rāja-puta-lokera sei grāme vasati
SYNONYMS
annakūṭa-nāme—by the name Annakūṭa; grāme—in the village; gopālera—of Gopāla; sthiti—residence; rāja-puta-lokera—of people from Rajasthan; sei grāme—in that village; vasati—habitation.
TRANSLATION
Gopāla stayed in a village called Annakūṭa-grāma on Govardhana Hill. The villagers who lived in that village were mainly from Rajasthan.
PURPORT
The village named Annakūṭa-grāma is referred to in Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):
"It is here that all the gopīs and the gopas enjoyed wonderful pastimes with Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Therefore this place is also called Āniyora. The Annakūṭa ceremony was celebrated here. O Śrīnivāsa, whoever sees this place has all his desires fulfilled." It is also stated:
"Look at the dense forest near the kuṇḍa. It was there that Gopāla was concealed." Also, the Stavāvalī (8.75) by Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī states:
ei hetu 'āniyora' nāma se ihāra
e-sthāna darśane haya pūrṇa abhilāṣa
ethāi 'gopāla' chilā hañā saṅgopana
dhṛtvā bṛhat-kāyam aghārir utkaḥ
vareṇa rādhāṁ chalayan vibhuṅkte
yatrānna-kūṭaṁ tad ahaṁ prapadye