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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 9.310
tāpī snāna kari' āilā māhishmatī-pure
nānā tīrtha dekhi tāhāń narmadāra tīre
SYNONYMS
tāpī — in the Tāpī River; snāna kari' — taking a bath; āilā — arrived; māhishmatī-pure — at Māhishmatī-pura; nānā tīrtha — many holy places; dekhi — seeing; tāhāń — there; narmadāra tīre — on the bank of the river Narmadā.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next arrived at the banks of the river Tāpī. After bathing there, He went to Māhishmatī-pura. While there, He saw many holy places on the banks of the river Narmadā.
PURPORT
The river Tāpī is also known as Tāpti. The river's source is a mountain called Multāi, and the river flows westward through the state of Saurāshtra and into the Arabian Sea.
Māhishmatī-pura (Maheshwar) is mentioned in Mahābhārata in connection with Sahadeva's victory. Sahadeva, the youngest brother of the Pāndavas, conquered that part of the country. As stated in the Mahābhārata:
tato ratnāny upādāya purīm māhishmatīm yayau
tatra nīlena rājñā sa cakre yuddham nararshabhah
"After acquiring jewels, Sahadeva went to the city of Māhishmatī, where he fought with a king called Nīla."
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