CC Madhya 9.219
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 219
- tāmraparṇī snāna kari’ tāmraparṇī-tīre
- naya tripati dekhi’ bule kutūhale
SYNONYMS
tāmraparṇī — in the Tāmraparṇī River; snāna kari’ — taking a bath; tāmraparṇī-tīre — on the bank of the Tāmraparṇī River; naya tripati — the place named Naya-tripati; dekhi’ — after seeing; bule — wandered on; kutūhale — in great curiosity.
TRANSLATION
There were nine temples of Lord Viṣṇu at Naya-tripati, on the bank of the river Tāmraparṇī, and after bathing in the river, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the Deities with great curiosity and wandered on.
PURPORT
The nine Viṣṇu temples known as Naya-tripati (Nava-tirupati) are situated in and around Ālvār Tirunagarai. This is a town about seventeen miles southeast of Tirunelveli. All the Deities of the temples assemble together during a yearly festival in the town.