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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 9.197
tāńre āśvāsiyā prabhu karilā gamana
kritamālāya snāna kari āilā durvaśana
SYNONYMS
tāńre āśvāsiyā — assuring him; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; karilā gamana — departed; kritamālāya — in the river known as Kritamālā; snāna kari — bathing; āilā — came; durvaśana — to Durvaśana.
TRANSLATION
After thus assuring the brāhmana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu proceeded further into southern India and finally arrived at Durvaśana, where He bathed in the river Kritamālā.
PURPORT
Presently the Kritamālā River is known as the river Bhāgāi or Vaigai. This river has three tributaries, named Surulī, Varāha-nadī and Battilla-gundu. The river Kritamālā is also mentioned in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.39) by the sage Karabhājana.
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