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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 16.14
bhūńimāli-jāti, 'vaishnava' — 'jhadu' tāńra nāma
āmra-phala lańā teńho gelā tāńra sthāna
SYNONYMS
bhūńimāli-jāti — belonging to the bhūńimāli caste; vaishnava — a great devotee; jhadu — Jhadu; tāńra — his; nāma — name; āmra-phala — mango fruits; lańā — taking; teńho — he; gelā — went; tāńra sthāna — to his place.
TRANSLATION
There was a great Vaishnava named Jhadu Thākura, who belonged to the bhūńimāli caste. Kālidāsa went to his home, taking mangoes with him.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thākura remarks, "Both Kālidāsa and Jhadu Thākura are worshiped at a place called Śrīpātabātī, in the village known as Bhedo or Bhaduyā. This village is situated about three miles south of the village of Krishnapura, the birthplace of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, which is about one mile west of the Byāndel junction of the Burdwan line. A post office there is named Devānanda-pura. Jhadu Thākura used to worship the Deity of Śrī Madana-gopāla. The Deity is still worshiped by one Rāmaprasāda dāsa, who belongs to the Rāmāyet community. It is said that the Deity worshiped by Kālidāsa had been worshiped until now in the village of Śańkhya on the bank of the Sarasvatī River, but the Deity has been taken away by a gentleman named Matilāla Cattopādhyāya from the village of Trivenī. The Deity is now being worshiped at his place."
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