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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 9.282
tathā haite pāndarapure āilā gauracandra
viththala-thākura dekhi' pāilā ānanda
SYNONYMS
tathā haite — from there; pāndara-pure — to Pāndarapura; āilā — came; gauracandra — Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; viththala-thākura — the Deity known as Viththala; dekhi' — seeing; pāilā — got; ānanda — great happiness.
TRANSLATION
From there Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Pāndarapura, where He happily saw the temple of Viththala Thākura.
PURPORT
The city of Pāndarapura is situated on the river Bhīmā. It is said that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu initiated Tukārāma when He visited Pāndarapura, and thus Tukārāma became His disciple. Tukārāma Ācārya became very famous in the Maharashtra province, and he spread the sańkīrtana movement all over the province. The sańkīrtana party belonging to Tukārāma is still very popular in Bombay and throughout the province of Maharashtra. Tukārāma's book is known as Abhańga. His sańkīrtana party exactly resembles the Gaudīya-Vaishnava sańkīrtana parties, for they chant the holy name of the Lord with mridańga and karatālas.
The Lord Viththaladeva mentioned in this verse is a form of Lord Vishnu with two hands. He is Nārāyana.
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