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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 198

durvaśane raghunāthe kaila daraśana
mahendra-śaile paraśurāmera kaila vandana

SYNONYMS

durvaśane—at Durvaśana; raghunāthe—Lord Rāmacandra; kaila daraśana—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited; mahendra-śaile—on Mahendra-śaila; paraśu-rāmera—to Lord Paraśurāma; kaila vandana—offered prayers.

TRANSLATION

At Durvaśana Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Lord Rāmacandra, and on the hill known as Mahendra-śaila He saw Lord Paraśurāma.

PURPORT

In Durvaśana, or Darbhaśayana (now known as Tiruppullani), which is seven miles east of Ramnad, there is a temple of Lord Rāmacandra. The hill known as Mahendra-śaila is near Tirunelveli, and at the end of this hill is a city known as Tiruchendur. West of Mahendra-śaila is the territory of Tribāṅkura. There is mention of Mahendra-śaila in the Rāmāyaṇa.