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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 18.67

‘śrīvana’ dekhi’ punaḥ gelā ‘loha-vana’ ‘mahāvana’ giyā kailā janma-sthāna-daraśana
[‘shreevana’ dekhi’ punah gelaa ‘loha-vana’ ‘mahaavana’ giyaa kailaa janma-sthaana-darashana]
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‘śrīvana’ dekhi’ punaḥ gelā ‘loha-vana’ ‘mahāvana’ giyā kailā janma-sthāna-daraśana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then visited Śrīvana and Lohavana. He then went to Mahāvana and saw Gokula, the place of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s early childhood pastimes.

Of Śrīvana (also called Bilvavana), the Bhakti-ratnākara states, devatā-pūjita bilvavana śobhāmaya: “The beautiful forest of Bilvavana is worshiped by all the demigods.” About Lohavana, the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave) states: lohavane kṛṣṇera adbhuta go-cāraṇaethā loha-jaṅghāsure vadhe bhagavān “At Lohavana, Lord Kṛṣṇa used to tend cows. The demon named Lohajaṅgha was killed at this place.” Mahāvana is described as follows in the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave): dekha nanda-yaśodā-ālaya mahāvaneei dekha śrī-kṛṣṇa-candrera janma sthalaśrī-gokula, mahāvana — dui ‘eka’ haya “Behold the house of Nanda and Yaśodā in Mahāvana. See the birthplace of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Mahāvana and the birthplace of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Gokula, are one and the same.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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