyÄ - going; kailÄ - performed; janma-sthÄna - birth site; daraÅ›ana - seeing.
ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu then visited ÅšrÄ«vana and Lohavana. He then went to MahÄvana and saw Gokula, the place of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s early childhood pastimes.
Of ÅšrÄ«vana (also called Bilvavana), the Bhakti-ratnÄkara states, devatÄ-pÅ«jita bilvavana Å›obhÄmaya: “The beautiful forest of Bilvavana is worshiped by all the demigods.â€
About Lohavana, the Bhakti-ratnÄkara (Fifth Wave) states:
lohavane kṛṣṇera adbhuta go-cÄraṇa
ethÄ loha-jaá¹…ghÄsure vadhe bhagavÄn
“At Lohavana, Lord Kṛṣṇa used to tend cows. The demon named Lohajaá¹…gha was killed at this place.â€
MahÄvana is described as follows in the Bhakti-ratnÄkara (Fifth Wave):
dekha nanda-yaÅ›odÄ-Älaya mahÄvane
ei dekha śrī-kṛṣṇa-candrera janma sthala
Å›rÄ«-gokula, mahÄvana — dui ‘eka’ haya
“Behold the house of Nanda and YaÅ›odÄ in MahÄvana. See the birthplace of Lord Kṛṣṇa. MahÄvana and the birthplace of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Gokula, are one and the same.â€
