kamalapure Äsi bhÄrgÄ«nadÄ«-snÄna kaila
nityÄnanda-hÄte prabhu daṇá¸a dharila
kamala-pure - to the place known as Kamalapura; Äsi - coming; bhÄrgÄ«-nadÄ« - in the small river of the name BhÄrgÄ«nadÄ«; snÄna kaila - took a bath; nityÄnanda-hÄte - in the hands of Lord NityÄnanda Prabhu; prabhu - Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; daṇá¸a - the sannyÄsa staff; dharila - left.
When ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu arrived at Kamalapura, He took His bath in the BhÄrgÄ«nadÄ« River and left His sannyÄsa staff in the hands of Lord NityÄnanda.
In the Caitanya-bhÄgavata (Antya-khaṇá¸a, chapter two) it is said that when Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu arrived at ÅšrÄ« BhuvaneÅ›vara, He visited the temple of Lord Åšiva known as Gupta-kÄśī (the concealed VÄrÄṇasÄ«). Lord Åšiva established this as a place of pilgrimage by bringing water from all holy places and creating the lake known as Bindu-sarovara. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu took His bath in this lake, feeling a great regard for Lord Åšiva. From the spiritual point of view, people still go to take a bath in this lake. Actually, by taking a bath there, one becomes very healthy even from the material viewpoint. Taking a bath and drinking the water of this lake can cure any disease of the stomach. Regular bathing certainly cures indigestion. The river BhÄrgÄ«, or BhÄrgÄ«nadÄ«, came to be known as the Daṇá¸a-bhÄá¹…gÄ-nadÄ« after Lord Caitanya bathed in its waters. It is situated six miles north of JagannÄtha PurÄ«. The reason for the change in names is given as follows.
