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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 317

nāsike tryambaka dekhi’ gelā brahmagiri
kuśāvarte āilā yāhāṅ janmilā godāvarī

SYNONYMS

nāsike—at the holy place Nāsika; tryambaka—a deity of Lord Śiva; dekhi’—after seeing; gelā—went; brahmagiri—to the place known as Brahmagiri; kuśāvarte āilā—then He came to the holy place known as Kuśāvarta; yāhāṅ—where; janmilā—took birth; godāvarī—the river Godāvarī.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then visited Nāsika, where He saw the deity of Tryambaka [Lord Śiva]. He then went to Brahma-giri and then to Kuśāvarta, the source of the river Godāvarī.

PURPORT

Kuśāvarta is located in the western ghāṭa, at Sahyādri. It is near Nāsika, a holy place, but according to some it was situated in the valley of Vindhya.