CC Madhya 9.317
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.