CC Madhya 7.62 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 62
- ‘rāmānanda rāya’ āche godāvarī-tīre
- adhikārī hayena teṅho vidyānagare
SYNONYMS
rāmānanda rāya—Rāmānanda Rāya; āche—there is; godāvarī-tīre—on the bank of river Godāvarī; adhikārī—a responsible officer; hayena—is; teṅho—he; vidyānagare—in the town known as Vidyānagara.
TRANSLATION
“In the town of Vidyānagara, on the bank of the Godāvarī, there is a responsible government officer named Rāmānanda Rāya.
PURPORT
In the Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura states that Vidyānagara is today known as Porbandar. There is another Porbandar in western India, in the province of Gujarat.