# Cc. Madhya 25.167 ## Text > nija-loka lañā prabhu āilā vāsāghara > vārāṇasī haila dvitīya nadīyā-nagara ## Synonyms *nija*-*loka* *lañā*—with His personal associates; *prabhu*—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; *āilā* *vāsa*-*aghara*—came to His residential place; *vārāṇasī*—the city of Vārāṇasī; *haila*—became; *dvitīya*—second; *nadīyā*-*nagara*—Navadvīpa (Nadia). ## Translation **Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then returned to His residence with His personal associates. Thus He turned the whole city of Vārāṇasī into another Navadvīpa [Nadīyā-nagara].** ## Purport Both Navadvīpa and Vārāṇasī were celebrated for their highly educational activities. At the present time these cities are still inhabited by great, learned scholars, but Vārāṇasī is especially a center for Māyāvādī *sannyāsīs* who are learned scholars. However, unlike Navadvīpa, there are hardly any devotees in Vārāṇasī. Consequently a discussion of *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* was very rare in Vārāṇasī. In Navadvīpa, such a discussion was quite ordinary. After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited Vārāṇasī and turned Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and his disciples into Vaiṣṇavas, Vārāṇasī became like Navadvīpa because so many devotees began discussing *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.* Even at the present moment one can hear many discussions on *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* taking place on the banks of the Ganges. Many scholars and *sannyāsīs* gather there to hear *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* and perform *saṅkīrtana.*