CC Madhya 9.78
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 78
- kumbhakarṇa-kapāle dekhi’ sarovara
- śiva-kṣetre śiva dekhe gaurāṅga-sundara
SYNONYMS
kumbhakarṇa-kapāle — at Kumbhakarṇa-kapāla; dekhi’ — after seeing; sarovara — the lake; śiva-kṣetre — at Śiva-kṣetra; śiva — Lord Śiva; dekhe — sees; gaurāṅga-sundara — Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
At Kumbhakarṇa-kapāla, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw a great lake and then the holy place named Śiva-kṣetra, where a temple of Lord Śiva is located.
PURPORT
Kumbhakarṇa is the name of the brother of Rāvaṇa. At the present moment the city of Kumbhakarṇa-kapāla is known as Kumbhakonam; it is situated twenty-four miles northeast of the city of Tanjore. There are twelve temples of Lord Śiva located at Kumbhakonam, as well as four Viṣṇu temples and one temple of Lord Brahmā. Śiva-kṣetra, within the city of Tanjore, is situated near a big lake known as Śiva-gaṅgā. At this place is a large temple of Lord Śiva known as Bṛhatīśvara-śiva-mandira.