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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 9.311
dhanus-tīrtha dekhi' karilā nirvindhyāte snāne
rishyamūka-giri āilā dandakāranye
SYNONYMS
dhanuh-tīrtha — Dhanus-tīrtha; dekhi' — seeing; karilā — did; nirvindhyāte — in the river Nirvindhyā; snāne — bathing; rishyamūka-giri — at the Rishyamūka Mountain; āilā — arrived; dandaka-aranye — in the forest known as Dandakāranya.
TRANSLATION
The Lord next arrived at Dhanus-tīrtha, where He took His bath in the river Nirvindhyā. He then arrived at Rishyamūka Mountain and then went to Dandakāranya.
PURPORT
According to some opinions, Rishyamūka is a chain of mountains beginning at the village of Hāmpi-grāma in the district of Belāri. The mountain chain begins along the bank of the river Tuńgabhadrā, which gradually reaches the state of Hyderabad. According to other opinions, this hill is situated in Madhya Pradesh and bears the present name of Rāmpa. Dandakāranya is a spacious tract of land which begins north of Khāndeśa and extends up to the southern Āhammada-nagara through Nāsika and Āurańgābāda. The Godāvarī River flows through this tract of land, and there is a great forest there where Lord Rāmacandra lived.
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